Eagle-449: A volumetric, whole-brain compilation of brain atlases for vestibular functional MRI research

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Jeremy L Smith, Emory University; Vishwadeep Ahluwalia, Georgia Institute of Technology; Russell K Gore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jason Allen, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2023-01-14
• Publisher: NATURE PORTFOLIO
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © The Author(s) 2023
• License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-01938-1
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: SCIENTIFIC DATA
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1
• Start Page: 29
• End Page: 29
• Keywords: CORTEX; Science & Technology - Other Topics; PARCELLATION; SUPRAMARGINAL GYRUS; ECONOMO; Multidisciplinary Sciences; CYTOARCHITECTONIC AREAS; 2 EXTRASTRIATE AREAS; KOSKINAS; CINGULATE VOLUMES; PROBABILISTIC MAPS; Science & Technology; VARIABILITY
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Radiology; Engineering, Biomedical

Abstract

Human vestibular processing involves distributed networks of cortical and subcortical regions which perform sensory and multimodal integrative functions. These functional hubs are also interconnected with areas subserving cognitive, affective, and body-representative domains. Analysis of these diverse components of the vestibular and vestibular-associated networks, and synthesis of their holistic functioning, is therefore vital to our understanding of the genesis of vestibular dysfunctions and aid treatment development. Novel neuroimaging methodologies, including functional and structural connectivity analyses, have provided important contributions in this area, but often require the use of atlases which are comprised of well-defined a priori regions of interest. Investigating vestibular dysfunction requires a more detailed atlas that encompasses cortical, subcortical, cerebellar, and brainstem regions. The present paper represents an effort to establish a compilation of existing, peer-reviewed brain atlases which collectively afford comprehensive coverage of these regions while explicitly focusing on vestibular substrates. It is expected that this compilation will be iteratively improved with additional contributions from researchers in the field.