Awakening Neuropsychiatric Research Into the Stria Medullaris: Development of a Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Tractography Protocol of This Key Limbic Structure

• Main Authors: Darren W. Roddy (Author), Elena Roman (Author), Shane Rooney (Author), Sinaoife Andrews (Author), Chloe Farrell (Author), Kelly Doolin (Author), Kirk J. Levins (Author), Leonardo Tozzi (Author), Paul Tierney (Author), Denis Barry (Author), Thomas Frodl (Author), Veronica O'Keane (Author), Erik O'Hanlon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The Stria medullaris (SM) Thalami is a discrete white matter tract that directly connects frontolimbic areas to the habenula, allowing the forebrain to influence midbrain monoaminergic output. Habenular dysfunction has been shown in various neuropsychiatric conditions. However, there exists a paucit...