As part of the Human Connectome Project, Connectomes in Human Diseases, our lab is focused on understanding how the brain’s connections and anatomy are altered by changes in the use of vision.
More information about how to download the “Macular Degeneration and Plasticity” project, part of the Connectomes in Human Diseases Project is here: on our OSF page. More information about the project’s relationship to the human connectome project is here https://www.humanconnectome.org/study/changes-visual-cortical-connectivity-following-central-visual-field-loss
Below is a partial list of publications that have come from this dataset, followed by a poster describing the dataset from SfN 2024:
Defenderfer, M. K., Demirayak, P., Fleming, L. L., DeCarlo, D. K., Stewart, P., & Visscher, K. M. (2023). Cortical plasticity in central vision loss: Cortical thickness and neurite structure. Human Brain Mapping. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.26334
Defenderfer, M., Demirayak, P., and Visscher, K.M. (2021). A method for mapping retinal images in early visual cortical areas. Neuroimage 245, 118737.
Fleming, L. L., Defenderfer, M., Demirayak, P., Stewart, P., DeCarlo, D. K., & Visscher, K. M. (2023). Impact of deprivation and preferential usage on functional connectivity between early visual cortex and category selective visual regions. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4473801
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