Publications by authors named "Mark David Olchanyi"
Article Synopsis
- Significant advancements have been made in understanding cortical networks related to conscious awareness, but research on subcortical arousal networks is still underdeveloped due to challenges in accurately defining brainstem arousal nuclei.
- Researchers created a probabilistic atlas of brainstem arousal nuclei using high-resolution diffusion MRI scans of five ex vivo human brain samples, with annotations based on specific immunostaining.
- A Bayesian segmentation algorithm was developed to automatically identify these nuclei across different MRI techniques, showing high accuracy and reliability, with applications in detecting changes related to disorders like Alzheimer's disease and traumatic coma.
