2018
Intensive cognitive rehabilitation therapy for chronic traumatic brain injury: a case study of neural correlates of functional improvement
Ramanathan P, Turner H, Stevens M. Intensive cognitive rehabilitation therapy for chronic traumatic brain injury: a case study of neural correlates of functional improvement. Aphasiology 2018, 33: 289-319. DOI: 10.1080/02687038.2018.1461801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraumatic brain injuryEvidence-based treatmentsFunctional neuroplasticityAttention Process TrainingCognitive rehabilitation therapyTraining-induced neuroplasticityChronic traumatic brain injuryMetacognitive strategy instructionSevere traumatic brain injuryBrain injuryCognitive rehabilitationNeural correlatesStrategy instructionBehavioral gainsProcess trainingPM trainingQuasi-experimental designPM skillsChronic phaseIndividual wellsLittle researchNeuroplasticityBaseline phaseHours of therapyQuality of life
2015
A preliminary study of the effects of working memory training on brain function
Stevens MC, Gaynor A, Bessette KL, Pearlson GD. A preliminary study of the effects of working memory training on brain function. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2015, 10: 387-407. PMID: 26138580, PMCID: PMC4698365, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-015-9416-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderWM trainingMemory trainingBrain regionsDifferent neural correlatesBrain functionADHD symptom severityTraining-related changesTemporal lobe regionsDifferent symptom typesWM abilityExecutive processingWM performanceFMRI taskFrontoparietal circuitsNeural correlatesBrain activationHyperactivity disorderNeuropsychological testsNeural changesBrain activityTask phasesLobe regionsActivation gainControl participants
2013
A pilot study linking reduced fronto–Striatal recruitment during reward processing to persistent bingeing following treatment for binge‐eating disorder
Balodis IM, Grilo CM, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, White MA, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Potenza MN. A pilot study linking reduced fronto–Striatal recruitment during reward processing to persistent bingeing following treatment for binge‐eating disorder. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2013, 47: 376-384. PMID: 24729034, PMCID: PMC3986812, DOI: 10.1002/eat.22204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingReward processingMonetary incentive delay taskInferior frontal gyrusIncentive delay taskBinge-eating statusMedial prefrontal cortexBrain reward circuitryNeural correlatesDelay taskSpecific brain regionsFrontal gyrusNeurobiological underpinningsOutcome phasePrefrontal cortexReward circuitryVentral striatumAnticipatory phaseBrain regionsTreatment outcomesDiminished recruitmentProcessingMagnetic resonance imagingIndividualsfMRI response during figural memory task performance in college drinkers
Dager AD, Jamadar S, Stevens MC, Rosen R, Jiantonio-Kelly RE, Sisante JF, Raskin SA, Tennen H, Austad CS, Wood RM, Fallahi CR, Pearlson GD. fMRI response during figural memory task performance in college drinkers. Psychopharmacology 2013, 231: 167-179. PMID: 23949205, PMCID: PMC3877735, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3219-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismBrain MappingData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleFrontal LobeHippocampusHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemoryOxygenParietal LobePsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeRecognition, PsychologyVisual PerceptionYoung AdultConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAlcohol use disorderBOLD responseBilateral posterior parietal cortexMemory task performanceHeavy-drinking college studentsInferior frontal activationRight dorsolateral prefrontalCorrect encodingWorse memory performanceDefault mode regionsIncorrect encodingAlcohol-related impairmentMemory-related areasHeavy drinkersGreater BOLD responseLight drinkersPosterior parietal cortexBlood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imagingQuantity/frequencyLevel-dependent functional magnetic resonance imagingInsula responseNeural correlatesFigural memoryFrontal activationMonetary Reward Processing in Obese Individuals With and Without Binge Eating Disorder
Balodis IM, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, White MA, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Sinha R, Grilo CM, Potenza MN. Monetary Reward Processing in Obese Individuals With and Without Binge Eating Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 73: 877-886. PMID: 23462319, PMCID: PMC3686098, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReward/loss processingReward processingLoss processingVentromedial prefrontal cortex activityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMonetary reward processingPrefrontal cortex activityBinge Eating DisorderVentral striatal activityNeural differencesNeural correlatesLoss taskLoss prospectsNeurobiological underpinningsCortex activityEating DisordersRegional activationVentral striatumBED groupAnticipatory phaseStriatal activityProcessingIndividualsOB groupObese individuals
2012
Overcoming residual interference in mental set switching: Neural correlates and developmental trajectory
Witt ST, Stevens MC. Overcoming residual interference in mental set switching: Neural correlates and developmental trajectory. NeuroImage 2012, 62: 2055-2064. PMID: 22584223, PMCID: PMC3482401, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher taskLower taskFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studySpaced trialsSubsequent stimulus processingBrain regionsMagnetic resonance imaging studyDissociable influencesExecutive controlCognitive setResonance imaging studyNeural correlatesStimulus processingBrain systemsSwitch costsDevelopmental trajectoriesTask typeSet switchingSubcortical motor networksNew tasksInterstimulus intervalPassive decayTaskReaction timeCortical control
2010
Individuals Family History Positive for Alcoholism Show Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Differences in Reward Sensitivity That Are Related to Impulsivity Factors
Andrews MM, Meda SA, Thomas AD, Potenza MN, Krystal JH, Worhunsky P, Stevens MC, O'Malley S, Book GA, Reynolds B, Pearlson GD. Individuals Family History Positive for Alcoholism Show Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Differences in Reward Sensitivity That Are Related to Impulsivity Factors. Biological Psychiatry 2010, 69: 675-683. PMID: 21126735, PMCID: PMC3677031, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.09.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonetary incentive delay taskIncentive delay taskNAcc activationReward anticipationDelay taskFamily history-positive individualsAbnormal reward processingRegional brain activationNucleus accumbens activationFunctional magnetic resonanceReward system activitySubstance-abusing individualsReward prospectReward sensitivityNeural correlatesImpulsivity constructsSubstance abuse historyImpulsivity factorsReward processingBehavioral impulsivityAtypical activationBrain activationOutcome phaseBiological predispositionTask phases
2008
Neural correlates of the processing of another’s mistakes: A possible underpinning for social and observational learning
Shane MS, Stevens M, Harenski CL, Kiehl KA. Neural correlates of the processing of another’s mistakes: A possible underpinning for social and observational learning. NeuroImage 2008, 42: 450-459. PMID: 18534868, PMCID: PMC2593145, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.12.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGoal-directed behaviorCommon neural circuitryComplex social actionsDorsal anterior cingulateInferior parietal cortexSupplementary motor regionsError monitoringNeural correlatesGo taskObservational learningGo/Possible underpinningsOrbitofrontal cortexAnterior cingulateNeural circuitryParietal cortexSame taskMotor regionsSocial actionDistributed networkPotential importTaskCortexObserved errorsProcessing