2023
Age-related, multivariate associations between white matter microstructure and behavioral performance in three executive function domains
Anderson J, Calhoun V, Pearlson G, Hawkins K, Stevens M. Age-related, multivariate associations between white matter microstructure and behavioral performance in three executive function domains. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2023, 64: 101318. PMID: 37875033, PMCID: PMC10618425, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExecutive function domainsResponse inhibitionWhite matter microstructureLower response inhibitionStructure-cognition relationshipsEF abilitiesBehavioral performanceCognitive imbalanceNeurocognitive testsFunction domainTest performanceYoung adulthoodFractional anisotropyBrain changesAge 12Young adultsSS performanceWhite matter FA valuesGreater relianceWhite matter changesWhite matter microstructural differencesSubjects ages 12White matter skeletonIndependent componentsMultivariate associations
2015
Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors as Predictors of Outcome in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Troyb E, Knoch K, Herlihy L, Stevens MC, Chen CM, Barton M, Treadwell K, Fein D. Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors as Predictors of Outcome in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2015, 46: 1282-1296. PMID: 26676629, PMCID: PMC8054273, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2668-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderRepetitive behaviorsGreater ASD symptom severityAge 8ASD symptom severityParts of objectsASD symptomatologyCognitive functioningAdaptive skillsSensory interestsStereotyped motor movementsPreschool yearsMotor movementsLate childhoodSymptom severityAdaptive abilityRRBsChildrenPredictors of outcomeOutcome of childrenDisordersFunctioningSkillsSymptomatology
2013
Task-related concurrent but opposite modulations of overlapping functional networks as revealed by spatial ICA
Xu J, Zhang S, Calhoun VD, Monterosso J, Li CS, Worhunsky PD, Stevens M, Pearlson GD, Potenza MN. Task-related concurrent but opposite modulations of overlapping functional networks as revealed by spatial ICA. NeuroImage 2013, 79: 62-71. PMID: 23611864, PMCID: PMC3677796, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.04.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon brain regionsSpatial independent component analysisDifferent functional networksMedial frontoparietal corticesFunctional networksCognitive tasksBrain regionsFrontoparietal cortexMultiple cognitive processesFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataHigher-order association corticesTask-related modulationSame brain regionsCognitive processesVisual tasksMagnetic resonance imaging dataVentral tegmental areaPosterior cingulateAssociation cortexHealthy participantsHuman brainTimecoursesSubcortical structuresSpatial ICATask
2010
Functional Imaging of Cognitive Control During Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Anderson BM, Stevens MC, Meda SA, Jordan K, Calhoun VD, Pearlson GD. Functional Imaging of Cognitive Control During Acute Alcohol Intoxication. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2010, 35: 156-165. PMID: 20958334, PMCID: PMC3005103, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01332.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive controlError processingBrain regionsAnterior cingulateFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) taskFunctional MRILateral prefrontal cortexParietal brain regionsFalse alarm responsesBrain hemodynamic activityFalse alarm errorsParietal lobe regionsNeural basisBehavioral performancePrefrontal cortexFMRI analysisHemodynamic activityLobe regionsAcute alcohol intoxicationAlarm errorsAlcohol effectsReaction timeAlcohol intoxicationCingulateAlarm response
2009
Age-related cognitive gains are mediated by the effects of white matter development on brain network integration
Stevens MC, Skudlarski P, Pearlson GD, Calhoun VD. Age-related cognitive gains are mediated by the effects of white matter development on brain network integration. NeuroImage 2009, 48: 738-746. PMID: 19577651, PMCID: PMC2753497, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.06.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive controlBrain activityWhite matter developmentDevelopmental cognitive neuroscienceExecutive cognitive abilityBrain network integrationWhite matter coherenceCognitive neuroscienceCognitive abilitiesResponse inhibitionAdolescent developmentCognitive gainsBehavioral performanceSpecific white matter regionsFunctional integrationAge-related changesFirst multimodalBehavioral controlFunctional connectivityMaturational factorsBrain regionsLocal processingNetwork integrationFunctional circuitsNeuroscienceThe developmental cognitive neuroscience of functional connectivity
Stevens MC. The developmental cognitive neuroscience of functional connectivity. Brain And Cognition 2009, 70: 1-12. PMID: 19185406, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2008.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental cognitive neuroscienceCognitive neuroscienceFunctional connectivityFunctional connectivity analysisFunctional integrationCognitive controlBrain functional integrationCognitive maturationCognitive abilitiesConnectivity analysis methodCognitive developmentNeural substratesDevelopmental theoristsBehavioral controlConnectivity analysisNeuroscienceBrain regionsConceptual reviewCentral conceptBiological developmentRelevant conceptsCognitionRecent findingsNeural networkAdolescence
2007
Brain network dynamics during error commission
Stevens MC, Kiehl KA, Pearlson GD, Calhoun VD. Brain network dynamics during error commission. Human Brain Mapping 2007, 30: 24-37. PMID: 17979124, PMCID: PMC2669663, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsError commissionGo/No-Go taskVisual Go/No-Go taskHigher-order cognitive controlFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataLateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal brain regionsWhole-brain functional connectivityPregenual cingulate cortexAnterior temporal lobeBrain network dynamicsInferior parietal lobuleAdult healthy participantsBrain functional connectivityCognitive controlIndependent component analysisButton pressHemodynamic activationAffective responsesDevelopmental differencesNeurobiological differencesParietal lobulePrefrontal cortexAnterior cingulateError detection network
2004
The Effect of Short‐Term Estradiol Therapy on Cognitive Function in Older Men Receiving Hormonal Suppression Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Taxel P, Stevens MC, Trahiotis M, Zimmerman J, Kaplan RF. The Effect of Short‐Term Estradiol Therapy on Cognitive Function in Older Men Receiving Hormonal Suppression Therapy for Prostate Cancer. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2004, 52: 269-273. PMID: 14728639, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52067.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancerOlder menCognitive functionShort-term estradiol therapyGeneral Clinical Research CenterCognitive deficitsSex hormone-binding globulinE replacement therapyHormonal suppression therapyClinical Research CenterCommunity-dwelling menSelf-reported cognitive deficitsHormone-binding globulinEffects of estrogenSymptoms of depressionSignificant differencesStandardized neurocognitive testsEstradiol therapyHypogonadal menPostmenopausal womenSuppression therapyReplacement therapyBone turnoverHormone levelsDepressive symptoms