Dr Mark Bastin

Reader

Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences
Edinburgh Imaging

Tel: 0131 537 2511
Email: Mark.Bastin@ed.ac.uk

Research

Research summary

My research uses diffusion and structural MRI to investigate the connectivity of cerebral white matter, the brain’s wiring, and its relationship to cognitive ability in both health and disease.

Current areas of interest include normal ageing, preterm birth, motor neurone disease, MS, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Collaborations stretch across the University and include psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, neonatologist and informaticians.

Research aims and areas of interest

My primary research interest is in the development of MRI acquisition methods and image processing techniques and their application to the study of white matter in the brain. Specific areas of interest include:

Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging and tractography
Magnetization transfer magnetic resonance imaging
Quantitative spin-lattice relaxation (T1) measurement
Application to normal ageing, preterm birth, brain tumours, MND, MS, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

Affiliated research centres

Publications

Brain network reorganisation and spatial lesion distribution in systemic lupus erythematosus 13 Dec 2020 In: Lupus
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0961203320979045
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)
Hierarchical complexity of the macro-scale neonatal brain 7 Dec 2020 In: Cerebral Cortex
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhaa345
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Three major dimensions of human brain cortical ageing in relation to cognitive decline across the 8th decade of life 30 Nov 2020 In: Molecular Psychiatry
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Accepted/In press)
Maternal cortisol is associated with neonatal amygdala microstructure and connectivity in a sexually dimorphic manner 24 Nov 2020 In: eLIFE
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.60729
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Dietary patterns, cognitive function, and structural neuroimaging measures of brain aging 16 Oct 2020 In: Experimental gerontology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2020.111117
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)

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This article was published on 14 Jan, 2021