Journal Article

Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) methods enhance the diagnostic efficiency of clinical decision support systems by making the predictions of a convolutional neural network's (CNN) on brain imaging more transparent and trustworthy. However, their clinical adoption is limited due to limited validation of the explanation quality. [...]

The study of genetic frontotemporal dementia (FTD) allows investigating its earliest presymptomatic stages. Using cross-sectional T1-weighted and diffusion-weighted MRI, we test the hypothesis that cortical microstructural alterations, quantified as cortical mean diffusivity (cMD), are detectable earlier and are more strongly associated with clinical progression than cortical thickness (CTh). [...]

BackgroundAlzheimer's disease (AD) frequently causes epilepsy and myoclonus. These symptoms are thought to be associated with neuronal hyperexcitability, highlighting the need for biomarkers that reflect synaptic functional alterations.ObjectiveWe aimed to examine changes in neuronal excitability associated with AD progression using magnetoencephalography (MEG). [...]

Research in people with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (PwRRMS) is increasingly focusing on non-motor symptoms like cognitive impairment, fatigue and depression. Due to the high negative impact on quality of life and high socioeconomic costs based on these symptoms, more specific research to improve non-motor symptoms is needed. [...]

PV+ FSBCs are critical for modulating hippocampal oscillations, which are essential for memory and behavior. Our research uses biophysical modeling to propose a cellular, dendritic dependent mechanism: these interneurons can dynamically switch their firing patterns by engaging different dendritic integration modes. [...]

Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD) in adults with Down syndrome (DS), a population with a high genetically determined risk of AD, remains challenging. In this large observational study including n = 2329 samples from the Down Alzheimer Barcelona Neuroimaging Initiative (DABNI) and euploid controls from the Sant Pau Initiative on Neurodegeneration (SPIN) with and without symptomatic AD, we investigate if the strong diagnostic performance of plasma p-tau217 observed in sporadic AD extends to the DS population. [...]

Our understanding of the immune response in tuberculosis (TB) remains incomplete. This applies in particular to extrapulmonary TB (EPTB), a highly heterogeneous disease affecting up to 30% of patients in certain regions. [...]

Neural circuits undergo experience-dependent plasticity to form long-lasting memories, but how inhibitory interneurons contribute to this process remains poorly understood. Using miniature microscope calcium imaging, we monitored the activity of large amygdala interneuron populations in freely moving mice during fear learning and extinction. [...]

Thalamic afferents form glutamatergic synapses with striatal medium spiny neurons (MSNs). These projections are involved in complex learning processes and have primarily been studied in rostral striatum. [...]