This study finds that increased frontoamygdala connectivity after sports-related concussion correlates with autonomic dysregulation and persistent symptoms.

bioRxiv · Dec 22, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Genetic variation in CSMD1 affects amygdala connectivity and prosocial behavior

Kevin C. Bickart, Valerio Napolioni, Raiyan Rashid Khan, Yongha Kim, André Altmann, Jonas Richiardi, Megan R. Newsom, Sepideh Sadaghiani, Tobias Banaschewski, Arun L.W. Bokde, EB Quinlan, Sylvane Desrivières, Herta Flor, Hugh Garavan, Penny Anne Gowland, , Michael D. Greicius

This study identifies a genetic variant in CSMD1 associated with amygdala connectivity and prosocial behavior through a GWAS of brain networks in adolescents.

bioRxiv · Sep 27, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience

White Matter Disruption in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Results from ENIGMA Pediatric msTBI

Emily L. Dennis, Karen Caeyenberghs, Kristen R. Hoskinson, Tricia L. Merkley, Stacy J. Suskauer, Robert F. Asarnow, Talin Babikian, Brenda Bartnik‐Olson, Kevin C. Bickart, Erin D. Bigler, Linda Ewing‐Cobbs, Anthony Aaron Figaji, Christopher C. Giza, Naomi J. Goodrich‐Hunsaker, Cooper Benton Hodges, , Elisabeth A. Wilde

This study analyzes diffusion MRI data from 507 children with and without traumatic brain injury to characterize white matter disruption across injury stages and its association with neurobehavioral outcomes.

bioRxiv · Aug 6, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience