2012
Examining the effect of psychopathic traits on gray matter volume in a community substance abuse sample
Cope LM, Shane MS, Segall JM, Nyalakanti PK, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Calhoun VD, Kiehl KA. Examining the effect of psychopathic traits on gray matter volume in a community substance abuse sample. Psychiatry Research 2012, 204: 91-100. PMID: 23217577, PMCID: PMC3536442, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2012.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntisocial Personality DisorderBrainCognition DisordersFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNerve Fibers, MyelinatedNeuropsychological TestsPersonality InventoryPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRegression AnalysisResidence CharacteristicsSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsGray matter volumeMatter volumeOrbital frontal cortexMagnetic resonance imagingRight hippocampusFrontal cortexBilateral orbital frontal cortexRight anterior cingulateGray matter reductionsGray matter increasesStructural imaging studiesLimbic regionsBrain abnormalitiesRight insulaParalimbic regionsAnterior cingulateLifetime drugSubstance abuse sampleResonance imagingImaging studiesAlcohol useExploratory regression analysisRegression analysisLimbicMatter reductionComparison of brain volume abnormalities between ADHD and conduct disorder in adolescence
Stevens MC, Haney-Caron E. Comparison of brain volume abnormalities between ADHD and conduct disorder in adolescence. Journal Of Psychiatry And Neuroscience 2012, 37: 389-398. PMID: 22663946, PMCID: PMC3493096, DOI: 10.1503/jpn.110148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain structure abnormalitiesWhite matter volumeMatter volumeConduct disorderStructure abnormalitiesStructural brain abnormalitiesStudy of patientsSex-matched controlsFuture etiological studiesBrain volume abnormalitiesGray matter volumeBrain structure imagesWhole brain greyVoxel-based analysisFrontal lobe regionsGray matter regionsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) samplesBrain abnormalitiesStudy groupVolume abnormalitiesFrontotemporal abnormalitiesFrontal lobeControl groupStructural abnormalitiesSubcortical deficits
2011
Cortical Thickness and Folding Deficits in Conduct-Disordered Adolescents
Hyatt CJ, Haney-Caron E, Stevens MC. Cortical Thickness and Folding Deficits in Conduct-Disordered Adolescents. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 72: 207-214. PMID: 22209639, PMCID: PMC3367056, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCerebral CortexChildConduct DisorderFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLinear ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuropsychological TestsPrefrontal CortexPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychomotor PerformanceSoftwareConceptsCortical thicknessParietal lobeBrain regionsControl subjectsParacentral lobuleConduct disorderThinner cortexCD participantsTemporal lobe structural abnormalitiesPure conduct disorderLocal gyrification indexBrain structure imagesAnterior brain regionsDifferent brain regionsSurface-based morphometryPosterior brain regionsTemporoparietal junctionBrain abnormalitiesGyrification indexTemporal lobeAnterior cingulateFrontal lobeDorsomedial prefrontalStructural abnormalitiesOrbitofrontal cortex
2010
Genetic Associations of Brain Structural Networks in Schizophrenia: A Preliminary Study
Jagannathan K, Calhoun VD, Gelernter J, Stevens MC, Liu J, Bolognani F, Windemuth A, Ruaño G, Assaf M, Pearlson GD. Genetic Associations of Brain Structural Networks in Schizophrenia: A Preliminary Study. Biological Psychiatry 2010, 68: 657-666. PMID: 20691427, PMCID: PMC2990476, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific structural brain abnormalitiesMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansSmall sample sizeHealthy control subjectsStructural brain abnormalitiesStructural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansGray matter deficitsResonance imaging scansCortical gray matterNormal central nervous system developmentRisk genesCentral nervous system developmentBrain structural networksControl subjectsImaging scansBrain abnormalitiesNervous system developmentIllness markersSchizophrenia pathophysiologySchizophrenia risk genesGenetic componentTemporal lobeBrain areasEuropean-American subjectsSchizophrenia patients
2005
Abnormal hemodynamics in schizophrenia during an auditory oddball task
Kiehl KA, Stevens MC, Celone K, Kurtz M, Krystal JH. Abnormal hemodynamics in schizophrenia during an auditory oddball task. Biological Psychiatry 2005, 57: 1029-1040. PMID: 15860344, PMCID: PMC2771438, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.01.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAuditory oddball taskHealthy participantsOddball taskThree-stimulus auditory oddball taskDiffuse brain abnormalitiesHealthy control subjectsNovelty processingWidespread pathologic processCerebral areasControl subjectsBrain abnormalitiesMagnetic resonance imaging dataAbnormal hemodynamicsPathologic processesSchizophrenia patientsParietal cortexCognitive functionHeterogeneous disorderCerebellar circuitsSchizophreniaAbnormalitiesSignificant activationSubcortical systemsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataPatients