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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Mapping the topographic organization of the human zona incerta using diffusion MRI.

Roy Am Haast, Jason Kai, Alaa Taha, Violet Liu, Loxlan W Kasa, Greydon Gilmore, Maxime Guye, Ali R Khan, Jonathan C Lau

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Roy Am HaastRobarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8543-2467
Jason KaiRobarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7074-6348
Alaa TahaRobarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario Canada.
Violet LiuRobarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario Canada.
Loxlan W KasaRobarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6874-6157
Greydon GilmoreRobarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7523-5734
Maxime GuyeAix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CRMBM, Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0002-4435-2257
Ali R KhanRobarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0760-8647
Jonathan C LauRobarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8452-8915

Funding

Mapping the Human Connectome: Structure, Function, and HeritabilityU54MH091657 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI UGURBIL, KAMIL, VAN ESSEN, DAVID C · 2010 to 2014
$34.7M
NIMH NIH HHS U54 MH091657
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The zona incerta (ZI) is a deep brain region originally described by Auguste Forel as an "immensely confusing area about which nothing can be said." Despite the elusive nature of this structure, mounting evidence supports the role of the ZI and surrounding regions across a diverse range of brain functions and as a candidate target for neuromodulatory therapies. Using

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PMID42465432
PMCPMC13370454

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