Alexa Mousley

Mapping the Trade-Offs That Shape Mammalian Brain Network Architecture

Across 25,000 generative-model networks scored on 29 properties, 635 human and 224 mammalian connectomes cluster in one narrow niche, trading wiring economy for computational capability and robustness.

How Similar Are Two Brains? A Comprehensive Benchmark of Brain Network Similarity Measures

This paper benchmarks 16 brain network similarity measures, finding DeltaCon is most accurate for parameter recovery but no measure excels across all criteria.

Curiosity shapes brain-like architectures and functions

The paper shows that curiosity and brain-like constraints can generate complex neural architectures and cognitive abilities in artificial networks.

Mapping social profiles in childhood and adolescence: associations with cognition and brain structure

The paper identifies four social profiles in children and adolescents using data-driven methods and links them to cognitive, clinical, and neural outcomes.

Heterochronicity shapes brain network formation

This study introduces a heterochronous generative network model to better capture the spatial and temporal aspects of brain network development, improving model fit and identification of individual differences.

Neural contributions to reduced fluid intelligence across the adult lifespan

This paper investigates how age-related changes in frontoparietal brain activity mediate declines in fluid intelligence and identifies physical activity variety as a potential modifiable factor.

Sex-specific gut microbiota modulation of aversive conditioning and basolateral amygdala dendritic spine density

This study examines sex-specific effects of gut microbiota disruption on aversive conditioning and amygdala spine density in mice, revealing distinct behavioral and neuroanatomical impacts between males and females.