Reliability of an fMRI paradigm for emotional processing in a multisite longitudinal study
Gee DG, McEwen SC, Forsyth JK, Haut KM, Bearden CE, Addington J, Goodyear B, Cadenhead KS, Mirzakhanian H, Cornblatt BA, Olvet D, Mathalon DH, McGlashan TH, Perkins DO, Belger A, Seidman LJ, Thermenos H, Tsuang MT, van Erp TG, Walker EF, Hamann S, Woods SW, Constable T, Cannon TD. Reliability of an fMRI paradigm for emotional processing in a multisite longitudinal study. Human Brain Mapping 2015, 36: 2558-2579. PMID: 25821147, PMCID: PMC4478164, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) taskBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signalFusiform gyrusRobust activationEmotion processing areasAnterior cingulate cortexLevel-dependent signalBrain-related changesMean activationExcellent reliabilityPatient groupRare conditionInferior frontal gyrusHealthy volunteersGeneral populationEmotion processing taskHealthy individualsCingulate cortexMultisite longitudinal studyConsecutive daysFrontal gyrusAmygdalaBrain activationMultisite studyMixed effects models