2014
Brain activity in predominantly-inattentive subtype attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during an auditory oddball attention task
Orinstein AJ, Stevens MC. Brain activity in predominantly-inattentive subtype attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during an auditory oddball attention task. Psychiatry Research 2014, 223: 121-128. PMID: 24953999, PMCID: PMC4120259, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2014.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderAttention taskADHD subtypesHyperactivity disorderNovel stimuliBrain activityMemory-related cognitive processesPrevious functional neuroimaging studiesBilateral superior temporal gyrusRight posterior parietal cortexNumerous cognitive tasksFunctional neuroimaging studiesInfrequent target stimuliAge-matched control participantsSuperior temporal gyrusPosterior parietal cortexTemporal lobe structuresGreater hemodynamic activityAttentional orientingCognitive processesCognitive tasksTarget stimuliInattentive subtypeLateral temporal lobe structuresAttention deficits
2005
Low-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