F1000 recommendations:

• Cappa S: F1000Prime Recommendation of [Forkel SJ et al., Neurology 2020]. In F1000Prime, https://f1000.com/prime/737290765

• Tippett D: F1000Prime Recommendation of [Forkel SJ et al., Brain 2014]. In F1000Prime, https://facultyopinions.com/prime/718472585

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FORTHCOMING​

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Combining nTMS and Tractography for Language Mapping: An Integrated Paradigm for Neurosurgical Planning. Ohlerth AK , Lavrador JP,  Vergani F & Forkel SJ. In Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Neurosurgery (Eds Krieg & Picht), in press

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Harnessing Advanced Tractography in Neurosurgical Practice. Beyh A, Ohlerth AK & Forkel SJ. In Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Neurosurgery, in press  (Eds Krieg & Picht), https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/emhrn

 

Preoperative Brain Mapping Predicts Language Outcomes After Eloquent Tumor Resection. Matthew Muir, Kyle Noll, Sarah Prinsloo, Hayley Michener, Jeffrey I. Traylor, Vinodh A. Kumar,  Chibawanye I. Ene, Sherise Ferguson, Jeffrey Weinberg, Frederick Lang, Brian Taylor, Stephanie J. Forkel, Sujit S. Prabhu, under revision​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Neurovariability as a signature of adaptive brain function. Forkel SJ, Dulyan L, Schilling KG, Thiebaut de Schotten M., under revision

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2025

 

The Organization for Human Brain Mapping Time Machine: A freely accessible archive of annual meeting talks on YouTube. Wearn A, Sitek KR, Valk SL & Forkel SJ. Aperture Neuro, https://doi.org/10.52294/001c.138647

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Animal models are useful in studying human neuroanatomy with tractography

Roebroeck A, Haber S, Borra E, Schiavi S, Daducci A,  Forkel SJ,  Rockland K, Dyrby TB,  Schilling K. BSAF, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-025-02945-1

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Cross-Species Neuroanatomy in Primates Using Tractography.  Sotiropoulos SN, Thiebaut de Schotten M, Haber SN & Forkel SJ. BSAF, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-025-02914-8

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The scientific value of tractography: Accuracy vs Usefulness. Rheault F,  Mayberg H, Thiebaut de Schotten M, Roebroeck A, Forkel SJ., BSAF,  DOI: 10.1007/s00429-025-02921-9

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The Knight and His Queen: Rudolf Nieuwenhuys’ legacy, anchored in anatomy

Forkel SJ., BSAF , DOI: 10.1007/s00429-025-02910-y

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Translational Network Neuroscience:  9 Roadblocks and possible solutions. Fekonja LS, Forkel SJ, Baran Aydogan D, Lioumis P,  Cacciola A,  Weiß Lucas C, Tournier JD, Vergani F, Schenk R, Shams B,  Engelhardt MJ,  Picht T, Network Neuroscience, https://doi.org/10.1162/netn_a_00435​​

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Asymmetries in language-relevant brain tumors.  Satoer D, Dulyan L, Forkel SJ., In Handbook of Clinical Neurology  (Eds Corballis & Papagno), https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15646-5.00041-5

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Asymmetries in the human brain. Dulyan L, Bortolami C, Forkel SJ., In Handbook of Clinical Neurology  (Eds Corballis & Papagno), https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15646-5.00030-0

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Dissecting White Matter Pathways: A neuroanatomical approach. Forkel SJ, Bortolami C, Dulyan L, Barrett RLC, Beyh A. In Handbook of Diffusion MRI Tractography (Eds Leemands/ Dell'Acqua), https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818894-1.00012-4 

 

Navigating the neuroanatomy. Dulyan, L., Guzmán Chacón, E. G., & Forkel, S. J. (2025). In J. H. Grafman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the human brain (2nd ed.). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-820480-1.00203-5

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2024

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​Functional anatomy and topographical organization of the frontotemporal arcuate fasciculus. Basile GA, Nozais V, Quartarone A, Giustiniani A, Ielo A, Cerasa A, Milardi D, Abdallah M, Thiebaut de Schotten M, Forkel SJ, Cacciola A., Communications Biology idoi: 10.1038/s42003-024-07274-3

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Redefining Language Networks: Connectivity Beyond Localised Regions. Forkel SJ & Hagoort P. BSAF, doi: 10.1007/s00429-024-02859-4 ​

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The future of science publishing.  S. Della Sala,  Bathelt,H.Buchtel, A.Tavano, C.Press, B.Love, I.Croy, R.Morris, S.Kotz, M.D.Kopelman, M.I.Coco, P. Reber, Forkel SJ., S.R. Schweinberger 

Cortex, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2024.10.005.

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Unravelling the fabric of the human mind: the brain-cognition space. Pacella V, Nozais V, Talozzi L, Forkel S, Thiebaut de Schotten. Nature Communications, accepted https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2260331/v1  ​

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The relationship between white matter architecture and language lateralisation in the healthy brain. Andrulyte I, De Bezenac Ch, Branzi F, Forkel SJ, Taylor PN, Keller SS, Journal of Neuroscience, https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0166-24.2024​​

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The coming decade of digital brain research - A vision for neuroscience at the intersection of technology and computing. Amunts et al., DOI 10.5281/zenodo.10035197, Imaging Neuroscience (2024) 2: 1–35

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Embracing Digital Innovation in Neuroscience: 2023 in Review at Neuroccino. ​​Guzmán Chacón E, Ovando-Tellez M, Thiebaut de Schotten M, Forkel SJ, DOI : 10.1007/s00429-024-02768-6​

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Testing the prediction accuracy of the Disconnectome Symptom Discoverer model on out-of-sample post-stroke language outcomes. Hope TMH, Neville D, Talozzi L, Foulon C, Forkel SJ, Thiebaut de Schotten M, Price C., BRAIN, https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awad352

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2023

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Structural network abnormalities in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): a systematic review of 127 diffusion imaging studies with a meta-analysis. Parlatini V, Itahashi T, Lee Y, Siwei L, Nguyen T.T, Forkel SJ, Catani M, Rubia K, Zhou J.H, Murphy D.G, Cortese S. Molecular Psychiatry, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-023-02173-1.pdf 

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Atlasing white matter and grey matter joint contributions to resting-state networks in the human brain. Nozais V, Forkel SJ, Petit L, Thiebaut de Schotten M, Joliot M. CommsBio,  doi: 10.1101/2022.01.10.475690 

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Latent scale disconnectome prediction of individual symptom severity in chronic stroke. Talozzi L, Forkel SJ, Pacella V, Nozais V, Nachev P, Corbetta M, Thiebaut De Schotten M. BRAIN (2023) doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awad013 

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2022

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The emergent properties of the connected brain.

Thiebaut de Schotten M & Forkel SJ. Science (2022)  https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abq2591 

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How do different parts of brain white matter develop after birth in humans? Genon S & Forkel SJ. Neuron (2022)  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2022.11.011.

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Paul Broca – From Fame to shame?

Boraud Th & Forkel SJ. Brain (2022) doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34092.59527

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The subcortical and neurochemical organisation of the ventral and dorsal attention networks. Alves P, Forkel SJ, Corbetta M, Thieabut de Schotten M. (2022) https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1804139/v1 

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Longitudinal prediction of motor dysfunction after stroke: a disconnectome study. Dulyan L, Talozzi L, Pacella V,  Corbetta M & Forkel SJ*, Thiebaut de Schotten* M.  *joint last. BSAF (2022) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-022-02589-5. 

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Stroke disconnectome decodes reading networks.

Forkel SJ, Labache L, Nachev P, Thiebaut de Schotten M, Hesling I. BSAF (2022) DOI: 10.1007/s00429-022-02575-x

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The multimodal anatomy of the human forniceal commissure.

Akeret, K, Forkel SJ, Buzzi RM, Vasella F, Amrein I, Slomianka L, Serra C, Yasargil G, Krayenbühl N. CommsBio (2022) DOI:10.21203/rs.3.rs-1193017/v1

 

2021

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The genetic architecture of language functional connectivity.

Mekki YN, Guillemot V, Lemaître H, Carrion-Castillo A, Forkel SJ, Frouin V, Philippe C. NeuroImage (2021) https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.18.464351 

 

Lesion-symptom mapping: from single cases to the human disconnectome. Forkel SJ. In Encyclopaedia of Behavioural Neuroscience 2e (Eds Della Salla), 2020. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819641-0.00056-6.  

 

White matter variability, cognition, and disorders: a systematic review.

Forkel SJ, Friedrich P, Thiebaut de Schotten M & Howells H. Brain Structure and Function, in press.
doi: 10.1007/s00429-021-02382-w

 

Functionnectome as a framework to analyse the contribution of brain circuits to fMRI.
Nozais V, Forkel SJ, Foulon C, Petit L, Thiebaut de Schotten M. Commun Biol. 2021 Sep 2;4(1):1035. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02530-2

 

The squirrel monkey model in clinical neuroscience.
Royo J, Forkel SJ, Pouget P, Thiebaut de Schotten M. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2021 Sep;128:152-164. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.06.006
 

Brainhack: Developing a culture of open, inclusive, community-driven neuroscience.
Gau R, Noble S, Heuer K, Bottenhorn KL, Bilgin IP, Yang YF, Huntenburg JM, Bayer JMM, Bethlehem RAI, Rhoads SA, Vogelbacher C, Borghesani V, Levitis E, Wang HT, Van Den Bossche S, Kobeleva X, Legarreta JH, Guay S, Atay SM, Varoquaux GP, Huijser DC, Sandström MS, Herholz P, Nastase SA, Badhwar A, Dumas G, Schwab S, Moia S, Dayan M, Bassil Y, Brooks PP, Mancini M, Shine JM, O'Connor D, Xie X, Poggiali D, Friedrich P, Heinsfeld AS, Riedl L, Toro R, Caballero-Gaudes C, Eklund A, Garner KG, Nolan CR, Demeter DV, Barrios FA, Merchant JS, McDevitt EA, Oostenveld R, Craddock RC, Rokem A, Doyle A, Ghosh SS, Nikolaidis A, Stanley OW, Uruñuela E; Brainhack Community.
Neuron. 2021 Jun 2;109(11):1769-1775. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.04.001
 

Imaging evolution of the primate brain: the next frontier?
Friedrich P, Forkel SJ, Amiez C, Balsters JH, Coulon O, Fan L, Goulas A, Hadj-Bouziane F, Hecht EE, Heuer K, Jiang T, Latzman RD, Liu X, Loh KK, Patil KR, Lopez-Persem A, Procyk E, Sallet J, Toro R, Vickery S, Weis S, Wilson CRE, Xu T, Zerbi V, Eickoff SB, Margulies DS, Mars RB, Thiebaut de Schotten M.Neuroimage. 2021 Mar;228:117685. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117685
 

2020

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Mapping the principal gradient onto the corpus callosum.

Friedrich P, Forkel SJ, Thiebaut de Schotten M. Neuroimage. 2020 Dec;223:117317. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117317.

 

The role of left fronto-parietal tracts in hand selection: Evidence from neurosurgery.

Howells H, Puglisi G, Leonetti A, Vigano L, Fornia L, Simone L, Forkel SJ, Rossi M, Riva M, Cerri G, Bello L. Cortex. 2020 Jul;128:297-311. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2020.03.018.

 

Anchoring the human olfactory system within a functional gradient.

Waymel A, Friedrich P, Bastian PA, Forkel SJ, Thiebaut de Schotten M. Neuroimage. 2020 Aug 1;216:116863. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116863.

 

Towards metabolic disconnection – symptom mapping.

Forkel SJ, Thiebaut de Schotten M. Brain. 2020 Mar 1;143(3):718-721. doi: 10.1093/brain/awaa060.

 

Accelerating the Evolution of Nonhuman Primate Neuroimaging.

PRIMatE Data Exchange (PRIME-DE) Global Collaboration Workshop and Consortium. Neuron. 2020 Feb 19;105(4):600-603. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.12.023.

 

Anatomical evidence of an indirect pathway for word repetition.

Forkel SJ, Rogalski E, Drossinos Sancho N, N, D'Anna L, Luque Laguna P, Sridhar J, Dell'Acqua F, Weintraub S, Thompson C, & Mesulam MM & Catani M. Neurology, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000008746
 

An ancestral anatomical and spatial bias for visually guided behavior.

Friedrich P, Thiebaut de Schotten M, Forkel SJ, Stacho M, Howells H. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Feb 4;117(5):2251-2252. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1918402117.

 

Differences in Frontal Network Anatomy Across Primate Species.

Barrett RLC, Dawson M, Dyrby TB, Krug K, Ptito M, D'Arceuil H, Croxson PL, Johnson PJ, Howells H, Forkel SJ, Dell'Acqua F, Catani M. J Neurosci. 2020 Mar 4;40(10):2094-2107. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1650-18.2019.

 

Until 2019

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One size fits all does not apply to brain lateralisation.

Thiebaut de Schotten M, Friedrich P, Forkel SJ. Phys Life Rev. 2019 Oct;30:30-33. doi: 10.1016/j.plrev.2019.07.007.

 

Neural organization of ventral white matter tracts parallels the initial steps of reading development: A DTI tractography study.

Vanderauwera J, De Vos A, Forkel SJ, Catani M, Wouters J, Vandermosten M, Ghesquière P. Brain Lang. 2018 Aug;183:32-40. doi: 10.1016/j.bandl.2018.05.007.

 

Lesion mapping in acute stroke aphasia and its implications for recovery. Forkel SJ & Catani M. Neuropsychologia 115:88-100, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2018.03.036 

 

Short parietal lobe connections of the human and monkey brain.

Catani M, Robertsson N, Beyh A, Huynh V, de Santiago Requejo F, Howells H, Barrett RL, Aiello M, Cavaliere C, Dyrby T, Krug K, Ptito M, D'Arceuil H & Forkel SJ# & Dell'Acqua F#. #joint last. Cortex 97:339-357, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2017.10.022  

 

Structural Variability Across the Primate Brain: A Cross-Species Comparison. Croxson PL, Forkel SJ, Cerliani L & Thiebaut de Schotten M. Cereb Cortex 28(11):3829-3841, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhx244
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Mentalizing the body: spatial and social cognition in anosognosia for hemiplegia.

Besharati S, Forkel SJ, Kopelman M, Solms M, Jenkinson PM, Fotopoulou A. Brain. 2016 Mar;139(Pt 3):971-85. doi: 10.1093/brain/awv390.

 

The white matter of the human cerebrum: part I The occipital lobe by Heinrich Sachs.

Forkel SJ, Mahmood S, Vergani F, Catani M. Cortex. 2015 Jan;62:182-202. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2014.10.023.

 

The affective modulation of motor awareness in anosognosia for hemiplegia: behavioural and lesion evidence.

Besharati S, Forkel SJ, Kopelman M, Solms M, Jenkinson PM, Fotopoulou A. Cortex. 2014 Dec;61:127-40. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2014.08.016.

 

Heinrich Sachs (1863-1928).

Forkel SJ. J Neurol. 2015 Feb;262(2):498-500.
doi: 10.1007/s00415-014-7517-2.

 

Anatomical predictors of aphasia recovery: a tractography study of bilateral perisylvian language networks.

Forkel SJ, Thiebaut de Schotten M, Dell'Acqua F, Kalra L, Murphy DG, Williams SR & Catani M. Brain 137(Pt7):2027-39, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awu113 

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Intralobar fibres of the occipital lobe: a post-mortem dissection study.

Vergani F, Mahmood S, Morris CM, Mitchell P & Forkel SJ. Cortex 56:145-56, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2014.03.002 

 

The anatomy of fronto-occipital connections from early blunt dissections to contemporary tractography.

Forkel SJ, Thiebaut de Schotten M, Kawadler JM, Danek A & Catani M. Cortex 56:73-84, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2012.09.005 

 

Beyond cortical localization in clinico-anatomical correlation.

Catani M, Dell'acqua F, Bizzi A, Forkel SJ, Williams SC, Simmons A, Murphy DG, Thiebaut de Schotten M. Cortex. 2012 Nov-Dec;48(10):1262-87. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2012.07.001.

 

A lateralised brain network for visuospatial attention.

Thiebaut de Schotten M, Dell'Acqua F, Forkel SJ, Dell’Acqua F, Simmons A, Murphy DG, Catani M. Nature Neuroscience 14(10):1245-6, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.2905 

 

Altered integrity of perisylvian language pathways in schizophrenia: relationship to auditory hallucinations.

Catani M, Craig MC, Forkel SJ, Kanaan R, Picchioni M, Toulopoulou T, Shergill S, Williams S, Murphy DG, McGuire P. Biol Psychiatry. 2011 Dec 15;70(12):1143-50. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.06.013.

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