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 cortexAn Initial Study of Neural Responses to Monetary Incentives as Related to Treatment Outcome in Cocaine Dependence
Jia Z, Worhunsky PD, Carroll KM, Rounsaville BJ, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Potenza MN. An Initial Study of Neural Responses to Monetary Incentives as Related to Treatment Outcome in Cocaine Dependence. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 70: 553-560. PMID: 21704307, PMCID: PMC3162064, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventral striatumVentral striatumCocaine dependenceRight insulaMonetary incentive delay taskRight caudateReward-based decisionIncentive delay taskTreatment retentionFunctional magnetic resonanceCD participantsMedial frontal gyrusRight thalamusUrine toxicologyTreatment outcomesReward anticipationReward processingDelay taskTask performanceFrontal gyrusGreater activationNeural responsesRewarding outcomesRight subcallosal gyrusMonetary rewards
2010
Brain Connectivity Is Not Only Lower but Different in Schizophrenia: A Combined Anatomical and Functional Approach
Skudlarski P, Jagannathan K, Anderson K, Stevens MC, Calhoun VD, Skudlarska BA, Pearlson G. Brain Connectivity Is Not Only Lower but Different in Schizophrenia: A Combined Anatomical and Functional Approach. Biological Psychiatry 2010, 68: 61-69. PMID: 20497901, PMCID: PMC2900394, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.03.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain connectivityFunctional connectivitySchizophrenia patientsAnatomical connectivityState functional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional connectivity alterationsHealthy control subjectsClinical symptom severityGroup differencesAnatomical connectivity mapsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingPosterior cingulate cortexGlobal connectivity analysisClinical symptomsWhite matter anatomyControl subjectsConnectivity alterationsCingulate cortexPatientsResonance imagingBrain regionsSymptom severityDMN componentsTask-positive network
2009
The 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainCognitionDiagnostic ImagingFunctional LateralityHumansModels, NeurologicalNeural PathwaysPrefrontal CortexSynaptic TransmissionConceptsDevelopmental 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
2005
Hemispheric differences in hemodynamics elicited by auditory oddball stimuli
Stevens MC, Calhoun VD, Kiehl KA. Hemispheric differences in hemodynamics elicited by auditory oddball stimuli. NeuroImage 2005, 26: 782-792. PMID: 15955488, PMCID: PMC2759643, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.02.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel stimuliInfrequent targetsRight hemisphereHemispheric differencesGreater right hemisphere activationTask-relevant target stimuliAuditory oddball stimuliEvent-related fMRIParietal lobe activityRight hemisphere activationFrequent standard stimuliTask-irrelevant novel stimuliPrevious neuroimaging studiesHealthy adult participantsAttentional processesNovelty processingSalient stimuliTarget stimuliOddball stimuliOddball taskNeuroimaging studiesStandard stimuliInfrequent novelLeft hemisphereHemodynamic activity