The paper examines how educational opportunity affects white matter development in adolescents, finding it correlates with accelerated development in academic-related tracts after controlling for socioeconomic factors.

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Apr 22, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

FEMA: Fast and efficient mixed-effects algorithm for large sample whole-brain imaging data

Pravesh Parekh, Chun Chieh Fan, Oleksandr Frei, Clare E. Palmer, Diana M. Y. Smith, Carolina Makowski, John Rehner Iversen, Diliana Pecheva, Dominic Holland, Robert J. Loughnan, Pierre Nedelec, Wesley Kurt Thompson, Donald J. Hagler, Ole A. Andreassen, Terry L. Jernigan, , Anders Martin Dale

FEMA enables fast and efficient mixed-effects analyses of large-scale whole-brain imaging data, revealing distinct spatial patterns of brain maturation in early adolescence.

Human Brain Mapping · Jan 29, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

White matter and literacy: a dynamic system in flux

Ethan A. Roy, Adam Richie-Halford, John Kruper, Manjari Narayan, David Bloom, Pierre Nedelec, Andreas M. Rauschecker, Leo P. Sugrue, Timothy T. Brown, Terry L. Jernigan, Bruce D. McCandliss, Ariel Rokem, Jason D. Yeatman

The paper examines the relationship between white matter properties and reading skill development using longitudinal and cross-sectional data, finding that reading skill gains correspond to longitudinal white matter changes but not individual differences in white matter.

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Jan 6, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Microstructural development from 9-14 years: evidence from the ABCD Study

Clare E. Palmer, Diliana Pecheva, John Rehner Iversen, Donald J. Hagler, Leo P. Sugrue, Pierre Nedelec, Chun Chieh Fan, Wesley Kurt Thompson, Terry L. Jernigan, Anders Martin Dale

The paper uses restriction spectrum imaging to analyze age-related microstructural changes in brain diffusion across 9-14 year olds from the ABCD Study, finding increased restricted diffusion in subcortical regions with age.

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience · Dec 3, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Spatially heterogeneous microstructural development within subcortical regions from 9-13 years

Clare E. Palmer, Diliana Pecheva, John Rehner Iversen, Don J. Hagler, Leo P. Sugrue, Pierre Nedelec, Chun Chieh Fan, Wesley Kurt Thompson, Terry L. Jernigan, Anders Martin Dale

The paper uses RSI to analyze diffusion patterns in subcortical regions of children aged 9-13, finding age-related changes in restricted diffusion metrics across different brain areas.

bioRxiv · Jun 4, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience