2023
Age-related, multivariate associations between white matter microstructure and behavioral performance in three executive function domains
Anderson J, Calhoun V, Pearlson G, Hawkins K, Stevens M. Age-related, multivariate associations between white matter microstructure and behavioral performance in three executive function domains. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2023, 64: 101318. PMID: 37875033, PMCID: PMC10618425, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExecutive function domainsResponse inhibitionWhite matter microstructureLower response inhibitionStructure-cognition relationshipsEF abilitiesBehavioral performanceCognitive imbalanceNeurocognitive testsFunction domainTest performanceYoung adulthoodFractional anisotropyBrain changesAge 12Young adultsSS performanceWhite matter FA valuesGreater relianceWhite matter changesWhite matter microstructural differencesSubjects ages 12White matter skeletonIndependent componentsMultivariate associations
2013
DTI-measured white matter abnormalities in adolescents with Conduct Disorder
Haney-Caron E, Caprihan A, Stevens MC. DTI-measured white matter abnormalities in adolescents with Conduct Disorder. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2013, 48: 111-120. PMID: 24139595, PMCID: PMC3863548, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFractional anisotropyAxial diffusivityWhite matter microstructureMicrostructural abnormalitiesLong-range white matter connectionsWhite matter microstructural abnormalitiesWhite matter abnormalitiesDiffusion tensor imaging (DTI) findingsAnatomical connectivity abnormalitiesLower fractional anisotropySuperior corona radiataAbnormal white matter microstructureBrain white matter microstructureDifferent brain regionsWhite matter connectionsTemporal lobe regionsFronto-occipital fasciculusTwo-sample t-testFunctional neuroimaging studiesCD ageCD adolescentsMajor white matterImaging findingsRadial diffusivity measurementsStudy groupDiffusion Tensor Imaging White Matter Endophenotypes in Patients With Schizophrenia or Psychotic Bipolar Disorder and Their Relatives
Skudlarski P, Schretlen DJ, Thaker GK, Stevens MC, Keshavan MS, Sweeney JA, Tamminga CA, Clementz BA, O’Neil K, Pearlson GD. Diffusion Tensor Imaging White Matter Endophenotypes in Patients With Schizophrenia or Psychotic Bipolar Disorder and Their Relatives. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2013, 170: 886-898. PMID: 23771210, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12111448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnisotropyBipolar DisorderBrainDiffusion Tensor ImagingDominance, CerebralEndophenotypesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedLeukoencephalopathiesNerve NetPhenotypePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesReference ValuesSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyStatistics as TopicConceptsPsychotic bipolar disorderBipolar disorderWhite matter integrityFractional anisotropyComparison subjectsFractional anisotropy decreasesFirst-degree relativesHealthy comparison subjectsLower white matter integrityDiffusion tensorMultiple white matter regionsLower fractional anisotropyWhite matter regionsBipolar-Schizophrenia NetworkHealthy subjectsBipolar relativesProband groupsYoung subjectsBrain regionsDisease specificityFractional anisotropy measuresUnaffected relativesMatter regionsBrain connectivitySchizophrenia
2012
Default 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 regions