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ArticleFrontiers in neuroanatomy2018

Awakening Neuropsychiatric Research Into the Stria Medullaris: Development of a Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Tractography Protocol of This Key Limbic Structure.

Darren W Roddy, Elena Roman, Shane Rooney, Sinaoife Andrews, Chloe Farrell, Kelly Doolin, Kirk J Levins, Leonardo Tozzi, Paul Tierney, Denis Barry and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in neuroanatomy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Darren W RoddyREDEEM Group, Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Elena RomanREDEEM Group, Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Shane RooneyREDEEM Group, Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Sinaoife AndrewsREDEEM Group, Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Chloe FarrellREDEEM Group, Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Kelly DoolinREDEEM Group, Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Kirk J LevinsDepartment of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Leonardo TozziDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Paul TierneyDepartment of Anatomy, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Denis BarryDepartment of Anatomy, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Thomas FrodlDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
Veronica O'KeaneREDEEM Group, Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Erik O'HanlonREDEEM Group, Department of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Trinity College Dublin · IEUniversity Hospital Magdeburg · DESt. Vincent's University Hospital · IE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Stria medullaris (SM) Thalami is a discrete white matter tract that directly connects frontolimbic areas to the habenula, allowing the forebrain to influence midbrain monoaminergic output. Habenular dysfunction has been shown in various neuropsychiatric conditions. However, there exists a paucity of research into the habenula's principal afferent tract, the SM. Diffusion-weighted tractography may provide insights into the properties of the SM

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CSDdeep brain stimulationdepressionDTIhabenulalimbic systemstria medullaristractography

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PMID29867378
PMCPMC5952041
OpenAlexW2799469200

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