Quantifying the Link between Anatomical Connectivity, Gray Matter Volume and Regional Cerebral Blood Flow: An Integrative MRI Study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 6; no. 4; p. e14801
• Main Authors: Várkuti, Bálint, Cavusoglu, Mustafa, Kullik, Alexander, Schiffler, Björn, Veit, Ralf, Yilmaz, Özge, Rosenstiel, Wolfgang, Braun, Christoph, Uludag, Kamil, Birbaumer, Niels, Sitaram, Ranganatha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 15.04.2011; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Architectural engineering; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Automation; Blood flow; Brain; Brain - anatomy & histology; Brain - physiology; Brain research; Cerebral blood flow; Cerebrovascular Circulation - physiology; Computational Biology; Computational Biology/Systems Biology; Computer engineering; Correlation analysis; Cybernetics; Female; Graph representations; Homology; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Metabolism; Middle Aged; Nerve Net - anatomy & histology; Neural networks; Neurobiology; Neuroimaging; Neuroscience; Neuroscience/Neurodevelopment; Neuroscience/Theoretical Neuroscience; Neurosciences; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Organ Size; Perfusion; Principles; Regional analysis; Spin labeling; Structure-function relationships; Substantia alba; Substantia grisea; Theoretical analysis; Young Adult; Germany
• ISSN: 1932-6203; 1932-6203
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014801

In the graph theoretical analysis of anatomical brain connectivity, the white matter connections between regions of the brain are identified and serve as basis for the assessment of regional connectivity profiles, for example, to locate the hubs of the brain. But regions of the brain can be characte...