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Nikos Makris is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging. Their research spans several subfields including cognitive neuroscience, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, neurology, and clinical psychology.

The scientist's work predominantly addresses advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, encompassing advanced MRI techniques, fetal and pediatric neurological disorders, functional brain connectivity studies, MRI in cancer diagnosis, atomic and subatomic physics research, and transcranial magnetic stimulation studies. This wide range of topics reflects an interdisciplinary approach to medical imaging and brain research.

Nikos Makris has published in various venues, with a notable number of publications appearing in:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Human Brain Mapping

Their recent papers include the following:

  • "Tractography dissection variability: What happens when 42 groups dissect 14 white matter bundles on the same dataset?" (2021, NeuroImage)
  • "The ventral pathway of the human brain: A continuous association tract system" (2021, NeuroImage)
  • "White matter association tracts underlying language and theory of mind: An investigation of 809 brains from the Human Connectome Project" (2021, NeuroImage)
  • "Anatomical assessment of trigeminal nerve tractography using diffusion MRI: A comparison of acquisition b-values and single- and multi-fiber tracking strategies" (2020, NeuroImage Clinical)
  • "A preliminary choroid plexus volumetric study in individuals with psychosis" (2023, Human Brain Mapping)

Frequent collaborators with whom Nikos Makris has co-authored numerous publications include:

  • Marek Kubicki
  • Sylvain Bouix
  • Jarrett Rushmore
  • Elizabeth Rizzoni
  • András Lassó

Best Publications

  • Whole brain segmentation: automated labeling of neuroanatomical structures in the human brain.

    Bruce Fischl;David H. Salat;Evelina Busa;Marilyn Albert

  • Automatically Parcellating the Human Cerebral Cortex

    Bruce Fischl;André van der Kouwe;Christophe Destrieux;Eric Halgren

  • Sequence-independent segmentation of magnetic resonance images.

    Bruce Fischl;Bruce Fischl;David H. Salat;André J.W. van der Kouwe;Nikos Makris

  • High angular resolution diffusion imaging reveals intravoxel white matter fiber heterogeneity.

    David S. Tuch;Timothy G. Reese;Mette R. Wiegell;Nikos Makris

  • Acute effects of cocaine on human brain activity and emotion

    Hans C Breiter;Randy L Gollub;Robert M Weisskoff;David N Kennedy

  • Reliability of MRI-derived measurements of human cerebral cortical thickness: the effects of field strength, scanner upgrade and manufacturer.

    Xiao Han;Jorge Jovicich;David Salat;Andre van der Kouwe

  • Segmentation of Subcomponents within the Superior Longitudinal Fascicle in Humans: A Quantitative, In Vivo, DT-MRI Study

    Nikos Makris;David N. Kennedy;Sean McInerney;A. Gregory Sorensen

  • Normal Sexual Dimorphism of the Adult Human Brain Assessed by In Vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Jill M. Goldstein;Larry J. Seidman;Nicholas J. Horton;Nikos Makris

  • Acupuncture modulates the limbic system and subcortical gray structures of the human brain: Evidence from fMRI studies in normal subjects

    Kathleen K.S. Hui;Jing Liu;Nikos Makris;Randy L. Gollub

  • Structural brain imaging of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

    Larry J. Seidman;Eve M. Valera;Nikos Makris

  • Structural brain magnetic resonance imaging of limbic and thalamic volumes in pediatric bipolar disorder

    Jean A. Frazier;Sufen Chiu;Janis L. Breeze;Nikos Makris

  • Decreased volume of left and total anterior insular lobule in schizophrenia

    Nikos Makris;Nikos Makris;Jill M. Goldstein;David Kennedy;Steven M. Hodge

  • Localization of white matter volume increase in autism and developmental language disorder.

    Martha R. Herbert;David A. Ziegler;Nikos Makris;Pauline A. Filipek

  • MRI-derived measurements of human subcortical, ventricular and intracranial brain volumes: Reliability effects of scan sessions, acquisition sequences, data analyses, scanner upgrade, scanner vendors and field strengths

    Jorge Jovicich;Silvester Czanner;Xiao Han;David H. Salat

  • Effects of age on volumes of cortex, white matter and subcortical structures.

    Kristine B. Walhovd;Anders M. Fjell;Ivar Reinvang;Arvid Lundervold

  • The integrated response of the human cerebro-cerebellar and limbic systems to acupuncture stimulation at ST 36 as evidenced by fMRI

    Kathleen K. S. Hui;Jing Liu;Ovidiu Marina;Vitaly Napadow

  • Hypothalamic Abnormalities in Schizophrenia: Sex Effects and Genetic Vulnerability

    Jill M. Goldstein;Larry J. Seidman;Larry J. Seidman;Larry J. Seidman;Nikos Makris;Todd Ahern;Todd Ahern;Todd Ahern

  • Evidence for more widespread cerebral pathology in early HD: An MRI-based morphometric analysis

    H. D. Rosas;W. J. Koroshetz;Y. I. Chen;C. Skeuse

  • Dissociations of cerebral cortex, subcortical and cerebral white matter volumes in autistic boys

    M. R. Herbert;D. A. Ziegler;C. K. Deutsch;L. M. O’Brien

  • Brain asymmetries in autism and developmental language disorder: a nested whole-brain analysis.

    Martha R. Herbert;D. A. Ziegler;D. A. Ziegler;C. K. Deutsch;L. M. O'Brien

  • Cortical Thinning of the Attention and Executive Function Networks in Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

    Nikos Makris;Joseph Biederman;Eve M. Valera;George Bush

Frequent Co-Authors

David N. Kennedy
David N. Kennedy University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Verne S. Caviness
Verne S. Caviness Harvard University
Marek Kubicki
Marek Kubicki Brigham and Women's Hospital
Martha E. Shenton
Martha E. Shenton Harvard University
Anders M. Dale
Anders M. Dale J. Craig Venter Institute
Bruce Fischl
Bruce Fischl Harvard University
Hans C. Breiter
Hans C. Breiter University of Cincinnati
Eve M. Valera
Eve M. Valera Harvard University
Bruce R. Rosen
Bruce R. Rosen Harvard University
Sylvain Bouix
Sylvain Bouix Harvard Medical School

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