Dynamic organization of human brain function and its relevance for psychosis vulnerability (2019)
Abstract / truncated to 115 words
The brain is the substrate of a complex dynamic system providing a remarkably varied range of functionalities, going from simple perception to higher-level cognition. Disturbances in its complex dynamics can cause an equally vast variety of mental disorders. One such brain disorder is schizophrenia, a neurodevelopmental disease characterized by abnormal perception of reality that manifests in symptoms like hallucinations or delusions. Even though the brain is known to be affected in schizophrenia, the exact pathophysiology underlying its developmental course is still mostly unknown. In this thesis, we develop and apply methods to look into ongoing brain function measured through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and evaluate the potential of these approaches for improving our understanding of ...
neuroimaging – functional mri – diffusion mri – network science – schizophrenia
Information
- Author
- Zöller, Daniela
- Institution
- EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
- Supervisors
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Upload Date
- Sept. 16, 2020
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