Publications by authors named "C F Beckmann"

This study presents large-scale normative models of white matter (WM) organization across the lifespan, using diffusion MRI data from over 25,000 healthy individuals aged 0-100 years. These models capture lifespan trajectories and inter-individual variation in fractional anisotropy (FA), a marker of white matter integrity. By addressing non-Gaussian data distributions, race, and site effects, the models offer reference baselines across diverse ages, ethnicities, and scanning conditions.

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Article Synopsis
  • Autism presents unique neurodevelopmental differences that make it challenging to understand brain anatomy at a group level.
  • The study analyzed neuroanatomical variations in social communication, repetitive behaviors, and sensory processing among a diverse group of autistic and non-autistic participants.
  • Results indicated that specific brain features are linked to autism-related behaviors and are connected to genes involved in brain development and synaptic function, highlighting the biological basis of individual differences within neurodiversity.
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The mechanism underlying the possible causal association between long-term sleep disruption and Alzheimer's disease remains unclear Musiek et al. 2015. A hypothesised pathway through increased brain amyloid load was not confirmed in previous work in our cohort of maritime pilots with long-term work-related sleep disruption Thomas et al.

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Importance: In the neurotypical brain, regions develop in coordinated patterns, providing a fundamental scaffold for brain function and behavior. Whether altered patterns contribute to clinical profiles in neurodevelopmental conditions, including autism, remains unclear.

Objectives: To examine if, in autism, brain regions develop differently in relation to each other and how these differences are associated with molecular/genomic mechanisms and symptomatology.

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