2015
A Preliminary Prospective Study of an Escalation in ‘Maximum Daily Drinks’, Fronto-Parietal Circuitry and Impulsivity-Related Domains in Young Adult Drinkers
Worhunsky PD, Dager AD, Meda SA, Khadka S, Stevens MC, Austad CS, Raskin SA, Tennen H, Wood RM, Fallahi CR, Potenza MN, Pearlson GD. A Preliminary Prospective Study of an Escalation in ‘Maximum Daily Drinks’, Fronto-Parietal Circuitry and Impulsivity-Related Domains in Young Adult Drinkers. Neuropsychopharmacology 2015, 41: 1637-1647. PMID: 26514582, PMCID: PMC4832027, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2015.332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol useYoung adult drinkersYoung adultsPreliminary prospective studyAdult drinkersExcessive alcohol useAlcohol use disorderFunctional network activityProspective studyUse disordersFunctional brain networksGo/No-Go taskNeurobiological alterationsDomain scoresGreater riskDaily drinksAddictive disordersDrinkersDrinking occasionsLongitudinal studyFronto-parietal circuitryBrain networks
2012
Memantine, an NMDA receptor antagonist, differentially influences Go/No-Go performance and fMRI activity in individuals with and without a family history of alcoholism
Jamadar S, DeVito EE, Jiantonio RE, Meda SA, Stevens MC, Potenza MN, Krystal JH, Pearlson GD. Memantine, an NMDA receptor antagonist, differentially influences Go/No-Go performance and fMRI activity in individuals with and without a family history of alcoholism. Psychopharmacology 2012, 222: 129-140. PMID: 22311382, PMCID: PMC3674025, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2628-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNMDA receptor antagonistFamily historyFHN subjectsReceptor antagonistFHP subjectsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor functionReceptor functionIdentical-appearing placeboEffects of memantineFMRI activityNMDA receptor functionCorrect rejectsSingle doseMemantineGo/No-Go taskSeparate daysTemporal regionsCingulate activation
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 networkFunctional neural networks underlying response inhibition in adolescents and adults
Stevens MC, Kiehl KA, Pearlson GD, Calhoun VD. Functional neural networks underlying response inhibition in adolescents and adults. Behavioural Brain Research 2007, 181: 12-22. PMID: 17467816, PMCID: PMC2266817, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2007.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse inhibition circuitsBehavioral performance changesBrain hemodynamic activityResponse inhibitionFronto-striatal regionsThalamic modulationThalamic connectivityAge-related differencesPremotor cortexHealthy adolescentsGo/No-Go taskNeural circuitsHemodynamic activityEffective connectivity analysisInhibition circuitAdultsFunctional neural networksResponse suppressionAdolescentsConnectivity analysisFirst descriptionInhibitionNetwork engagement