Month: January 2024

Editorial: Quantitative imaging methods and analysis in Alzheimer’s disease assessment

Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success of Society. With a keen interest in exploring the untapped potential of the human mind, Dr. Lowemann has dedicated […]

Published on January 9, 2024

The effect of aging, hearing loss, and tinnitus on white matter in the human auditory system revealed with fixel-based analysis

IntroductionAging negatively influences the structure of the human brain including the white matter. The objective of our study was to identify, using fixel-based morphometry, the age induced changes in the pathways connecting several regions of the central auditory system (inferior colliculus, Heschl’s gyrus, planum temporale) and the pathways connecting these structures with parts of the […]

Published on January 9, 2024

Rescue subthalamic stimulation after unsatisfactory outcome of pallidal stimulation in Parkinson’s disease: a case series and review

BackgroundSubthalamic nucleus (STN) and globus pallidus interna (GPi) are two main structures primarily targeted by deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). A subset of cases with unsatisfactory outcomes may benefit from rescue DBS surgery targeting another structure, while these patients’ characteristics have not been well described and this phenomenon has not […]

Published on January 9, 2024