Rafael Romero-García

Polygenic effects on cortical size and ADHD converge on a mid-gestational progenitor-to-neuron transition programme

The paper identifies a mid-gestational molecular mechanism linking cortical size and ADHD through genetic and single-cell RNA sequencing analyses.

Polygenic hierarchies of macroscale brain structural organisation

The paper identifies polygenic hierarchies in macroscale brain structural organisation using genome-wide association studies of imaging-derived phenotypes.

The genetic architecture of cortical similarity networks

The paper investigates genetic effects on cortical similarity networks using MRI data and finds two genetically determined gradients linked to brain evolution and neuropsychiatric risks.

Shared genetic architecture of brain age gap across 30 cohorts worldwide

This study identifies a shared genetic factor underlying brain age gaps across 30 cohorts, finding 19 SNPs and associations with health traits.

Charting structural brain asymmetry across the human lifespan

This paper presents a normative framework for brain asymmetry across the lifespan using a large neuroimaging dataset, revealing distinct spatial patterns and providing tools for clinical and research applications.

ComBatLS: A location- and scale-preserving method for multi-site image harmonization

ComBatLS improves multi-site image harmonization by preserving biological variance in features, outperforming existing methods in sex-imbalanced site scenarios and reducing sex biases.

GWAS of macro-scale resting state functional brain networks identify shared biology with brain structure and autism

This study performs a GWAS on functional brain network metrics and finds genetic overlap with brain structure and autism.

A protective role for the cerebellum in cognitive aging

This study investigates the cerebellum's role in cognitive aging using large datasets, finding that cerebellar volume is associated with better cognitive outcomes and protection against decline.

Human adolescent brain similarity development is different for paralimbic versus neocortical zones

The paper examines how morphometric similarity in brain regions changes during adolescence, finding distinct developmental patterns in paralimbic versus neocortical areas.

Two human brain systems micro-structurally associated with obesity

The paper investigates the association between obesity and two brain systems using MRI data from UK Biobank participants, finding distinct structural and genetic relationships.

Resilient functioning is associated with altered structural brain network topology in adolescents exposed to childhood adversity.

The paper investigates how resilient functioning in adolescents exposed to childhood adversity relates to structural brain network topology, finding lower nodal degree in specific brain regions associated with higher resilience.

The genetics of cortical organisation and development: a study of 2,347 neuroimaging phenotypes

GWAS of 2,347 neuroimaging phenotypes identifies genetic loci and structures related to cortical development, cellular processes, and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Sexually divergent development of depression-related brain networks during healthy human adolescence

The paper examines sex differences in brain network development during adolescence and links them to depression risk, finding divergent patterns in functional connectivity and gene expression.

A Deep Graph Neural Network Architecture for Modelling Spatio-temporal Dynamics in resting-state functional MRI Data

This paper introduces a deep graph neural network combining GNNs and TCNs to model spatio-temporal dynamics in rs-fMRI data, showing explainable neurobiological insights.

Multi-scale semi-supervised clustering of brain images: deriving disease subtypes

This paper introduces MAGIC, a multi-scale semi-supervised clustering method for brain imaging data to identify disease subtypes, and evaluates its performance on simulated and clinical datasets.

An expanding manifold of transmodal regions characterizes adolescent reconfigurations of structural connectome organization

The paper uses manifold learning to analyze longitudinal structural connectome data, showing expansion in transmodal regions during adolescence and linking it to cognitive outcomes.

Schizotypy-related magnetization of cortex in healthy adolescence is co-located with expression of schizophrenia risk genes

The paper links schizotypy-related magnetization in adolescent cortex to schizophrenia risk genes using MRI and gene expression data.

Normative age modelling of cortical thickness in autistic males

The paper models cortical thickness in autistic males relative to typically-developing age norms, identifying a subgroup with significant age-deviant cortical thickness.

Transcriptomic and Cellular Decoding of Regional Brain Vulnerability to Neurodevelopmental Disorders

The paper links genetic risks to spatial brain vulnerabilities in neurodevelopmental disorders using neuroimaging and gene expression data.

A moment of change: shifts in myeloarchitecture characterise adolescent development of cortical gradients

The paper investigates age-related changes in cortical myeloarchitecture during adolescence using longitudinal MRI data and identifies two distinct developmental processes.

Brain-behaviour modes of covariation in healthy and clinically depressed young people

The paper identifies two modes of brain-behavior covariation in adolescents and young adults using canonical correlation analysis, linking brain connectivity to psychometric, IQ, and demographic data.

Cortical patterning of abnormal morphometric similarity in psychosis is associated with brain expression of schizophrenia related genes

The paper links reduced cortical morphometric similarity in psychosis to the expression of schizophrenia-related genes in specific brain regions.

Conservative and disruptive modes of adolescent change in brain functional connectivity

The paper identifies two modes of brain functional connectivity change during adolescence: conservative and disruptive, with distinct patterns in primary and association cortex.

Waves of maturation and senescence in micro-structural MRI markers of human cortical myelination over the lifespan

The paper identifies age-related waves of cortical myelination and demyelination using micro-structural MRI markers in humans across the lifespan.

Synaptic and transcriptionally downregulated genes are associated with cortical thickness differences in autism

The paper identifies transcriptionally downregulated genes in autism associated with cortical thickness differences using MRI and gene expression data.

Morphometric Similarity Networks Detect Microscale Cortical Organisation And Predict Inter-Individual Cognitive Variation

The paper introduces morphometric similarity networks to map cortical organization and shows they predict cognitive variation across individuals.

Structural covariance networks are coupled to expression of genes enriched in supragranular layers of the human cortex

The paper constructs structural covariance networks from MRI data and links them to transcriptomic networks, finding coupling between network topology and gene expression in supragranular layers.

Adolescent Tuning Of Association Cortex In Human Structural Brain Networks

The paper examines age-related changes in structural brain networks during adolescence, finding decreased structural correlation and changes in nodal degree in association cortex.

Global Effects Of Focal Brain Tumours On Functional Complexity And Network Robustness

This study shows focal brain tumours create global, non-linear functional gradients, affecting network robustness and complexity beyond the tumour site.

Structural covariance networks in children with autism or ADHD

This study compares structural covariance networks in autism and ADHD using graph theory, finding shared and distinct neural characteristics.