Prof Silvia Paracchini
Professor of Neurogenetics and Genomics
Research areas
I lead the Neurogenetics group. We are interested in the genetic basis of complex cognitive and behavioural phenotypes using multidisciplinary approaches.
PhD supervision
- Struan Donachie
- Priyatam Dutta
- Xueyu Guo
- Krzysztof Marianski
- Heather Tiernan
- Bing Dong
Selected publications
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Auditory Cortex Asymmetry Associations with Individual Differences in Language and Cognition
Paracchini, S., 2023, In: Brain Sciences .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
A GWAS for grip strength in cohorts of children – advantages of analysing young participants for this trait
Abbondanza, F., Wang, C. A., Schmitz, J., Pennell, C. E., Whitehouse, A. J. O. & Paracchini, S., 1 Jan 2024, medRxiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Open access
A GWAS for grip strength in cohorts of children—advantages of analysing young participants for this trait
Abbondanza, F., Wang, C. A., Schmitz, J., Marianski, K., Pennell, C. E., Whitehouse, A. J. O. & Paracchini, S., 2024, In: Genes, Brain and Behavior. 23, 5, 10 p., e70003.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
A genome-wide association study of Chinese and English language phenotypes in Hong Kong Chinese children
Lin, Y.-P., Shi, Y., Zhang, R., Xue, X., Rao, S., Yin, L., Lui, K. F. H., Pan, D. J., Maurer, U., Choy, K.-W., Paracchini, S., McBride, C. & So, H.-C., 27 Mar 2024, In: npj Science of Learning. 9, 26, 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Bonn: Prof. Silvia Paracchini, PhD, Professor of Neurodevelopmental Genomics
Paracchini, S., 2024, In: Medizinische Genetik. 36, 4, p. 269–270Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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Open access
Kin selection as a modulator of human handedness: sex-specific, parental and parent-of-origin effects
Dong, B., Paracchini, S. & Gardner, A., 27 Aug 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Evolutionary Human Sciences. 6, 14 p., e32.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Auditory cortex asymmetry associations with individual differences in language and cognition
Eckert, M. A., Vaden Jr., K. I. & Paracchini, S., 23 Dec 2023, In: Brain Sciences . 14, 1, 14.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dyslexia-related loci are significantly associated with language and literacy in Chinese–English bilingual Hong Kong Chinese twins
Chung, C. Y., Pan, D. J., Paracchini, S., Jiang, W., So, H.-C., McBride, C., Maurer, U., Zheng, M. & Choy, K. W., 5 Sept 2023, In: Human Genetics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Elevated levels of mixed-hand preference in dyslexia: meta-analyses of 68 studies
Packheiser, J., Papadatou-Pastou, M., Koufaki, A., Paracchini, S., Stein, C. C., Schmitz, J. & Ocklenburg, S., Nov 2023, In: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 154, 18 p., 105420.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identification of loci involved in childhood visual acuity and associations with cognitive skills and educational attainment
Schmitz, J., Abbondanza, F., Marianski, K., Luciano, M. & Paracchini, S., 25 Jul 2023, In: npj Science of Learning. 8, 10 p., 25.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review