2015
Functional MRI Preprocessing in Lesioned Brains: Manual Versus Automated Region of Interest Analysis
Garrison KA, Rogalsky C, Sheng T, Liu B, Damasio H, Winstein CJ, Aziz-Zadeh LS. Functional MRI Preprocessing in Lesioned Brains: Manual Versus Automated Region of Interest Analysis. Frontiers In Neurology 2015, 6: 196. PMID: 26441816, PMCID: PMC4585177, DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2015.00196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural brain imagesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingROI analysisInterest analysisStructural brain lesionsCognitive fMRI studiesMagnetic resonance imagingBrain lesionsInferior frontal gyrusGold standard approachLesioned brainHand-drawn ROIsNeurological disordersResonance imagingFunctional MRIClinical hypothesisFrontal gyrusStrokeStudy of individualsPars opercularisBrainFMRI studyBrain responsesSignificant differencesBrain images
2014
BOLD signal and functional connectivity associated with loving kindness meditation
Garrison KA, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Brewer JA. BOLD signal and functional connectivity associated with loving kindness meditation. Brain And Behavior 2014, 4: 337-347. PMID: 24944863, PMCID: PMC4055184, DOI: 10.1002/brb3.219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPCC/PCuFunctional connectivityGreater functional connectivityIntrinsic connectivityPosterior cingulate cortex/precuneusParahippocampus/hippocampusSeed-based connectivity analysisBOLD signalBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signalGroup differencesIntrinsic connectivity distributionLevel-dependent signalKindness meditationCortical midline regionsDefault mode networkFunctional magnetic resonanceInsula lobeInferior frontal gyrusSilent repetitionBrain regionsLeft inferior frontal gyrusFrontal gyrusMidline regionSelf-related processingMode network