2025
Functional and effective connectivity between reward and inhibitory control networks underlying subclinical binge eating.
Chen X, Li W, Luo Y, Liu Y, Xu X, Gao X, Chen H. Functional and effective connectivity between reward and inhibitory control networks underlying subclinical binge eating. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 2025, 1-14. PMID: 39834272, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2024.212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBinge eatingMaintenance of binge eatingFunctional magnetic resonance imaging dataExacerbate binge eatingExecutive control regionsInhibitory control networksDynamic causal modelingParametric empirical Bayes frameworkProximal risk factorsMagnetic resonance imaging dataGroup relative to controlsTrait impulsivityBrain rewardReward sensitivityCognitive controlRelative to controlsBinge eatersNeural indicesGo/NoGo taskNeural basisProblematic eatingEarly identification of individualsBetween-group differencesDisordered EatingInhibition control
2024
Childhood maltreatment is associated with lower exploration and disrupted prefrontal activity and connectivity during reward learning in volatile environments
Armbruster‐Genç D, Neil L, Valton V, Phillips H, Rankin G, Sharp M, Rapley J, Viding E, Roiser J, McCrory E. Childhood maltreatment is associated with lower exploration and disrupted prefrontal activity and connectivity during reward learning in volatile environments. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2024, 66: 846-856. PMID: 39665511, PMCID: PMC12062857, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.14095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional magnetic resonance imagingReward learningOrbitofrontal cortexChildhood maltreatmentProbabilistic reinforcement learning taskDocumented history of maltreatmentAtypical reward processingOrbitofrontal cortex connectivityNon-maltreated individualsLower exploratory behaviorMid-cingulate cortexDisrupt neural processingHistory of maltreatmentImpact of maltreatmentReinforcement learning taskPrefrontal activationReward processingReward contingenciesNeural indicesOutcome deliveryNeural signalsLatent vulnerabilityBehavioral measuresInternalising symptomsOutcome processing
2022
Altered reward and effort processing in children with maltreatment experience: a potential indicator of mental health vulnerability
Armbruster-Genç D, Valton V, Neil L, Vuong V, Freeman Z, Packer K, Kiffin M, Roiser J, Viding E, McCrory E. Altered reward and effort processing in children with maltreatment experience: a potential indicator of mental health vulnerability. Neuropsychopharmacology 2022, 47: 1063-1070. PMID: 35149765, PMCID: PMC8832084, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-022-01284-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingInternalizing symptomsHistory of maltreatmentAnterior cingulate cortexEffort processingEffort-based decision-making taskDecision-making taskEffort-based decisionElevated internalizing symptomsNon-maltreated childrenImpact of maltreatmentMental health vulnerabilitiesFuture internalizing symptomsNeural indicesACC activationAltered rewardBehavioral indicesMaltreatment experiencesLatent vulnerabilityCingulate cortexEffort sensitivityGroup differencesRewardMaltreatmentLongitudinal study
2021
Recent advances in understanding neural correlates of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents
Zugman A, Winkler A, Pine D. Recent advances in understanding neural correlates of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Current Opinion In Psychiatry 2021, 34: 617-623. PMID: 34475352, PMCID: PMC8490291, DOI: 10.1097/yco.0000000000000743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety disordersBrain regionsMedial prefrontal cortexNeural indicesLow-level threatNeural correlatesSmall effect sizesPrefrontal cortexNeural circuitryBrain circuitryCircuitry dysfunctionBrain connectivityCommon psychiatric diagnosesFearEffect sizeMost mental illnessesStria terminalisBed nucleusAnxietyAdolescentsPsychiatric diagnosisMental illnessRecent workDisordersChildren
2019
Autistic and alexithymic traits modulate distinct aspects of face perception
Desai A, Foss-Feig JH, Naples AJ, Coffman M, Trevisan DA, McPartland JC. Autistic and alexithymic traits modulate distinct aspects of face perception. Brain And Cognition 2019, 137: 103616. PMID: 31734588, PMCID: PMC6880874, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2019.103616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderEvent-related potentialsAlexithymic traitsAutistic traitsAtypical face processingEmotion recognition impairmentsEmotion decodingEmotion perceptionEmotional facesFace perceptionFace processingPerceptual processingNeural indicesNeutral facesStructural encodingRecognition impairmentEmotion recognitionERP componentsSpectrum disorderTemporal sensitivityGrouping factorsDistinct aspectsIndividual variabilityAlexithymiaDistinct contributions
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