Keyword: MRI

Neuroplasticity during recovery of attentional function after parietal stroke
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/COBA0220-P.html
Project Summary - Two percent of Canadians live with the effects of stroke. These effects are wide ranging - impairing motor function, speech production and general cognition. While the symptoms...

PET and MRI measurements of neuroinflammation and brain plasticity after a stroke
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/JOTH0518-P.html
Project Summary - Prolonged inflammation of brain tissue can result in degeneration and dysfunction of white matter (the tissue that allows messages to pass between neurons in grey matter)...

Relating functional and structural signatures of Parkinson’s disease to changes in dopamine signalling: A PET/fMRI study
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/PEMA1017-P.html
Project Summary - Parkinson's disease (PD) causes significant cognitive deficits during its progression, with impaired decision-making and attention control...

OMMABA: the open multimodal music and auditory brain archive
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/MW-JEGR0518-P.html
Project Summary - Research communities can benefit greatly from constructing and sharing open databases of functional, structural and behavioural brain mapping data...

Integrating behavioural, imaging and transcriptional profiling to discover the impact of midlife stress in Alzheimer's disease
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/MW-TIBU0518-P.html
Project Summary - In Canada, one in 13 people between 65 and 74 are affected by Alzheimer's disease. By the time we reach the age of 85, that has risen to one in four...

Magneto-vestibular Stimulation (MVS): effects on behaviour and resting state networks
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/BRCO0917-P.html
Project Summary - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has revolutionized cognitive neuroscience, offering unparalleled insights into human brain function in health and disease...

Imaging fetal brain connectivity in high risk pregnancy
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/SARI0417-P.html
Project Summary - Many neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diseases have both environmental and genetic influences. Environmental pressures can start during pregnancy but timely...

Diffusion MRI modelling of the cortex informed by macro- and myelo-architecture
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/project_summaries/ALKH0917-P.html
Project Summary - The cerebral cortex is the largest part of the cerebrum. Its surface is folded into the recognizable ridges and furrows of the brain, which increase surface area...

Persistent post-concussion brain changes in adolescent hockey players
http://brainscan.uwo.ca/research/research_summaries/KAMA0518-R.html
Research Summary - Concussion has received increasing focus in recent years, especially with respect to athletes and contact sports participation. Study of the impact on certain...