2022
Associations between grip strength, brain structure, and mental health in > 40,000 participants from the UK Biobank
Jiang R, Westwater ML, Noble S, Rosenblatt M, Dai W, Qi S, Sui J, Calhoun VD, Scheinost D. Associations between grip strength, brain structure, and mental health in > 40,000 participants from the UK Biobank. BMC Medicine 2022, 20: 286. PMID: 36076200, PMCID: PMC9461129, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02490-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeMental healthBrain structuresCognitive declineMatter volumeMental health outcomesHigher life satisfactionBetter mental healthBaseline grip strengthNeural correlatesCognitive functioningCognitive performanceBaseline neuroticismAnxiety symptomsBehavioral outcomesLife satisfactionMediation analysisNeuroimaging datasetsTemporal cortexOlder adultsLinear mixed effects modelsSubcortical regionsFinancial satisfactionLongitudinal dataGrip strength
2018
Cerebellar and Prefrontal Cortical Alterations in PTSD: Structural and Functional Evidence
Holmes SE, Scheinost D, DellaGioia N, Davis MT, Matuskey D, Pietrzak RH, Hampson M, Krystal JH, Esterlis I. Cerebellar and Prefrontal Cortical Alterations in PTSD: Structural and Functional Evidence. Chronic Stress 2018, 2: 2470547018786390. PMID: 30035247, PMCID: PMC6054445, DOI: 10.1177/2470547018786390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderIntrinsic connectivity distributionMedial prefrontal cortexTensor-based morphometryPTSD groupFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortexPathophysiology of PTSDGray matter volumeWhole-brain connectivityKey brain regionsMiddle temporal gyrusDorsolateral prefrontal cortexDefault mode networkCentral executive networkFunctional connectivity analysisPFC alterationsCortical alterationsHealthy comparison participantsAltered volumeFunctional alterationsMatter volumeUnmedicated individualsCerebellar involvementBrain regions