2022
Acute cannabis-related alterations in an fMRI time estimation task
Patel K, Stevens M, Adhikari S, Book G, Mubeen M, Pearlson G. Acute cannabis-related alterations in an fMRI time estimation task. 2022 DOI: 10.26828/cannabis.2022.02.000.26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial temporal cortexPosterior cingulate cortexSomatosensory motor cortexPremotor cortexMotor cortexTemporal cortexMedial prefrontal cortexCingulate cortexFrontal cortexLong-duration stimuliAnterior cingulateInferior frontal cortexVisual cortexBrain activation differencesMultiple comparison correctionPlacebo conditionActivation differencesDuration stimuliPrefrontal cortexVisual areasOccipital junctionDose-related mannerMid-cingulate cortexSignificant activation differencesPopular recreational drug
2013
A large scale (N=102) functional neuroimaging study of response inhibition in a Go/NoGo task
Steele VR, Aharoni E, Munro GE, Calhoun VD, Nyalakanti P, Stevens MC, Pearlson G, Kiehl KA. A large scale (N=102) functional neuroimaging study of response inhibition in a Go/NoGo task. Behavioural Brain Research 2013, 256: 529-536. PMID: 23756137, PMCID: PMC4437665, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuccessful response inhibitionGo/NoGo taskResponse inhibitionUnsuccessful response inhibitionMagnetic resonance imaging studySupplementary motor areaResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyInferior parietal lobuleNoGo taskInferior prefrontal regionsHealthy adult participantsBasal gangliaInferior frontal gyrusHemodynamic responseMotor areaAnterior cingulateImaging studiesParietal lobuleFronto-parietal networkHemodynamic activityFrontal gyrusFrontostriatal regionsSmall sample studiesPrefrontal regions
2012
Examining the effect of psychopathic traits on gray matter volume in a community substance abuse sample
Cope LM, Shane MS, Segall JM, Nyalakanti PK, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Calhoun VD, Kiehl KA. Examining the effect of psychopathic traits on gray matter volume in a community substance abuse sample. Psychiatry Research 2012, 204: 91-100. PMID: 23217577, PMCID: PMC3536442, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntisocial Personality DisorderBrainCognition DisordersFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNerve Fibers, MyelinatedNeuropsychological TestsPersonality InventoryPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRegression AnalysisResidence CharacteristicsSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsGray matter volumeMatter volumeOrbital frontal cortexMagnetic resonance imagingRight hippocampusFrontal cortexBilateral orbital frontal cortexRight anterior cingulateGray matter reductionsGray matter increasesStructural imaging studiesLimbic regionsBrain abnormalitiesRight insulaParalimbic regionsAnterior cingulateLifetime drugSubstance abuse sampleResonance imagingImaging studiesAlcohol useExploratory regression analysisRegression analysisLimbicMatter reductionInfluence of Alcohol Use and Family History of Alcoholism on Neural Response to Alcohol Cues in College Drinkers
Dager AD, Anderson BM, Stevens MC, Pulido C, Rosen R, Jiantonio‐Kelly R, Sisante J, Raskin SA, Tennen H, Austad CS, Wood RM, Fallahi CR, Pearlson GD. Influence of Alcohol Use and Family History of Alcoholism on Neural Response to Alcohol Cues in College Drinkers. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2012, 37: e161-e171. PMID: 23078363, PMCID: PMC3548054, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01879.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol cue reactivityFamily historyHeavy drinkersCue reactivityLight drinkersHeavy drinkingMagnetic resonance imaging responseBOLD responseBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) contrastAlcohol cuesVisual association regionsAlcohol use disorderAlcohol imagesFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) responsesMedial frontal cortexGreater BOLD responseLevel-dependent contrastTemporo-parietal regionsRisk factorsFrontal cortexDorsal striatumUse disordersAnterior cingulateBeverage imagesImaging responsefMRI task parameters influence hemodynamic activity in regions implicated in mental set switching
Witt ST, Stevens MC. fMRI task parameters influence hemodynamic activity in regions implicated in mental set switching. NeuroImage 2012, 65: 139-151. PMID: 23079572, PMCID: PMC3523276, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.09.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain regionsMagnetic resonance imaging studySecondary visual cortexResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studySensorimotor cortexFronto-parietal regionsAnterior prefrontal cortexAnterior cingulateVisual cortexImaging studiesFronto-parietal networkPrefrontal cortexHemodynamic activityCortexBrain activityComplex executive functionsStimulus complexityExecutive functionResponse complexityTrialsNon-switch trialsPrevious studiesMultiple resting state network functional connectivity abnormalities in mild traumatic brain injury
Stevens MC, Lovejoy D, Kim J, Oakes H, Kureshi I, Witt ST. Multiple resting state network functional connectivity abnormalities in mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2012, 6: 293-318. PMID: 22555821, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-012-9157-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryMild traumatic brain injuryMild TBI patientsFunctional connectivity abnormalitiesTBI patientsBrain injuryConnectivity abnormalitiesFunctional connectivitySevere traumatic brain injuryWhite matter microstructural damagePostconcussive symptom severityWhole-brain functional connectivityFunctional connectivity deficitsCompensatory neural processesBrain networksBrain functional connectivityHealthy control participantsVoxelwise group comparisonsIntracerebral injuryNeurobiological sequelaeConnectivity deficitsAnterior cingulateBrain regionsSymptom severityAnatomical connectivity
2011
Cortical Thickness and Folding Deficits in Conduct-Disordered Adolescents
Hyatt CJ, Haney-Caron E, Stevens MC. Cortical Thickness and Folding Deficits in Conduct-Disordered Adolescents. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 72: 207-214. PMID: 22209639, PMCID: PMC3367056, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCerebral CortexChildConduct DisorderFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLinear ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuropsychological TestsPrefrontal CortexPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychomotor PerformanceSoftwareConceptsCortical thicknessParietal lobeBrain regionsControl subjectsParacentral lobuleConduct disorderThinner cortexCD participantsTemporal lobe structural abnormalitiesPure conduct disorderLocal gyrification indexBrain structure imagesAnterior brain regionsDifferent brain regionsSurface-based morphometryPosterior brain regionsTemporoparietal junctionBrain abnormalitiesGyrification indexTemporal lobeAnterior cingulateFrontal lobeDorsomedial prefrontalStructural abnormalitiesOrbitofrontal cortex
2010
Functional Imaging of Cognitive Control During Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Anderson BM, Stevens MC, Meda SA, Jordan K, Calhoun VD, Pearlson GD. Functional Imaging of Cognitive Control During Acute Alcohol Intoxication. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2010, 35: 156-165. PMID: 20958334, PMCID: PMC3005103, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01332.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive controlError processingBrain regionsAnterior cingulateFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) taskFunctional MRILateral prefrontal cortexParietal brain regionsFalse alarm responsesBrain hemodynamic activityFalse alarm errorsParietal lobe regionsNeural basisBehavioral performancePrefrontal cortexFMRI analysisHemodynamic activityLobe regionsAcute alcohol intoxicationAlarm errorsAlcohol effectsReaction timeAlcohol intoxicationCingulateAlarm response
2008
Neural correlates of the processing of another’s mistakes: A possible underpinning for social and observational learning
Shane MS, Stevens M, Harenski CL, Kiehl KA. Neural correlates of the processing of another’s mistakes: A possible underpinning for social and observational learning. NeuroImage 2008, 42: 450-459. PMID: 18534868, PMCID: PMC2593145, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.12.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGoal-directed behaviorCommon neural circuitryComplex social actionsDorsal anterior cingulateInferior parietal cortexSupplementary motor regionsError monitoringNeural correlatesGo taskObservational learningGo/Possible underpinningsOrbitofrontal cortexAnterior cingulateNeural circuitryParietal cortexSame taskMotor regionsSocial actionDistributed networkPotential importTaskCortexObserved errorsProcessing
2007
Brain network dynamics during error commission
Stevens MC, Kiehl KA, Pearlson GD, Calhoun VD. Brain network dynamics during error commission. Human Brain Mapping 2007, 30: 24-37. PMID: 17979124, PMCID: PMC2669663, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsError commissionGo/No-Go taskVisual Go/No-Go taskHigher-order cognitive controlFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataLateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal brain regionsWhole-brain functional connectivityPregenual cingulate cortexAnterior temporal lobeBrain network dynamicsInferior parietal lobuleAdult healthy participantsBrain functional connectivityCognitive controlIndependent component analysisButton pressHemodynamic activationAffective responsesDevelopmental differencesNeurobiological differencesParietal lobulePrefrontal cortexAnterior cingulateError detection network
2005
fMRI in an oddball task: Effects of target‐to‐target interval
Stevens MC, Calhoun VD, Kiehl KA. fMRI in an oddball task: Effects of target‐to‐target interval. Psychophysiology 2005, 42: 636-642. PMID: 16364059, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2005.00368.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingEvent-related potentialsTarget stimuliOddball taskTarget intervalTask-relevant target stimuliP3 event-related potentialBilateral lateral prefrontal cortexTask-relevant stimuliTemporal-parietal junctionLateral prefrontal cortexAuditory oddball taskMemory templateNovel stimuliPrefrontal cortexHemodynamic activityAnterior cingulateNeural systemsStimuliPositive relationshipLarge sampleHealthy adultsNeuronal modulationEffect of targetMagnetic resonance imagingLow-dose estradiol alters brain activity
Stevens MC, Clark VP, Prestwood KM. Low-dose estradiol alters brain activity. Psychiatry Research 2005, 139: 199-217. PMID: 16084069, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2005.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSustained attention taskAttention taskEvent-related functional magnetic resonance imagingThree-stimulus oddball taskTasks of learningAlters brain activityEstrogen replacement therapyCortical brain regionsOddball taskBehavioral performanceBrain activityPrefrontal cortexHemodynamic activityAnterior cingulateDose estrogen replacement therapyNeural activityParietal lobeBrain regionsBrain functionReplacement therapyTaskGroup participantsDouble-blind studyMotor cortex