Neuroplasticity and MRI: A perfect match

• Published in: NeuroImage (Orlando, Fla.) Vol. 131; pp. 13 - 28
• Main Authors: Hamaide, Julie, De Groof, Geert, Van der Linden, Annemie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2016
• Subjects: Aging - physiology; Animal; Animals; Biomedical Research - trends; Brain - physiology; Brain Mapping - trends; Cognition; Cognition - physiology; Exercise - physiology; Experience; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Models, Animal; MRI; Neuronal Plasticity - physiology; Neuroplasticity; Species Specificity; Training; ADC; BBB; RNA; Tau; Cognition; Cho; CD11b; DBM; Mn2; Training; Glu; PFF; PNN; rCBV; CA1; CA3; phMRI; MD; MnCl2; NgR; AChEI; BOLD; TBM; VBM; Neuroplasticity; AD; IGF-1; LINGO-1; fMRI; SSRI; GAP43; RD; Experience; Animal; DCX; DTI; GABA; FA; CMRO2; MRI; CBF; CNS; LTP; mRNA; PirB; SPECT; MRS; rsfMRI; CBV; NMDA; ASL; Otx2; ISH; MWM; BDNF; GFAP; NAA; CT; MEMRI; TE; PD; Ca2; TMS; CD68; ChABC; HDACI; BrdU; PET; TR

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