2012
Reduced Functional Connectivity of Prefrontal Regions and Amygdala Within Affect and Working Memory Networks in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Passarotti AM, Ellis J, Wegbreit E, Stevens MC, Pavuluri MN. Reduced Functional Connectivity of Prefrontal Regions and Amygdala Within Affect and Working Memory Networks in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder. Brain Connectivity 2012, 2: 320-334. PMID: 23035965, PMCID: PMC3621331, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2012.0089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentrolateral prefrontal cortexPediatric bipolar disorderRight ventrolateral prefrontal cortexWorking Memory NetworkFunctional connectivityMemory taskDorsolateral PFCBrain networksRight amygdalaMemory networkEmotion processing regionsEmotion regulation regionsDifferential functional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonanceBilateral temporal regionsConnected brain networksRegulation regionRegional functional connectivityNeutral facesEmotion processingCognitive processesEmotion evaluationPrefrontal regionsProcessing regionsBipolar disorder
2011
The Effects of Stimulant Medication on Working Memory Functional Connectivity in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Wong CG, Stevens MC. The Effects of Stimulant Medication on Working Memory Functional Connectivity in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 71: 458-466. PMID: 22209640, PMCID: PMC4120250, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional connectivityFMRI taskHyperactivity disorderStimulant medicationNetwork engagementMemory fMRI taskFrontoparietal brain networksBrain regionsFrontoparietal brain regionsConnectivity changesMemory reaction timeVentrolateral prefrontal cortexAdditional brain regionsGroup independent component analysisMedication-related changesFunctional connectivity analysisRegional functional connectivityFunctional connectivity changesMemory performanceRepeated-measures t-testBrain activationIndependent component analysisRetrieval phase