2022
Experimental evidence for a child‐to‐adolescent switch in human amygdala‐prefrontal cortex communication: A cross‐sectional pilot study
Gee DG, Hanson C, Caglar LR, Fareri DS, Gabard‐Durnam L, Mills‐Finnerty C, Goff B, Caldera CJ, Lumian DS, Flannery J, Hanson SJ, Tottenham N. Experimental evidence for a child‐to‐adolescent switch in human amygdala‐prefrontal cortex communication: A cross‐sectional pilot study. Developmental Science 2022, 25: e13238. PMID: 35080089, PMCID: PMC9232876, DOI: 10.1111/desc.13238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional pilot studyAge-related switchAmygdala reactivityPresent cross-sectional pilot studyPilot studyAnterior cingulate cortex activationDorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) activationAmygdala connectivityCortex activationPrefrontal cortexDACC activationAmygdalaPrefrontal functionChildhoodPrefrontal engagementEmotional behaviorChildhood experiencesAdolescenceVentromedial PFCDACCOpposite effectBayesian network analysisActivationVmPFCReverse information flow
2021
Parental Buffering of Stress in the Time of COVID-19: Family-Level Factors May Moderate the Association Between Pandemic-Related Stress and Youth Symptomatology
Cohodes EM, McCauley S, Gee DG. Parental Buffering of Stress in the Time of COVID-19: Family-Level Factors May Moderate the Association Between Pandemic-Related Stress and Youth Symptomatology. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2021, 49: 935-948. PMID: 33591457, PMCID: PMC7885749, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00732-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPandemic-related stressChild symptomatologyAnxiety-related symptomatologyYouth symptomatologyFamily-level factorsCross-sectional study designCOVID-19-related stressYouth mental healthEffects of exposureParental bufferingStudy designSymptomatologyMental healthChildren's exposureParental reportsHigh levelsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicNegative emotionsGlobal pandemicDegree of stressExposureLight of evidenceHome routinesParenting stressDevelopment and Validation of the Parental Assistance with Child Emotion Regulation (PACER) Questionnaire
Cohodes EM, Preece DA, McCauley S, Rogers MK, Gross JJ, Gee DG. Development and Validation of the Parental Assistance with Child Emotion Regulation (PACER) Questionnaire. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2021, 50: 133-148. PMID: 33411232, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-020-00759-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion regulatory strategiesChildren's emotion regulationEmotion regulationRegulation strategiesPoorer parent-child relationship qualityParent-child relationship qualityEmotion regulation strategiesEmotion Regulation QuestionnaireTen-factor structureParental assistanceDifferent regulation strategiesDifferent child agesHigher child internalizingRegulatory strategiesAcceptable test-retest reliabilityConfirmatory factor analysisExcellent internal consistencyEmotion sensitivityChild executionNegative emotionsExternalizing problemsTest-retest reliabilityChild stressPsychometric measuresChildren's internalizing
2020
Influences of early‐life stress on frontolimbic circuitry: Harnessing a dimensional approach to elucidate the effects of heterogeneity in stress exposure
Cohodes EM, Kitt ER, Baskin‐Sommers A, Gee DG. Influences of early‐life stress on frontolimbic circuitry: Harnessing a dimensional approach to elucidate the effects of heterogeneity in stress exposure. Developmental Psychobiology 2020, 63: 153-172. PMID: 32227350, DOI: 10.1002/dev.21969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly life stressFrontolimbic circuitryStress exposurePhysical health problemsEffects of stressCircuit maturationGlucocorticoid receptorHealth problemsMajority of studiesMental healthExposure influencePsychobiological effectsDimensional approachEarly experienceDifferential outcomesOutcomesSubsequent vulnerabilityRiskVast heterogeneityExposureInnervationCircuitryBrainSeverityCaregivers
2019
Predicting Mental Health in Adolescence: Frontoinsular Circuitry, Emotion in Daily Life, and Risk for Depression
Gee DG, Caballero C. Predicting Mental Health in Adolescence: Frontoinsular Circuitry, Emotion in Daily Life, and Risk for Depression. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2019, 4: 684-685. PMID: 31395211, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2019.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Development of the emotional brain
Casey BJ, Heller AS, Gee DG, Cohen AO. Development of the emotional brain. Neuroscience Letters 2017, 693: 29-34. PMID: 29197573, PMCID: PMC5984129, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.11.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotion reactivityEmotional brainCognitive control circuitryNeurobiological accountsEmotional developmentRecent imaging studiesSelf-RegulationSocial situationsNeural circuitryYoung adulthoodAdolescenceImaging studiesHierarchical changesCircuitryDynamic reorganizationSubcorticoBrainCascade of changesAdulthoodLimbicControl circuitrySituationInstantiationDevelopmentThe Role of the Endocannabinoid System and Genetic Variation in Adolescent Brain Development
Meyer HC, Lee FS, Gee DG. The Role of the Endocannabinoid System and Genetic Variation in Adolescent Brain Development. Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 43: 21-33. PMID: 28685756, PMCID: PMC5719094, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2017.143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety-related behaviorDevelopmental trajectoriesAdolescent brain developmentRegulation of fearConsequences of stressGenetic variationBrain developmentBehavioral processingECB systemPrefrontal cortexEmotional behaviorHuman genetic variationCorticolimbic structuresStress responsivityBrain regionsAdolescenceRegulation of stressNeural circuitsEndocannabinoid systemAnxietyEnvironmental perturbationsRole of eCBFunctional implicationsCentral roleLife span
2016
Sensitive Periods of Emotion Regulation: Influences of Parental Care on Frontoamygdala Circuitry and Plasticity
Gee DG. Sensitive Periods of Emotion Regulation: Influences of Parental Care on Frontoamygdala Circuitry and Plasticity. New Directions For Child And Adolescent Development 2016, 2016: 87-110. PMID: 27589500, DOI: 10.1002/cad.20166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStimulus-Elicited Connectivity Influences Resting-State Connectivity Years Later in Human Development: A Prospective Study
Gabard-Durnam LJ, Gee DG, Goff B, Flannery J, Telzer E, Humphreys KL, Lumian DS, Fareri DS, Caldera C, Tottenham N. Stimulus-Elicited Connectivity Influences Resting-State Connectivity Years Later in Human Development: A Prospective Study. Journal Of Neuroscience 2016, 36: 4771-4784. PMID: 27122035, PMCID: PMC4846673, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0598-16.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexFunctional connectivityAmygdala-medial prefrontal cortex circuitInferior frontal gyrusResting-state functional networksFunctional architectureResting-state connectivityAmygdala functional connectivityFunctional network architecturePrefrontal cortex circuitAmygdala-mPFC circuitResting-state networksFunctional connectionsEmotional stimuliCourse of developmentFrontal gyrusAge-related changesPrefrontal cortexMotivate future investigationsCortex circuitPredictive associationsSensitive periodFunctional networksDevelopmental periodBrain function
2015
Reliability of an fMRI paradigm for emotional processing in a multisite longitudinal study
Gee DG, McEwen SC, Forsyth JK, Haut KM, Bearden CE, Addington J, Goodyear B, Cadenhead KS, Mirzakhanian H, Cornblatt BA, Olvet D, Mathalon DH, McGlashan TH, Perkins DO, Belger A, Seidman LJ, Thermenos H, Tsuang MT, van Erp TG, Walker EF, Hamann S, Woods SW, Constable T, Cannon TD. Reliability of an fMRI paradigm for emotional processing in a multisite longitudinal study. Human Brain Mapping 2015, 36: 2558-2579. PMID: 25821147, PMCID: PMC4478164, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) taskBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signalFusiform gyrusRobust activationEmotion processing areasAnterior cingulate cortexLevel-dependent signalBrain-related changesMean activationExcellent reliabilityPatient groupRare conditionInferior frontal gyrusHealthy volunteersGeneral populationEmotion processing taskHealthy individualsCingulate cortexMultisite longitudinal studyConsecutive daysFrontal gyrusAmygdalaBrain activationMultisite studyMixed effects models
2013
A Developmental Shift from Positive to Negative Connectivity in Human Amygdala–Prefrontal Circuitry
Gee DG, Humphreys KL, Flannery J, Goff B, Telzer EH, Shapiro M, Hare TA, Bookheimer SY, Tottenham N. A Developmental Shift from Positive to Negative Connectivity in Human Amygdala–Prefrontal Circuitry. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 4584-4593. PMID: 23467374, PMCID: PMC3670947, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3446-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmygdala-prefrontal circuitryFunctional connectivityNegative connectivityAmygdala reactivityRecent human imagingParticipants 10 yearsTask-based functional magnetic resonance imagingNegative functional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingAmygdala-prefrontal connectivityAmygdala-cortical connectivityAnxiety-related disordersFrontoamygdala circuitryAnimal studiesReciprocal connectionsResonance imagingTracing studyPositive connectivityAdolescent periodEarly childhoodNeurobiological basisEmotional behaviorPresent studyDevelopmental changes
2011
Altered age-related trajectories of amygdala-prefrontal circuitry in adolescents at clinical high risk for psychosis: A preliminary study
Gee DG, Karlsgodt KH, van Erp TG, Bearden CE, Lieberman MD, Belger A, Perkins DO, Olvet DM, Cornblatt BA, Constable T, Woods SW, Addington J, Cadenhead KS, McGlashan TH, Seidman LJ, Tsuang MT, Walker EF, Cannon TD, Consortium O. Altered age-related trajectories of amygdala-prefrontal circuitry in adolescents at clinical high risk for psychosis: A preliminary study. Schizophrenia Research 2011, 134: 1-9. PMID: 22056201, PMCID: PMC3245800, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2011.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical high riskFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortexCHR adolescentsHigh riskAmygdala-prefrontal functional connectivityAmygdala-prefrontal circuitryCross-sectional analysisPsychophysiological interaction analysisVLPFC activationIllness onsetAge-related trajectoriesRisk syndromeVentrolateral prefrontal cortexInteraction of ageOvert psychosisAge-related variationsPsychosisAmygdala reactivityBrain connectivityFunctional activationAmygdalaCortexLater deficitsFMRI task