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ReviewFrontiers in neuroscience2015

Considerations for resting state functional MRI and functional connectivity studies in rodents.

Wen-Ju Pan, Jacob C W Billings, Joshua K Grooms, Sadia Shakil, Shella D Keilholz

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Review in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Wen-Ju PanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA.
Jacob C W BillingsNeuroscience Program, Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA.
Joshua K GroomsDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA.
Sadia ShakilSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA, USA.
Shella D KeilholzDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA ; Neuroscience Program, Emory University Atlanta, GA, USA.

Funding

Contribution of Ultra Low Frequency LFPs to Functional MRIR01NS078095 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI KEILHOLZ, SHELLA D · 2012 to 2022
$3.4M
Functional connectivity and spatiotemporal dynamics in unanesthetized rodentsR21NS072810 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI KEILHOLZ, SHELLA D · 2011 to 2012
$385k
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS078095NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS072810
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Resting state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) and functional connectivity mapping have become widely used tools in the human neuroimaging community and their use is rapidly spreading into the realm of rodent research as well. One of the many attractive features of rs-fMRI is that it is readily translatable from humans to animals and back again. Changes in functional connectivity observed in human studies can be followed by more invasive animal experiments to determine the neurophysiological basis for the alterations, while exploratory work in animal models can identify possible biomarkers for further investigation in human studies. These types of interwoven human and animal experiments have a potentially large impact on neuroscience and clinical practice. However, impediments exist to the optimal application of rs-fMRI in small animals, some similar to those encountered in humans and some quite different. In this review we identify the most prominent of these barriers, discuss differences between rs-fMRI in rodents and in humans, highlight best practices for animal studies, and review selected applications of rs-fMRI in rodents. Our goal is to facilitate the integration of human and animal work to the benefit of both fields.

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anesthesiapreclinical modelsresting state fMRIresting state functional connectivityrodent models

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PMID26300718
PMCPMC4525377

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