Beatríz Luna

Developmental interactions between oscillatory and spontaneous neural activity support improvements in inhibitory control from adolescence into adulthood

This study examines how developmental changes in oscillatory and spontaneous neural activity support improved inhibitory control from adolescence to adulthood using EEG data.

Basal Ganglia Dopamine Availability and Immune Activation Interact and Relate to Anhedonia Severity among Youth with Depression

This study examines how dopamine availability and immune activation interact to influence anhedonia severity in youth with depression.

Developmental Changes in Gray Matter Microstructure and Local Brain Connectivity Support Inhibitory Control from Adolescence to Young Adulthood

Neurodevelopment of Corticostriatal Circuits and Risk for Alcohol Use During the Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood

The paper examines how maturation of corticostriatal circuits during adolescence and early adulthood relates to alcohol use initiation and escalation.

Developmental variation in dopamine neurobiology, neurocognitive functioning, and impulsivity shape substance use trajectories in youth

This study identifies four substance use trajectories in youth and links them to dopamine-related neurobiology, impulsivity, and inhibitory control during adolescence.

Trajectories of Response Inhibition Development in Adolescence

This study tracks the development of response inhibition in adolescent macaques, showing that behavioral improvements and neural maturation are linked to white matter pathway development.

A Scalable fMRI Estimate of Basal Ganglia Brain Tissue Iron for Use in Developmental and Translational Neuroscience

The paper introduces a scalable method to estimate basal ganglia brain tissue iron using fMRI data, validated across developmental datasets and applicable to large-scale repositories.

Brain criticality emerges with developmental shifts in frequency-specific excitation-inhibition balance

The paper quantifies how adolescent brain maturation shifts excitation-inhibition balance and proximity to criticality using EEG data from 169 participants aged 10-33.

Cross-species evidence for the refinement of intrinsic neural timescales supporting executive system maturation through adolescence

The paper investigates how intrinsic neural timescales develop across adolescence in multiple species, finding reductions linked to improved cognitive function and structural changes.

Heterochronous laminar myelination in the human prefrontal cortex

This study investigates the timing of myelin maturation in different layers of the human prefrontal cortex and finds that deep layers mature earlier than superficial layers, affecting neural activity and cognitive processing.

Maturation of striatal dopamine supports the development of habitual behavior through adolescence

The paper examines how striatal dopamine maturation supports habitual behavior development from adolescence to adulthood using longitudinal data.

Prefrontal Excitation/ Inhibition Balance Supports Adolescent Enhancements in Circuit Signal to Noise Ratio

This study shows that during adolescence, the prefrontal cortex's excitation/inhibition balance improves signal-to-noise ratio and working memory performance through changes in glutamate and GABA levels.

Brain structure and activity predicting cognitive maturation in adolescence

This study shows that neural activity patterns in the prefrontal cortex predict cognitive improvements during adolescence, with long-distance white matter tracts playing a key role.

Aperiodic EEG and 7T MRSI evidence for maturation of E/I balance supporting the development of working memory through adolescence

The paper shows that changes in PFC aperiodic EEG activity and glutamate/GABA balance correlate with working memory development through adolescence.

Multivariate and Regional Age-Related Change in Basal Ganglia Iron in Neonates

The paper examines age-related changes in basal ganglia iron levels in neonates using rsfMRI data, finding postnatal age associations in specific subregions and preterm birth effects.

Gestational and postnatal age associations for striatal tissue iron deposition in early infancy

The paper measures striatal iron deposition in neonates using MRI and finds age-related changes in specific subregions but not others.

Reinforcement-based option competition in human dorsal stream during exploration/exploitation of a continuous space

The paper shows that human dorsal stream uses reinforcement learning dynamics to manage exploration and exploitation in continuous spaces by compressing less preferred options.

Striatal dopamine supports reward reactivity and learning: A simultaneous PET/fMRI study

This study shows that dopamine release in the ventral striatum is linked to reward learning, not just reward processing, using combined PET and fMRI in humans.

Puberty contributes to adolescent development of fronto-striatal functional connectivity supporting inhibitory control

This study examines how puberty influences fronto-striatal functional connectivity and its relationship to inhibitory control in adolescents.

Pubertal Development Underlies Optimization of Inhibitory Control Through Specialization of Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex

This study shows that pubertal maturation, not just chronological age, is more strongly linked to improvements in inhibitory control, particularly through changes in ventrolateral prefrontal cortex activation.

Age-related change in transient gamma band activity during working memory maintenance through adolescence

This study examines age-related changes in transient gamma band activity during working memory maintenance in adolescents using EEG and spectral event processing.

Changes in prefrontal GABA and glutamate through adolescence supports excitation/inhibition balance

This study uses MRI to track changes in GABA and glutamate levels in the prefrontal cortex across adolescence, finding increased balance between these neurotransmitters.

Subtly altered topological asymmetry of brain structural covariance networks in autism spectrum disorder across 43 datasets from the ENIGMA consortium

The paper examines hemispheric asymmetry in structural covariance networks in ASD across 43 datasets, finding altered topological features in specific brain regions.

Individual variability in structural brain development from late childhood to young adulthood

The paper quantifies individual and sex differences in structural brain development from childhood to young adulthood using MRI data from three longitudinal datasets.

Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Community MRI Collection and Utilities

A curated collection of processed ABCD neuroimaging derivatives plus utilities for access, sharing and analysis, letting researchers exchange derivatives they cannot share through the central archive.

Encoding of reinforcement along the hippocampal long axis and the transition from exploration to exploitation

The paper shows that the posterior hippocampus supports exploration while the anterior hippocampus supports the transition to exploitation in a reinforcement learning task.

Developmental Influences on Symptom Expression in Antipsychotic-Naive First-Episode Psychosis

The paper investigates how age affects symptom expression in first-episode psychosis using longitudinal data, finding age-related changes in perceptual and non-perceptual positive symptoms.

QSIPrep: An integrative platform for preprocessing and reconstructing diffusion MRI

QSIPrep is a software platform for preprocessing diffusion MRI data that supports multiple sampling schemes and ensures reproducibility through standardized workflows and quality measures.

Towards Reproducible Brain-Wide Association Studies

Brain-behaviour correlations in ABCD are tiny (median |r|=0.01), so samples of typical size (N=25) give inflated, irreproducible results; estimates only stabilise around N⪆2,000.

Functional connectome fingerprinting accuracy in youths and adults is similar when examined on the same day and 1.5 years apart

The paper assesses functional connectome fingerprinting accuracy in youths and adults across same-day and 1.5-year intervals, finding similar performance between age groups but reduced accuracy over time.