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Chirag Mehra

@chirag-mehra.bsky.social
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Neuroscience Postdoc & Paediatrician. Researching the Autism-Epilepsy co-occurrence + other brain things.

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Chirag Mehra @chirag-mehra.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🎉 Research Publication Alert! Link to Translational Psychiatry Publication: doi.org/10.1038/s413... Predicting how skills linked to education, employment & day-to-day independence change over time in autistic people can be challenging. This can make it difficult to plan support. 🧵 1/4
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EEG functional connectivity as a prognostic biomarker of adaptive function in autistic people - Translational Psychiatry
Translational Psychiatry - EEG functional connectivity as a prognostic biomarker of adaptive function in autistic people
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Chirag Mehra @chirag-mehra.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Delighted to have our work published! doi.org/10.1162/IMAG... 🤔 TLDR: We studied the activity of communicating neural populations. Our findings: - Provide new insight into the nature of this communication - Inform the methods with which M/EEG functional connectivity should be measured
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Zero-phase-delay synchrony between interacting neural populations: implications for functional connectivity-derived biomarkers
Abstract. Neural populations synchronise their activity with either zero-phase delay (activity in interacting regions occurs simultaneously) or a phase delay (activity in one region follows the other)...
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Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Chirag Mehra, Jonathan O’Muircheartaigh, et al: Zero-phase-delay synchrony between interacting neural populations: implications for functional connectivity-derived biomarkers doi.org/10.1162/IMAG...
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Chirag Mehra @chirag-mehra.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The Longitudinal European Autism Project (LEAP) is the largest study worldwide investigating variability in #autism, exploring differences in behaviour, co-occurring conditions such as #epilepsy, brain structure and function, and genetics. Some highlights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5_w...
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Meet some of the LEAP Researchers
YouTube video by AIMS-2-TRIALS Autism Research
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Chirag Mehra @chirag-mehra.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Watch our Webinar on the @aims2trials.bsky.social LEAP-Epilepsy Study, investigating co-occurring #autism & #epilepsy. Thanks to Francisco, a young-person who took part in our study, for sharing his views, and to @charlottetye.bsky.social for sharing her research. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM5q...
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Chirag Mehra @chirag-mehra.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Delighted to have our work published! doi.org/10.1162/IMAG... 🤔 TLDR: We studied the activity of communicating neural populations. Our findings: - Provide new insight into the nature of this communication - Inform the methods with which M/EEG functional connectivity should be measured
doi.org
Zero-phase-delay synchrony between interacting neural populations: implications for functional connectivity-derived biomarkers
Abstract. Neural populations synchronise their activity with either zero-phase delay (activity in interacting regions occurs simultaneously) or a phase delay (activity in one region follows the other)...
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Chirag Mehra @chirag-mehra.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Easily understandable podcast on autism and Tylenol by Science Vs. It explains that paracetamol does not 'cause' autism. It also explains why, initially, some studies found a correlation between the two. Correlation is not causation. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
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Does Tylenol Cause Autism?
Podcast Episode · Science Vs · 18/09/2025 · 28m
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Chirag Mehra @chirag-mehra.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Mood. Meme by @pedromics.bsky.social
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medRxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
EEG functional connectivity as a prognostic biomarker of adaptive function in autistic people www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Chirag Mehra @chirag-mehra.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
🧠 Preprint Alert! We show the first evidence that EEG brain-connectivity measures can predict changes in adaptive functioning (skills applied to navigate the everyday environment in a self-sufficient manner) in #autistic people. 📄 Read the full text: doi.org/10.1101/2025... #EEG #Biomarkers #Neuro
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EEG functional connectivity as a prognostic biomarker of adaptive function in autistic people
Many autistic people have challenges with adaptive function, impacting education, employment and independent-living goals. Adaptive function outcomes of autistic people vary considerably, which makes ...
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Chirag Mehra @chirag-mehra.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Updated pre-print on @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025... #Neuroscience #EEG #functionalconnectivity
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Zero-phase-delay synchrony between interacting neural populations: implications for functional connectivity derived biomarkers
Neural populations synchronise their activity with either zero-phase-delay (activity in interacting regions occurs simultaneously) or a phase-delay (activity in one region follows the other). In elect...
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Chirag Mehra @chirag-mehra.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
I did a thing! My #PhD thesis on Brain Functional Connectivity in #Autism is now publicly available! I've included a lay summary to make this work more approachable. Please reach out with any Qs. Thanks to everyone who made this possible! @phdvoice.bsky.social #neuroscience shorturl.at/3voH2
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Brain Functional Connectivity in Autism
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Chirag Mehra @chirag-mehra.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Really important session at #INSAR2025 on improving employment outcomes for #autistic young adults. A key pillar in improving quality of life for autistic people.
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Chirag Mehra @chirag-mehra.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Looking forward to sharing findings from our @aims2trials.bsky.social translational study on synaptic density in #autism at #INSAR2025! Check out my talk at the 'Rare Genetic Models in Autism' session on May 1, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM, Room 606-607.
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Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
A large study in Sweden found levels of autism *symptoms* were constant over time, even as autism *diagnoses* increased (implying broadening diagnostic criteria rather than real underlying increase) www.bmj.com/content/350/...
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Autism phenotype versus registered diagnosis in Swedish children: prevalence trends over 10 years in general population samples
Objective To compare the annual prevalence of the autism symptom phenotype and of registered diagnoses for autism spectrum disorder during a 10 year period in children. Design Population based study....
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Mary Doherty @autisticdoctor.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Autistic doctors: leveraging insider perspectives to improve healthcare for autistic people www.linkedin.com/posts/mary-d...
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Autistic doctors: leveraging insider perspectives to improve healthcare… | Mary Doherty
Autistic doctors: leveraging insider perspectives to improve healthcare for autistic people https://lnkd.in/eZyabdb7 Finally, after 4 months of pain, I am sharing my PhD thesis. I’m struggling today....
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Mary Doherty @autisticdoctor.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
On way home after an emotional last meeting of @aims2trials.bsky.social in Nice. This is not how participants were described at the start! So grateful to courageous researchers who listened & @elizaeaton.bsky.social for expert coordination of A-Reps group. Together we made a positive difference 😎
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Chirag Mehra @chirag-mehra.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
We have finished participant recruitment for the @aims2trials.bsky.social LEAP-Epilepsy Study at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social! We investigate co-occurring #autism & #epilepsy. A HUGE thank you to all 80 families that participated! Watch our co-produced Webinar to learn more: shorturl.at/FQ2m8
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Today is the international day of the Woman and Girl in Science. To all badass women, scientists keep doing what you do: discovery, mentorship, and hard work. YOU belong in SCIENE. To others, uplift the Women scientists you know, cite them, promote them, sponsor them, invite them - be an upstander.
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Chirag Mehra @chirag-mehra.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Was a pleasure to give a podium presentation on our @aims2trials.bsky.social research at the British Paediatric Neurology Association Annual Conference in Oxford this week! 🧠 Discussed our work on developing EEG-based prognostic biomarkers to predict adaptive function outcomes in #autism. #BPNA2025
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Zero-phase-delay connectivity increases the reliability, concordance with structure, and prognostic ability of functional connectivity metrics www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Chirag Mehra @chirag-mehra.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
🎉 New Year, New Preprint. Happy to share the first preprint from my #PhD! 🧠 🤔 TL;DR: Our findings are relevant to anyone using EEG / MEG functional connectivity analyses. They affect the choice of method when analysing your data. Check it out and tell me your thoughts: shorturl.at/TD3wc 1/6
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Zero-phase-delay connectivity increases the reliability, concordance with structure, and prognostic ability of functional connectivity metrics
Zero-phase-delay synchrony between the activity of distant neural populations has been robustly observed. Nevertheless, contemporary electroencephalography and magnetencephalography functional connect...
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