BraiNavLab Research Projects
Explainable AI
While machine/deep learning approaches have undeniable advantages, the more the model is complex the more having explanations is mandatory to build trust on the outcomes and interpret the results, especially in medicine, healthcare and neuroscience fields. Such complexity leads to questions of trus…
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Imaging Genetics
The imaging genetics targets the investigation and modelling of the link between image-derived endophenotypes and genetic determinants at different scales. Information regarding genetic variants, either at SNP or aggregated levels, and imaging descriptors derived from different modalities is jointl…
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Dynamics and Brain Connectivity
Modelling brain connectivity allows characterizing the interplay among different regions, either in the form of functional dependencies (functional and effective connectivity) or backbone of connections (structural connectivity). Besides this, understanding the relationship between such different f…
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Brain Aging
How old is ones’ brain? This apparently simple question hides an extremely complex system where endogenous and exogenous variables of different type interplay in a still unknown manner. Marked changes occur in the brain during the lifespan and individual rates of aging have revealed pronounced indi…
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Brain Computer Interface
This project advances Brain–Computer Interface (BCI) technologies through two complementary approaches. The active BCI focuses on decoding brain activity during motor imagery using EEG and deep learning methods to improve the translation of neural signals into real-time control commands for externa…
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Brain Microstructure
The diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging (dMRI) is sensitive to random movements of nuclear spins carried by particles such as water molecules. The diffusion process in the brain tissue is hindered by its complex architecture due to the broad variety of cellular structures. Microstructure propertie…
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Deep Brain
Oxygen toxicity is a problem in diving, with potentially fatal consequences for the diver in the water. When divers use a closed-circuit oxygen rebreathing apparatus, they are breathing O2 100% and are exposed to hyperoxide conditions. In this scenario, the body could be affected in different ways …
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Epilepsy Surgery Outcome Prediction
In drug-resistant epilepsy, where medications fail to control seizures, surgical resection of the epileptogenic zone can offer a potential cure. However, surgical success depends critically on accurately identifying the brain regions generating seizures and understanding their network-level interac…
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EEG Microstates
EEG microstates are brief periods—typically lasting 60 to 120 milliseconds—during which the scalp electrical field remains quasi-stable before rapidly shifting to a new configuration. They are thought to represent the transient activation of large-scale neural networks, often called the “atoms of t…
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