Publications

Soraya Martín-Suárez, Jesus M, Cortes, and Paolo Bonifazi. Blockage of STAT3 during epileptogenesis prevents GABAergic loss and imprinting of the epileptic state. Brain 2023 [pdf] Abstract: Epilepsy, the condition of recurrent unprovoked seizures resulting from a wide variety of causes, is one of the world’s most prominent neurological disabilities. Seizures which are an expression of neuronal network dysfunction occur in a positive feedback loop of concomitant factors, including also neuro-inflammatory […]

Borja Camino-Pontes, Francisco Gonzalez-Lopez, Gonzalo Santamaría-Gomez, Antonio Javier Sutil-Jimenez, Carolina Sastre-Barrios, Iñigo Fernandez de Pierola, and Jesus M. Cortes. One-year prediction of cognitive decline following cognitive-stimulation from real-world data. Journal of Neuropsychology 2023 [pdf] Abstract: Clinical evidence based on real-world data (RWD) is accumulating exponentially providing larger sample sizes available, which demand novel methods to deal with the enhanced heterogeneity of the data. Here, we used RWD to assess the […]

Antonio Jimenez-Marin, Jolien Gooijers, Nele De Bruyn, Alberto Llera, Geert Verheyden, Stephan P. Swinnen, and Jesus M. Cortes. Multimodal and multidomain lesion network mapping enhances prediction of sensorimotor behavior in stroke patients. Scientific Reports 12: 22400, 2022 [pdf] Beyond the characteristics of a brain lesion, such as its etiology, size or location, lesion network mapping (LNM) has shown that similar symptoms after a lesion reflects similar dis-connectivity patterns, thereby linking […]

Endika Martinez-Gutierrez, Antonio Jimenez-Marin, Sebastiano Stramaglia and Jesus M. Cortes. The structure of anticorrelated networks in the human brain.  Frontiers in Network Physiology, 2022 [pdf] During the performance of a specific task–or at rest–, the activity of different brain regions shares statistical dependencies that reflect functional connections. While these relationships have been studied intensely for positively correlated networks, considerably less attention has been paid to negatively correlated networks, a. k.a. […]

Marilyn Gatica, Fernando E. Rosas, Pedro A. M. Mediano, Ibai Diez, Stephan P. Swinnen, Patricio Orio, Rodrigo Cofre, Jesus M. Cortes. High-order functional redundancy in ageing explained via alterations in the connectome in a whole-brain model.  PLoS Comput Biol 18(9): e1010431. [pdf] The human brain generates a rich repertoire of spatio-temporal activity patterns, which support a wide variety of motor and cognitive functions. These patterns of activity change with age […]

Martin Iniguez, Antonio Jimenez-Marin, Asier Erramuzpe, Marian Acera, Beatriz Tijero, Ane Murueta-Goyena, Rocio Del Pino, Tamara Fernandez, Mar Carmona‑Abellan, Alberto Cabrera-Zubizarreta, Juan Carlos Gómez‑Esteban, Jesus M. Cortes and Inigo Gabilondo. Heart-brain synchronization breakdown in Parkinson’s disease.  npj Parkinson’s Disease (2022) 64 [pdf] Heart rate variability (HRV) abnormalities are potential early biomarkers in Parkinson’s disease (PD) but their relationship with central autonomic network (CAN) activity is not fully understood. We analyzed […]

Izaro Fernandez-Iriondo, Antonio Jimenez-Marín, Basilio Sierra, Naiara Aginako, Paolo Bonifazi, and Jesus M. Cortes. Brain mapping of behavioral domains using multi-scale networks and canonical correlation analysis. Front. Neurosci. 2022.  article: [pdf] Abstract Simultaneous mapping of multiple behavioral domains into brain networks remains a major challenge. Here, we shed some light on this problem by employing a combination of machine learning, structural and functional brain networks at different spatial resolutions (also […]

Garazi Labayru, Borja Camino, Antonio Jimenez‑Marin, JoanaGarmendia , JorgeVillanua , Miren Zulaica, Jesus M. Cortes, Adolfo López de Munain & Andone Sistiaga. Scientific Reports 12:3988, 2022  article: [pdf] Abstract Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (DM1) is a multisystemic disease that afects gray and white matter (WM) tissues. WM changes in DM1 include increased hyperintensities and altered tract integrity distributed in a widespread manner. However, the precise temporal and spatial progression of […]

Maider Nuñez-Ibero, Borja Camino-Pontes, Ibai Diez, Asier Erramuzpe, Endika Martinez-Gutierrez, Sebastiano Stramaglia, Javier O. Alvarez-Cienfuegos, and Jesus M. Cortes. A Controlled Thermoalgesic Stimulation Device for Exploring Novel Pain Perception Biomarkers. IEEE JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS 25: 2948-2957, 2021. biorxiv: [pdf] article: [pdf] Abstract Objective: To develop a new device for identifying physiological markers of pain perception by reading the brain’s electrical activity and hemodynamic interactions while applying thermoalgesic […]

Antonio Jimenez-Marin, Ibai Diez, Maria C. Caballero, Isidro Ferrer, Garazi Labayru, Pol Andres-Benito, Andone Sistiaga, Jorge Sepulcre, Adolfo Lopez de Munain, and Jesus M. Cortes. Transcriptional signatures of synaptic vesicle genes define myotonic dystrophy type I neurodegeneration. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology . In press, 2021. biorxiv: [pdf] article: [pdf] Abstract Aim: To delineate the neurogenetic profiles of brain degeneration patterns in myotonic dystrophy type I (DM1). Methods: In two cohorts […]

Changchun He, Heng Chen, Xiaonan Guo, Ruishi Wang, Lingyin Kong, Xinyue Huang, Huafu Chen, Jinming Xiao, Xiaolong Shan, Rui Feng, Xujun Duan. Individual-based morphological brain network organization and its association with autistic symptoms in young children with autism spectrum disorder. Human Brain Mapping. In press, 2021 [pdf] Abstract Individual-based morphological brain networks built from T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reflect synchronous maturation intensities between anatomical regions at the individual level. […]

Leire Torices, Javier de las Heras, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Jesús M. Cortes, Caroline E. Nunes-Xavier , Rafael Pulido. MMADHC premature termination codons in the pathogenesis of cobalamin D disorder: Potential of translational readthrough reconstitution. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports. In press, 2021 [pdf] Abstract Mutations in the MMADHC gene cause cobalamin D disorder (cblD), an autosomal recessive inborn disease with defects in intracellular cobalamin (cbl, vitamin B12) metabolism. CblD patients […]

Sandra Luna, Leire Torices, Janire Mingo, Laura Amo, Isabel Rodríguez‐Escudero, Pablo Ruiz‐Ibarlucea, Asier Erramuzpe, Jesús M. Cortés, María I. Tejada, María Molina, Caroline E. Nunes‐Xavier, José I. López, Víctor J. Cid, and Rafael Pulido. A global analysis of the reconstitution of PTEN function by translational readthrough of PTEN pathogenic premature termination codons. Human Mutation. In press, 2021 [pdf] Abstract The PTEN tumor suppressor gene is mutated with high incidence in […]

Marilyn Gatica, Rodrigo Cofré, Pedro A.M. Mediano, Fernando E. Rosas, Patricio Orio, Ibai Diez, Stephan P. Swinnen, and Jesus M. Cortes. High-order interdependencies in the aging brain. Brain connectivity . In press, 2021. biorxiv: [pdf] article: [pdf] Abstract Background: Brain interdependencies can be studied from either a structural/anatomical perspective (“structural connectivity”-SC) or by considering statistical interdependencies (“functional connectivity”-FC). Interestingly, while SC is by definition pairwise (white-matter fibers project from one […]

JJ Torres, MA Muñoz, Jesus M Cortes, J Mejias. Special Issue on Emergent Effects in Stochastic Neural Networks with Application to Learning and Information Processing. Neurocomputing . In press, 2021. [pdf] Abstract This special issue includes a series of 12 articles, which represent a selection of extended contributions presented at the 15th Granada Seminar on Computational and Statistical Physics held in Granada from September 17 to 20, 2019, and organized […]

A Safari, P Moretti, I Diez, JM Cortes, MA Muñoz. Persistence of hierarchical network organization and emergent topologies in models of functional connectivity. Neurocomputing . In press, 2021. arxiv: [pdf] article: [pdf] Abstract Functional networks provide a topological description of activity patterns in the brain, as they stem from the propagation of neural activity on the anatomical or structural network of synaptic connections. This last is well known to be […]

I Fernandez-Iriondo, A Jimenez-Marin, I Diez, P Bonifazi, SP Swinnen, MA Munoz, JM Cortes. Low variability of dynamical functional connectivity in cerebellar networks. Neurocomputing . In press, 2021 biorxiv: [pdf] article: [pdf] Abstract Brain networks can be defined and explored using different types of connectivity. Here, we studied P=48 healthy participants with neuroimaging state-of-the-art techniques and analyzed the relationship between the actual structural connectivity (SC) networks (between 2514 regions of […]

Ane Murueta‐Goyena, Rocío Del Pino, Marta Galdós, Begoña Arana, Marian Acera, Mar Carmona‐Abellán, Tamara Fernández‐Valle, Beatriz Tijero, Olaia Lucas‐Jiménez, Natalia Ojeda, Naroa Ibarretxe‐Bilbao, Javier Peña, Jesus Cortes, Unai Ayala, Maitane Barrenechea, Juan Carlos Gómez‐Esteban, and Iñigo Gabilondo. Retinal Thickness Predicts the Risk of Cognitive Decline in Parkinson Disease. Annals of neurology 89: 165-176, 2021 [pdf] Abstract Objective: This study was undertaken to analyze longitudinal changes of retinal thickness and their […]

Garazi Labayru, Antonio Jimenez-Marin, Esther Fernandez, Jorge Villanua, Miren Zulaica, Jesus M. Cortes, Ibai Diıez, Jorge Sepulcre, Adolfo Lopez de Munain, Andone Sistiaga. Neurodegeneration trajectory in pediatric and adult/lateDM1: A follow-up MRI study across a decade. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 7:1802-1815, 2020 [pdf] Abstract Objective: To characterize the progression of brain structural abnormalities in adults with pediatric and adult/late onset DM1, as well as to examine the potential […]

Javier De Las Heras, Ibai Diez, Antonio Jimenez-Marin, Alberto Cabrera, Daniela Ramos-Usuga, Marta Venecia Diaz-Fernandez, Leire Torices,Caroline E. Nunes-Xavier, Rafael Pulido, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, and Jesus M. Cortes. Brain Circuit Alterations and Cognitive Disability in Late-Onset Cobalamin D Disorder. J Clinical Medicine 9: 990, 2020 [pdf] Abstract Neuroimaging studies describing brain circuits’ alterations in cobalamin (vitamin B12)-deficient patients are limited and have not been carried out in patients with inborn […]

Changchun He, Huafu Chen, Lucina Q Uddin, Asier Erramuzpe, Paolo Bonifazi, Xiaonan Guo, Jinming Xiao, Heng Chen, Xinyue Huang, Lei Li, Wei Sheng, Wei Liao, Jesus M Cortes, and Xujun Duan. Structure-Function Connectomics Reveals Aberrant Developmental Trajectory Occurring at Preadolescence in the Autistic Brain. Cerebral Cortex 30: 5028–5037, 2020 [pdf] Abstract Accumulating neuroimaging evidence shows that age estimation obtained from brain connectomics reflects the level of brain maturation along with […]

Arrate Sevilla , Celia Morales, Pilar A. Ezkurra, Javier Rasero, Verónica Velasco, Goikoane Cancho-Galan, na Sánchez-Diez, armele Mujika, Cristina Penas, Isabel Smith, Aintzane Asumendi, Jesús M. Cortés, Maria Dolores Boyano, and Santos Alonso. BRAF V600E mutational load as a prognosis biomarker in malignant melanoma. Plos One 15:e0230136, 2020 [pdf] Abtstract Analyzing the mutational load of driver mutations in melanoma could provide valuable information regarding its progression. We aimed at analyzing […]