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Mapping neuroplastic potential in brain-damaged patients

Herbet, Guillaume, Maheu, Maxime, Costi, Emanuele, Lafargue, Gilles, Duffau, Hugues·2016·Brain

Abstract

It is increasingly acknowledged that the brain is highly plastic. However, the anatomic factors governing the potential for neuroplasticity have hardly been investigated. To bridge this knowledge gap, we generated a probabilistic atlas of functional plasticity derived from both anatomic magnetic resonance imaging results and intraoperative mapping data on 231 patients having undergone surgery for diffuse, low-grade glioma. The atlas includes detailed level of confidence information and is supplemented with a series of comprehensive, connectivity-based cluster analyses. Our results show that cortical plasticity is generally high in the cortex (except in primary unimodal areas and in a small set of neural hubs) and rather low in connective tracts (especially associative and projection tracts). The atlas sheds new light on the topological organization of critical neural systems and may also be useful in predicting the likelihood of recovery (as a function of lesion topology) in various neuropathological conditions—a crucial factor in improving the care of brain-damaged patients. The slow growth of diffuse low-grade gliomas (DLGG) allows progressive reshaping of brain function through plasticity. Herbet et al . use anatomical MRI and intraoperative electrostimulation mapping in 231 patients undergoing DLGG resection to generate a probabilistic atlas of neuroplasticity. Plasticity is high in cortex, but relatively low in connective tracts.

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  • Combining tractography atlases with intraoperative electrical stimulation has produced probabilistic atlases of white matter pathways and structural hubs defining a minimal common brain connectome with low inter-individual variability and low potential for post-lesional compensation.

    “By combining tractography atlases with intraoperative electrical stimulation for functional mapping, researchers have constructed probabilistic atlases of white matter pathways and structural hubs that define a minimal common brain connectome with a low inter-individual variability and a low potential of post-lesional compensation (Herbet et al., 2016; Sarubbo et al., 2020).”
  • The association between persistent speech production impairments and white matter damage aligns with prior evidence suggesting that white matter damage poses a major constraint on brain plasticity.

    “The association between persistent speech production impairments and white matter damage aligns well with prior evidence suggesting that white matter damage poses a major constraint on brain plasticity (Duffau, 2014; Herbet et al., 2016; Griffis et al., 2019).”

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Authors
Herbet, G., Maheu, M., Costi, E., Lafargue, G., & Duffau, H.
Affiliations
  • Inserm (FR)
  • École Normale Supérieure - PSL (FR)
  • University of Brescia (IT)
  • Université de Lille (FR)
Venue
Brain
Published
2016-02-08
Volume
139
Issue
3
Pages
829-844
ISSN
  • 0006-8950 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2156
OpenAlex
W2266034247
Cited by
289
References
82
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 40 · 2022: 30 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 36 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 26 · 2017: 39 · 2016: 7
FWCI
18.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Brain (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
Keywords
neuroplasticity, functional plasticity, probabilistic atlas, diffuse low-grade glioma, brain-damaged patients, cortical plasticity, recovery prediction, brain connectivity
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Anatomy, Artistic, Atlases as Topic, Brain Injuries, Brain Mapping, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neuronal Plasticity, Retrospective Studies, Young Adult

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