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Mark E Bastin

University of Edinburgh
Verified email at ed.ac.uk
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Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures

…, L Almasy, D Ames, S Arepalli, AA Assareh, ME Bastin… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
The highly complex structure of the human brain is strongly shaped by genetic influences 1 .
Subcortical brain regions form circuits with cortical areas to coordinate movement 2 , …

Sex differences in the adult human brain: evidence from 5216 UK biobank participants

…, HC Whalley, SM Lawrie, CR Gale, ME Bastin… - Cerebral …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Sex differences in the human brain are of interest for many reasons: for example, there are
sex differences in the observed prevalence of psychiatric disorders and in some …

[HTML][HTML] The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data

…, K Appel, NJ Armstrong, B Aribisala, ME Bastin… - Brain imaging and …, 2014 - Springer
The Enhancing NeuroImaging Genetics through Meta-Analysis (ENIGMA) Consortium is a
collaborative network of researchers working together on a range of large-scale studies that …

[HTML][HTML] Brain age predicts mortality

JH Cole, SJ Ritchie, ME Bastin, V Hernández… - Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Age-associated disease and disability are placing a growing burden on society. However,
ageing does not affect people uniformly. Hence, markers of the underlying biological ageing …

[HTML][HTML] Ageing and brain white matter structure in 3,513 UK Biobank participants

…, G Davies, JM Wardlaw, CR Gale, ME Bastin… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Quantifying the microstructural properties of the human brain’s connections is necessary for
understanding normal ageing and disease. Here we examine brain white matter magnetic …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-site genetic analysis of diffusion images and voxelwise heritability analysis: A pilot project of the ENIGMA–DTI working group

…, JM Wardlaw, MJ Wright, HEH Pol, ME Bastin… - Neuroimage, 2013 - Elsevier
The ENIGMA (Enhancing NeuroImaging Genetics through Meta-Analysis) Consortium was
set up to analyze brain measures and genotypes from multiple sites across the world to …

A general factor of brain white matter integrity predicts information processing speed in healthy older people

…, JM Starr, JM Wardlaw, ME Bastin… - Journal of …, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
Human white matter integrity has been related to information processing speed, but it is
unknown whether impaired integrity results from localized processes or is a general property …

Genetic variants associated with longitudinal changes in brain structure across the lifespan

…, GJ Barker, ME Bastin, E Blok, E Bøen… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Human brain structure changes throughout the lifespan. Altered brain growth or rates of
decline are implicated in a vast range of psychiatric, developmental and neurodegenerative …

Diffusion tensor MR imaging of high-grade cerebral gliomas

S Sinha, ME Bastin, IR Whittle… - American Journal of …, 2002 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Optimizing high-grade glioma treatment requires the
delineation of edematous and normal brain from tumor, perhaps by using potential differences in …

Visualization of image data from cells to organisms

T Walter, DW Shattuck, R Baldock, ME Bastin… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Advances in imaging techniques and high-throughput technologies are providing scientists
with unprecedented possibilities to visualize internal structures of cells, organs and …