2016
The functional consequences of social distraction: Attention and memory for complex scenes
Doherty B, Patai E, Duta M, Nobre A, Scerif G. The functional consequences of social distraction: Attention and memory for complex scenes. Cognition 2016, 158: 215-223. PMID: 27842274, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2016.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-social distractorsSocial anxietyMemory precisionSocial stimuliLow-level visual salienceSocial distractionIndividual-difference measuresEye-tracking methodologyTarget locationAttentional captureAutistic traitsSocial scenesVisual attentionAttentional statusCognitive scientistsEye trackingMemoryDistractorsAnxietyVisual saliencyStimuliDistractionFunctional consequencesSalienceAttentionOxford Lithium Trial (OxLith) of the early affective, cognitive, neural and biochemical effects of lithium carbonate in bipolar disorder: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Saunders K, Cipriani A, Rendell J, Attenburrow M, Nelissen N, Bilderbeck A, Vasudevan S, Churchill G, Goodwin G, Nobre A, Harmer C, Harrison P, Geddes J. Oxford Lithium Trial (OxLith) of the early affective, cognitive, neural and biochemical effects of lithium carbonate in bipolar disorder: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials 2016, 17: 116. PMID: 26936776, PMCID: PMC4776410, DOI: 10.1186/s13063-016-1230-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAffectAntimanic AgentsBiomarkersBipolar DisorderBrainClinical ProtocolsCognitionDouble-Blind MethodEnglandFemaleGene Expression RegulationHumansLithium CarbonateMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetoencephalographyMaleNeuropsychological TestsProspective StudiesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesResearch DesignTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsBipolar disorderLithium trialExperimental medicine modelEffects of lithium carbonateMulti-modal investigationsMood stabilisersMood instabilityPlacebo-controlled studyCognitive testsLithium treatmentLithium carbonateDouble-blindDisordersMoodCircadian effectsMedicine modelBiochemical effectsRandomised controlled trialsTherapeutic responseParticipantsEarly effectsSide effectsClinical useFMRIEffective drugs
2014
‘Can you look me in the face?’ Short-term SSRI Administration Reverts Avoidant Ocular Face Exploration in Subjects at Risk for Psychopathology
Di Simplicio M, Doallo S, Costoloni G, Rohenkohl G, Nobre A, Harmer C. ‘Can you look me in the face?’ Short-term SSRI Administration Reverts Avoidant Ocular Face Exploration in Subjects at Risk for Psychopathology. Neuropsychopharmacology 2014, 39: 3059-3066. PMID: 25035080, PMCID: PMC4229577, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2014.159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceAntisocial Personality DisorderCitalopramDiscrimination, PsychologicalDouble-Blind MethodEye MovementsFacial ExpressionFemaleHumansMalePersonality InventoryPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRecognition, PsychologySelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsStatistics as TopicSurveys and QuestionnairesVisual Analog ScaleYoung AdultConceptsFacial stimuliOcular explorationStudy 2Study 1Serotonin reuptake inhibitor citalopramRecognition of positive emotionsReduced eye gazeEysenck Personality QuestionnaireReuptake inhibitor citalopramLow neuroticism scoresNegative facial expressionsEye gaze movementsDouble-blind designHappy facesSSRI administrationFear expressionHigh neuroticismInhibitor citalopramPersonality QuestionnaireNeuroticism scoresEmotional stimuliInterpersonal difficultiesFace stimuliSocial stimuliFace exploration