2024
The effects of genetic and modifiable risk factors on brain regions vulnerable to ageing and disease
Manuello J, Min J, McCarthy P, Alfaro-Almagro F, Lee S, Smith S, Elliott L, Winkler A, Douaud G. The effects of genetic and modifiable risk factors on brain regions vulnerable to ageing and disease. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 2576. PMID: 38538590, PMCID: PMC10973379, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46344-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModifiable risk factorsRisk factorsBrain networksUK Biobank participantsTraffic-related air pollutionAlcohol intake frequencyBrain regionsGenome-wide associationBiobank participantsHigher-order brain regionsIntake frequencyXg blood groupEffects of ageCardiovascular deathGenetic influencesUnique contributionsNitrogen dioxideSchizophreniaBrainAgeAir pollutionAlzheimer's diseaseParkinson's diseaseSexAssociation
2020
Neuroimaging Association Scores: reliability and validity of aggregate measures of brain structural features linked to mental disorders in youth
Axelrud L, Simioni A, Pine D, Winkler A, Pan P, Sato J, Zugman A, Parker N, Picon F, Jackowski A, Hoexter M, Barker G, Martinot J, Martinot M, Satterthwaite T, Rohde L, Milham M, Barker E, Salum G. Neuroimaging Association Scores: reliability and validity of aggregate measures of brain structural features linked to mental disorders in youth. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2020, 30: 1895-1906. PMID: 33030612, PMCID: PMC9077631, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-020-01653-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral psychopathologyCortical thicknessBrain featuresSubcortical volumesMental disordersStructural brain featuresInternal consistencyBrain structural featuresHealthy Brain NetworkPsychiatric disordersAssociation scoreSymptomatic domainsHigh internal consistencyPsychopathology assessmentDisordersBrain networksLow internal consistencyEffect sizeBehavioral phenotypesScoresReplicable associationsPsychopathologyWeighted scoreAssociationReplicable markers