Alex Tsompanidis

Associations between the environment, brain, mental health, and cognition across adolescence

The paper examines how environmental factors influence brain structure, cognition, and mental health in adolescents using the ABCD dataset, finding that advantageous environments correlate with better developmental outcomes.

Mapping Brain Growth and Sex Differences Across Prenatal to Postnatal Development

This study analyzes a large MRI dataset to model age-related brain volume changes and sex differences from prenatal to postnatal development.

Neonatal brain volumes and birth characteristics predict behavioural outcomes in toddlerhood

The paper shows that neonatal brain volumes and birth factors predict developmental and socioemotional outcomes in toddlers.

Cell-type-specific DNA methylation dynamics in the prenatal and postnatal human cortex

This study identifies cell-type-specific DNA methylation dynamics in the human cortex across development, highlighting prenatal periods as critical for epigenomic plasticity and linking changes to neurodevelopmental disorders.

Sex Differences in Human Brain Structure at Birth

The paper examines sex differences in brain structure at birth in newborns, finding larger brain volumes in males and specific regional differences in gray and white matter volumes between sexes.

Genetic correlates of phenotypic heterogeneity in autism

This study identifies genetic correlates of phenotypic heterogeneity in autism by analyzing common and de novo variants across core features and co-occurring disabilities.