[HTML][HTML] Neurodevelopment of the association cortices: Patterns, mechanisms, and implications for psychopathology

VJ Sydnor, B Larsen, DS Bassett, A Alexander-Bloch… - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
The human brain undergoes a prolonged period of cortical development that spans multiple
decades. During childhood and adolescence, cortical development progresses from lower …

[HTML][HTML] Development of prefrontal cortex

SM Kolk, P Rakic - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2022 - nature.com
During evolution, the cerebral cortex advances by increasing in surface and the introduction
of new cytoarchitectonic areas among which the prefrontal cortex (PFC) is considered to be …

Genetic variants associated with longitudinal changes in brain structure across the lifespan

RM Brouwer, M Klein, KL Grasby, HG Schnack… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Human brain structure changes throughout the lifespan. Altered brain growth or rates of
decline are implicated in a vast range of psychiatric, developmental and neurodegenerative …

[HTML][HTML] The role of prefrontal cortex in cognitive control and executive function

NP Friedman, TW Robbins - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Concepts of cognitive control (CC) and executive function (EF) are defined in terms
of their relationships with goal-directed behavior versus habits and controlled versus …

Heart-brain connections: Phenotypic and genetic insights from magnetic resonance images

B Zhao, T Li, Z Fan, Y Yang, J Shu, X Yang, X Wang… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Cardiovascular health interacts with cognitive and mental health in complex ways, yet little is
known about the phenotypic and genetic links of heart-brain systems. We quantified heart …

[HTML][HTML] Shared mechanisms across the major psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases

TS Wingo, Y Liu, ES Gerasimov, SM Vattathil… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Several common psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases share epidemiologic risk;
however, whether they share pathophysiology is unclear and is the focus of our …

[HTML][HTML] Kidney damage causally affects the brain cortical structure: a Mendelian randomization study

X Chen, J Kong, J Pan, K Huang, W Zhou, X Diao… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Alterations in the brain cortical structures of patients with chronic kidney
disease (CKD) have been reported; however, the cause has not been determined yet …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of urban living environments on mental health in adults

J Xu, N Liu, E Polemiti, L Garcia-Mondragon, J Tang… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Urban-living individuals are exposed to many environmental factors that may combine and
interact to influence mental health. While individual factors of an urban environment have …

Genetics of human brain development

Y Zhou, H Song, G Ming - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Brain development in humans is achieved through precise spatiotemporal genetic control,
the mechanisms of which remain largely elusive. Recently, integration of technological …

New insights from the last decade of research in psychiatric genetics: discoveries, challenges and clinical implications

OA Andreassen, GFL Hindley, O Frei… - World …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Psychiatric genetics has made substantial progress in the last decade, providing new
insights into the genetic etiology of psychiatric disorders, and paving the way for precision …