Publications

2026

A systematic review of functional brain imaging studies in NF1 Wild A, et al. Neuropsychol Rev. doi:10.1007/s11065-026-09695-9

Disrupted frontoparietal dynamics in NF1: reduced sensitivity and atypical modulation during working memory Litwińczuk MC, et al. Human Brain Mapping. doi:10.1002/hbm.70464

Mapping myelin alterations in NF1 using magnetization transfer and T1W/T2W ratio imaging Chandran VA, et al. medRxiv. doi:10.64898/2025.12.09.25341878

Systematic mapping of rare genetic disease studies using UK primary care electronic health records Wright TEB, et al. European Journal of Human Genetics. doi:10.1038/s41431-026-02114-w

NF1-specific growth charts for head circumference over the first 3 years of life Mandal AS, et al. Neurology. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000214480

Decreased attention in 10- and 14-month-olds with NF1 and association with later ADHD traits Bazelmans T, et al. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. doi: 10.1186/s11689-026-09702-3

Pregnancy experiences of expectant parents with NF1: a qualitative interview study Kaplan G et al, et al. European Journal of Human Genetics. doi:10.1038/s41431-026-02099-6

Childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer and the prevalence of diagnosed autism or ADHD: A systematic review and meta-analysis Slevin H, et al. EJC Paediatric Oncology. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcped.2026.100519

2025

Healthcare professionals’ perspectives on supporting individuals with NF1 during pregnancy and decision-making processes Kaplan G, et al. Journal of Genetic Counseling. doi:10.1002/jgc4.70137

Quantitative Grey/White Matter Myelin differences in NF1 using T1W/T2W ratio Chandran VA, et al. medRxiv. doi:10.1101/2025.03.28.25324840.

Functional connectivity reveals increased network segregation and sensorimotor processing during working memory in adolescents with NF1 Litwińczuk MC, et al. bioRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2025.04.10.648210

Non-invasive brain stimulation reorganises effective connectivity during a working memory task in individuals with NF1 Litwińczuk MC, et al. NeuroImage: Reports. doi: 10.1016/j.ynirp.2025.100258

Rhythmic modulation of subthalamo-pallidal interactions depends on synaptic rewiring through inhibitory plasticity Madadi Asl M, Lea-Carnall CA. Phys Rev Research. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.023128

Parent-infant interaction in the context of emerging neurodiversities: Neurofibromatosis 1 and elevated likelihood of ADHD Kaplan G, et al. Infant Behavior and Development. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2025.102036.

Depression, brain structure and socioeconomic status: A UK Biobank study. Johns S, L, et al. J Affect Disord. doi:1016/j.jad.2024.09.102.

2024

Emergence of multiple spontaneous coherent subnetworks from a single configuration of human connectome coupled oscillators model Torres FA, et al. Sci Rep. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-80510-2.

Evidence for biexponential glutamate T2 relaxation in human visual cortex at 3T: A functional MRS study Emeliyanova P, et al. NMR Biomed. doi:10.1002/nbm.5240.

2023

Beyond global synchrony: equivalence between Kuramoto oscillators and Wilson-Cowan model for large-scale brain networks Abd-Elrazik AH, et al. Proceedings Volume 12567, 18th International Symposium on Medical Information Processing and Analysis; 125671B.

Aberrant oscillatory activity in neurofibromatosis type 1: an EEG study of resting state and working memory Booth SJ, Garg S, Brown LJE, Green J, Pobric G, Taylor JR. A. J Neurodev Disord. 2023 Aug 22;15(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s11689-023-09492-y.

A Targeted, Low-Throughput Compound Screen in a Drosophila Model of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Identifies Simvastatin and BMS-204352 as Potential Therapies for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Dyson A, Ryan M, Garg S, Evans DG, Baines RA. eNeuro, doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0461-22.2023

Noise-modulated multistable synapses in a Wilson-Cowan-based model of plasticity Lea-Carnall CA, Tanner LI, Montemurro MA. Front Comput Neurosci, doi: 10.3389/fncom.2023.1017075

A mean-field model of glutamate and GABA synaptic dynamics for functional MRS Lea-Carnall CA, El-Deredy W, Stagg CJ, Williams SR, Trujillo-Barreto NJ. NeuroImage, doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119813

2022

Loss of NF1 in Drosophila larvae causes tactile hypersensitivity and impaired synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junction Dyson A, Ryan M, Garg S, Evans DG, Baines RA. Journal of Neuroscience, doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0562-22.2022

Modelling neural entrainment and its persistence: influence of frequency of stimulation and phase at the stimulus offset Otero M, Lea-Carnall C, Prado P, Escobar MJ, El-Deredy W. Biomed Phys Eng Express, doi: 10.1088/2057-1976/ac605a

Non-invasive brain stimulation modulates GABAergic activity in neurofibromatosis 1 Garg S, Williams S, et al.. Sci Rep, doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21907-9

Early Developmental Trajectories in Infants With Neurofibromatosis 1 Garg S, Wan MW, Begum-Ali J, et al. Front Psychol, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.795951

Neuroanatomical correlates of working memory performance in Neurofibromatosis 1 Sawyer C, Green J, Lim B, et al. Cereb Cortex Commun, doi: 10.1093/texcom/tgac021

Cognitive and Electrophysiological Correlates of Working Memory Impairments in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Pobric G, Taylor JR, Ramalingam HM, et al. J Autism Dev Disord, doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05043-3

Infant excitation/inhibition balance interacts with executive attention to predict autistic traits in childhood Carter Leno V, Begum-Ali J, et al. Mol Autism, doi: 10.1186/s13229-022-00526-1

2021

Brain structural correlates of autistic traits across the diagnostic divide: A grey matter and white matter microstructure study Chandran VA, Pliatsikas C, Neufeld J, O’Connell G, Haffey A, DeLuca V, Chakrabarti B. Neuroimage: Clinical, doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102897

A Neuroimaging Preparation Protocol Tailored for Autism Tziraki M, Garg S, Harrison E, Wright NB, Hawkes R, Akhtar K, Green J, Stivaros S. Autism Res, doi: 10.1002/aur.2427

Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptom Profile Across the RASopathies Geoffray MM, Falissard B, Green J, Kerr B, Evans DG, Huson S, Burkitt-Wright E, Garg S. Front Psychiatry, doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.585700

Predictors of cognitive, behavioural and academic difficulties in NF1 Geoffray MM, Robinson L, Ramamurthy K, Manderson L, O’Flaherty J, Lehtonen A, Tordjman S, Green J, Vassallo G, Garg S. J Psychiatr Res, doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.06.002

Autism in neurofibromatosis type 1: misuse of covariance to dismiss autistic trait burden Morris SM, Acosta MT, Garg S, Green J, Legius E, North K, Payne JM, Weiss LA, Constantino JN, Gutmann DH. Dev Med Child Neurol, doi: 10.1111/dmcn.14653

Early differences in auditory processing relate to Autism Spectrum Disorder traits in infants with Neurofibromatosis Type I Begum-Ali J, Kolesnik-Taylor A, Quiroz I, Mason L, Garg S, Green J, Johnson MH, Jones EJH; STAARS and EDEN Teams. J Neurodev Disord, doi: 10.1186/s11689-021-09364-3

Efficacy of parent-mediated communication-focused treatment in toddlers with autism (PACT) delivered via videoconferencing: a randomised controlled trial study protocol Jurek L, Occelli P, Denis A, Amestoy A, Maffre T, Dauchez T, Oreve MJ, Baghdadli A, Schroder C, Jay A, Zelmar A, Revah-Levy A, Gallifet N, Aldred C, Garg S, Green J, Touzet S, Geoffray MM; IFPAD study group. BMJ Open, doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044669