Varshney Featured in Journal Article About New Brain Imaging Technique

Amitabh Varshney, director of UMIACS and professor of computer science, is featured in the journal Brain Connectivity for his work in developing a new imaging technique, which can identify the specific changes in neural communication that can disrupt functional connectivity across the brain as a result of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).

In the article, “Investigation of Multiple Frequency Ranges Using Discrete Wavelet Decomposition of Resting State Functional Connectivity in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients,” Varshney and five researchers from UMD and the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the Magnetic Resonance Research Center describe their innovative approach to the advanced imaging technique called resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI).

Instead of relying on a single frequency range to analyze functional connectivity in the brain, the researchers measured multiple frequency ranges using a technique known as discrete wavelength decomposition.

The information learned from this technique could help explain why many patients with a diagnosis of mTBI experience persistent physical, cognitive and psychosocial symptoms.

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