Natalie J. Forde

Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Tic Disorders Reveals 6 Independent Risk Loci and Highlights Tic-Associated Cell Types and Brain Circuitry

This study identifies six genome-wide significant risk loci for tic disorders and links genetic risk to specific brain cell types and circuits.

Linking White-Matter Development to Clinical Variation in Autism: Longitudinal Normative Modelling of FA in the EU-AIMS LEAP Cohort

This study uses longitudinal normative modelling of white matter fractional anisotropy in the EU-AIMS LEAP cohort to show individual deviations in white matter development are linked to clinical variation in autism, with significant cross-sectional and longitudinal brain-behaviour associations.

Lifespan Normative Models of White Matter Fractional Anisotropy: Applications to Early Psychosis

This paper develops lifespan normative models of white matter fractional anisotropy using diffusion MRI data and applies them to identify white matter deviations in early psychosis.

Objective QC for diffusion MRI data: artefact detection using normative modelling

This paper introduces a normative modelling approach to detect diffusion MRI artefacts and processing errors using UK Biobank data, outperforming traditional visual and quantitative QC methods.

Linking functional and structural brain organisation with behaviour in healthy adults

The paper uses multimodal MRI data to explore brain-behavior relationships, finding some components linked to intoxication and working memory but no significant shared variance between structural and functional organisation.

Fine-grained topographic organization within somatosensory cortex during resting-state and emotional face-matching task and its association with ASD traits

The paper maps functional connectivity patterns in the somatosensory cortex during rest and emotional tasks in ASD and neurotypical individuals, linking them to adaptive functioning skills.

Excitatory/inhibitory imbalance in autism: the role of glutamate and GABA gene-sets in symptoms and cortical brain structure

The paper investigates the relationship between glutamate and GABA gene-sets, autism symptoms, and cortical thickness using data from the EU-AIMS LEAP cohort.

Autism is associated with inter-individual variations of gray and white matter morphology

The paper identifies a multimodal brain pattern associated with autism by integrating gray and white matter morphology data and linking it to clinical symptoms.

Cortico-amygdalar connectivity and externalizing/internalizing behavior in children with neurodevelopmental disorders

The paper examines associations between externalizing/internalizing behaviors and cortico-amygdalar connectivity in children with NDDs and TDC, finding no significant linear relationships.

Integration of Brain and Behavior Measures for Identification of Data-Driven Groups Cutting Across Children with ASD, ADHD, or OCD

The paper integrates brain imaging and behavioral data to identify transdiagnostic subgroups in children with ASD, ADHD, or OCD, finding stable groups based on cortical thickness and inattention symptoms.

Gray matter covariations and core symptoms of autism. The EU-AIMS Longitudinal European Autism Project

The paper identifies structural covariation alterations in autism using VBM and links these patterns to core autism symptoms through canonical correlation analysis.

Sex differences in Variability of Brain Structure Across the Lifespan

The paper examines sex differences in brain structure variability across the lifespan, finding greater regional variability in males and age-by-sex interactions in variability patterns.