2023
Autistic Symptoms, Irritability, and Executive Dysfunctions: Symptom Dynamics from Multi-Network Models
Lee K, Gau S, Tseng W. Autistic Symptoms, Irritability, and Executive Dysfunctions: Symptom Dynamics from Multi-Network Models. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2023, 54: 3078-3093. PMID: 37453959, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-023-05981-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorderIrritability symptomsExecutive functionExecutive dysfunctionAutistic symptomsCognitive-behavioral mechanismsSocial communication difficultiesRelative importance networksSample of childrenNeurotypical peersElevated irritabilityASD diagnosisSpectrum disorderBridge symptomsCommunication difficultiesTemper outburstsPredictive pathSymptom dynamicsUnaffected siblingsPartial correlationMoodEntire sampleIrritabilitySpecific relationSymptom nodes
2021
Neural correlates of extinguished threat recall underlying the commonality between pediatric anxiety and irritability
Tseng WL, Abend R, Gold AL, Brotman MA. Neural correlates of extinguished threat recall underlying the commonality between pediatric anxiety and irritability. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2021, 295: 920-929. PMID: 34706463, PMCID: PMC8554134, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.08.117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh negative affectivityNegative affectivityThreat appraisalPediatric anxietyAnxiety disordersThreat-safety discriminationWhole-brain activationLinear mixed effects analysisNegative affectivity factorExtinction recallThreat conditioningThreat contingenciesElevated irritabilityNeural correlatesTransdiagnostic sampleGreater prefrontalOccipital activationUnique varianceExplicit recallThreat responsesFMRI paradigmNeural mechanismsTask conditionsAmygdala connectivityMixed effects analysis