Connectomics

Connectomics: Applications to Neuroimaging is unique in presenting the frontier of neuro-applications using brain connectomics techniques. The book describes state-of-the-art research that applies brain connectivity analysis techniques to a broad range of neurological and psychiatric disorders (Alzheimer's, epilepsy, stroke, autism, Parkinson's, drug or alcohol addiction, depression, bipolar, and schizophrenia), brain fingerprint applications, speech-language assessments, and cognitive assessment. With this book the reader will learn: - Basic mathematical principles underlying connectomics - How connectomics is applied to a wide range of neuro-applications - What is the future direction of connectomics techniques. This book is an ideal reference for researchers and graduate students in computer science, data science, computational neuroscience, computational physics, or mathematics who need to understand how computational models derived from brain connectivity data are being used in clinical applications, as well as neuroscientists and medical researchers wanting an overview of the technical methods. Features: - Combines connectomics methods with relevant and interesting neuro-applications - Covers most of the hot topics in neuroscience and clinical areas - Appeals to researchers in a wide range of disciplines: computer science, engineering, data science, mathematics, computational physics, computational neuroscience, as well as neuroscience, and medical researchers interested in the technical methods of connectomics

Brent C. Munsell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the College of Charleston, US. He received a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of South Carolina, a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University, and a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University. Dr. Munsell's research aims to develop computational tools that draw inferences from biomedical imaging data, particular in the context of brain connectivity and network analysis. He is interested in medical image analysis, machine learning, and computer vision. Dr. Munsell has published papers in several top journals such as Nature, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, International Journal of Computer Vision and NeuroImage, and is actively working on structural and functional connectivity research projects that will allow clinicians to diagnose children who may have an Autism spectrum disorder before the age of two years old.

1. Autism Spectrum Disorders: Unbiased Functional Connectomics Provide New Insights into a Multifaceted Neurodevelopmental Disorder 2. Insights Into Cognition from Network Science Analyses of Human Brain Functional Connectivity:Working Memory as a Test Case 3. Overlapping and Dynamic Networks of the Emotional Brain 4. The Uniqueness of the Individual Functional Connectome 5. Dysfunctional Brain Network Organization in Neurodevelopmental Disorders 6. Addiction: Informing Drug Abuse Interventions with Brain Networks 7. Connectivity and Dysconnectivity: A Brief History of Functional Connectivity Research in Schizophrenia and Future Directions 8. Genetics of Brain Networks and Connectivity 9. Characterizing Dynamic Functional Connectivity Using Data-Driven Approaches and its Application in the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease 10. Toward a more Integrative Cognitive Neuroscience of Episodic Memory