Abstract
Mapping the structure and function of the brain with non-invasive brain imaging techniques has become a world-wide enterpise in the last 20 years. The core concept that drives this rapid growth has been the use of a standardized 3D coordinate space for combining data from many subjects and/or time-points. This has allowed geographically-separated laboratories to reproduce experiments in precise detail, to share data or to perform meta-analysis in ways that go far beyond the traditional reviewing of summary results in journal publications. A further corollary of the brain mapping approach is the natural fostering of multi-center collaboration among distant sites. This article describes recent progress in trans-Pacific collaboration between Canadian and Asian laboratories in the study of neuroanatomical networks obtained from MRI data, both in the normal brain and in neurodegenerative disorders.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 289-299 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Brain Imaging and Behavior |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 Dec |
Keywords
- Alzheimer's disease
- Brain mapping
- Brain networks
- Cortical thickness
- Leukoaraiosis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Pacific rim
- Small-world
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Behavioral Neuroscience