Publications

Selected recent publications

  • F. Normand, M. Gajwani, T. Cao, J. Cruddas, A. Sangchooli, S. Oldham, A. Holmes, P.A. Robinson, J.C. Pang*, A. Fornito*, Geometric constraints on the architecture of mammalian cortical connectomes, Cell (2026; accepted). *Equal author contributions Preprint
  • T. Cao, J.C. Pang, M. Gajwani, A. Segal, A. Holmes, J. Wiley, S. Chopra, J.H. Zhou, C.C.H. Chen, F. Ji, B.J. Harrison, C.G. Davey, T. Constable, J. Tiego, B. Hartshorn, J. Kwee, M.A. Bellgrove, A. Fornito, Are grey matter differences measured by volumetric MRI in psychiatric disorders robust? An assessment of the reproducibility of cortical thickness and grey matter volume alteration in mental illness, Nature Neuroscience (2026; in press). Preprint
  • J. Cruddas, J.C. Pang, A. Fornito, Cortical traveling waves in time and space: Physics, physiology, and psychology, Neuron, 114(6) (2026). Paper
  • K. Pavlovich, J.C. Pang*, A. Fornito*, The motion sensitivity and predictive utility of different estimates of inter-regional functional coupling in resting-state functional MRI, Network Neuroscience, 10(1), 221–243(2026). *Equal author contributions Paper
  • J.C. Pang, Fundamental constraints shaping intrinsic brain activity: Comment on “Dark brain energy: Toward an integrative model of spontaneous slow oscillations” by Zhu-Qing Gong and Xi-Nian Zuo, Physics of Life Reviews, 55, 46–48 (2025). Paper
  • K. Pavlovich, J.C. Pang, A. Holmes, T. Constable, A. Fornito, The efficacy of resting-state fMRI denoising pipelines for motion correction and behavioural prediction, Imaging Neuroscience, 3:imag.a.97 (2025). Paper
  • N.C. Koussis, J.C. Pang, J. Jeganathan, B. Paton, A. Fornito, P.A. Robinson, B. Misic, M. Breakspear, Generation of surrogate brain maps preserving spatial autocorrelation through random rotation of geometric eigenmodes, Imaging Neuroscience, 3:imag.a.71 (2025). Paper
  • J. Jeganathan, N.C. Koussis, R. Phogat, J.C. Pang, S. Mansour L, A. Zalesky, M. Breakspear, Spurious correlations in surface-based functional brain imaging, Imaging Neuroscience, 3, imag_a_00478 (2025). Paper
  • T. Cao, J.C. Pang, A. Segal, Y.-C. Chen, K.M. Aquino, M. Breakspear, A. Fornito, Mode-based morphometry: A multiscale approach to mapping human neuroanatomy, Human Brain Mapping, 45(4), e26640 (2024). Paper
  • Y.-C. Chen, J. Tiego, A. Segal, S. Chopra, A. Holmes, C. Suo, J.C. Pang*, A. Fornito*, K.M. Aquino*, A multiscale characterization of cortical shape asymmetries in early psychosis, Brain Communications, 6(1), fcae015 (2024). *Equal author contributions Paper
  • J.C. Pang*, K.M. Aquino*, M. Oldehinkel, P.A. Robinson, B.D. Fulcher, M. Breakspear, A. Fornito, Geometric constraints on human brain function, Nature, 618, 566–574  (2023). *Equal author contributions Paper
  • A. Holmes, P. Levi, Y.-C. Chen, S. Chopra, K.M. Aquino, J.C. Pang*, A. Fornito*, Disruptions of hierarchical cortical organization in early psychosis and schizophrenia, Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 8(12), 1240–1250 (2023). *Equal author contributions Paper
  • P.T. Levi, S. Chopra, J.C. Pang, A. Holmes, T.A. Sassenberg, C.G. De Young, A. Fornito, The effect of using group-averaged or individualized brain parcellations when investigating connectome dysfunction: A case study in psychosis, Network Neuroscience, 7(4), 1228–1247 (2023). Paper
  • M. Gajwani, S.J. Oldham, J.C. Pang, A. Arnatkeviçiute, J. Tiego, M.A. Bellgrove, A. Fornito, Can hubs of the human connectome be identified consistently with diffusion MRI?, Network Neuroscience, 7(4), 1326–1350 (2023). Paper
  • J.C. Pang, J.K. Rilling, J.A. Roberts, M.P. van den Heuvel, L. Cocchi, Evolutionary shaping of human brain dynamics, eLife, 11, e80627 (2022). Paper