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The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonORCID 0000-0002-2775-5660Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
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Keiko Kunitoki, Bhim Mani Adhikari, AL Ankeeta, Si Gao, Yizhou Ma, Kelsey T. Straub, Gustavo dos Santos Alves Maria, Antonio F. Pagán, Alia R. Warner, Xiaoming Du, Peter V Kochunov, L. Elliot Hong
This study identifies thalamic dysconnectivity as a key feature of negative symptoms in schizophrenia spectrum disorder using structural and functional MRI data.
bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience
Antonio F. Pagán, Katherine E. Lawrence, Jan K. Buitelaar, Si Gao, Paul M. Thompson, Yizhou Ma, Kelly T. Cosgrove, Fernanda Laezza, Danella Hafeman, Brian Donohue, Bhim M. Adhikari, Anilkumar Pillai, Neda Jahanshad, Wen Li, Sophia I. Thomopoulos, , Peter V Kochunov
The paper develops and evaluates the Regional Vulnerability Index (RVI-ASD) as a neuroimaging biomarker for autism, showing its stability, heritability, and associations with cognition and social outcomes.
bioRxiv · May 26, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience
A Ankeeta, Ashutosh Tripathi, Bindu A. Pillai, Yizhou Ma, Joshua Chiappelli, Jennifer Jernberg, Keiko Kunitoki, Xiaoming Michael Du, Si Gao, Bhim Mani Adhikari, Consuelo Walss‐Bass, Giselli Scaini, Peter Kochunov, Anilkumar Pillai, Liyi Elliot Hong
This study finds elevated mitochondrial DNA levels in blood and neuronal extracellular vesicles in schizophrenia patients, linked to brain lactate and developmental stress.
Neuropsychopharmacology · Aug 23, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience
Ankeeta Ankeeta, Ashutosh Tripathi, Yizhou Ma, Bindu A. Pillai, Joshua Chiappelli, Jennifer N. Jernberg, Alia Warner, Keiko Kunitoki, Bhim M. Adhikari, Si Gao, Xiaoming Michael Du, Loise Kabui, Francisco Pallares Solano, Oluwabunmi Akindona, Zhenyao Ye, , Liyi Elliot Hong
The paper investigates the mitochondrial response to psychological stress using salivary cf-mtDNA and brain imaging, finding associations with brain metabolites and cortical thickness.
bioRxiv · Jul 30, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience
Yezhi Pan, Chuan Bi, Peter V Kochunov, Michelle D Shardell, J. Carson Smith, Rozalina G. McCoy, Zhenyao Ye, Jiaao Yu, Tong Lu, Yifan Yang, Hwiyoung Lee, Song Liu, Si Gao, Yizhou Ma, Yiran Li, , Shuo Chen
The paper analyzes brain functional connectomes in 40,000 individuals to identify aging-related network changes, finding two motor-related subnetworks with age-related declines in functional connectivity.
Imaging Neuroscience · Jan 1, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience
Zhenyao Ye, Yezhi Pan, Rozalina G. McCoy, Chuan Bi, Chen Mo, Li Feng, Jiaao Yu, Tong Lu, Song Liu, Si Gao, Kathryn S. Hatch, Yizhou Ma, Chixiang Chen, Braxton D. Mitchell, Paul M. Thompson, , Shuo Chen
The paper examines how APOE4 modifies the effect of plasma LDL on white matter integrity in older adults, finding a significant moderation effect.
bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience
Chen Mo, Zhenyao Ye, Hongjie Ke, Tong Lu, Travis A. Canida, Song Liu, Qiong Wu, Zhiwei Zhao, Yizhou Ma, Liyi Elliot Hong, Peter V Kochunov, Tianzhou Ma, Shuo Chen
This paper introduces a new Mendelian Randomization method to estimate causal effects of multivariable brain imaging exposures and finds it outperforms existing methods in sensitivity, bias, and false discovery rate.
bioRxiv · Oct 1, 2021 · PreprintBioinformatics