Consortium Profile: The Methylation, Imaging and NeuroDevelopment (MIND) Consortium.

ABSTRACT: Epigenetic processes, such as DNA methylation, show potential as biological markers and mechanisms underlying gene-environment interplay in the prediction of mental health and other brain-based phenotypes. However, little is known about how peripheral epigenetic patterns relate to individual differences in the brain itself. An increasingly popular approach to address this is by combining epigenetic and neuroimaging data; yet, research in this area is almost entirely comprised of cross-sectional studies in adults. To bridge this gap, we established the Methylation, Imaging and NeuroDevelopment (MIND) Consortium, which aims to bring a developmental focus to the emerging field of Neuroimaging Epigenetics by (i) promoting collaborative, adequately powered developmental research via multi-cohor

SUBMITTER: Schuurmans IK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11230303 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature