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Professor Mara Cercignani
Teams and roles for Mara Cercignani
Professor, Head of MRI
Overview
My research focuses in the use of non-invasive imaging technques to understand the brain and other internal organs of the body. In particular, I work with quantiative MRI technqiues, i.e., using the MRI scanner to measure properties of the tissue. These techniques can be combined with other methods, such as EEG, MEG and TMS to link brain anatomy with function. An example of this kind of work include uisng MRI to estimate the density of myelin (the fatty substance wrapped around neurons that enables brain signals to travel fast) and the speed of conduction.
I am particualrly interested in applying these methods to the study of brain disorders, such as Multiple Sclerosis, dementia, and depression.
Publication
2025
- Ridehalgh, C. et al. 2025. Evidence for peripheral neuroinflammation after acute whiplash. PAIN
2024
- Russo, A. et al. 2024. Altered oxidative neurometabolic response to methylene blue in bipolar disorder revealed by quantitative neuroimaging. Journal of Affective Disorders 362, pp. 790-798. (10.1016/j.jad.2024.07.029)
- Danciut, I. et al. 2024. Understanding the mechanisms of fatigue in multiple sclerosis: linking interoception, metacognition and white matter dysconnectivity. Brain Communications 6(5), article number: fcae292. (10.1093/braincomms/fcae292)
- Sacchi, L. et al. 2024. A “glympse” into neurodegeneration: Diffusion MRI and cerebrospinal fluid aquaporin‐4 for the assessment of glymphatic system in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Human Brain Mapping 45(12), article number: e26805. (10.1002/hbm.26805)
- Sacchi, L. et al. 2024. A “glympse” into neurodegeneration: diffusion MRI and cerebrospinal fluid AQP4 for the assessment of glymphatic system in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Human Brain Mapping 45(12), article number: e26805. (10.1002/hbm.26805)
2023
- Serra, L. et al. 2023. Preclinical brain network abnormalities in patients with subjective cognitive decline. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 95(3), pp. 1119-1131. (10.3233/JAD-230536)
- De Marco, R., Barritt, A. W., Cercignani, M., Cabbai, G., Colasanti, A. and Harrison, N. 2023. Inflammation-induced reorientation of reward versus punishment sensitivity is attenuated by Minocycline. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 111, pp. 320-327. (10.1016/j.bbi.2023.04.010)
- Örzsik, B., Palombo, M., Asllani, I., Dijk, D., Harrison, N. A. and Cercignani, M. 2023. Higher order diffusion imaging as a putative index of human sleep-related microstructural changes and glymphatic clearance. NeuroImage 274, article number: 120124. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120124)
- Figini, M. et al. 2023. Comprehensive brain tumour characterization with VERDICT-MRI: evaluation of cellular and vascular measures validated by histology. Cancers 15(9), article number: 2490. (10.3390/cancers15092490)
- Kitzbichler, M. G. et al. 2023. Two human brain systems micro-structurally associated with obesity. eLife 12, article number: e85175. (10.7554/eLife.85175)
2022
- Ridehalgh, C. et al. 2022. Does peripheral neuroinflammation predict chronicity following whiplash injury? Protocol for a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open 12, article number: e066021. (10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066021)
- Nwaubani, P., Cercignani, M. and Colasanti, A. 2022. In vivo quantitative imaging of hippocampal inflammation in autoimmune neuroinflammatory conditions: A systematic review. Clinical and Experimental Immunology 210(1), pp. 24-38. (10.1093/cei/uxac058)
- Serra, L. et al. 2022. Cognitive reserve modulates brain structure and cortical architecture in the Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 89(3), pp. 811-824. (10.3233/JAD-220377)
- Olivito, G. et al. 2022. Aberrant cerebello-cerebral connectivity in remitted bipolar patients 1 and 2: new insight into understanding the cerebellar role in mania and hypomania. Cerebellum 21, pp. 647-656. (10.1007/s12311-021-01317-9)
- Martins, D. et al. 2022. Transcriptomic and cellular decoding of functional brain connectivity changes reveal regional brain vulnerability to pro- and anti-inflammatory therapies. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 102, pp. 312-323. (10.1016/j.bbi.2022.03.004)
- De Marco, R. et al. 2022. Diffusion-weighted MR Spectroscopy (DW-MRS) is sensitive to LPS-induced changes in glial morphometry: a preliminary study. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 99, pp. 256-265. (10.1016/j.bbi.2021.10.005)
- Beltrachini, L., Cercignani, M., Morris, J., Rees, I., Papageorgiou, A. and Simpson, I. 2022. Gwylia dy dafod / Watch your Welsh. [Online]. Prifysgol Caerdydd / Cardiff University. Available at: https://gwyliadydafod.org/cy/index.html
2021
- Mancini, M., Tian, Q., Fan, Q., Cercignani, M. and Huang, S. Y. 2021. Dissecting whole-brain conduction delays through MRI microstructural measures. Brain Structure and Function 226, pp. 2651-2663. (10.1007/s00429-021-02358-w)
- Gialopsou, A. et al. 2021. Improved spatio-temporal measurements of visually evoked fields using optically-pumped magnetometers. Scientific Reports 11, article number: 22412. (10.1038/s41598-021-01854-7)
- Carandini, T. et al. 2021. In vivo evidence of functional disconnection between brainstem monoaminergic nuclei and brain networks in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 56, article number: 103224. (10.1016/j.msard.2021.103224)
- Davies, K. A., Cooper, E., Voon, V., Tibble, J., Cercignani, M. and Harrison, N. A. 2021. Interferon and anti-TNF therapies differentially modulate amygdala reactivity which predicts associated bidirectional changes in depressive symptoms. Molecular Psychiatry 26, pp. 5150-5160. (10.1038/s41380-020-0790-9)
- Leddy, S., Cercignani, M., Serra, L., Leigh, P. N. and Bozzali, M. 2021. Social cognition in type 1 myotonic dystrophy – a mini review. Cortex 142, pp. 389-399. (10.1016/j.cortex.2021.05.004)
- Souyagoub, S., Dowell, N. G., Gabel, M. and Cercignani, M. 2021. Comparing multiband and singleband EPI in NODDI at 3 T: what are the implications for reproducibility and study sample sizes?. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine 34, pp. 499-511. (10.1007/s10334-020-00897-7)
- Serra, L. et al. 2021. Ventral tegmental area disconnection contributes two years early to correctly classify patients converted to Alzheimer’s disease: implications for treatment. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 82(3), pp. 985-1000. (10.3233/JAD-210171)
- Carandini, T., Cercignani, M., Galimberti, D., Scarpini, E. and Bozzali, M. 2021. The distinct roles of monoamines in multiple sclerosis: a bridge between the immune and nervous systems?. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 94, pp. 381-391. (10.1016/j.bbi.2021.02.030)
- Cercignani, M. et al. 2021. Cognitive fatigue in multiple sclerosis is associated with alterations in the functional connectivity of monoamine circuits. Brain Communications 3(2), article number: fcab023. (10.1093/braincomms/fcab023)
- Zhang-James, Y. et al. 2021. Evidence for similar structural brain anomalies in youth and adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a machine learning analysis.. Translational Psychiatry 11, article number: 82. (10.1038/s41398-021-01201-4)
- Leddy, S. et al. 2021. Lesion distribution and substrate of white matter damage in myotonic dystrophy type 1: comparison with multiple sclerosis.. NeuroImage: Clinical 29, article number: 102562. (10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102562)
- Mandali, A., Sethi, A., Cercignani, M., Harrison, N. and Voon, V. 2021. Shifting uncertainty intolerance: methylphenidate and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Translational Psychiatry 11, article number: 12. (10.1038/s41398-020-01118-4)
- Carandini, T. et al. 2021. Disruption of brainstem monoaminergic fibre tracts in multiple sclerosis as a putative mechanism for cognitive fatigue: a fixel-based analysis. NeuroImage: Clinical 30, article number: 102587. (10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102587)
2020
- Macini, M., Karakuzu, A., Cohen-Adad, J., Cercignani, M., Nichols, T. E. and Stikov, N. 2020. An interactive meta-analysis of MRI biomarkers of myelin.. eLife 2020(9), article number: e61523. (10.7554/elife.61523)
- Serra, L. et al. 2020. Behavioral psychological symptoms of dementia and functional connectivity changes: a network-based study.. Neurobiology of Aging 94, pp. 196-206. (10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2020.06.009)
- Toniolo, S. et al. 2020. Changes in functional connectivity in people with HIV switching antiretroviral therapy.. Journal of Neurovirology (JNV) 26, pp. 754-763. (10.1007/s13365-020-00853-0)
- Boedhoe, P. S. et al. 2020. Subcortical Brain Volume, Regional Cortical Thickness, and Cortical Surface Area Across Disorders: Findings From the ENIGMA ADHD, ASD, and OCD Working Groups. American Journal of Psychiatry 177(9), pp. 834-843. (10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19030331)
- Serra, L. et al. 2020. Ventral tegmental area dysfunction affects decision-making in patients with myotonic dystrophy type-1. Cortex 128, pp. 192-202. (10.1016/j.cortex.2020.03.022)
- Gabel, M. C. et al. 2020. Reply to: Early white matter changes on diffusion tensor imaging in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 7(7), pp. 1266-1267. (10.1002/acn3.51107)
- Olivito, G. et al. 2020. Cerebellar dentate nucleus functional connectivity with cerebral cortex in Alzheimer's disease and memory: a seed-based approach.. Neurobiology of Aging 89, pp. 32-40. (10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2019.10.026)
- Gabel, M. C. et al. 2020. Evolution of white matter damage in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 7(5), pp. 722-732. (10.1002/acn3.51035)
- Toniolo, S. et al. 2020. Cerebellar white matter disruption in Alzheimer's disease patients: a diffusion tensor imaging study.. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 74(2), pp. 615-624. (10.3233/jad-191125)
2019
- Mancuso, R. et al. 2019. CSF1R inhibitor JNJ-40346527 attenuates microglial proliferation and neurodegeneration in P301S mice. Brain 142(10), pp. 3243-3264. (10.1093/brain/awz241)
- Lupo, M. et al. 2019. Non-linear spelling in writing after a pure cerebellar lesion.. Neuropsychologia 132, article number: 107143. (10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.107143)
- Hoogman, M. et al. 2019. Brain imaging of the cortex in ADHD: A coordinated analysis of large-scale clinical and population-based samples. American Journal of Psychiatry 176(7), pp. 531-542. (10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.18091033)
- Morgan, A. R. et al. 2019. Inflammatory biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease plasma. Alzheimer's & Dementia 15(6), pp. 776-787. (10.1016/j.jalz.2019.03.007)
- Cercignani, M. and Wheeler-Kingshott, C. G. 2019. From micro- to macro-structures in multiple sclerosis: what is the added value of diffusion imaging.. NMR in Biomedicine 32(4), article number: e3888. (10.1002/nbm.3888)
- Dowell, N. G., Bouyagoub, S., Tibble, J., Voon, V., Cercignani, M. and Harrison, N. A. 2019. Interferon-alpha induced changes in NODDI predispose to the development of fatigue. Neuroscience 403, pp. 111-117. (10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.12.040)
- Serra, L. et al. 2019. Thalamocortical disconnection affects the somatic marker and social cognition: a case report.. Neurocase 25(1-2), pp. 1-9. (10.1080/13554794.2019.1599025)
2018
- Serra, L. et al. 2018. In vivo mapping of brainstem nuclei functional connectivity disruption in Alzheimer's disease.. Neurobiology of Aging 73, pp. 72-82. (10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.08.012)
- Barritt, A. W., Gabel, M. C., Cercignani, M. and Leigh, P. N. 2018. Emerging magnetic resonance imaging techniques and analysis methods in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.. Frontiers in Neurology 9, article number: 1065. (10.3389/fneur.2018.01065)
- Spanò, B. et al. 2018. Disruption of neurite morphology parallels MS progression.. Neurology, Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation 5(6), article number: e502. (10.1212/NXI.0000000000000502)
- Lupo, M. et al. 2018. The cerebellar topography of attention sub-components in spinocerebellar ataxia type 2.. Cortex 108, pp. 35-49. (10.1016/j.cortex.2018.07.011)
- Toniolo, S., Serra, L., Olivito, G., Marra, C., Bozzali, M. and Cercignani, M. 2018. Patterns of cerebellar gray matter atrophy across Alzheimer's disease progression.. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 12, article number: 430. (10.3389/fncel.2018.00430)
- Mancini, M., Giulietti, G., Dowell, N., Barbara, S., Harrison, N., Bozzali, M. and Cercignani, M. 2018. Introducing axonal myelination in connectomics: a preliminary analysis of g-ratio distribution in healthy subjects. NeuroImage 182, pp. 351-.359. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.09.018)
- Cercignani, M. and Bouyagoub, S. 2018. Brain microstructure by multi-modal MRI: Is the whole greater than the sum of its parts?. NeuroImage 182, pp. 117-127. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.10.052)
- Finotelli, P. et al. 2018. Exploring resting-state functional connectivity invariants across the lifespan in healthy people by means of a recently proposed graph theoretical model.. PLoS ONE 13(11), article number: e0206567. (10.1371/journal.pone.0206567)
- Lupo, M. et al. 2018. Evidence of cerebellar involvement in the onset of a manic state.. Frontiers in Neurology 9, article number: 774. (10.3389/fneur.2018.00774)
- Giulietti, G. et al. 2018. Whole brain white matter histogram analysis of diffusion tensor imaging data detects microstructural damage in mild cognitive impairment and alzheimer's disease patients.. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 48(3), pp. 767-779. (10.1002/jmri.25947)
- Payne, C., Watt, P., Cercignani, M. and Webborn, N. 2018. Reproducibility of shear wave elastography measuresof the Achilles tendon.. Skeletal Radiology 47, pp. 779-784. (10.1007/s00256-017-2846-8)
- Mbundi, L., Meikle, S. T., Busquets, R., Dowell, N. G., Cercignani, M. and Santin, M. 2018. Gadolinium tagged osteoprotegerin-mimicking peptide: a novel magnetic resonance imaging biospecific contrast agent for the inhibition of osteoclastogenesis and osteoclast activity.. Nanomaterials 8(6), article number: 399. (10.3390/nano8060399)
- Payne, C., Watt, P., Cercignani, M. and Webborn, N. 2018. Reproducibility of shear wave elastography measures of the Achilles tendon.. Skeletal Radiology 47, pp. 779-784. (10.1007/s00256-017-2846-8)
- Sethi, A., Voon, V., Critchley, H. D., Cercignani, M. and Harrison, N. A. 2018. A neurocomputational account of reward and novelty processing and effects of psychostimulants in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Brain 141(5), pp. 1545-1557. (10.1093/brain/awy048)
- Makovac, E., Serra, L., Di Domenico, C., Marra, C., Caltagirone, C., Cercignani, M. and Bozzali, M. 2018. Quantitative magnetization transfer of white matter tracts correlates with diffusion tensor imaging indices in predicting the conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease.. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 63(2), pp. 561-575. (10.3233/jad-170995)
- Koch, G. et al. 2018. Transcranial magnetic stimulation of the precuneus enhances memory and neural activity in prodromal Alzheimer's disease.. NeuroImage 169, pp. 302-311. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.12.048)
- Olivito, G. et al. 2018. Lobular patterns of cerebellar resting-state connectivity in adults with autism spectrum disorder.. European Journal of Neuroscience 47(6), pp. 729-735. (10.1111/ejn.13752)
- Makovac, E. et al. 2018. Fear processing is differentially affected by lateralized stimulation of carotid baroreceptors.. Cortex 99, pp. 200-212. (10.1016/j.cortex.2017.07.002)
- Battiston, M. et al. 2018. An optimized framework for quantitative magnetization transfer imaging of the cervical spinal cord in vivo. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 79(5), pp. 2576-2588. (10.1002/mrm.26909)
- Morris, L. S., Dowell, N. G., Cercignani, M., Harrison, N. A. and Voon, V. 2018. Binge drinking differentially affects cortical and subcortical microstructure. Addiction Biology 23(1), pp. 403-411. (10.1111/adb.12493)
- Nagai, Y. et al. 2018. Epileptic seizures are reduced by autonomic biofeedback therapy through enhancement of fronto-limbic connectivity: a controlled trial and neuroimaging study. EBioMedicine 27, pp. 112-122. (10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.12.012)
2017
- Rae, C. L. et al. 2017. Deficits in neurite density underlie white matter structure abnormalities in first-episode psychosis.. Biological Psychiatry 82, pp. 716-725. (10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.02.008)
- Serra, L. et al. 2017. Damage to the frontal aslant tract accounts for visuo-constructive deficits in Alzheimer's disease.. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 60(3), pp. 1015-1024. (10.3233/jad-170638)
- Payne, C., Webborn, N., Watt, P. and Cercignani, M. 2017. Poor reproducibility of compression elastography in the Achilles tendon: same day and consecutive day measurements.. Skeletal Radiology 46, pp. 889-895. (10.1007/s00256-017-2629-2)
- Olivito, G. et al. 2017. Bilateral effects of unilateral cerebellar lesions as detected by voxel based morphometry and diffusion imaging.. PLoS ONE 12(7), article number: e0180439. (10.1371/journal.pone.0180439)
- Barban, F. et al. 2017. A pilot study on brain plasticity of functional connectivity modulated by cognitive training in mild Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment.. Brain Sciences 7(5), article number: 50. (10.3390/brainsci7050050)
- Serra, L. et al. 2017. Memory is not enough: the neurobiological substrates of dynamic cognitive reserve.. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 58(1), pp. 171-184. (10.3233/jad-170086)
- Olivito, G. et al. 2017. Resting-state functional connectivity changes between dentate nucleus and cortical social brain regions in autism spectrum disorders.. Cerebellum 16, pp. 283-292. (10.1007/s12311-016-0795-8)
- Smith, K. W., Gierski, F., Andre, J., Dowell, N. G., Cercignani, M., Naassla, M. and Duka, T. 2017. Altered white matter integrity in whole brain and segments of corpus callosum, in young social drinkers with binge drinking pattern. Addiction Biology 22(2), pp. 490-501. (10.1111/adb.12332)
- Sethi, A. et al. 2017. Magnetization transfer imaging identifies basal ganglia abnormalities in adult ADHD that are invisible to conventional T1 weighted voxel-based morphometry. NeuroImage: Clinical 15, pp. 8-14. (10.1016/j.nicl.2017.03.012)
- Dipasquale, O. et al. 2017. Comparing resting state fMRI de-noising approaches using multi-and single-echo acquisitions. PloS One 12(3), article number: e0173289. (10.1371/journal.pone.0173289)
- Cercignani, M. et al. 2017. Characterizing axonal myelination within the healthy population: a tract-by-tract mapping of effects of age and gender on the fiber g-ratio. Neurobiology of Aging 49, pp. 109-118. (10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.09.016)
- Mancini, M. et al. 2017. Theta burst stimulation of the precuneus modulates resting state connectivity in the left temporal pole.. Brain Topography 30, pp. 312-319. (10.1007/s10548-017-0559-x)
2016
- Dayan, M., Olivito, G., Molinari, M., Cercignani, M., Bozzali, M. and Leggio, M. 2016. Impact of cerebellar atrophy on cortical gray matter and cerebellar peduncles as assessed by voxel-based morphometry and high angular resolution diffusion imaging.. Functional Neurology 31(4), pp. 239-248. (10.11138/FNeur/2016.31.4.239)
- Ottavia, D. and Cercignani, M. 2016. Network functional connectivity and whole-brain functional connectomics to investigate cognitive decline in neurodegenerative conditions.. Functional Neurology 31(4), pp. 191-203. (10.11138/fneur/2016.31.4.191)
- Makovac, E., Watson, D. R., Meeten, F., Garfinkel, S. N., Cercignani, M., Critchley, H. and Ottaviani, C. 2016. Amygdala functional connectivity as a longitudinal biomarker of symptom changes in generalized anxiety.. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 11(11), pp. 1719-1728. (10.1093/scan/nsw091)
- Dipasquale, O. et al. 2016. Interferon-α acutely impairs whole-brain functional connectivity network architecture – a preliminary study. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 58, pp. 31-39. (10.1016/j.bbi.2015.12.011)
- Serra, L. et al. 2016. Network-based substrate of cognitive reserve in Alzheimer's disease.. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 55(1), pp. 421-430. (10.3233/jad-160735)
- Makovac, E. et al. 2016. Brain connectivity changes in autosomal recessive Parkinson disease: a model for the sporadic form.. PLoS ONE 11(10), article number: e0163980. (10.1371/journal.pone.0163980)
- Mancini, M., Giulietti, G., Spanò, B., Bozzali, M., Cercignani, M. and Conforto, S. 2016. Estimating multimodal brain connectivity in multiple sclerosis: an exploratory factor analysis.. Presented at: 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Orlando, FL, USA, 16-20 August 20162016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC). IEEE pp. 1131-134., (10.1109/embc.2016.7590903)
- Bozzali, M., Serra, L. and Cercignani, M. 2016. Quantitative MRI to understand Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology.. Current Opinion in Neurology 29(4), pp. 437-444. (10.1097/wco.0000000000000345)
- Harrison, N. A., Voon, V., Cercignani, M., Cooper, E. A., Pessiglione, M. and Critchley, H. D. 2016. A neurocomputational account of how inflammation enhances sensitivity to punishments versus rewards. Biological Psychiatry 80(1), pp. 73-81. (10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.07.018)
- Serra, L. et al. 2016. "I know that you know that I know": neural substrates associated with social cognition deficits in DM1 patients.. PLoS ONE 11(6), article number: e0156901. (10.1371/journal.pone.0156901)
- Serra, L. et al. 2016. Brain connectomics' modification to clarify motor and nonmotor features of myotonic dystrophy type 1. Neural Plasticity 2016, article number: 2696085. (10.1155/2016/2696085)
- Jenkins, V. et al. 2016. A feasibility study exploring the role of pre-operative assessment when examining the mechanism of ‘chemo-brain’ in breast cancer patients. SpringerPlus 5, article number: 390. (10.1186/s40064-016-2030-y)
- Serra, L. et al. 2016. Longitudinal changes in functional brain connectivity predicts conversion to Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 51(2), pp. 377-389. (10.3233/jad-150961)
- Dowell, N. G., Cooper, E. A., Tibble, J., Voon, V., Critchley, H. D., Cercignani, M. and Harrison, N. A. 2016. Acute changes in striatal microstructure predict the development of interferon-alpha induced fatigue. Biological Psychiatry 79(4), pp. 320-328. (10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.05.015)
- Makovac, E. et al. 2016. Different patterns of correlation between grey and white matter integrity account for behavioral and psychological symptoms in Alzheimer's disease.. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 50(2), pp. 591-604. (10.3233/jad-150612)
2015
- Serra, L. et al. 2015. How genetics affects the brain to produce higher-level dysfunctions in myotonic dystrophy type 1. Functional Neurology 30(1), pp. 21-31.
- Harrison, N., Cooper, E., Dowell, N., Keramida, G., Voon, V., Critchley, H. and Cercignani, M. 2015. Quantitative magnetization transfer imaging as a biomarker for effects of systemic inflammation on the brain. Biological Psychiatry 78(1), pp. 49-57. (10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.09.023)
- Makovac, E. et al. 2015. Effect of parasympathetic stimulation on brain activity during appraisal of fearful expressions.. Neuropsychopharmacology 40, pp. 1649-1658. (10.1038/npp.2015.10)
- Challis, E., Hurley, P., Serra, L., Bozzali, M., Oliver, S. and Cercignani, M. 2015. Gaussian process classification of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment from resting-state fMRI. NeuroImage 112, pp. 232-243. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.02.037)
- Torso, M. et al. 2015. Strategic lesions in the anterior thalamic radiation and apathy in early Alzheimer's disease. PLoS ONE 10(5), article number: e0124998. (10.1371/journal.pone.0124998)
- Turati, L. et al. 2015. In vivo quantitative magnetization transfer imaging correlates with histology during de- and remyelination in cuprizone-treated mice.. NMR in Biomedicine 28(3), pp. 327-337. (10.1002/nbm.3253)
- Serra, L. et al. 2015. Cognitive reserve and the risk for Alzheimer's disease: a longitudinal study.. Neurobiology of Aging 36(2), pp. 592-600. (10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2014.10.010)
- Bozzali, M. et al. 2015. The impact of cognitive reserve on brain functional connectivity in Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 44(1), pp. 243-250. (10.3233/jad-141824)
- Harrison, N., Cercignani, M., Voon, V. and Critchley, H. 2015. Effects of inflammation on hippocampus and substantia nigra responses to novelty in healthy human participants. Neuropsychopharmacology 40(4), pp. 831-838. (10.1038/npp.2014.222)
2014
- Mastropasqua, C., Bozzali, M., Spanò, B., Koch, G. and Cercignani, M. 2014. Functional anatomy of the thalamus as a model of integrated structural and functional connectivity of the human brain in vivo.. Brain Topography 28, pp. 548-558. (10.1007/s10548-014-0422-2)
- Tur, C. et al. 2014. HLA-DRB1*15 influences the development of brain tissue damage in early PPMS. Neurology 83(19), pp. 1712-1718. (10.1212/wnl.0000000000000959)
- Nocentini, U. et al. 2014. Exploration of the relationships between regional grey matter atrophy and cognition in multiple sclerosis. Brain Imaging and Behavior 8, pp. 378-386. (10.1007/s11682-012-9170-7)
- Mastropasqua, C., Bozzali, M., Ponzo, V., Giulietti, G., Caltagirone, C., Cercignani, M. and Koch, G. 2014. Network based statistical analysis detects changes induced by continuous theta-burst stimulation on brain activity at rest. Frontiers in Psychiatry 5, article number: 97. (10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00097)
- Minati, L. et al. 2014. Widespread alterations in functional brain network architecture in amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 40(1), pp. 213-220. (10.3233/jad-131766)
2013
- Rossi, S. et al. 2013. Association between a genetic variant of type-1 cannabinoid receptor and inflammatory neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis.. PLoS ONE 8(12), article number: e82848. (10.1371/journal.pone.0082848)
- Serra, L. et al. 2013. Constructional apraxia as a distinctive cognitive and structural brain feature of pre-senile Alzheimer's disease.. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 38(2), pp. 391-402. (10.3233/jad-130656)
- Minati, L., Nigri, A., Cercignani, M. and Chan, D. 2013. Detection of scale-freeness in brain connectivity by functional MRI: signal processing aspects and implementation of an open hardware co-processor. Medical Engineering and Physics 35(10), pp. 1525-1531. (10.1016/j.medengphy.2013.04.013)
- Minati, L., Cercignani, M. and Chan, D. 2013. Rapid geodesic mapping of brain functional connectivity: implementation of a dedicated co-processor in a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and application to resting state functional MRI. Medical Engineering and Physics 35(10), pp. 1532-1539. (10.1016/j.medengphy.2013.04.014)
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- Premi, E. et al. 2013. Cognitive reserve in granulin-related frontotemporal dementia: from preclinical to clinical stages.. PLoS ONE 8(9), article number: e74762. (10.1371/journal.pone.0074762)
- Prosperini, L. et al. 2013. Multiple sclerosis: white and gray matter damage associated with balance deficit detected at static posturography. Radiology 268(1), pp. 181-189. (10.1148/radiol.13121695)
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- Bodini, B. et al. 2013. Corpus callosum damage predicts disability progression and cognitive dysfunction in primary-progressive MS after five years. Human Brain Mapping 34(5), pp. 1163-1172. (10.1002/hbm.21499)
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2012
- Koch, G., Bozzali, M., Bonni, S., Giacobbe, V., Caltagirone, C. and Cercignani, M. 2012. FMRI resting slow fluctuations correlate with the activity of fast cortico-cortical physiological connections. PLoS ONE 7(12), article number: e52660. (10.1371/journal.pone.0052660)
- Bozzali, M. et al. 2012. Structural brain signature of FTLD driven by Granulin mutation. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 33(2), pp. 483-494. (10.3233/jad-2012-121273)
- Cercignani, M., Embleton, K., Parker, G. J. M. and Bozzali, M. 2012. Group-averaged anatomical connectivity mapping for improved human white matter pathway visualisation.. NMR in Biomedicine 25(11), pp. 1224-1233. (10.1002/nbm.2793)
- Bozzali, M., MacPherson, S. E., Cercignani, M., Crum, W. R., Shallice, T. and Rees, J. H. 2012. White matter integrity assessed by diffusion tensor tractography in a patient with a large tumor mass but minimal clinical and neuropsychological deficits.. Functional Neurology 27(4), pp. 239–246.
- Wheeler-Kingshott, C. A. M., Ciccarelli, O., Schneider, T., Alexander, D. C. and Cercignani, M. 2012. A new approach to structural integrity assessment based on axial and radial diffusivities. Functional Neurology 27(2), pp. 85-90.
- Borroni, B. et al. 2012. Granulin mutation drives brain damage and reorganization from preclinical to symptomatic FTLD. Neurobiology of Aging 33(10), pp. 2506-2520. (10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.10.031)
- Bozzali, M., Mastropasqua, C. a., Cercignani, M., Giulietti, G., Bonnı, S., Caltagirone, C. and Koch, G. 2012. Microstructural damage of the posterior corpus callosum contributes to the clinical severity of neglect.. PLoS ONE 7(12), article number: e48079. (10.1371/journal.pone.0048079)
- Bueti, D., Lasaponara, S., Cercignani, M. and Macaluso, E. 2012. Learning about time: plastic changes and interindividual brain differences.. Neuron 75(4), pp. 725-737. (10.1016/j.neuron.2012.07.019)
- Bozzali, M. et al. 2012. Damage to the cingulum contributes to Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology by deafferentation mechanism. Human Brain Mapping 33(6), pp. 1295-1308. (10.1002/hbm.21287)
- Giuletti, G. et al. 2012. Quantitative magnetization transfer provides information complementary to grey matter atrophy in Alzheimer's disease brains. NeuroImage 59(2), pp. 1114-1122. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.09.043)
2011
- Koch, G. et al. 2011. Asymmetry of parietal interhemispheric connections in humans. Journal of Neuroscience 31(24), pp. 8967-8975. (10.1523/jneurosci.6567-10.2011)
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2010
- Raz, E., Cercignani, M., Sbardella, E., Totaro, P., Pozzilli, C., Bozzali, M. and Pantano, P. 2010. Gray- and white-matter changes 1 year after first clinical episode of multiple sclerosis: MR imaging.. Radiology 257(2) (10.1148/radiol.10100626)
- Serra, L. et al. 2010. Are the behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer's disease directly associated with neurodegeneration?. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 21(2), pp. 627-639. (10.3233/jad-2010-100048)
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- Koch, G. et al. 2010. In vivo definition of parieto-motor connections involved in planning of grasping movements. NeuroImage 51(1), pp. 300-312. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.02.022)
- Spano, B. et al. 2010. Multiparametric MR investigation of the motor pyramidal system in patients with 'truly benign' multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis 16(2), pp. 178-188. (10.1177/1352458509356010)
- Serra, L. et al. 2010. Grey and white matter changes at different stages of Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 19(1), pp. 147-159. (10.3233/jad-2010-1223)
- Price, G., Cercignani, M., Chu, E. M., Barnes, T. R. E., Barker, G. J., Joyce, E. M. and Ron, M. A. 2010. Brain pathology in first-episode psychosis: magnetization transfer imaging provides additional information to MRI measurements of volume loss. NeuroImage 49(1), pp. 185-192. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.07.037)
- Serra, L., Bozzali, M., Cercignani, M., Perri, R., Fadda, L., Caltagirone, C. and Carlesimo, G. A. 2010. Recollection and familiarity in amnesic mild cognitive impairment. Neuropsychology 24(3), pp. 316-326. (10.1037/a0017654)
2009
- Raz, E., Cercignani, M., Sbardella, E., Totaro, P., Pozzilli, C., Bozzali, M. and Pantano, P. 2009. Clinically isolated syndrome suggestive of multiple sclerosis: voxelwise regional investigation of white and gray matter. Radiology 254(1) (10.1148/radiol.2541090817)
- Bodini, B., Khaleeli, Z., Cercignani, M., Miller, D. H., Thompson, A. J. and Ciccarelli, O. 2009. Exploring the relationship between white matter and gray matter damage in early primary progressive multiple sclerosis: an in vivo study with TBSS and VBM.. Human Brain Mapping 30(9), pp. 2852-2861. (10.1002/hbm.20713)
- Fasano, F., Bozzali, M., Cercignani, M. and Hagberg, G. E. 2009. A highly sensitive radial diffusion measurement method for white matter tract investigation. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 27(4), pp. 519-530. (10.1016/j.mri.2008.08.005)
- Wheeler-Kingshott, C. A. M. and Cercignani, M. 2009. About "axial" and "radial" diffusivities. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 61(5), pp. 1255-1260. (10.1002/mrm.21965)
2008
- Bozzali, M., Cercignani, M. and CarloCaltagirone, . 2008. Brain volumetrics to investigate aging and the principal forms of degenerative cognitive decline: a brief review. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 26(7), pp. 1065-1070. (10.1016/j.mri.2008.01.044)
- Khaleeli, Z. et al. 2008. Predicting progression in primary progressive multiple sclerosis: a 10-year multicenter study.. Annals of Neurology 63(6), pp. 790-793. (10.1002/ana.21375)
- Bruno, S., Cercignani, M. and Ron, M. A. 2008. White matter abnormalities in bipolar disorder: a voxel-based diffusion tensor imaging study. Bipolar Disorders 10(4), pp. 460-468. (10.1111/j.1399-5618.2007.00552.x)
- Price, G. et al. 2008. White matter tracts in first-episode psychosis: a DTI tractography study of the uncinate fasciculus. NeuroImage 39(3), pp. 949-955. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.09.012)
- Tofts, P. S. et al. 2008. Imaging cadavers: cold FLAIR and noninvasive brain thermometry using CSF diffusion. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 59(1), pp. 190-195. (10.1002/mrm.21456)
- Khaleeli, Z., Altmann, D. R., Cercignani, M., Ciccarelli, O., Miller, D. H. and Thompson, A. J. 2008. Magnetization transfer ratio in gray matter: a potential surrogate marker for progression in early primary progressive multiple sclerosis.. JAMA Neurology 65(11), pp. 1454-1459. (10.1001/archneur.65.11.1454)
2007
- Cercignani, M. and Barker, G. J. 2007. A comparison between equations describing in vivo MT: the effects of noise and sequence parameters. Journal of Magnetic Resonance 191(2), pp. 171-183. (10.1016/j.jmr.2007.12.012)
- Price, G., Cercignani, M., Parker, G. J., Altmann, D. R. and Barnes, T. R. 2007. Abnormal brain connectivity in first-episode psychosis: a diffusion MRI tractography study of the corpus callosum. NeuroImage 35(2), pp. 458-466. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.12.019)
2006
- Flügel, D., O’Toole, A., Thompson, P. J., Koepp, M. J. and Cercignani, M. 2006. A neuropsychological study of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and chronic interictal psychosis. Epilepsy Research 71(2-3), pp. 117-128. (10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.05.018)
- Price, G. and Cercignani, M. 2006. A volumetric MRI and magnetization transfer imaging follow-up study of patients with first-episode schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 87(1-3), pp. 100-108. (10.1016/j.schres.2006.06.019)
- Cercignani, M. 2006. Optimal acquisition schemes for in vivo quantitative magnetization transfer MRI. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 56(4), pp. 803-810. (10.1002/mrm.21003)
- Sepulcre, J., Sastre-Garriga, J. and Cercignani, M. 2006. Regional gray matter atrophy in early primary progressive multiple sclerosis: a voxel-based morphometry study. JAMA Neurology 63(8), pp. 1175-1180. (10.1001/archneur.63.8.1175)
- Flügel, D., Cercignani, M., Symms, M. R., O'Toole, A., Thompson, P. J., Koepp, M. J. and Foong, J. 2006. Diffusion tensor imaging findings and their correlation with neuropsychological deficits in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and interictal psychosis. Epilepsia 47(5), pp. 941-944. (10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00527.x)
- Flügel, D., Cercignani, M., Symms, M. R., Koepp, M. J. and Foong, J. 2006. A magnetization transfer imaging study in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and interictal psychosis. Biological Psychiatry 59(6), pp. 560-567. (10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.07.023)
- Cercignani, M. 2006. 3D MTR measurement: from 1.5 T to 3.0 T. NeuroImage 31(1), pp. 181-186. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.11.028)
2005
- Cercignani, M. et al. 2005. Three-dimensional quantitative magnetisation transfer imaging of the human brain. NeuroImage 27(2), pp. 436-441. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.04.031)
- Sastre-Garriga, J., Ingle, G. T., Chard, D. T., Cercignani, M., Ramió-Torrentà, L., Miller, D. H. and Thompson, A. J. 2005. Grey and white matter volume changes in early primary progressive multiple sclerosis: a longitudinal study. Brain 128(6), pp. 1454–1460. (10.1093/brain/awh498)
- Jones, D. K., Symms, M. R., Cercignani, M. and Howard, R. J. 2005. The effect of filter size on the outcome of VBM analyses of DT-MRI data. NeuroImage 26(2), pp. 546-554. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.02.013)
2003
- Cercignani, M., Horsfield, M. A., Agosta, F. and Filippi, M. 2003. Sensitivity-encoded diffusion tensor MR imaging of the cervical cord. American Journal of Neuroradiology 24(6), pp. 1254-1256.
- Rovaris, M. et al. 2003. Age-related changes in conventional, magnetization transfer, and diffusion-tensor MR imaging findings: study with whole-brain tissue histogram analysis.. Radiology 227(3), pp. 731-738. (10.1148/radiol.2273020721)
- Cercignani, M., Bammer, R., Sormani, M. P., Fazekas, F. and Filippi, M. 2003. Inter-sequence and inter-imaging unit variability of diffusion tensor MR imaging histogram-derived metrics of the brain in healthy volunteers. American Journal of Neuroradiology 24(4), pp. 638-643.
2002
- Bozzali, M., Cercignani, M., Sormani, M. P., Comi, G. and Filippi, M. 2002. Quantification of brain gray matter damage in different MS phenotypes by use of diffusion tensor MR imaging.. American Journal of Neuroradiology 23(6), pp. 985-988.
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- Mancini, M., Tian, Q., Fan, Q., Cercignani, M. and Huang, S. Y. 2021. Dissecting whole-brain conduction delays through MRI microstructural measures. Brain Structure and Function 226, pp. 2651-2663. (10.1007/s00429-021-02358-w)
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- Sethi, A., Voon, V., Critchley, H. D., Cercignani, M. and Harrison, N. A. 2018. A neurocomputational account of reward and novelty processing and effects of psychostimulants in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Brain 141(5), pp. 1545-1557. (10.1093/brain/awy048)
- Makovac, E., Serra, L., Di Domenico, C., Marra, C., Caltagirone, C., Cercignani, M. and Bozzali, M. 2018. Quantitative magnetization transfer of white matter tracts correlates with diffusion tensor imaging indices in predicting the conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease.. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 63(2), pp. 561-575. (10.3233/jad-170995)
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- Smith, K. W., Gierski, F., Andre, J., Dowell, N. G., Cercignani, M., Naassla, M. and Duka, T. 2017. Altered white matter integrity in whole brain and segments of corpus callosum, in young social drinkers with binge drinking pattern. Addiction Biology 22(2), pp. 490-501. (10.1111/adb.12332)
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- Dipasquale, O. et al. 2017. Comparing resting state fMRI de-noising approaches using multi-and single-echo acquisitions. PloS One 12(3), article number: e0173289. (10.1371/journal.pone.0173289)
- Cercignani, M. et al. 2017. Characterizing axonal myelination within the healthy population: a tract-by-tract mapping of effects of age and gender on the fiber g-ratio. Neurobiology of Aging 49, pp. 109-118. (10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.09.016)
- Mancini, M. et al. 2017. Theta burst stimulation of the precuneus modulates resting state connectivity in the left temporal pole.. Brain Topography 30, pp. 312-319. (10.1007/s10548-017-0559-x)
- Dayan, M., Olivito, G., Molinari, M., Cercignani, M., Bozzali, M. and Leggio, M. 2016. Impact of cerebellar atrophy on cortical gray matter and cerebellar peduncles as assessed by voxel-based morphometry and high angular resolution diffusion imaging.. Functional Neurology 31(4), pp. 239-248. (10.11138/FNeur/2016.31.4.239)
- Ottavia, D. and Cercignani, M. 2016. Network functional connectivity and whole-brain functional connectomics to investigate cognitive decline in neurodegenerative conditions.. Functional Neurology 31(4), pp. 191-203. (10.11138/fneur/2016.31.4.191)
- Makovac, E., Watson, D. R., Meeten, F., Garfinkel, S. N., Cercignani, M., Critchley, H. and Ottaviani, C. 2016. Amygdala functional connectivity as a longitudinal biomarker of symptom changes in generalized anxiety.. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 11(11), pp. 1719-1728. (10.1093/scan/nsw091)
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- Serra, L. et al. 2016. Network-based substrate of cognitive reserve in Alzheimer's disease.. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 55(1), pp. 421-430. (10.3233/jad-160735)
- Makovac, E. et al. 2016. Brain connectivity changes in autosomal recessive Parkinson disease: a model for the sporadic form.. PLoS ONE 11(10), article number: e0163980. (10.1371/journal.pone.0163980)
- Bozzali, M., Serra, L. and Cercignani, M. 2016. Quantitative MRI to understand Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology.. Current Opinion in Neurology 29(4), pp. 437-444. (10.1097/wco.0000000000000345)
- Harrison, N. A., Voon, V., Cercignani, M., Cooper, E. A., Pessiglione, M. and Critchley, H. D. 2016. A neurocomputational account of how inflammation enhances sensitivity to punishments versus rewards. Biological Psychiatry 80(1), pp. 73-81. (10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.07.018)
- Serra, L. et al. 2016. "I know that you know that I know": neural substrates associated with social cognition deficits in DM1 patients.. PLoS ONE 11(6), article number: e0156901. (10.1371/journal.pone.0156901)
- Serra, L. et al. 2016. Brain connectomics' modification to clarify motor and nonmotor features of myotonic dystrophy type 1. Neural Plasticity 2016, article number: 2696085. (10.1155/2016/2696085)
- Jenkins, V. et al. 2016. A feasibility study exploring the role of pre-operative assessment when examining the mechanism of ‘chemo-brain’ in breast cancer patients. SpringerPlus 5, article number: 390. (10.1186/s40064-016-2030-y)
- Serra, L. et al. 2016. Longitudinal changes in functional brain connectivity predicts conversion to Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 51(2), pp. 377-389. (10.3233/jad-150961)
- Dowell, N. G., Cooper, E. A., Tibble, J., Voon, V., Critchley, H. D., Cercignani, M. and Harrison, N. A. 2016. Acute changes in striatal microstructure predict the development of interferon-alpha induced fatigue. Biological Psychiatry 79(4), pp. 320-328. (10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.05.015)
- Makovac, E. et al. 2016. Different patterns of correlation between grey and white matter integrity account for behavioral and psychological symptoms in Alzheimer's disease.. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 50(2), pp. 591-604. (10.3233/jad-150612)
- Serra, L. et al. 2015. How genetics affects the brain to produce higher-level dysfunctions in myotonic dystrophy type 1. Functional Neurology 30(1), pp. 21-31.
- Harrison, N., Cooper, E., Dowell, N., Keramida, G., Voon, V., Critchley, H. and Cercignani, M. 2015. Quantitative magnetization transfer imaging as a biomarker for effects of systemic inflammation on the brain. Biological Psychiatry 78(1), pp. 49-57. (10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.09.023)
- Makovac, E. et al. 2015. Effect of parasympathetic stimulation on brain activity during appraisal of fearful expressions.. Neuropsychopharmacology 40, pp. 1649-1658. (10.1038/npp.2015.10)
- Challis, E., Hurley, P., Serra, L., Bozzali, M., Oliver, S. and Cercignani, M. 2015. Gaussian process classification of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment from resting-state fMRI. NeuroImage 112, pp. 232-243. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.02.037)
- Torso, M. et al. 2015. Strategic lesions in the anterior thalamic radiation and apathy in early Alzheimer's disease. PLoS ONE 10(5), article number: e0124998. (10.1371/journal.pone.0124998)
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- Harrison, N., Cercignani, M., Voon, V. and Critchley, H. 2015. Effects of inflammation on hippocampus and substantia nigra responses to novelty in healthy human participants. Neuropsychopharmacology 40(4), pp. 831-838. (10.1038/npp.2014.222)
- Mastropasqua, C., Bozzali, M., Spanò, B., Koch, G. and Cercignani, M. 2014. Functional anatomy of the thalamus as a model of integrated structural and functional connectivity of the human brain in vivo.. Brain Topography 28, pp. 548-558. (10.1007/s10548-014-0422-2)
- Tur, C. et al. 2014. HLA-DRB1*15 influences the development of brain tissue damage in early PPMS. Neurology 83(19), pp. 1712-1718. (10.1212/wnl.0000000000000959)
- Nocentini, U. et al. 2014. Exploration of the relationships between regional grey matter atrophy and cognition in multiple sclerosis. Brain Imaging and Behavior 8, pp. 378-386. (10.1007/s11682-012-9170-7)
- Mastropasqua, C., Bozzali, M., Ponzo, V., Giulietti, G., Caltagirone, C., Cercignani, M. and Koch, G. 2014. Network based statistical analysis detects changes induced by continuous theta-burst stimulation on brain activity at rest. Frontiers in Psychiatry 5, article number: 97. (10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00097)
- Minati, L. et al. 2014. Widespread alterations in functional brain network architecture in amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 40(1), pp. 213-220. (10.3233/jad-131766)
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- Minati, L., Nigri, A., Cercignani, M. and Chan, D. 2013. Detection of scale-freeness in brain connectivity by functional MRI: signal processing aspects and implementation of an open hardware co-processor. Medical Engineering and Physics 35(10), pp. 1525-1531. (10.1016/j.medengphy.2013.04.013)
- Minati, L., Cercignani, M. and Chan, D. 2013. Rapid geodesic mapping of brain functional connectivity: implementation of a dedicated co-processor in a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and application to resting state functional MRI. Medical Engineering and Physics 35(10), pp. 1532-1539. (10.1016/j.medengphy.2013.04.014)
- No Bozzaliliste, M. et al. 2013. Brain tissue modifications induced by cholinergic therapy in Alzheimer's disease.. Human Brain Mapping 34(12), pp. 3158-3167. (10.1002/hbm.22130)
- Premi, E. et al. 2013. Cognitive reserve in granulin-related frontotemporal dementia: from preclinical to clinical stages.. PLoS ONE 8(9), article number: e74762. (10.1371/journal.pone.0074762)
- Prosperini, L. et al. 2013. Multiple sclerosis: white and gray matter damage associated with balance deficit detected at static posturography. Radiology 268(1), pp. 181-189. (10.1148/radiol.13121695)
- Serra, L. et al. 2013. Connectivity-based parcellation of the thalamus explains specific cognitive and behavioural symptoms in patients with bilateral thalamic infarct. PLoS ONE 8(6), article number: e64578. (10.1371/journal.pone.0064578)
- Bodini, B. et al. 2013. Corpus callosum damage predicts disability progression and cognitive dysfunction in primary-progressive MS after five years. Human Brain Mapping 34(5), pp. 1163-1172. (10.1002/hbm.21499)
- Serra, L. et al. 2013. Mild cognitive impairment: same identity for different entities. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 33(4), pp. 1157-1165. (10.3233/jad-2012-121663)
- Koch, G., Bozzali, M., Bonni, S., Giacobbe, V., Caltagirone, C. and Cercignani, M. 2012. FMRI resting slow fluctuations correlate with the activity of fast cortico-cortical physiological connections. PLoS ONE 7(12), article number: e52660. (10.1371/journal.pone.0052660)
- Bozzali, M. et al. 2012. Structural brain signature of FTLD driven by Granulin mutation. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 33(2), pp. 483-494. (10.3233/jad-2012-121273)
- Cercignani, M., Embleton, K., Parker, G. J. M. and Bozzali, M. 2012. Group-averaged anatomical connectivity mapping for improved human white matter pathway visualisation.. NMR in Biomedicine 25(11), pp. 1224-1233. (10.1002/nbm.2793)
- Bozzali, M., MacPherson, S. E., Cercignani, M., Crum, W. R., Shallice, T. and Rees, J. H. 2012. White matter integrity assessed by diffusion tensor tractography in a patient with a large tumor mass but minimal clinical and neuropsychological deficits.. Functional Neurology 27(4), pp. 239–246.
- Wheeler-Kingshott, C. A. M., Ciccarelli, O., Schneider, T., Alexander, D. C. and Cercignani, M. 2012. A new approach to structural integrity assessment based on axial and radial diffusivities. Functional Neurology 27(2), pp. 85-90.
- Borroni, B. et al. 2012. Granulin mutation drives brain damage and reorganization from preclinical to symptomatic FTLD. Neurobiology of Aging 33(10), pp. 2506-2520. (10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.10.031)
- Bozzali, M., Mastropasqua, C. a., Cercignani, M., Giulietti, G., Bonnı, S., Caltagirone, C. and Koch, G. 2012. Microstructural damage of the posterior corpus callosum contributes to the clinical severity of neglect.. PLoS ONE 7(12), article number: e48079. (10.1371/journal.pone.0048079)
- Bueti, D., Lasaponara, S., Cercignani, M. and Macaluso, E. 2012. Learning about time: plastic changes and interindividual brain differences.. Neuron 75(4), pp. 725-737. (10.1016/j.neuron.2012.07.019)
- Bozzali, M. et al. 2012. Damage to the cingulum contributes to Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology by deafferentation mechanism. Human Brain Mapping 33(6), pp. 1295-1308. (10.1002/hbm.21287)
- Giuletti, G. et al. 2012. Quantitative magnetization transfer provides information complementary to grey matter atrophy in Alzheimer's disease brains. NeuroImage 59(2), pp. 1114-1122. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.09.043)
- Koch, G. et al. 2011. Asymmetry of parietal interhemispheric connections in humans. Journal of Neuroscience 31(24), pp. 8967-8975. (10.1523/jneurosci.6567-10.2011)
- Serra, L. et al. 2011. Neuroanatomical correlates of cognitive reserve in Alzheimer disease. Rejuvenation Research 14(2), pp. 143-151. (10.1089/rej.2010.1103)
- Bozzali, M. et al. 2011. Anatomical connectivity mapping: a new tool to assess brain disconnection in Alzheimer's disease. NeuroImage 54(3), pp. 2045-2051. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.08.069)
- Raz, E., Cercignani, M., Sbardella, E., Totaro, P., Pozzilli, C., Bozzali, M. and Pantano, P. 2010. Gray- and white-matter changes 1 year after first clinical episode of multiple sclerosis: MR imaging.. Radiology 257(2) (10.1148/radiol.10100626)
- Serra, L. et al. 2010. Are the behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer's disease directly associated with neurodegeneration?. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 21(2), pp. 627-639. (10.3233/jad-2010-100048)
- Scola, E. et al. 2010. A diffusion tensor MRI study of patients with MCI and AD with a 2-year clinical follow-up.. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 81(7), pp. 798-805. (10.1136/jnnp.2009.189639)
- Koch, G. et al. 2010. In vivo definition of parieto-motor connections involved in planning of grasping movements. NeuroImage 51(1), pp. 300-312. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.02.022)
- Spano, B. et al. 2010. Multiparametric MR investigation of the motor pyramidal system in patients with 'truly benign' multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis 16(2), pp. 178-188. (10.1177/1352458509356010)
- Serra, L. et al. 2010. Grey and white matter changes at different stages of Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 19(1), pp. 147-159. (10.3233/jad-2010-1223)
- Price, G., Cercignani, M., Chu, E. M., Barnes, T. R. E., Barker, G. J., Joyce, E. M. and Ron, M. A. 2010. Brain pathology in first-episode psychosis: magnetization transfer imaging provides additional information to MRI measurements of volume loss. NeuroImage 49(1), pp. 185-192. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.07.037)
- Serra, L., Bozzali, M., Cercignani, M., Perri, R., Fadda, L., Caltagirone, C. and Carlesimo, G. A. 2010. Recollection and familiarity in amnesic mild cognitive impairment. Neuropsychology 24(3), pp. 316-326. (10.1037/a0017654)
- Raz, E., Cercignani, M., Sbardella, E., Totaro, P., Pozzilli, C., Bozzali, M. and Pantano, P. 2009. Clinically isolated syndrome suggestive of multiple sclerosis: voxelwise regional investigation of white and gray matter. Radiology 254(1) (10.1148/radiol.2541090817)
- Bodini, B., Khaleeli, Z., Cercignani, M., Miller, D. H., Thompson, A. J. and Ciccarelli, O. 2009. Exploring the relationship between white matter and gray matter damage in early primary progressive multiple sclerosis: an in vivo study with TBSS and VBM.. Human Brain Mapping 30(9), pp. 2852-2861. (10.1002/hbm.20713)
- Fasano, F., Bozzali, M., Cercignani, M. and Hagberg, G. E. 2009. A highly sensitive radial diffusion measurement method for white matter tract investigation. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 27(4), pp. 519-530. (10.1016/j.mri.2008.08.005)
- Wheeler-Kingshott, C. A. M. and Cercignani, M. 2009. About "axial" and "radial" diffusivities. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 61(5), pp. 1255-1260. (10.1002/mrm.21965)
- Bozzali, M., Cercignani, M. and CarloCaltagirone, . 2008. Brain volumetrics to investigate aging and the principal forms of degenerative cognitive decline: a brief review. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 26(7), pp. 1065-1070. (10.1016/j.mri.2008.01.044)
- Khaleeli, Z. et al. 2008. Predicting progression in primary progressive multiple sclerosis: a 10-year multicenter study.. Annals of Neurology 63(6), pp. 790-793. (10.1002/ana.21375)
- Bruno, S., Cercignani, M. and Ron, M. A. 2008. White matter abnormalities in bipolar disorder: a voxel-based diffusion tensor imaging study. Bipolar Disorders 10(4), pp. 460-468. (10.1111/j.1399-5618.2007.00552.x)
- Price, G. et al. 2008. White matter tracts in first-episode psychosis: a DTI tractography study of the uncinate fasciculus. NeuroImage 39(3), pp. 949-955. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.09.012)
- Tofts, P. S. et al. 2008. Imaging cadavers: cold FLAIR and noninvasive brain thermometry using CSF diffusion. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 59(1), pp. 190-195. (10.1002/mrm.21456)
- Khaleeli, Z., Altmann, D. R., Cercignani, M., Ciccarelli, O., Miller, D. H. and Thompson, A. J. 2008. Magnetization transfer ratio in gray matter: a potential surrogate marker for progression in early primary progressive multiple sclerosis.. JAMA Neurology 65(11), pp. 1454-1459. (10.1001/archneur.65.11.1454)
- Cercignani, M. and Barker, G. J. 2007. A comparison between equations describing in vivo MT: the effects of noise and sequence parameters. Journal of Magnetic Resonance 191(2), pp. 171-183. (10.1016/j.jmr.2007.12.012)
- Price, G., Cercignani, M., Parker, G. J., Altmann, D. R. and Barnes, T. R. 2007. Abnormal brain connectivity in first-episode psychosis: a diffusion MRI tractography study of the corpus callosum. NeuroImage 35(2), pp. 458-466. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.12.019)
- Flügel, D., O’Toole, A., Thompson, P. J., Koepp, M. J. and Cercignani, M. 2006. A neuropsychological study of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and chronic interictal psychosis. Epilepsy Research 71(2-3), pp. 117-128. (10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.05.018)
- Price, G. and Cercignani, M. 2006. A volumetric MRI and magnetization transfer imaging follow-up study of patients with first-episode schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 87(1-3), pp. 100-108. (10.1016/j.schres.2006.06.019)
- Cercignani, M. 2006. Optimal acquisition schemes for in vivo quantitative magnetization transfer MRI. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 56(4), pp. 803-810. (10.1002/mrm.21003)
- Sepulcre, J., Sastre-Garriga, J. and Cercignani, M. 2006. Regional gray matter atrophy in early primary progressive multiple sclerosis: a voxel-based morphometry study. JAMA Neurology 63(8), pp. 1175-1180. (10.1001/archneur.63.8.1175)
- Flügel, D., Cercignani, M., Symms, M. R., O'Toole, A., Thompson, P. J., Koepp, M. J. and Foong, J. 2006. Diffusion tensor imaging findings and their correlation with neuropsychological deficits in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and interictal psychosis. Epilepsia 47(5), pp. 941-944. (10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00527.x)
- Flügel, D., Cercignani, M., Symms, M. R., Koepp, M. J. and Foong, J. 2006. A magnetization transfer imaging study in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and interictal psychosis. Biological Psychiatry 59(6), pp. 560-567. (10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.07.023)
- Cercignani, M. 2006. 3D MTR measurement: from 1.5 T to 3.0 T. NeuroImage 31(1), pp. 181-186. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.11.028)
- Cercignani, M. et al. 2005. Three-dimensional quantitative magnetisation transfer imaging of the human brain. NeuroImage 27(2), pp. 436-441. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.04.031)
- Sastre-Garriga, J., Ingle, G. T., Chard, D. T., Cercignani, M., Ramió-Torrentà, L., Miller, D. H. and Thompson, A. J. 2005. Grey and white matter volume changes in early primary progressive multiple sclerosis: a longitudinal study. Brain 128(6), pp. 1454–1460. (10.1093/brain/awh498)
- Jones, D. K., Symms, M. R., Cercignani, M. and Howard, R. J. 2005. The effect of filter size on the outcome of VBM analyses of DT-MRI data. NeuroImage 26(2), pp. 546-554. (10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.02.013)
- Cercignani, M., Horsfield, M. A., Agosta, F. and Filippi, M. 2003. Sensitivity-encoded diffusion tensor MR imaging of the cervical cord. American Journal of Neuroradiology 24(6), pp. 1254-1256.
- Rovaris, M. et al. 2003. Age-related changes in conventional, magnetization transfer, and diffusion-tensor MR imaging findings: study with whole-brain tissue histogram analysis.. Radiology 227(3), pp. 731-738. (10.1148/radiol.2273020721)
- Cercignani, M., Bammer, R., Sormani, M. P., Fazekas, F. and Filippi, M. 2003. Inter-sequence and inter-imaging unit variability of diffusion tensor MR imaging histogram-derived metrics of the brain in healthy volunteers. American Journal of Neuroradiology 24(4), pp. 638-643.
- Bozzali, M., Cercignani, M., Sormani, M. P., Comi, G. and Filippi, M. 2002. Quantification of brain gray matter damage in different MS phenotypes by use of diffusion tensor MR imaging.. American Journal of Neuroradiology 23(6), pp. 985-988.
Conferences
- Mancini, M., Giulietti, G., Spanò, B., Bozzali, M., Cercignani, M. and Conforto, S. 2016. Estimating multimodal brain connectivity in multiple sclerosis: an exploratory factor analysis.. Presented at: 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Orlando, FL, USA, 16-20 August 20162016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC). IEEE pp. 1131-134., (10.1109/embc.2016.7590903)
Websites
- Beltrachini, L., Cercignani, M., Morris, J., Rees, I., Papageorgiou, A. and Simpson, I. 2022. Gwylia dy dafod / Watch your Welsh. [Online]. Prifysgol Caerdydd / Cardiff University. Available at: https://gwyliadydafod.org/cy/index.html
Research
I have worked in the field of quantitative MRI for more than 20 years, and my driving interest has been the development and validation of MRI methods for the study of the central nervous system and their potential for translation into clinical applications. I am best known for my work in white matter imaging, which started in the late 1990s with the development of diffusion MRI and magnetization transfer MRI. Later, my research became more focused on myelin imaging and quantitative magnetization transfer imaging, with a keen interest on functional anatomy.
More recently I have become interested in developing methods to image the effects of systemic inflammation on the brain. This is an important area of research because it is becoming increasingly clear that inflammation affects our brain health, but detecting its effects is challenging.
Finally, I am interested in developing advanced techniques on ultra-low field MRI systems, thus reducing costs, broiadening access and improving environmental sustainability of neuroscience.
Teaching
I teach on the UG Neuroimaging in Health and Disease Module
Biography
2006 PhD (Institute of Neurology, NMR Research Unit, UCL, London, UK)
1999 MPhil (Department of Medical Physics, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK)
Professional memberships
2019 – Senior Fellow, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
2022 - Fellow of the European Alliance for Medical and Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (EAMBES)
2014-2016 Chair of the ISMRM Diffusion Study Group
Academic positions
2012 – Academic Director (Clinical Imaging Sciences Centre, University of Sussex, UK)
2011 – Chair in Medical Physics (Brighton and Sussex Medical school, Falmer, Brighton, UK)
2007 – 2011 Principal Investigator (Neuroimaging Laboratory, Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy)
2002 – 2007 Post-doctoral Research Fellow (NMR Research Unit, Institute of Neurology, UCL, London UK)
1998 – 2002 Research Assistant (NMR Unit, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy)
Committees and reviewing
2021 - MS society The Expert Review Network (TERN)
2018 -2021 Wellcome Trust Multi-User Equipment Award Panel
2014 – 2018 NIHR Clinical Scientist Award Panel
2014-2025 Deputy Editor, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
2009 – 2012 Secretary of the Italian Chapter of ISMRM
Supervisions
Current supervision
Qin Li
Kofo Agunbiade
Contact Details
CercignaniM@cardiff.ac.uk
+44 29206 88790
Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ
+44 29206 88790
Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre, Maindy Road, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ