JCR Articles

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 […]

Yossi Mosbacher, Farad Khoyratee, Miri Goldin, Sivan Kanner, Yenehaetra Malakai, Moises Silva, Filippo Grassia, Yoav Ben Simon, Jesus Cortes, Ari Barzilai, Timothée Levi, and Paolo Bonifazi. Toward neuroprosthetic real-time communication from in silico to biological neuronal network via patterned optogenetic stimulation. Scientific Reports 10: 7512, 2020 [pdf] Abstract Restoration of the communication between brain circuitry is a crucial step in the recovery of brain damage induced by traumatic injuries or […]

Filippo Mancuso, Sergio Lage, Javier Rasero, José Luis Díaz‐Ramón, Aintzane Apraiz, Gorka Pérez‐Yarza, Pilar Ariadna Ezkurra, Cristina Penas, Ana Sánchez‐Diez, María Dolores García‐Vazquez, Jesús Gardeazabal, Rosa Izu, Karmele Mujika, Jesús Cortés, Aintzane Asumendi, and María Dolores Boyano. Serum markers improve current prediction of metastasis development in early‐stage melanoma patients: a machine learning‐based study. Molecular Oncology 14:1705-1718, 2020 [pdf] Abstract Metastasis development represents an important threat for melanoma patients, even when […]

Antonio Jimenez-Marin, Diego Rivera, Victoria Boado, Ibai Diez, Fermin Labayen, Irati Garrido, Daniela Ramos-Usuga, Itziar Benito-Sanchez, Javier Rasero, Alberto Cabrera Zubizarreta, Inigo Gabilondo, Sebastiano Stramaglia, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Jesus M. Cortes. Brain Connectivity And Cognitive Functioning In Individuals Six Months After Multiorgan Failure Neuroimage: Clinical 25: 102137, 2020 [pdf] Abstract Multiorgan failure (MOF) is a life-threating condition that affects two or more systems of organs not involved in the disorder […]

Caroline E. Nunes-Xavier, Olaia Aurtenetxe, Laura Zaldumbide, Ricardo López-Almaraz, Asier Erramuzpe, Jesús M. Cortés, José I. López and Rafael Pulido. Protein tyrosine phosphatase PTPN1 modulates cell growth and associates with poor outcome in human neuroblastoma Diagnostic Pathology 14:134, 2019 [pdf] Abstract Background: Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) regulate neuronal differentiation and survival, but their expression patterns and functions in human neuroblastoma (NB) are scarcely known. Here, we have investigated the function […]

Ildefonso M. De la Fuente, Carlos Bringas, Iker Malaina, Benjamin Regner, Alberto Pérez-Samartín, María Dolores Boyano, María Fedetz, José I. López, Gorka Pérez-Yarza, Jesus M. Cortes and Terrence Sejnowski. The nucleus does not significantly affect the migratory trajectories of amoeba in two-dimensional environments Scientific Reports 9:16369, 2019 [pdf] Abstract For a wide range of cells, from bacteria to mammals, locomotion movements are a crucial systemic behavior for cellular life. Despite […]

Garazi Labayru, Ibai Diez, Jorge Sepulcre, Esther Fernández, Miren Zulaica, Jesús M. Cortés, Adolfo López de Munain, Andone Sistiaga. Regional brain atrophy in gray and white matter is associated with cognitiveimpairment in Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 Neuroimage: Clinical 24: 102078, 2019 [pdf] Abstract Background Myotonic Dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a slowly progressive myopathy characterized by varying multisystemic involvement. Several cerebral features such as brain atrophy, ventricular enlargement, and white […]

Peter beim Graben, Antonio Jimenez-Marin, Ibai Diez, Jesus M. Cortes, Mathieu Desroches and Serafim Rodrigues. Metastable Resting State Brain Dynamics. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience 13:62, 2019 [pdf] Abstract Metastability refers to the fact that the state of a dynamical system spends a large amount of time in a restricted region of its available phase space before a transition takes place, bringing the system into another state from where it might […]

Cristina Sanchez-Puelles, Maria Calleja-Felipe, Alberto Ouro, Ghassen Bougamra, Ana Arroyo, Ibai Diez, Asier Erramuzpe, Jesus Cortes, Jose Martinez-Hernandez, Rafael Lujn, Marta Navarrete, Cesar Venero, Andrew Chan, Miguel Morales, Jose A. Esteban and Shira Knafo. PTEN activity defines an axis for plasticity at cortico-amygdala synapses and determines social behavior. Cerebral Cortex 30:505-524, 2019 [pdf] Abstract Phosphatase and tensin homolog on chromosome 10 (PTEN) is a tumor suppressor and autism-associated gene that […]

Ane Murueta-Goyena , Roco del Pino, Paula Reyero , Marta Galds, Begoa Arana, Olaia Lucas Jimenez, Marian Acera, Beatriz Tijero, Naroa Ibarretxe-Bilbao, Natalia Ojeda, Javier Pea, Jesus Cortes, Juan Carlos Gomez-Esteban, Iñigo Gabilondo. Parafoveal thinning of inner retina is associated with visual dysfunction in Lewy body diseases.  Movement disorders 34:1315-1324, 2019 [pdf] Abstract Background: Retinal optical coherence tomography findings in Lewy body diseases and their implications for visual outcomes remain controversial. […]

Jose I. Lopez, Rafael Pulido, Jesus M. Cortes , Javier C. Angulo, and Charles H. Lawrie. Potential impact of PD-L1 (SP-142) immunohistochemical heterogeneity in clear cell renal cell carcinoma immunotherapy.  Pathol Res Pract 214:1110-1114, 2018 [pdf] Abstract Intratumor heterogeneity (ITH) detection remains a challenge in modern oncology because it can have a direct impact on the success of new therapies. Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy is an emerging treatment modality that is showing great promise for […]

Javier Rasero, Ibai Diez, Jesus M Cortes, Daniele Marinazzo and Sebastiano Stramaglia. Connectome sorting by Consensus Clustering increases separability in group neuroimaging studies. Network Neuroscience , 3: 325–343, 2018 [pdf] Abstract A fundamental challenge in preprocessing pipelines for neuroimaging datasets is to increase the signal-to-noise ratio for subsequent analyses. In the same line, we suggest here that the application of the consensus clustering approach to brain connectivity matrices can be […]

Javier Rasero, Hannelore Aerts, Marlis Ontivero Ortega, Jesus M. Cortes, Sebastiano Stramaglia , Daniele Marinazzo. Predicting functional networks from region connectivity profiles in task-based versus resting-state fMRI data PLoS One, 13: e0207385, 2018 [pdf] Abstract Intrinsic Connectivity Networks, patterns of correlated activity emerging from “resting-state” BOLD time series, are increasingly being associated with cognitive, clinical, and behavioral aspects, and compared with patterns of activity elicited by specific tasks. We study […]

Iñigo Gabilondo, Verónica Llorens, Trinidad Rodriguez, Manuel Fernández, Tomas Pérez Concha, Marian Acera, Beatriz Tijero, Ane Murueta-Goyena, Rocío del Pino, Jesús Cortés, Juan Carlos Gómez-Esteban. Myocardial MIBG scintigraphy in genetic Parkinson’s disease as a model for Lewy body disorders. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, 46:376-384, 2019 [pdf] Purpose. To identify myocardial sympathetic denervation patterns suggestive of Lewy body (LB) pathology in patients with genetic and idiopathic parkinsonisms […]

Borja Camino-Pontes, Ibai Diez, Antonio Jimenez-Marin, Javier Rasero, Asier Erramuzpe, Paolo Bonifazi, Sebastiano Stramaglia, Stephan Swinnen and Jesus M. Cortes. Interaction Information Along Lifespan of the Resting Brain Dynamics Reveals a Major Redundant Role of the Default Mode Network. Entropy 20: 742, 2018 [pdf] Abstract Interaction Information (II) generalizes the univariate Shannon entropy to triplets of variables, allowing the detection of redundant (R) or synergetic (S) interactions in dynamical networks. […]

Olaia Aurtenetxe, Laura Zaldumbide, Asier erramuzpe, Ricardo Lpez, Jos I Lopez, Jess M Cortes, Rafael Pulido* and Caroline E Nunes-Xavier*. (*Equal last-author contribution). DUSP5 expression associates with poor prognosis in human neuroblastoma. Experimental and Molecular Pathology, 105:272-278, 2018 [pdf] Abstract Regulation of growth and differentiation of neuroblastoma (NB) cells is the rational of some maintenance therapies for high-risk NB. MAP kinase phosphatases (MKPs) are potential physiologic regulators of neuronal differentiation […]

Paolo Bonifazi, Asier Erramuzpe, Ibai Diez, Iñigo Gabilondo, Matthieu P. Boisgontier, Lisa Pauwels, Sebastiano Stramaglia, Stephan P. Swinnen and Jesus M. Cortes. Structure–function multi-scale connectomics reveals a major role of the fronto-striato-thalamic circuit in brain aging. Human Brain Mapping, 39: 4663–4677, 2018 [pdf] Abstract Physiological aging affects brain structure and function impacting morphology, connectivity, and performance. However, whether some brain connectivity metrics might reflect the age of an individual is […]

T. Lissek., et. al. , M.T. Hasan. Building Bridges through Science. Neuron 96:730-735, 2017 [pdf] Science is ideally suited to connect people from different cultures and thereby foster mutual understanding. To promote international life science collaboration, we have launched ‘‘The Science Bridge’’ initiative. Our current project focuses on partnership between Western and Middle Eastern neuroscience communities.

A. Erramuzpe, JM Cortes and JI Lopez. Multisite tumor sampling enhances the detection of intratumor heterogeneity at all different temporal stages of tumor evolution. Virchows Arch 472:187-194, 2018 [pdf] Abstract Intratumor heterogeneity (ITH) is an inherent process of tumor development that has received much attention in previous years, as it has become a major obstacle for the success of targeted therapies. ITH is also temporally unpredictable across tumor evolution, which […]

Javier Rasero*, Carmen Alonso Montes*, Ibai Diez*, Laiene Olabarrieta-Landa, Lakhdar Remaki, Iñaki Escudero, Beatriz Mateos Goñi, Paolo Bonifazi, Manuel Fernandez Martinez, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Sebastiano Stramaglia** and Jesus Cortes** (*Equal first-author contribution) (**Equal last-author contribution). Group-Level Progressive Alterations in Brain Connectivity Patterns Revealed by Diffusion-Tensor Brain Networks across Severity Stages in Alzheimer’s Disease. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 9:215, 2017 [pdf] Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a chronically progressive neurodegenerative disease highly […]

J Rasero, M Pellicoro, L Angellini, JM Cortes, D Marinazzo, S Stramaglia. Consensus clustering approach to group brain connectivity matrices. Network Neuroscience 1: 242-253, 2017 [pdf] A novel approach rooted on the notion of consensus clustering, a strategy developed for community detection in complex networks, is proposed to cope with the heterogeneity that characterizes connectivity matrices in health and disease. The method can be summarized as follows: (i) define, for […]

JM Cortes, Giovanni de Petris, JI Lopez. Detection of intra-tumor heterogeneity in modern pathology: A multi-site tumor sampling (MSTS) perspective. Frontiers in Medicine 4:25 , 2017 [pdf] Current sampling protocols of neoplasms along the digestive tract and in the urinary bladder have to be updated, as they do not respond to the necessities of modern personalized medicine. We show here that an adapted version of multisite tumor sampling (MSTS) is […]

JM Kroos, I Marinelli, I Diez, JM Cortes, S Stramaglia, and L Gerardo-Giorda. Patient-specific computational modeling of Cortical Spreading Depression via Diffusion Tensor Imaging. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, 2017 [pdf] Cortical spreading depression, a depolarization wave originating in the visual cortex and traveling towards the frontal lobe, is commonly accepted as a correlate of migraine visual aura. As of today, little is known about the mechanisms […]

S. Stramaglia, M. Pellicoro, L. Angelini, E. Amico, H. Aerts, J.M. Cortes, S. Laureys, and D. Marinazzo. Ising Model with conserved magnetization on the Human Connectome: implications on the relation structure-function in wakefulness and anesthesia. Chaos 27: 047407, 2017 [pdf] Dynamical models implemented on the large scale architecture of the human brain may shed light on how function arises from the underlying structure.This is the case notably for simple abstract […]

Jose Ignacio Lopez and Jesus M Cortes. Multi-Site Tumor Sampling (MSTS): A new tumor selection method to enhance intratumor heterogeneity detection. Human Pathology 64:1-6, 2017 [pdf] Intratumor heterogeneity (ITH) is increasingly being recognized as a highly complex process with high clinical impact that deserves special attention from practicing pathologists. The goodness of the ITH detection depends on the correctness of the pathologist’s sampling. The goal of this review is twofold. […]