Abstract

<p>(A) Examples of tractography from the left ansa lenticularis (AL) seed region, averaged across control subjects (before contrasts were conducted), thresholded at 500 (samples). Note that tractography bifurcated at the level of the substantia nigra (see axial image). (B) Examples of tractography from the left pallidal seed region, averaged across control subjects (before contrasts were conducted), thresholded at 500. Like AL tractography, pallidal tractography bifurcated at the level of the substantia nigra (see axial image). There were also two projections to the thalamus, one superior and one more ventral (see sagittal image). (C) Intersection of tractography with segmentations of our <i>a priori</i> AOEs, including (in descending order) the ansa lenticularis (green), the substantia nigra (white), the red nucleus (pink), the pedunculopontine nucleus (blue), and the superior cerebellar peduncle (peach). Tractography maps are superimposed on the average FA map for all 24 subjects in the study. (D) Example of type Ib GPi neuron from <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0031654#pone.0031654-Parent1" target="_blank">[21]</a>, showing extensive arborization, including to the RN and PPN (reprinted with permission from The Journal of Comparative Neurology). MNI talairach coordinates are indicated for all images. LH: left hemisphere; RH: right hemisphere.</p

    Similar works

    Full text

    thumbnail-image

    Available Versions