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Diffusion MRI · Water diffusion that reveals white-matter pathways in vivo.

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Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Diffusion MRIOriginal photo is anonymous although published by Clark University in 1899. Restoration by Garrondo · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

People who shaped how we talk about Diffusion MRI.

Eight voices span anatomy, clinic, computation and culture.

People

01 Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Santiago Ramón y Cajal

1852–1934 · Spain

Neuron doctrine

Santiago Ramón y Cajal shaped discourse on white-matter architecture relevant to Diffusion MRI.

02 Rita Levi-Montalcini

Rita Levi-Montalcini

1909–2012 · Italy

Nerve growth factor

Rita Levi-Montalcini shaped discourse on white-matter architecture relevant to Diffusion MRI.

03

John O'Keefe

b. 1939 · US/UK

Place cells

John O'Keefe shaped discourse on white-matter architecture relevant to Diffusion MRI.

04 Eric Kandel

Eric Kandel

b. 1929 · Austria/US

Cellular learning

Eric Kandel shaped discourse on white-matter architecture relevant to Diffusion MRI.

05 Wilder Penfield

Wilder Penfield

1891–1976 · Canada

Cortical maps

Wilder Penfield shaped discourse on white-matter architecture relevant to Diffusion MRI.

06 David Hubel

David Hubel

1926–2013 · Canada/US

Visual columns

David Hubel shaped discourse on white-matter architecture relevant to Diffusion MRI.

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May-Britt Moser

b. 1963 · Norway

Grid cells

May-Britt Moser shaped discourse on white-matter architecture relevant to Diffusion MRI.

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Edvard Moser

b. 1962 · Norway

Grid cells

Edvard Moser shaped discourse on white-matter architecture relevant to Diffusion MRI.

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Sources & research

  1. MR diffusion tensor spectroscopy and imagingBasser PJ; Mattiello J; LeBihan D · 1994 · Biophysical JournalDOIPubMed
  2. Fiber tract-based atlas of human white matter anatomyWakana S; et al. · 2004 · RadiologyDOIPubMed
  3. Diffusion MRI fiber tractography of the brainJeurissen B; et al. · 2019 · NMR in BiomedicineDOIPubMed

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