Surface Anatomy

Large fiber bundles originate from well-defined regions in the cortex. Depending on the length of the fiber bundles which connect neighboring or more distant brain regions, regions in the gyri or sulci are relevant starting or end points. To understand this relationship between surface anatomy and connectivity, we use surface-based folding analyses (Working group Receptors) and relate them to data on structural and functional connectivity, particularly in the resting-state. We are interested in the changes of these parameters during aging (1000BRAINS; German National Cohort) in relation to genetic (Working Group Genomic Imaging) and environmental factors (collaboration Prof. Dr. Susanne Moebus; Center for Urban Epidemiology, University Duisburg-Essen).