A macroscopic link between interhemispheric tract myelination and cortico-cortical interactions during action reprogramming

Alberto Lazari; Piergiorgio Salvan; Lennart Verhagen; Michiel Cottaar; Daniel Papp; Olof Jens van der Werf; Bronwyn Gavine; James Kolasinski; Matthew Webster; Charlotte J. Stagg; Matthew F. S. Rushworth; Heidi Johansen-Berg

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31687-5

Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

A macroscopic link between interhemispheric tract myelination and cortico-cortical interactions during action reprogramming

Alberto Lazari,
Piergiorgio Salvan,
Lennart Verhagen,
Michiel Cottaar,
Daniel Papp,
Olof Jens van der Werf,
Bronwyn Gavine,
James Kolasinski,
Matthew Webster,
Charlotte J. Stagg,
Matthew F. S. Rushworth,
Heidi Johansen-Berg

Affiliations

Alberto Lazari: Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
Piergiorgio Salvan: Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
Lennart Verhagen: Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford
Michiel Cottaar: Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
Daniel Papp: Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
Olof Jens van der Werf: Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University
Bronwyn Gavine: Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
James Kolasinski: Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre
Matthew Webster: Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
Charlotte J. Stagg: Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford
Matthew F. S. Rushworth: Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford
Heidi Johansen-Berg: Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, FMRIB, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31687-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Myelination is a key regulator of brain function. Here the authors use MR-based myelin measures to examine if cortico-cortical interactions, as assessed by paired pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation, are affected by variations in myelin in the human brain.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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