2024
Neuronal rhythmicity and cortical arousal in a mouse model of absence epilepsy
Khan W, Chopra S, Zheng X, Liu S, Paszkowski P, Valcarce-Aspegren M, Sieu L, Mcgill S, Mccafferty C, Blumenfeld H. Neuronal rhythmicity and cortical arousal in a mouse model of absence epilepsy. Experimental Neurology 2024, 381: 114925. PMID: 39151596, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2024.114925.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtracellular single unit recordingsSingle unit recordingsMouse modelNeuronal firingAbsence epilepsyFiring patternsRat modelSeizure initiationMouse model of absence epilepsyIn vivo extracellular single unit recordingNeuronal activityUnit recordingsModel of absence epilepsySomatosensory barrel cortexC3H/HeJ mouse modelNeuronal firing rateHuman absence epilepsyDiverse firing patternsNeuronal rhythmicityArousal stateC3H/HeJ miceBarrel cortexStudy of neuronal activityCortical electroencephalographyFiring rate
2023
Spatiotemporal features of neurovascular (un)coupling with stimulus-induced activity and hypercapnia challenge in cerebral cortex and olfactory bulb
James S, Sanggaard S, Akif A, Mishra S, Sanganahalli B, Blumenfeld H, Verhagen J, Hyder F, Herman P. Spatiotemporal features of neurovascular (un)coupling with stimulus-induced activity and hypercapnia challenge in cerebral cortex and olfactory bulb. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2023, 43: 1891-1904. PMID: 37340791, PMCID: PMC10676132, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x231183887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVasodilatory responseCerebral cortexNeurovascular couplingOlfactory bulbNeuronal activityBrief sensory stimuliRegional neurovascular couplingStimulus-induced activityHypercapnia challengeVascular toneNeuronal deactivationHemodynamic responseNeuronal excitabilityNeuronal responsesCalcium transientsBrain functionHemodynamic signalsSensory stimuliVasodilationHypercapniaCortexMiceCareful appraisalStimuliMetabolic waste
2022
EEG–fMRI in Animal Models
Gummadavelli A, Sanganahalli B, Herman P, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. EEG–fMRI in Animal Models. 2022, 663-694. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-07121-8_27.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSimultaneous EEG-fMRI studyEEG-fMRI studiesAnimal modelsMetabolic changesModality of choiceMagnetic resonance imagingEEG-fMRIDeep brain structuresInvasive studiesNeuronal activityHuman studiesSensory-motor processingNeuronal functionResonance imagingNeuronal processesBrain structuresSimultaneous EEG-fMRIImproved treatmentNeuroimaging signalsSoft tissueElectrical activityNeuronal networksExcellent temporal resolutionFMRI signals
2017
A Switch and Wave of Neuronal Activity in the Cerebral Cortex During the First Second of Conscious Perception
Herman WX, Smith RE, Kronemer SI, Watsky RE, Chen WC, Gober LM, Touloumes GJ, Khosla M, Raja A, Horien CL, Morse EC, Botta KL, Hirsch LJ, Alkawadri R, Gerrard JL, Spencer DD, Blumenfeld H. A Switch and Wave of Neuronal Activity in the Cerebral Cortex During the First Second of Conscious Perception. Cerebral Cortex 2017, 29: 461-474. PMID: 29194517, PMCID: PMC6319177, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhx327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cortexVisual cortexHuman cerebral cortexDirect electrical recordingHz gamma powerDefault mode networkConscious perceptionNeuronal activityAssociation cortexBrain disordersIntracranial electrodesCortexMonophasic wavesMode networkCortex networkGamma powerGamma activationVisual thresholdFirst secondElectrical recordingsStimulus processingInitial activationStimuliActivationFindings
2016
Chapter 16 Epilepsy and Consciousness
Blumenfeld H. Chapter 16 Epilepsy and Consciousness. 2016, 255-270. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800948-2.00016-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeizure typesImpaired consciousnessNormal consciousnessDiverse seizure typesTemporal lobe seizuresTonic-clonic seizuresParietal association cortexMedial thalamusUpper brainstemAbsence seizuresNeuronal activityPatient injuryBehavioral testingAssociation cortexEpileptic seizuresSeizuresInterhemispheric regionSynchronous dischargesLateral frontalNeuroimaging signalsAbnormal increaseAnatomical regionsEpilepsySpecific anatomical structuresConsciousness system
2014
Physiological Basis of BOLD fMRI Decreases
Kim R, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. Physiological Basis of BOLD fMRI Decreases. Neuromethods 2014, 88: 221-236. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0724-3_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral blood flowCerebral blood volumeFMRI decreasesNeuronal activityLocal field potentialsNeuronal firingMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal changesFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signal changesSpike-wave seizuresCortical slow oscillationsFMRI signal changesBOLD fMRI signalHippocampal seizuresSignal changesBasal gangliaDirect electrophysiological measurementsFMRI changesPhysiological basisSomatosensory stimulationBlood flowParadoxical decreaseAnimal modelsBlood volumeAnimal studiesCombined neuroimaging
2011
Where fMRI and Electrophysiology Agree to Disagree: Corticothalamic and Striatal Activity Patterns in the WAG/Rij Rat
Mishra AM, Ellens DJ, Schridde U, Motelow JE, Purcaro MJ, DeSalvo MN, Enev M, Sanganahalli BG, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. Where fMRI and Electrophysiology Agree to Disagree: Corticothalamic and Striatal Activity Patterns in the WAG/Rij Rat. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 15053-15064. PMID: 22016539, PMCID: PMC3432284, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0101-11.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainBrain MappingBrain WavesCerebral CortexCerebrovascular CirculationCorpus StriatumDisease Models, AnimalElectroencephalographyElectrophysiologyEpilepsyImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLaser-Doppler FlowmetryMagnetic Resonance ImagingNicotinic AntagonistsOxygenRatsRats, WistarThalamusTubocurarineVibrissaeConceptsCerebral blood flowCerebral blood volumeLocal field potentialsNeuronal activityLaser Doppler cerebral blood flowSubcortical structuresWAG/Rij ratsNeuronal activity decreasesHuman absence epilepsySpike-wave dischargesWAG/RijMultiunit activity recordingsFMRI signalsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signalsMagnetic resonance imaging signalsFMRI decreasesCBF decreaseHemodynamic changesCerebral cortexBasal gangliaSomatosensory cortexAbsence epilepsyWhisker stimulationBlood flowAnimal models
2009
EEG–fMRI in Animal Models
Ellens D, Blumenfeld H. EEG–fMRI in Animal Models. 2009, 485-509. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-87919-0_24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral blood flowBrain functionBlood flowCerebral haemodynamic responseElectrical activityBlood flow increasesFundamental neuronal processesCortical electrical activityBrain activityIndividual brain regionsHaemodynamic responseCerebral cortexFunctional imaging technologyCortical neuronsBrain electrical activitySubcortical areasNeuronal activityAnimal modelsNeuronal functionBrain regionsElectrical brain activityNeuronal mechanismsElectrophysiological techniquesEntire brainNeuronal processes
2005
High resolution measurements of neuronal activity, cerebral blood flow, and fMRI during spike-wave seizures in WAG/Rij rats
Blumenfeld H, Nersesyan H, Khubchandani M, Schridde U, Berman R, Rothman D, Hyder F. High resolution measurements of neuronal activity, cerebral blood flow, and fMRI during spike-wave seizures in WAG/Rij rats. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2005, 25: s409-s409. DOI: 10.1038/sj.jcbfm.9591524.0409.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Relationship between CMRO2 and Neuronal Activity
Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. Relationship between CMRO2 and Neuronal Activity. 2004, 173-194. DOI: 10.1002/0470020520.ch10.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Quantitative fMRI of rat brain by multi-modal MRI and MRS measurements
Hyder F, Kida I, Smith A, Blumenfeld H, Shulman R, Rothman D. Quantitative fMRI of rat brain by multi-modal MRI and MRS measurements. International Congress Series 2002, 1235: 57-71. DOI: 10.1016/s0531-5131(02)00173-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingRat brainNeuronal activityFunctional MRIBOLD fMRI signalCerebral cortexNeuronal glucose oxidationRat cerebral cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFMRI signalsBOLD functional MRIQuantitative magnetic resonance imagingBlood oxygenation levelBOLD fMRI studiesMulti-modal magnetic resonance imagingQuantitative functional MRIGlutamatergic neuronsOxygen deliveryPhysiologic basisResonance imagingPhysiologic componentsCMRO2BrainBlood circulationOxygenation level