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Zein Nayal

Harvard University

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MEG Signatures of Differences in Auditory Cortex Responses to Trigger versus Non-Trigger Sounds in Misophonia

Jasmine S. Tan, Sergio Osorio, Grace Levine, Zein Nayal, Seppo P. Ahlfors, Julie G. Arenberg, Nathaniel David Mercaldo, Jyrki Ahveninen, Tommi Raij, Tal Kenet

This study uses MEG to show that trigger sounds in misophonia elicit smaller evoked responses and different oscillatory patterns in the right auditory cortex compared to non-trigger sounds.

bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Cortical Excitation-Inhibition Balance in Autism Varies by Brain Region and Age

Sergio Osorio, Jasmine S. Tan, Sheraz Khan, Seppo P. Ahlfors, Fahimeh Mamashli, JUSSI S. ALHO, Robert M. Joseph, Grace Levine, Steven Graham, Gagan Joshi, Zein Nayal, Nicole M. McGuiggan, Ainsley Losh, Stephanie Pawlyszyn, Nathaniel David Mercaldo, , Tal Kenet

The paper examines developmental changes in cortical excitation-inhibition balance in ASD across brain regions and age, finding regionally and developmentally specific differences.

bioRxiv · Jun 11, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Lower cortical activation and altered functional connectivity characterize passive auditory spatial attention in ASD

Sergio Osorio, Jasmine S. Tan, Grace Levine, Seppo P. Ahlfors, Steven Graham, Fahimeh Mamashli, Sheraz Khan, Robert M. Joseph, Zein Nayal, Ainsley Losh, Stephanie Pawlyszyn, Nicole M. McGuiggan, Matti Hämäläinen, Hari Bharadwaj, Tal Kenet

This study finds reduced cortical activation and increased alpha-band functional connectivity in ASD during passive auditory spatial attention tasks compared to typically developing children.

Autism Research · Sep 24, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience