Megan M. Herting

Oestradiol and Progesterone Variability in Adolescent Females: Associations with Brain Structure and Mental Health Problems

This study examines how monthly variability in oestradiol and progesterone in adolescent females relates to brain structure and mental health outcomes.

Dual ecological-cultural pathways of sociocultural environment and resting state functional connectivity among Hispanic adolescents in the ABCD Study

The paper identifies dual neural pathways linking sociocultural factors to resting-state functional connectivity in Hispanic adolescents, revealing distinct neurobiological impacts of community and family environments.

Cortical microarchitecture supports preadolescent functional brain network connectivity

The paper links gray matter microarchitecture to functional brain network connectivity in preadolescents using diffusion and functional MRI data from the ABCD Study.

Air Pollution, Early Adversity, and Amygdala: Environmental Correlates of Psychopathology in Preadolescents

This study examines how early life adversity and air pollution interact to affect amygdala volumes and psychopathology symptoms in children.

Sources of outdoor air pollution exposure and child brain network development across the United States

This study links childhood exposure to different sources of PM2.5 pollution to changes in brain network connectivity across the U.S., with regional differences observed.

Outdoor Air Pollution, Perivascular Space Morphology, and Cognition in Preadolescence

This study links outdoor air pollution exposure to increased perivascular space count and poorer cognition in preadolescents, suggesting brain clearance mechanisms may mediate pollution's neurotoxic effects.

Developmental Differences in White Matter Microarchitecture in Youth with ADHD: Longitudinal Findings from the ABCD Study

This study examines how ADHD affects white matter microarchitecture in youth over time using diffusion MRI and finds reduced isotropic diffusion in ADHD individuals.

ADHD Medications and Preadolescent Brain Structure: Patterns of Cortical Attenuation from the ABCD Study

The paper uses the ABCD Study to analyze how ADHD medications affect cortical structure, finding that stimulants reduce ADHD-related cortical changes.

Patterns of brain-wide associations reflect socioeconomics

The paper links socioeconomic status (SES) to brain-wide associations, showing SES has stronger associations with brain structure and function than IQ or psychopathology.

Ambient Pollution Components and Sources Associated with Hippocampal Architecture and Memory in Pre-Adolescents

The paper examines how ambient air pollution components and sources affect hippocampal structure and memory in pre-adolescents using data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.

Genetic Architecture of Perivascular Space Morphology in the Pediatric Brain

The paper identifies genetic associations with perivascular space morphology in children using MRI and genomics data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.

Prefrontal working memory activity partially mediates link between enriched neighborhood environments and episodic memory among 9-13-year-olds

The paper examines how enriched neighborhood environments affect episodic memory in children through prefrontal cortex activity.

Pubertal hormones and the early adolescent female brain: a multimodality brain MRI study

This study investigates the relationship between pubertal hormones and brain structure/function in adolescent females using multimodal MRI data from a large cohort.

Sex and gender differences in perivascular space in early adolescence

This study examines sex and felt-gender differences in perivascular space (PVS) volume and count in adolescents, finding that felt-gender improves model fit for PVS count and both sex and felt-gender are associated with PVS volume and count.

Hormonal contraceptive intake during adolescence and cortical brain measures in the ABCD Study

This study examines the impact of hormonal contraceptive use on cortical brain measures in adolescents using ABCD Study data, finding significant differences in cortical thickness and correlations with hormone levels.

Spatiotemporal patterns in cortical development: Age, puberty, and individual variability from 9 to 13 years of age

This study examines spatiotemporal patterns of cortical development along a sensorimotor-to-association axis in adolescents, finding age-related changes and significant individual variability influenced by sex and puberty.

Estimating individual-level changes in functional brain connectivity and correspondence with topology changes

The paper evaluates six change scores for functional brain connectivity using ABCD Study data to determine their effectiveness in capturing topology changes over time.

Sex-specific Effects of Outdoor Air Pollution on Subcortical Microstructure and Weight Gain: Findings from the ABCD Study

This study examines how air pollution exposure interacts with subcortical brain microstructure in children to influence BMI changes over two years, finding stronger associations in males.

Outdoor Air Pollution Relates to Amygdala Subregion Volume and Apportionment in Early Adolescents

The paper examines the relationship between outdoor air pollution and amygdala subregion volumes in early adolescents using ABCD Study data and finds associations between pollutants and specific subregion volume changes.

Effects of one-night partial sleep deprivation on perivascular space volume fraction: Findings from the Stockholm Sleepy Brain Study

This study examines the effects of one-night partial sleep deprivation on perivascular space volume fraction using the Stockholm Sleepy Brain Study, finding no significant overall association but some interactions that did not survive multiple comparisons.

Amygdala Subregion Volumes and Apportionment in Preadolescents -- Associations with Age, Sex, and Body Mass Index

The paper examines amygdala subregion volumes and apportionment in preadolescents, finding age-related expansion, sex differences, and associations with BMI.

Sleep duration and efficiency moderate the effects of prenatal and childhood ambient pollutant exposure on global white matter microstructural integrity in adolescence

The paper examines how sleep duration and efficiency moderate the impact of prenatal and childhood air pollution on white matter integrity in adolescents.

Idiosyncrasy and generalizability of contraceptive- and hormone-related functional connectomes across the menstrual cycle

The paper examines how contraceptive and hormone-related functional brain networks vary across the menstrual cycle using fMRI and hormone data from two longitudinal datasets, finding individual-specific and generalizable patterns influenced by hormonal contraceptives.

More similarity than difference: comparison of within- and between-sex variance in early adolescent brain structure

This paper compares within- and between-sex variance in early adolescent brain structure and finds more similarity than difference between sexes.

Air pollution from biomass burning disrupts early adolescent cortical microarchitecture development

This study examines how exposure to PM2.5 from biomass burning affects cortical microstructure development in adolescents using neuroimaging data.

Adolescent to young adult longitudinal development of subcortical volumes in two European sites with four waves

The paper examines sex differences in subcortical brain volume trajectories across adolescence using longitudinal data from two European sites.

Age-Related Decline in Blood-Brain Barrier Function is More Pronounced in Males than Females in Parietal and Temporal Regions

The paper investigates age and sex differences in BBB function using MRI in 186 participants, finding more pronounced decline in males starting in the early 60s, particularly in parietal and temporal regions.

Profiling intra- and inter-individual differences in brain development across early adolescence

The paper quantifies intra- and inter-individual variability in brain development during early adolescence using the ABCD Study, finding age-related differences and regional heterogeneity.

Sex, gender diversity, and brain structure in children ages 9 to 11 years old

This study examines the relationship between sex, gender diversity, and brain structure in children aged 9-11, finding that sex explains some variance while gender diversity does not independently predict neurostructural differences.

Longitudinal assessment of brain structure and behavior in youth with rapid weight gain: Potential contributing causes and consequences

This study examines how rapid weight gain in youth affects brain structure and impulsivity, finding associations with specific brain regions and suggesting interventions targeting inhibitory control.