KEVIN JOHN BLACK

This study finds that children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome (TS) show delayed maturation of cortical motor excitability, reaching adult levels later than neurotypical controls.

Since its 2013 launch, bioRxiv has posted more than 310,000 life-science preprints; about 80% later reach journals, and surveyed authors rarely report negative consequences of posting.

This study finds that baseline hippocampal volume in children with Provisional Tic Disorder predicts tic severity at 12-month follow-up.

This paper introduces a pharmacodynamic fMRI method to quantify Parkinson disease severity by measuring dopamine buffering capacity through levodopa response timing.

This study develops a subject-specific model to better interpret blink suppression fMRI data in Tourette syndrome by analyzing blink timing and discomfort during suppression trials.

This study identifies age-specific functional connectivity differences in Tourette syndrome between children and adults using MRI, showing altered developmental trajectories in affected brain networks.

This study uses a 3D analysis to show that dorsal STN DBS improves motor function more than ventral STN DBS, but motor and non-motor effects overlap significantly.

This study examines patterns and predictors of tic suppressibility in youth with tic disorders using a pooled dataset, finding that age and tic frequency are associated with better suppression.

This study compares brain structure between children with Tourette syndrome and controls using MRI, finding increased gray matter and decreased white matter in specific regions.