Yue Yang

Microbes on the Mind: Multi-modal Neuroimaging Reveals Gut-Brain Axes in Infants

This study links gut microbiome features to brain development in infants using multimodal neuroimaging and metagenomics.

Alzheimer Disease Knowledge Graph Enhances Knowledge Discovery and Disease Prediction

The paper constructs an Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Graph (ADKG) to enhance disease prediction and knowledge discovery, showing improved performance in predictive modeling.

The pivotal role of the X-chromosome in the genetic architecture of the human brain

The paper investigates the genetic impact of the X-chromosome and sex differences in the human brain, identifying 72 genome-wide significant trait-locus pairs linked to brain-related disorders.

Genetic influences on the shape of brain ventricular and subcortical structures

The paper identifies 60 genetic loci associated with brain ventricular and subcortical shape features using shape measures from over 45,000 UK Biobank and ABCD study subjects.

Spectral fiber-photometry derives hemoglobin concentration changes for accurate measurement of fluorescent sensor activity

This paper introduces spectral fiber-photometry methods to correct hemoglobin absorption artifacts in fluorescent sensor recordings, improving accuracy in measuring neuronal activity.

Common variants contribute to intrinsic human brain functional networks

This study identifies common genetic variants influencing intrinsic brain networks using rsfMRI data from 44,190 individuals, finding associations with cognitive and clinical traits.

Heart-brain connections: phenotypic and genetic insights from 40,000 cardiac and brain magnetic resonance images

The paper investigates phenotypic and genetic links between heart and brain using MRI data from 40,000 UK Biobank subjects, finding strong correlations and shared genetic influences.

Genetic influences on the intrinsic and extrinsic functional organizations of the cerebral cortex

This study identifies genetic loci associated with functional brain networks and areas using large-scale fMRI data, linking them to cognitive traits and brain disorders.

Common genetic variation influencing human white matter microstructure

This study identifies common genetic variants influencing white matter microstructure using dMRI data from 42,919 individuals, revealing genetic links to neuropsychiatric disorders and other traits.

Transcriptome-wide association analysis of 211 neuroimaging traits identifies new genes for brain structures and yields insights into the gene-level pleiotropy with other complex traits

This study performs transcriptome-wide association analysis on 211 neuroimaging traits, identifies 204 genes, and shows TWAS-derived polygenic risk scores explain up to 6.97% of phenotypic variance.