Publications

2026

Socioeconomic Disadvantage, Pubertal Development, and Adolescent Mental Health and Academic Achievement: A Longitudinal Study

Fitzsimons, K., Li, Q., Thomson, P., MacSweeney, N., Rakesh, D.

Development and Psychopathology, 2026

2025

Socioeconomic Disadvantage, Pubertal and Brain Development, and Internalizing Problems in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Investigation

Tsomokos, D. I., McLaughlin, K., Whittle, S., Dhamala, E., Mehta, M., Rakesh, D.

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2025

Macroeconomic income inequality, brain structure and function, and mental health

Rakesh, D., Tsomokos, D. I., Vargas, T., Pickett, K. E., & Patel, V.

Nature Mental Health, 2025

Developmental pathways from childhood neurodevelopmental traits to early adolescent psychiatric dimensions: the role of environmental and lifestyle factors

Caserini, C., Rakesh, D., Lu, S., Bedford, R., Lewis, C.L., Malanchini, M., Michelini, G.

JAACAP Open, 2025

Associations of Sleep, Screen Time, and Extracurricular Activities With Cognitive Development: A Longitudinal Study

Zheng, J., Byrne M., Berg, E., Rakesh, D.

Journal of Adolescence, 2025

Longitudinal associations of structural and functional brain connectivity with dimensions of psychopathology in adolescence

Vanes, L., Rakesh, D., IMAGEN Consortium, Baker, G.

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2025

Longitudinal associations between adolescent adversity, brain development and behavioural and emotional problems

Pollmann, A., Rakesh, D., & Fuhrmann, D.

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2025

Associations among socioeconomic status, within-network functional connectivity development, and academic achievement: findings from the ABCD study

Rakesh, D., Sadikova K., McLaughlin K.

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2025

Annual Research Review: Associations between socioeconomic status and cognitive function and academic achievement during childhood and adolescence – a systematic review of mechanisms and buffering factors

Rakesh, D., Lee, P., Gaikwad, A., McLaughlin, K.

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2025

Social threat, neural connectivity, and adolescent mental health: a population-based longitudinal study

Tsomokos, D., Tiemeier, H., Slavich, G.M., Rakesh, D.

Psychological Medicine, 2025

Testing Moderators for Associations of Neighborhood Adversity With Psychopathology and Cognitive Outcomes

Vargas, T. G., McLaughlin, K. A., & Rakesh, D.

Developmental Science, 2025

The neural correlates of resilience - a multimodal investigation in the ABCD Study

Zhang, L., Cropley, V., Rakesh, D., Whittle, S.

JCPP Advances, 2025

Longitudinal associations between greenspace exposure, structural brain development, and mental health and academic performance during early adolescence

Li, Q., Whittle, S., Rakesh, D.

Biological Psychiatry, 2025

Residential greenness and adolescent mental health trajectories: A longitudinal pre-registered study

Larsen, S. R., Rakesh, D., Whittle, S., Allen, N. B., Enticott, P. G., & Mygind, L.

Environmental Research, 2025

Neural mediators of the association of neighborhood threat and deprivation with mental health

Vargas, T., Rakesh, D., McLaughlin, K.

Development and Psychopathology, 2025

Trajectories of Birth-to-Six Cortical Development Predict Late Childhood Cognitive Function

Davis, M., Woodburn, M., Nugiel T., Rakesh, D., Maresa Tate, M., Asciutto, W., Lin, W., Cohen J.R., Sheridan, M.A.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2025

The role of socioeconomic status in shaping associations between sensorimotor and prefrontal structure and implications for executive function

Rosen, M., Rakesh, D., Romeo, R.R.

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2025

Associations between brain structural development and onset of depressive disorder during adolescence and emerging adulthood: Results from a 15-year longitudinal study

Whittle, S., Rakesh, D., Simmons, J., Schwartz, O., Vijayakumar, N. Allen, N.B.

American Journal of Psychiatry, 2025

The effect of melatonin supplement use on pubertal timing: target trial emulation in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study

Sadikova, K., Szmulewicz, A., Rakesh, D., Tiemeier, H.

American Journal of Epidemiology, 2025

Socioeconomic status indicators and mental health trajectories during early adolescence

Rakesh, D., Flournoy, J., McLaughlin, K.

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Advances, 2025

Pubertal status mediates the association between trauma exposure and internalizing difficulties in early adolescence

MacSweeney, N., Thompson, P., von Soest, T., Tamnes, C., Rakesh, D.

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2025

Beyond the income‐achievement gap: The role of individual, family, and environmental factors in cognitive resilience among low‐income youth

Rakesh, D., Sadikova, E., & McLaughlin, K. A.

JCPP advances, 2025

2024

The influence of maternal and paternal parenting on adolescent brain structure

Ding, Q., Li, X., Rakesh, D., Peng, S., Xu, J., Chen, J., Jiang, N., Luo, Y., Li, X., Qin, S., & Whittle, S.

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2024

Environmental contributions to cognitive development: the role of cognitive stimulation

Rakesh, D., Sheridan, M., Humphreys, K., McLaughlin, K., Rosen, M.

Developmental Review, 2024

Adolescent Resilience in the Face of the Global Pandemic: The Interplay Between Trauma, COVID-19 Stressors, and Protective Factors

Zhang, L., Cropley, V., Whittle, S., Rakesh, D.

Psychological Medicine, 2024

The promise and pitfalls of a strength-based approach to child poverty and neurocognitive development: Implications for policy

DeJoseph, M., Ellwood-Lowe, M., … Rakesh, D., Frankenhuis, W.

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2024

Linking MRI brain indices to polygenic risk for schizophrenia: a systematic review

Jameei, H., Rakesh, D., Zalesky, A., M.J., Reay, W.R., Wray, N. & Di Biase, M.

Schizophrenia Bulletin, 2024

2023

Childhood socioeconomic status and the pace of structural neurodevelopment: Accelerated, delayed, or simply different?

Rakesh, D., Whittle, S., Sheridan, M. & McLaughlin, K.

Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2023

A longitudinal study of childhood maltreatment, subcortical development and subcortico-cortical structural maturational coupling from early to late adolescence

Rakesh, D., Elzeiny, R., Vijayakumar, N. & Whittle, S.

Psychological Medicine, 2023

The role of school environment in brain structure, connectivity, and mental health in children – a multi-modal investigation

Rakesh, D., Zalesky, A. & Whittle, S.

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2023

Neurobiological correlates of resilience during childhood and adolescence: a systematic review

Zhang, L., Rakesh, D., Cropley, V. & Whittle, S.

Clinical Psychology Review, 2023

The neural, stress hormone and inflammatory correlates of childhood deprivation and threat in psychosis: A systematic review

Thomas, M., Rakesh, D., Whittle, S., Upthegrove, R., Sheridan, M. & Cropley, V.

Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2023

Maternal neglectful behavior is associated with delayed development of functional connectivity during the transition from late childhood early adolescence

Pozzi, E., Rakesh, D., Gracia-Tabuenca, Z., Bray, K., Richmond, S., Seal, M., Schwartz, O., Vijayakumar, N., Yap, M. & Whittle, S.

Biological Psychiatry: CNNI, 2023

2022

School connectedness and depression and anxiety during adolescence – a systematic review of prospective studies

Raniti, M., Rakesh, D., Patton, G. & Sawyer, S. M.

BMC public health, 2022

A practical guide for researchers and reviewers using the ABCD Study and other large longitudinal datasets

Saragosa-Harris, N., Chaku, N., MacSweeney, N., Williamson, V. G., Scheuplein, M., Feola, B., Rakesh, D., & Mills, K. L.

Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2022

Harsh and inconsistent parental discipline is associated with altered cortical development in children

Whittle, S., Pozzi, E., Rakesh, D., Kim, J. M., Yap, M. B., Schwartz, O. S., Vijayakumar, N.

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2022

The role of educational attainment and brain morphology in major depressive disorder: findings from the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder consortium

Rakesh, D., Whittle, S., ENIGMA consortium

Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, 2022

2021

Similar but distinct–Effects of different socioeconomic indicators on resting state functional connectivity: findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study

Rakesh, D., Zalesky, A. & Whittle, S.

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2021

Neighborhood disadvantage and longitudinal brain-predicted-age trajectory during adolescence

Rakesh, D., Allen, N. B., & Whittle, S.

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2021

Longitudinal changes in within-salience network functional connectivity mediate the relationship between childhood abuse and neglect, and mental health during adolescence

Rakesh, D., Allen, N. B., & Whittle, S.

Psychological Medicine, 2021

Associations between neighborhood disadvantage, resting-state functional connectivity, and behavior in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study: Moderating role of positive family and school environments

Rakesh, D., Seguin, C., Zalesky, A., Cropley, V., & Whittle, S.

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2021

Feelings of shame and guilt are associated with distinct neural activation in youth

Rakesh, D., Bastin, C., Harrison, B. J., Davey, C. G., Allen, N. B., Muller, S., & Whittle, S.

Biological Psychology, 2021

Unraveling the consequences of childhood maltreatment: deviations from typical functional neurodevelopment mediate the relationship between maltreatment history and depressive symptoms

Rakesh, D., Kelly, C., Vijayakumar, N., Zalesky, A., Allen, N. B., & Whittle, S.

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2021

Altered resting functional connectivity patterns associated with problematic substance use and substance use disorders during adolescence

Rakesh, D., Lv, J., Zalesky, A., Allen, N. B., Lubman, D. I., Yücel, M., & Whittle, S.

Journal of Affective Disorders, 2021

2020

Using neuroimaging to predict brain age: insights into typical and atypical development and risk for psychopathology

Rakesh, D. & Díaz-Arteche, C.

Journal of Neurophysiology, 2020

Balancing act: Neural correlates of affect dysregulation in youth depression and substance use–A systematic review of functional neuroimaging studies

Rakesh, D., Allen, N. B., & Whittle, S.

Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2020

Correlations between mutant huntingtin aggregates and behavioral changes in R6/1 mice

Cabanas, M., Piquemal, M., Pistono, C., Arnaud, S., Rakesh, D., Poinama, E., Cho, Y. H.

Journal of Huntington's disease, 2020

2019

Neurophysiological and behavioral effects of Anti-Orexinergic treatments in a mouse model of Huntington's disease

Cabanas, M., Pistono, C., Puygrenier, L., Rakesh, D., Jeantet, Y., Garret, M., & Cho, Y. H.

Neurotherapeutics, 2019