Epigenetic associations with adolescent grey matter maturation and cognitive development
Jensen D, Chen J, Turner J, Stephen J, Wang Y, Wilson T, Calhoun V, Liu J. Epigenetic associations with adolescent grey matter maturation and cognitive development. Frontiers In Genetics 2023, 14: 1222619. PMID: 37529779, PMCID: PMC10390095, DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1222619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGM volume increaseGray matter maturationPatterns of brain maturationImprove cognitive performanceGray matterExecutive functionEpisodic memoryCognitive performanceCognitive testsBrain structuresProcessing speedBrain maturationCognitive AssessmentCognitive scoresBrain imagingAged 9BrainEpigenetic associationsAdolescentsLongitudinal cohortDNA methylationHuman neurodevelopmentDNA methylation of genesCytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) sitesBrain tissueTestosterone levels mediate the dynamics of motor oscillatory coding and behavior in developing youth
Killanin A, Taylor B, Embury C, Picci G, Wang Y, Calhoun V, Stephen J, Heinrichs-Graham E, Wilson T. Testosterone levels mediate the dynamics of motor oscillatory coding and behavior in developing youth. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2023, 61: 101257. PMID: 37236034, PMCID: PMC10232658, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor performanceEffects of ageSalivary testosterone samplesMotor sequence taskMultiple mediation modelMovement-related beta activityBeta oscillatory dynamicsMeasures of motor performanceYouth aged 9Complex motor performanceLeft primary motor cortexPubertal transition periodBeta activitySequencing taskTestosterone samplesMediation modelMotor planningMotor regionsTask behaviorPrimary motor cortexDevelopmental changesBehavior indexYoung adulthoodTestosterone levelsAged 9