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Functional connectivity between task-positive and task-negative brain areas and its relation to working memory performance
Hampson M, Driesen N, Roth JK, Gore JC, Constable RT. Functional connectivity between task-positive and task-negative brain areas and its relation to working memory performance. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2010, 28: 1051-1057. PMID: 20409665, PMCID: PMC2936669, DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2010.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexCognitive tasksBrain areasCognitive functionPrefrontal cortexTask-negative regionsWhole-brain correlationMedial frontal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexGroup-level analysisMemory performanceFunctional brainCingulate cortexFunctional connectivityFrontal cortexFunctional connectionsCortexTaskRelationshipNegative correlationValidityConnectivityBrainFindingsRegressionOrbitofrontal cortex neurofeedback produces lasting changes in contamination anxiety and resting-state connectivity
Scheinost D, Stoica T, Saksa J, Papademetris X, Constable RT, Pittenger C, Hampson M. Orbitofrontal cortex neurofeedback produces lasting changes in contamination anxiety and resting-state connectivity. Translational Psychiatry 2013, 3: e250-e250. PMID: 23632454, PMCID: PMC3641411, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2013.24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state connectivityContamination anxietyBrain regionsNF trainingBrain connectivityResting-state functional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) neurofeedbackPotential of neurofeedbackRelevant brain networksResting-state fMRIDorsolateral prefrontal cortexTarget brain regionsBrain functional architectureUseful therapyLimbic circuitryMatched subjectsOrbitofrontal regionsOrbitofrontal cortexFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortexHuman emotionsFeedback control tasksSubclinical anxietyAnxiety regulationBrain networks
2023
Neurofeedback for obsessive compulsive disorder: A randomized, double-blind trial
Rance M, Zhao Z, Zaboski B, Kichuk S, Romaker E, Koller W, Walsh C, Harris-Starling C, Wasylink S, Adams T, Gruner P, Pittenger C, Hampson M. Neurofeedback for obsessive compulsive disorder: A randomized, double-blind trial. Psychiatry Research 2023, 328: 115458. PMID: 37722238, PMCID: PMC10695074, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderAnterior prefrontal cortexControl groupDouble-blind clinical trialDouble-blind trialPrimary outcome measureCompulsive disorderHarm/checkingMechanism of actionYale-Brown ObsessiveSecondary outcomesSessions of neurofeedbackActive groupClinical trialsOutcome measuresPrimary symptomsSymptom ScaleObsessive-compulsive symptomsPrefrontal cortexSymptomsTraining protocolGreater reductionSignificant differencesPatientsSham feedback
2021
Increased amygdala and decreased frontolimbic r esting- s tate functional connectivity in children with aggressive behavior
Sukhodolsky DG, Ibrahim K, Kalvin CB, Jordan RP, Eilbott J, Hampson M. Increased amygdala and decreased frontolimbic r esting- s tate functional connectivity in children with aggressive behavior. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2021, 17: 634-644. PMID: 34850939, PMCID: PMC9250305, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsab128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal anterior cingulateFunctional connectivityAnterior cingulateDorsolateral prefrontal cortical regionsResting-state brain connectivityAggressive behaviorResting-state functional connectivityIntrinsic connectivity distributionAmygdala-prefrontal circuitryAnterior cingulate cortexIntrinsic functional connectivityPrefrontal cortical regionsHealthy controlsAmygdala connectivityGreater severityVentromedial prefrontal cortexCingulate cortexFunctional MRI dataCortical regionsMedial prefrontalMaladaptive aggressionPrefrontal cortexBrain connectivitySeverity of aggressionTreatment-seeking children
2018
Data-Driven Analysis of Functional Connectivity Reveals a Potential Auditory Verbal Hallucination Network
Scheinost D, Tokoglu F, Hampson M, Hoffman R, Constable RT. Data-Driven Analysis of Functional Connectivity Reveals a Potential Auditory Verbal Hallucination Network. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2018, 45: 415-424. PMID: 29660081, PMCID: PMC6403094, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sby039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAuditory Hallucination Rating ScaleIntrinsic connectivity distributionAuditory verbal hallucinationsHealthy controlsFunctional connectivityLateralized connectivitySevere global health problemSeed connectivity analysesBest treatment strategyGlobal health problemWhole-brain connectivityMedial prefrontal cortexPosterior cingulate cortexDefault mode networkSuch patientsPatient groupLeft putamenTreatment strategiesPatientsActionable targetsSchizoaffective disorderCingulate cortexHealth problemsVoxel-based measurePrefrontal cortexCerebellar and Prefrontal Cortical Alterations in PTSD: Structural and Functional Evidence
Holmes SE, Scheinost D, DellaGioia N, Davis MT, Matuskey D, Pietrzak RH, Hampson M, Krystal JH, Esterlis I. Cerebellar and Prefrontal Cortical Alterations in PTSD: Structural and Functional Evidence. Chronic Stress 2018, 2: 2470547018786390. PMID: 30035247, PMCID: PMC6054445, DOI: 10.1177/2470547018786390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderIntrinsic connectivity distributionMedial prefrontal cortexTensor-based morphometryPTSD groupFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortexPathophysiology of PTSDGray matter volumeWhole-brain connectivityKey brain regionsMiddle temporal gyrusDorsolateral prefrontal cortexDefault mode networkCentral executive networkFunctional connectivity analysisPFC alterationsCortical alterationsHealthy comparison participantsAltered volumeFunctional alterationsMatter volumeUnmedicated individualsCerebellar involvementBrain regions
2014
Resting state functional connectivity predicts neurofeedback response
Scheinost D, Stoica T, Wasylink S, Gruner P, Saksa J, Pittenger C, Hampson M. Resting state functional connectivity predicts neurofeedback response. Frontiers In Behavioral Neuroscience 2014, 8: 338. PMID: 25309375, PMCID: PMC4173810, DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderOrbitofrontal cortexFunctional connectivityNeurofeedback trainingState functional connectivityWhole-brain connectivityBrain functional connectivityResting-state fMRITarget brain regionsBrodmann area 10Clinical symptomatologyContamination anxietyProminent symptomAnterior prefrontal cortexBrain regionsNeuropsychiatric disordersRs-fMRIBehavioral improvementPrefrontal cortexSame protocolPilot dataBA 10Neurofeedback protocolReliable predictorCortex
2010
Functional connectivity between ventral prefrontal cortex and amygdala at low frequency in the resting state in bipolar disorder
Chepenik LG, Raffo M, Hampson M, Lacadie C, Wang F, Jones MM, Pittman B, Skudlarski P, Blumberg HP. Functional connectivity between ventral prefrontal cortex and amygdala at low frequency in the resting state in bipolar disorder. Psychiatry Research 2010, 182: 207-210. PMID: 20493671, PMCID: PMC2914819, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2010.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral prefrontal cortexBipolar disorderFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortexState functional magnetic resonance imagingRight ventral prefrontal cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingWhole-brain analysisTrait abnormalityResonance imagingVentral striatumHealthy participantsAmygdalaCortexDisordersNegative correlationLow frequencyDysfunctionStriatumAbnormalities