2016
Pivotal response treatment prompts a functional rewiring of the brain among individuals with autism spectrum disorder
Venkataraman A, Yang D, Dvornek N, Staib LH, Duncan JS, Pelphrey KA, Ventola P. Pivotal response treatment prompts a functional rewiring of the brain among individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Neuroreport 2016, 27: 1081-1085. PMID: 27532879, PMCID: PMC5007196, DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000000662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPivotal Response TreatmentAutism spectrum disorderOccipital-temporal cortexAttentional systemResponse treatmentSpectrum disorderOrbitofrontal cortexPosterior cingulateHigh-level objectsBehavioral interventionsLearning mechanismPerception shiftProcessing areasNeural circuitsFunctional rewiringCortexTreatment regimenAutismInterventionNovel Bayesian frameworkCingulateFunctional changesIndividualsDisordersObjects
2015
Anterior Cortical Development During Adolescence in Bipolar Disorder
Najt P, Wang F, Spencer L, Johnston JA, Lippard E, Pittman BP, Lacadie C, Staib LH, Papademetris X, Blumberg HP. Anterior Cortical Development During Adolescence in Bipolar Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2015, 79: 303-310. PMID: 26033826, PMCID: PMC4595154, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter expansionBipolar disorderWhite matterAnterior cortexHealthy adolescentsHigh-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansWhite matter increasesResonance imaging scansGray matter decreasesDorsolateral prefrontal cortexMatter expansionHealthy groupImaging scansCortical volumeFrontal cortexNeurodevelopmental abnormalitiesCortical developmentAnterior paralimbicNeurodevelopmental modelLongitudinal neuroimagingPrefrontal cortexCortexLongitudinal studyAdolescents
2002
Reduced volume of orbitofrontal cortex in major depression
Bremner JD, Vythilingam M, Vermetten E, Nazeer A, Adil J, Khan S, Staib LH, Charney DS. Reduced volume of orbitofrontal cortex in major depression. Biological Psychiatry 2002, 51: 273-279. PMID: 11958777, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01336-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionOrbitofrontal cortexOrbitofrontal cortical volumeCortical volumeArea 32Area 24Brodmann's area 32Recent postmortem studiesWhole brain volumeSymptoms of depressionBrodmann's area 24Magnetic resonance imagingFrontal cortical regionsFunctional neuroimaging studiesSubcallosal gyrusDepressed patientsPostmortem studiesCortical subregionsComparison subjectsBrain volumePatientsResonance imagingCortical regionsCortexNeuroimaging studies
2000
Decreased Benzodiazepine Receptor Binding in Prefrontal Cortex in Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Bremner J, Innis R, Southwick S, Staib L, Zoghbi S, Charney D. Decreased Benzodiazepine Receptor Binding in Prefrontal Cortex in Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2000, 157: 1120-1126. PMID: 10873921, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.7.1120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenzodiazepine receptor bindingPosttraumatic stress disorderBenzodiazepine receptorsReceptor bindingPrefrontal cortexComparison subjectsCase-matched healthy comparison subjectsDistribution volumeStress disorderSymptoms of PTSDBenzodiazepine receptor functionLow distribution volumeHealthy comparison subjectsCombat-related posttraumatic stress disorderMedial prefrontal cortexCentral benzodiazepine receptorsSingle photon emissionStatistical parametric mappingFrontal cortexPTSD patientsPatientsReceptor functionCortexTomography imagingParametric mappingSPECT [I-123]iomazenil measurement of the benzodiazepine receptor in panic disorder
Bremner J, Innis R, White T, Fujita M, Silbersweig D, Goddard A, Staib L, Stern E, Cappiello A, Woods S, Baldwin R, Charney D. SPECT [I-123]iomazenil measurement of the benzodiazepine receptor in panic disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2000, 47: 96-106. PMID: 10664825, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00188-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenzodiazepine receptor bindingBenzodiazepine receptor functionPanic disorder patientsBenzodiazepine receptorsPanic disorderReceptor bindingDisorder patientsPanic attacksReceptor functionPrefrontal cortexSingle photon emissionStatistical parametric mappingGABAergic transmissionHealthy controlsFrontal cortexLeft hippocampusAnimal modelsComparison subjectsPatientsChronic stressPanic anxietyTomography imagingParametric mappingCortexSpecific decrease
1999
Quantitation of benzodiazepine receptor binding with PET [11C]iomazenil and SPECT [123I]iomazenil: preliminary results of a direct comparison in healthy human subjects
Bremner J, Baldwin R, Horti A, Staib L, Ng C, Tan P, Zea-Ponce Y, Zoghbi S, Seibyl J, Soufer R, Charney D, Innis R. Quantitation of benzodiazepine receptor binding with PET [11C]iomazenil and SPECT [123I]iomazenil: preliminary results of a direct comparison in healthy human subjects. Psychiatry Research 1999, 91: 79-91. PMID: 10515463, DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4927(99)00015-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyBenzodiazepine receptorsArterial blood samplesBenzodiazepine receptor bindingHealthy human subjectsHuman subjectsNeuroreceptor bindingSingle photon emissionSingle bolusOccipital cortexBlood samplesTemporal cortexEmission tomographyBrain compartmentsDynamic positron emission tomographyReceptor bindingSPECTSame human subjectsPhoton emissionCortexHuman brainRadioligandPreliminary findingsBrainReceptors