Reposted by Christian K. TamnesValerie Karl @valeriekarl.bsky.social · 12/08/2026❗New preprint: “Prospective associations between sibling psychopathology in adolescence and their link to functional brain connectivity” osf.io/preprints/ps... 132
Christian K. Tamnes @cktamnes.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Loneliness in the Human Brain: Structural and Functional MRI Correlates and Research Priorities osf.io/preprints/ps... - with @livia-tomova.bsky.socialosf.ioOSF 042
Reposted by Christian K. TamnesAlexis Brieant @abrieant.bsky.social · 13/05/2026New publication in DCN, co-led with Natasha Chaku! 🧠Combining our expertise in brain and pubertal development, we sought to clarify how adversity shapes timing and pace of adolescent development across multiple levels of analysis: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comTiming and tempo of puberty and neurodevelopment following adversity: A registered reportStress exposure may influence the pace of pubertal and brain development; however, empirical findings are mixed, with evidence for both acceleration a… 11815
Reposted by Christian K. TamnesValerie Karl @valeriekarl.bsky.social · 13/05/2026❗New Preprint! “Within-person prospective associations between youth psychopathology and white matter development and the moderating role of parental mental health” doi.org/10.31234/osf... A summary can be found here: 174
Reposted by Christian K. TamnesValerie Karl @valeriekarl.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Very excited to share that our paper “Symptom-specific links between internalizing problems and functional connectivity in adolescents: a network analysis” has been published in European Child & Adolescence Psychiatry doi.org/10.1007/s007...doi.orgSymptom-specific links between internalizing problems and functional connectivity in adolescents: a network analysis - European Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPrevious fMRI studies have documented links between internalizing problems in youth and brain functional connectivity of the default (DN), frontoparietal (FP), and salience (SA) networks. Characterize... 11712
Reposted by Christian K. TamnesTiril Gurholt, PhD 🦋 @tirilgurholt.bsky.social · 03/02/2026I am excited to share that the author version of our accepted manuscript, Linking obesity with white matter microstructure highlights the importance of brainstem tracts and sex differences, is available at Brain Communications! academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...academic.oup.comLinking obesity with white matter microstructure highlights the importance of brainstem tracts and sex differencesGurholt et al. report associations between obesity and regional white matter phenotypes across commonly used diffusion magnetic resonance imaging metrics, 144
Reposted by Christian K. TamnesDani Beck, PhD @danibeck.bsky.social · 05/01/2026New year🎊, new preprint📰 Using multimodal brain-age prediction models trained and tested on 4-wave MRI data from #ABCD, we examined how deviations in brain age align with changes in internalising and externalising symptoms across 10 waves. 1/4🧵medrxiv.orgSynchrony between brain age maturation and internalising and externalising symptoms across adolescenceAbstract Background: Adolescence is a period of rapid neurobiological and behavioural change, yet it remains unclear how deviations from normative brain maturation relate to the development of interna... 1157
Reposted by Christian K. TamnesEira Aksnes @eiraaksnes.bsky.social · 02/12/2025My first PhD paper just got published in JCPP Advances last week!! ✅ In this paper we investigate developmental dynamics of emotional problems across childhood and adolescence in males and females 👦 👧 💗 Check it out!! 🧵 doi.org/10.1002/jcv2...doi.orgJCPP Advances | ACAMH Child Development Journal | Wiley Online LibraryThis study examined how emotional symptoms co-develop from childhood to adolescence using longitudinal data from over 11,000 children and adolescents. Network analyses revealed reciprocal links betwe... 5142
Christian K. Tamnes @cktamnes.bsky.social · 29/11/2025acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Developmental dynamics of symptoms of emotional problems in childhood and adolescence: A longitudinal network analysisacamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.comJCPP Advances | ACAMH Child Development Journal | Wiley Online LibraryThis study examined how emotional symptoms co-develop from childhood to adolescence using longitudinal data from over 11,000 children and adolescents. Network analyses revealed reciprocal links betwe.... 021
Reposted by Christian K. TamnesLinn Renate S. Lindseth @liresjan.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Happy to announce that our article (my master’s thesis) is now published in PNAS. Here we investigated the link between pregnancy and birth and child brain structure 🧠🤰🏼👶🏻 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...pnas.orgLinking pregnancy- and birth-related risk factors to a multivariate fusion of child cortical structure | PNASPregnancy- and birth-related factors affect offspring brain development, emphasizing the importance of early life exposures. While most previous st... 094
Christian K. Tamnes @cktamnes.bsky.social · 16/10/2025The nature of the relation between mental well-being and ill-being www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe nature of the relation between mental well-being and ill-being - Nature Human BehaviourTamnes et al. explore the complex relationship between ill-being—including mental and behavioural disorders—and mental well-being. 093
Christian K. Tamnes @cktamnes.bsky.social · 21/08/2025rdcu.be/eBLN5rdcu.beCurrent challenges and future directions for brain age prediction in children and adolescentsNature Communications - This Perspective outlines how brain-age prediction models are increasingly applied to child and adolescent populations and examines the specific challenges this entails. It... 042
Reposted by Christian K. TamnesNiamh MacSweeney @niamhmacsweeney.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Our paper - Neuroimaging Insights into Adolescent Depression and Development - is now out in Nature Mental Health! 🧠 Huge thanks to my wonderful co-authors @yaratoenders.bsky.social and @cktamnes.bsky.social. I loved bringing these ideas together with you! rdcu.be/eugUMrdcu.beNeuroimaging insights into adolescent depression risk and developmentNature Mental Health - Adolescence marks a critical period for the onset of depression, yet the neurobiological mechanisms remain unclear. Here the authors review literature linking adolescent... 0188
Christian K. Tamnes @cktamnes.bsky.social · 02/05/2025"Socioeconomic context influences the heritability of child cortical structure". We show that genetic and environmental contributions to cortical structure vary between socioeconomically advantaged and disadvantaged children. New preprint by Linn Norbom: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... 061
Christian K. Tamnes @cktamnes.bsky.social · 28/03/2025MRI-based cortical gray/white matter contrast in young adults who endorse psychotic experiences or are at genetic risk for psychosis www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comMRI-based cortical gray/white matter contrast in young adults who endorse psychotic experiences or are at genetic risk for psychosisResearch has reported group-level differences in cortical grey/white matter contrast (GWC) in individuals with psychotic disorders. However, no studie… 052
Reposted by Christian K. TamnesNiamh MacSweeney @niamhmacsweeney.bsky.social · 05/03/2025🚨New paper out in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 🚨 In this pre-registered study, we examined the role of pubertal development in the association between trauma exposure and internalising symptoms in female youth using ABCD data: acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com<em>Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry</em> | ACAMH Pediatric Journal | Wiley Online LibraryBackground Exposure to trauma in childhood is associated with an increased risk for internalising symptoms. Alterations in pubertal development has been proposed as a potential mechanism underpinnin... 1145
Reposted by Christian K. TamnesNiamh MacSweeney @niamhmacsweeney.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Hi Bluesky👋 Excited to use my first post to share our new paper: "Multimodal brain age indicators of internalizing problems in early adolescence: A longitudinal investigation" Now out in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging 👀 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comMultimodal Brain Age Indicators of Internalizing Problems in Early Adolescence: A Longitudinal InvestigationAdolescence is a time of increased risk for the onset of internalizing problems, particularly in females. However, how individual differences in brain… 1184
Reposted by Christian K. TamnesValerie Karl @valeriekarl.bsky.social · 20/01/2025The dissonance between wanting and liking has always fascinated me. I recently wrote about Nguyen et al.’s (2021) review on the neural underpinnings of atypical wanting and liking. www.nature.com/articles/s44...nature.comNeural underpinnings of atypical wanting and liking - Nature Reviews PsychologyNature Reviews Psychology - Neural underpinnings of atypical wanting and liking 1155
Christian K. Tamnes @cktamnes.bsky.social · 20/12/2024The nature of the relation between mental illbeing and wellbeing osf.io/preprints/ps... 044
Christian K. Tamnes @cktamnes.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Relationships between wellbeing polygenic scores, brain structure, and psychopathology in children www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...medrxiv.orgRelationships between wellbeing polygenic scores, brain structure, and psychopathology in children 052
Reposted by Christian K. TamnesValerie Karl @valeriekarl.bsky.social · 21/11/2024New Preprint and my final PhD paper🥲! We combined symptom and brain networks to look at symptom-specific associations between internalizing problems and functional connectivity in adolescents. doi.org/10.31234/osf... 2297
Christian K. Tamnes @cktamnes.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Shared Patterns of Cognitive Control Behavior and Electrophysiological Markers in Adolescence direct.mit.edu/jocn/article...direct.mit.eduShared Patterns of Cognitive Control Behavior and Electrophysiological Markers in AdolescenceAbstract. Behavioral parameters obtained from cognitive control tasks have been linked to electrophysiological markers. Yet, most previous research has investigated only a few specific behavioral para... 053
Reposted by Christian K. TamnesLudvig Daae Bjørndal @ludvigdb.bsky.social · 17/11/2024We have a new preprint out examining symptom-specific polygenic associations with maternal mental health during pregnancy and postpartum in up to 59,000 MoBa mothers 🧬🌧️☀️ osf.io/preprints/ps... 1185
Christian K. Tamnes @cktamnes.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Associations between parental psychopathology and youth functional emotion regulation brain networks www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comAssociations between parental psychopathology and youth functional emotion regulation brain networksParental mental health is associated with children’s emotion regulation (ER) and risk for psychopathology. The relationship between parental psychopat… 031
Reposted by Christian K. TamnesEmily Towner @emilyanntowner.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Our latest paper, published today in Royal Society Open Science, found that being alone heightens 'threat alert' in teenagers—even when they're connected on social media. 🧠📲 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...doi.orgIncreased threat learning after social isolation in human adolescents | Royal Society Open ScienceIn animal models, social isolation impacts threat responding and threat learning, especially during development. This study examined the effects of acute social isolation on threat learning in human a... 2258
Christian K. Tamnes @cktamnes.bsky.social · 31/10/2024Linking Pre- and Perinatal Risk Factors to a Multivariate Fusion of Child Cortical Structure www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgLinking Pre- and Perinatal Risk Factors to a Multivariate Fusion of Child Cortical StructurePre- and perinatal factors such as maternal pregnancy and child birth complications affect child brain development, emphasizing the importance of early life exposures. While most previous studies have... 011
Reposted by Christian K. TamnesJamie Hanson @jamielarsh.bsky.social · 10/02/2024Exciting new, collaborative work with @cktamnes.bsky.social and colleagues-- #TheJCPPadvances "Parental education and income are linked to offspring cortical brain structure and psychopathology at 9–11 years" acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 072
Christian K. Tamnes @cktamnes.bsky.social · 19/01/2024New preprint from Thea Wiker and the Neurocognitive Development group: osf.io/preprints/ps.... In an adolescent sample, we examined the associations between a bunch of behavioural parameters from a Stop signal task, as well as shared patterns between behaviour and ERPs. 010
Christian K. Tamnes @cktamnes.bsky.social · 16/12/2023New lab-paper from Thea Wiker on the development and longitudinal associations between drift diffusion parameters in the stop signal task and attention problems the ABCD Study. link.springer.com/article/10.1... 080