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Mark E. Bastin is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a substantial focus on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Additional subfields of study include Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their work covers several main research topics, including:

  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders

Mark E. Bastin has contributed to a number of recent publications, reflecting a focus on cerebral small vessel disease, brain networks, and cognitive aging. Notable papers include:

  • "Cerebral small vessel disease genomics and its implications across the lifespan" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "The effect of network thresholding and weighting on structural brain networks in the UK Biobank" (2020, NeuroImage)
  • "Genomics of perivascular space burden unravels early mechanisms of cerebral small vessel disease" (2023, Nature Medicine)
  • "DNA Methylation and Protein Markers of Chronic Inflammation and Their Associations With Brain and Cognitive Aging" (2021, Neurology)
  • "Association of common genetic variants with brain microbleeds" (2020, Neurology)

Their frequent co-authors include Joanna M. Wardlaw, Simon R. Cox, Susana Muñoz Maniega, Ian J. Deary, and Michael J. Thrippleton. Collectively, these collaborations indicate sustained research partnerships across topics in neuroimaging and brain health.

Mark E. Bastin's publications often appear in specialized venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neurology
  • Human Brain Mapping
  • NeuroImage
  • NeuroImage Clinical

Best Publications

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • Sex Differences in the Adult Human Brain: Evidence from 5216 UK Biobank Participants

    Stuart J Ritchie;Simon R Cox;Xueyi Shen;Michael V Lombardo;Michael V Lombardo

  • Brain age predicts mortality

    J H Cole;S J Ritchie;M E Bastin;M C Valdés Hernández

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data

    Paul M. Thompson;Jason L. Stein;Sarah E. Medland;Derrek P. Hibar

  • Identification of common variants associated with human hippocampal and intracranial volumes

    Jason L Stein;Sarah E Medland;Sarah E Medland;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Derrek P Hibar

  • Ageing and brain white matter structure in 3,513 UK Biobank participants.

    Simon R. Cox;Stuart J. Ritchie;Elliot M. Tucker-Drob;David C. Liewald

  • Multi-site genetic analysis of diffusion images and voxelwise heritability analysis: A pilot project of the ENIGMA-DTI working group

    Neda Jahanshad;Peter V. Kochunov;Emma Sprooten;Emma Sprooten;René C. Mandl

  • Structural disconnectivity in schizophrenia: a diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging study.

    J Burns;D Job;M E Bastin;H Whalley

  • A General Factor of Brain White Matter Integrity Predicts Information Processing Speed in Healthy Older People

    Lars Penke;Susana Muñoz Maniega;Catherine Murray;Alan J. Gow

  • Diffusion tensor MR imaging of high-grade cerebral gliomas.

    Saurabh Sinha;Mark E. Bastin;Ian R. Whittle;Joanna M. Wardlaw

  • Novel genetic loci associated with hippocampal volume

    Derrek Hibar;Hieab H.H. Adams;Neda Jahanshad;Ganesh Chauhan

  • Visualization of image data from cells to organisms

    Thomas Walter;David W Shattuck;Richard Baldock;Mark E Bastin

  • Brain white matter tract integrity as a neural foundation for general intelligence

    L Penke;S Muñoz Maniega;M E Bastin;M C Valdés Hernández

  • Associations between vascular risk factors and brain MRI indices in UK Biobank

    Simon R Cox;Donald M Lyall;Stuart J Ritchie;Stuart J Ritchie;Mark E Bastin

  • White matter hyperintensities and normal-appearing white matter integrity in the aging brain

    Susana Muñoz Maniega;Maria C. Valdés Hernández;Jonathan D. Clayden;Natalie A. Royle

  • White matter abnormalities in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia detected using diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging

    Jessika E Sussmann;G Katherine S Lymer;James McKirdy;T William J Moorhead

  • A theoretical study of the effect of experimental noise on the measurement of anisotropy in diffusion imaging.

    Mark E. Bastin;Paul A. Armitage;Ian Marshall

  • White matter integrity and cognition in childhood and old age

    I. J. Deary;M. E. Bastin;A. Pattie;J. D. Clayden

  • Genetic architecture of subcortical brain structures in 38,851 individuals

    Claudia L. Satizabal;Claudia L. Satizabal;Claudia L. Satizabal;Hieab H.H. Adams;Derrek Hibar;Charles C. White;Charles C. White

  • White Matter Tractography in Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia

    Andrew M. McIntosh;Susana Muñoz Maniega;G. Katherine S. Lymer;G. Katherine S. Lymer;James McKirdy

  • Erratum: Visualization of image data from cells to organisms

    Thomas Walter;David W. Shattuck;Richard Baldock;Mark E. Bastin

  • Multi-site genetic analysis of diffusion images and voxelwise heritability analysis: A pilot project of the ENIGMA-DTI working group

    N. Jahanshad;P. V. Kochunov;E. Sprooten;R. C. Mandl

Frequent Co-Authors

Joanna M. Wardlaw
Joanna M. Wardlaw University of Edinburgh
Ian J. Deary
Ian J. Deary University of Edinburgh
John M. Starr
John M. Starr University of Edinburgh
Alan J. Gow
Alan J. Gow Heriot-Watt University
Sudha Seshadri
Sudha Seshadri The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Margaret J. Wright
Margaret J. Wright University of Queensland
Emma Sprooten
Emma Sprooten Radboud University
Peter R. Schofield
Peter R. Schofield Neuroscience Research Australia
Neda Jahanshad
Neda Jahanshad University of Southern California
David Ames
David Ames University of Melbourne

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