The paper examines sex-specific effects of traumatic experiences on resting-state functional connectivity in youth, identifying differences in somatomotor and default mode networks.

JCPP Advances · Dec 1, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Effect of READ1 on latent profiles of reading disability and comorbid attention and language learning disability subtypes

Miao Li, Dongnhu T. Truong, Mellissa M. C. DeMille, Jeffrey G. Malins, Maureen W. Lovett, Joan M. Bosson-Heenan, Jeffrey R. Gruen, on behalf of the Genes, Reading, and Dyslexia Study, Jan C. Frijters

The paper identifies genetic associations with subtypes of reading disability using latent profile analysis in a sample of Hispanic American and African American youth.

Child Neuropsychology · Aug 14, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics

Dual language experience enhances neural activation variability during an fMRI reading and language task

Jeffrey G. Malins, Hailey D'Silva, Gigi Luk, Arturo E. Hernández, Stephen J. Frost, Kenneth R. Pugh, William Einar Mencl, Chintan M. Mehta, Joan M. Bosson-Heenan, Jeffrey R. Gruen

This study finds that dual language experience increases neural activation variability in the right middle frontal gyrus during a language processing task compared to monolingual learners.

bioRxiv · Dec 20, 2018 · PreprintNeuroscience

Cortical area and subcortical volume mediate the effect of parental education and adverse experiences on cognitive performance in youth

Chintan M. Mehta, Jeffrey G. Malins, Kimberly G. Noble, Jeffrey R. Gruen

The paper examines how parental education and adverse experiences affect cognitive performance in youth through brain structure changes, finding distinct mediation pathways for each factor.

bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2017 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology