2023
Structural inequities contribute to racial/ethnic differences in neurophysiological tone, but not threat reactivity, after trauma exposure
Harnett N, Fani N, Carter S, Sanchez L, Rowland G, Davie W, Guzman C, Lebois L, Ely T, van Rooij S, Seligowski A, Winters S, Grasser L, Musey P, Seamon M, House S, Beaudoin F, An X, Zeng D, Neylan T, Clifford G, Linnstaedt S, Germine L, Bollen K, Rauch S, Haran J, Storrow A, Lewandowski C, Hendry P, Sheikh S, Jones C, Punches B, Swor R, Hudak L, Pascual J, Harris E, Chang A, Pearson C, Peak D, Merchant R, Domeier R, Rathlev N, Bruce S, Miller M, Pietrzak R, Joormann J, Barch D, Pizzagalli D, Harte S, Elliott J, Kessler R, Koenen K, McLean S, Jovanovic T, Stevens J, Ressler K. Structural inequities contribute to racial/ethnic differences in neurophysiological tone, but not threat reactivity, after trauma exposure. Molecular Psychiatry 2023, 28: 2975-2984. PMID: 36725899, PMCID: PMC10615735, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-01971-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderAmygdala connectivityAmygdala reactivityTrauma exposurePrefrontal cortexPTSD symptomsDorsal anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingGreater amygdala connectivityDorsolateral prefrontal cortexSymptoms 3Trauma outcomesSkin conductance levelCingulate cortexEthnic groupsEthnic disparitiesResonance imagingMultisite longitudinal studyStress disorderTwo weeksEthnic variabilityWhite individualsBlack participants
2022
Structural covariance of the ventral visual stream predicts posttraumatic intrusion and nightmare symptoms: a multivariate data fusion analysis
Harnett NG, Finegold KE, Lebois LAM, van Rooij SJH, Ely TD, Murty VP, Jovanovic T, Bruce SE, House SL, Beaudoin FL, An X, Zeng D, Neylan TC, Clifford GD, Linnstaedt SD, Germine LT, Bollen KA, Rauch SL, Haran JP, Storrow AB, Lewandowski C, Musey PI, Hendry PL, Sheikh S, Jones CW, Punches BE, Kurz MC, Swor RA, Hudak LA, Pascual JL, Seamon MJ, Harris E, Chang AM, Pearson C, Peak DA, Domeier RM, Rathlev NK, O’Neil B, Sergot P, Sanchez LD, Miller MW, Pietrzak RH, Joormann J, Barch DM, Pizzagalli DA, Sheridan JF, Harte SE, Elliott JM, Kessler RC, Koenen KC, McLean SA, Nickerson LD, Ressler KJ, Stevens JS. Structural covariance of the ventral visual stream predicts posttraumatic intrusion and nightmare symptoms: a multivariate data fusion analysis. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 321. PMID: 35941117, PMCID: PMC9360028, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-02085-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmygdalaDreamsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeuroimagingStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticConceptsVentral visual streamPosttraumatic stress disorderVisual streamTrauma memoriesStructural covariance networksPTSD symptomsDevelopment of PTSDVisual componentsHigher PTSD symptom severityMultimodal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) dataPTSD symptom severityFunctional covariance networkInferior temporal gyrusAdverse posttraumatic neuropsychiatric sequelaeCovariance networksPosttraumatic intrusionsTrauma exposureIntrusion symptomsStress disorderTemporal gyrusMagnetic resonance imaging dataNegative alterationsAffective disturbancesNightmare symptomsSymptom severity
2012
Pubertal stage and brain anatomy in girls
Blanton R, Cooney R, Joormann J, Eugène F, Glover G, Gotlib I. Pubertal stage and brain anatomy in girls. Neuroscience 2012, 217: 105-112. PMID: 22569152, PMCID: PMC4584426, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.04.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmygdala volumeMagnetic resonance imagingIntracranial volumePubertal statusPubertal stageHigh-resolution magnetic resonance imagingIncidence of depressionStudy of pubertyBrain anatomyBrain morphometric analysisTotal intracranial volumeOnset of pubertyRight hippocampusTanner stagingMRI scansResonance imagingSignificant associationBrain physiologyHippocampusSubcortical structuresStepwise regression analysisOutcome variablesPubertyRegression analysisCognitive functioning