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
2020
A preliminary study on functional activation and connectivity during frustration in youths with bipolar disorder
Ross AJ, Roule AL, Deveney CM, Towbin KE, Brotman MA, Leibenluft E, Tseng W. A preliminary study on functional activation and connectivity during frustration in youths with bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders 2020, 23: 263-273. PMID: 32790927, PMCID: PMC8074834, DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior frontal gyrusFeedback processingBD youthNeural responsesReward-relevant stimuliFunctional activationSelf-reported frustrationSelf-reported affectAtypical activation patternsGoal-directed behaviorPrefrontal cortex connectivityBipolar disorderBipolar disorder youthAttentional abilitiesAttention taskImpaired attentionFMRI paradigmTask performanceFrontal gyrusAttention networkGreater recruitmentCortex connectivityGreater unhappinessIrritability symptomsInterest activation
2018
Brain Mechanisms of Attention Orienting Following Frustration: Associations With Irritability and Age in Youths
Tseng WL, Deveney CM, Stoddard J, Kircanski K, Frackman AE, Yi JY, Hsu D, Moroney E, Machlin L, Donahue L, Roule A, Perhamus G, Reynolds RC, Roberson-Nay R, Hettema JM, Towbin KE, Stringaris A, Pine DS, Brotman MA, Leibenluft E. Brain Mechanisms of Attention Orienting Following Frustration: Associations With Irritability and Age in Youths. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2018, 176: 67-76. PMID: 30336704, PMCID: PMC6408218, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18040491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevels of irritabilityWhole-brain activation analysesRegulation of emotionAffective Reactivity IndexInferior frontal gyrusFunctional MRI paradigmDorsolateral prefrontal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexAttention orientingNeural correlatesTransdiagnostic sampleBrain mechanismsFMRI paradigmChildhood irritabilityFrontal gyrusNeural activationChild reportsMotor executionPrefrontal cortexHigh irritabilityCingulate cortexNeural systemsYounger youthNeural activityOlder youth