2023
Changes in Neural Activity Following a Randomized Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Hoarding Disorder
Tolin D, Levy H, Hallion L, Wootton B, Jaccard J, Diefenbach G, Stevens M. Changes in Neural Activity Following a Randomized Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Hoarding Disorder. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology 2023, 91: 242-250. PMID: 36877480, PMCID: PMC10175200, DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyMedial intraparietal areaDorsal anterior cingulate cortexIntraparietal areaHD patientsRostral cingulateDorsolateral prefrontalBehavioral therapyVentral insular cortexDACC activationAnterior intraparietal areaNeural activityGroup cognitive behavioral therapyAnterior cingulate cortexRight dorsolateral prefrontalFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingCaudal cingulateClinical trialsInsular cortexRight amygdalaTherapeutic benefitSymptom reductionCingulate cortexResonance imaging
2022
The thalamus and its subnuclei—a gateway to obsessive-compulsive disorder
Weeland CJ, Kasprzak S, de Joode NT, Abe Y, Alonso P, Ameis SH, Anticevic A, Arnold PD, Balachander S, Banaj N, Bargallo N, Batistuzzo MC, Benedetti F, Beucke JC, Bollettini I, Brecke V, Brem S, Cappi C, Cheng Y, Cho KIK, Costa DLC, Dallaspezia S, Denys D, Eng GK, Ferreira S, Feusner JD, Fontaine M, Fouche JP, Grazioplene RG, Gruner P, He M, Hirano Y, Hoexter MQ, Huyser C, Hu H, Jaspers-Fayer F, Kathmann N, Kaufmann C, Kim M, Koch K, Bin Kwak Y, Kwon JS, Lazaro L, Li CR, Lochner C, Marsh R, Martínez-Zalacaín I, Mataix-Cols D, Menchón JM, Minnuzi L, Moreira PS, Morgado P, Nakagawa A, Nakamae T, Narayanaswamy JC, Nurmi EL, Ortiz AE, Pariente JC, Piacentini J, Picó-Pérez M, Piras F, Piras F, Pittenger C, Reddy YCJ, Rodriguez-Manrique D, Sakai Y, Shimizu E, Shivakumar V, Simpson HB, Soreni N, Soriano-Mas C, Sousa N, Spalletta G, Stern ER, Stevens MC, Stewart SE, Szeszko PR, Takahashi J, Tanamatis T, Tang J, Thorsen AL, Tolin D, van der Werf YD, van Marle H, van Wingen GA, Vecchio D, Venkatasubramanian G, Walitza S, Wang J, Wang Z, Watanabe A, Wolters LH, Xu X, Yun JY, Zhao Q, White T, Thompson P, Stein D, van den Heuvel O, Vriend C. The thalamus and its subnuclei—a gateway to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 70. PMID: 35190533, PMCID: PMC8861046, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-01823-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderMagnetic resonance imagingThalamic volumeOCD patientsThalamic subregionsT1-weighted brain magnetic resonance imagingBrain magnetic resonance imagingClinical-level symptomsLarger thalamic volumesPediatric OCD patientsAdult OCD patientsSeparate multiple linear regression modelsVolumetric group differencesThalamus sizeMedicated patientsAdolescent patientsAnterior thalamusHealthy controlsSubregional volumesGeneral populationMedication statusMultiple comparison correctionPatientsResonance imagingIntracranial volume
2015
Stereotaxic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Brain Atlases for Infants from 3 to 12 Months
Fillmore P, Richards J, Phillips-Meek M, Cryer A, Stevens M. Stereotaxic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Brain Atlases for Infants from 3 to 12 Months. Developmental Neuroscience 2015, 37: 515-532. PMID: 26440296, PMCID: PMC4644510, DOI: 10.1159/000438749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingAdult brainBrain structuresInfant brainAge-appropriate templatesFirst yearIndividual brain regionsSubcortical areasCortical areasBrain areasInfant ageResonance imagingBrain regionsInfant developmentInfantsMRI templateBrainStereotaxic atlasStereotaxic atlasesAgeInfant participantsBrain atlasesCurrent studyIndividualsParticipants
2013
Hoarding disorder and obsessive–compulsive disorder show different patterns of neural activity during response inhibition
Tolin DF, Witt ST, Stevens MC. Hoarding disorder and obsessive–compulsive disorder show different patterns of neural activity during response inhibition. Psychiatry Research 2013, 221: 142-148. PMID: 24389161, PMCID: PMC3946244, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2013.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderGo/NoGo taskFunctional magnetic resonance imagingOCD patientsHD patientsResponse inhibitionNoGo taskHealthy controlsGo/NoGo task performanceDistinct neural underpinningsRight orbitofrontal gyrusErrors of commissionNeural underpinningsOrbitofrontal activationTask performanceCorrect rejectsMagnetic resonance imagingHemodynamic activityFrontal hypoactivityNeural activityOrbitofrontal gyrusBehavioral dataHemodynamic responsePatientsPreliminary evidenceA pilot study linking reduced fronto–Striatal recruitment during reward processing to persistent bingeing following treatment for binge‐eating disorder
Balodis IM, Grilo CM, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, White MA, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Potenza MN. A pilot study linking reduced fronto–Striatal recruitment during reward processing to persistent bingeing following treatment for binge‐eating disorder. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2013, 47: 376-384. PMID: 24729034, PMCID: PMC3986812, DOI: 10.1002/eat.22204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingReward processingMonetary incentive delay taskInferior frontal gyrusIncentive delay taskBinge-eating statusMedial prefrontal cortexBrain reward circuitryNeural correlatesDelay taskSpecific brain regionsFrontal gyrusNeurobiological underpinningsOutcome phasePrefrontal cortexReward circuitryVentral striatumAnticipatory phaseBrain regionsTreatment outcomesDiminished recruitmentProcessingMagnetic resonance imagingIndividuals
2012
Examining the effect of psychopathic traits on gray matter volume in a community substance abuse sample
Cope LM, Shane MS, Segall JM, Nyalakanti PK, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Calhoun VD, Kiehl KA. Examining the effect of psychopathic traits on gray matter volume in a community substance abuse sample. Psychiatry Research 2012, 204: 91-100. PMID: 23217577, PMCID: PMC3536442, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntisocial Personality DisorderBrainCognition DisordersFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNerve Fibers, MyelinatedNeuropsychological TestsPersonality InventoryPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRegression AnalysisResidence CharacteristicsSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsGray matter volumeMatter volumeOrbital frontal cortexMagnetic resonance imagingRight hippocampusFrontal cortexBilateral orbital frontal cortexRight anterior cingulateGray matter reductionsGray matter increasesStructural imaging studiesLimbic regionsBrain abnormalitiesRight insulaParalimbic regionsAnterior cingulateLifetime drugSubstance abuse sampleResonance imagingImaging studiesAlcohol useExploratory regression analysisRegression analysisLimbicMatter reductionDefault mode network activity and white matter integrity in healthy middle-aged ApoE4 carriers
Patel KT, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Winkler AM, Hawkins KA, Skudlarski P, Bauer LO. Default mode network activity and white matter integrity in healthy middle-aged ApoE4 carriers. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2012, 7: 60-67. PMID: 23011382, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-012-9187-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnxietyApolipoprotein E4BrainData Interpretation, StatisticalDepressionDiffusion Tensor ImagingDNAFemaleGenotypeHeterozygoteHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedIntelligence TestsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNerve NetNeuropsychological TestsPrincipal Component AnalysisSmokingWechsler ScalesConceptsAPOE4 carriersMagnetic resonance imagingAlzheimer's diseaseFractional anisotropyFunctional MRI abnormalitiesUnderlying neuropathologic changesWhite matter fractional anisotropyWhite matter changesDefault mode network connectivityDefault mode network activityGenetic risk factorsMode network connectivityMiddle-aged adultsWhite matter integrityMRI abnormalitiesNeuropathologic changesRisk factorsApolipoprotein EMatter changesCognitive declineResonance imagingOlder ageFunctional connectivityGenetic riskDMN regionsA large scale multivariate parallel ICA method reveals novel imaging–genetic relationships for Alzheimer's disease in the ADNI cohort
Meda SA, Narayanan B, Liu J, Perrone-Bizzozero NI, Stevens MC, Calhoun VD, Glahn DC, Shen L, Risacher SL, Saykin AJ, Pearlson GD. A large scale multivariate parallel ICA method reveals novel imaging–genetic relationships for Alzheimer's disease in the ADNI cohort. NeuroImage 2012, 60: 1608-1621. PMID: 22245343, PMCID: PMC3312985, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.12.076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAlzheimer DiseaseBrainCanadaCohort StudiesData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMultivariate AnalysisPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrevalencePrincipal Component AnalysisReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityUnited StatesConceptsLate-onset Alzheimer's diseaseMagnetic resonance imagingAlzheimer's diseaseOnset Alzheimer's diseaseAlzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) cohortElderly healthy controlsAmnestic mild cognitive impairmentDifferent brain regionsMild cognitive impairmentStructural MRI scansHealthy controlsCardiovascular diseaseInitiative cohortMRI scansPathologic processesCognitive impairmentResonance imagingBrain regionsSingle nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) variantsCaucasian adultsSubject cohortDiseasePhysiologic pathwaysCohortPolymorphism variants
2010
Brain Connectivity Is Not Only Lower but Different in Schizophrenia: A Combined Anatomical and Functional Approach
Skudlarski P, Jagannathan K, Anderson K, Stevens MC, Calhoun VD, Skudlarska BA, Pearlson G. Brain Connectivity Is Not Only Lower but Different in Schizophrenia: A Combined Anatomical and Functional Approach. Biological Psychiatry 2010, 68: 61-69. PMID: 20497901, PMCID: PMC2900394, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.03.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain connectivityFunctional connectivitySchizophrenia patientsAnatomical connectivityState functional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional connectivity alterationsHealthy control subjectsClinical symptom severityGroup differencesAnatomical connectivity mapsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingPosterior cingulate cortexGlobal connectivity analysisClinical symptomsWhite matter anatomyControl subjectsConnectivity alterationsCingulate cortexPatientsResonance imagingBrain regionsSymptom severityDMN componentsTask-positive network
2006
Hippocampus Function Predicts Severity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Astur RS, St. Germain SA, Tolin D, Ford J, Russell D, Stevens M. Hippocampus Function Predicts Severity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Cyberpsychology Behavior And Social Networking 2006, 9: 234-240. PMID: 16640486, DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2006.9.234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderVirtual Morris water taskFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMorris water taskPTSD severityStress disorderHippocampal activityWater taskSevere PTSD symptomsHippocampal-dependent tasksPTSD symptomsTask performanceMemory problemsHippocampal functionBrain structuresTaskAbnormal brain structureHippocampus functionAge-matched controlsMagnetic resonance imagingIQDisordersHippocampusTraumaResonance imaging
2005
fMRI in an oddball task: Effects of target‐to‐target interval
Stevens MC, Calhoun VD, Kiehl KA. fMRI in an oddball task: Effects of target‐to‐target interval. Psychophysiology 2005, 42: 636-642. PMID: 16364059, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2005.00368.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingEvent-related potentialsTarget stimuliOddball taskTarget intervalTask-relevant target stimuliP3 event-related potentialBilateral lateral prefrontal cortexTask-relevant stimuliTemporal-parietal junctionLateral prefrontal cortexAuditory oddball taskMemory templateNovel stimuliPrefrontal cortexHemodynamic activityAnterior cingulateNeural systemsStimuliPositive relationshipLarge sampleHealthy adultsNeuronal modulationEffect of targetMagnetic resonance imaging