2015
Anterior Cortical Development During Adolescence in Bipolar Disorder
Najt P, Wang F, Spencer L, Johnston JA, Lippard E, Pittman BP, Lacadie C, Staib LH, Papademetris X, Blumberg HP. Anterior Cortical Development During Adolescence in Bipolar Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2015, 79: 303-310. PMID: 26033826, PMCID: PMC4595154, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter expansionBipolar disorderWhite matterAnterior cortexHealthy adolescentsHigh-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansWhite matter increasesResonance imaging scansGray matter decreasesDorsolateral prefrontal cortexMatter expansionHealthy groupImaging scansCortical volumeFrontal cortexNeurodevelopmental abnormalitiesCortical developmentAnterior paralimbicNeurodevelopmental modelLongitudinal neuroimagingPrefrontal cortexCortexLongitudinal studyAdolescents
2003
Neural correlates of declarative memory for emotionally valenced words in women with posttraumatic stress disorder related to early childhood sexual abuse
Bremner JD, Vythilingam M, Vermetten E, Southwick SM, McGlashan T, Staib LH, Soufer R, Charney DS. Neural correlates of declarative memory for emotionally valenced words in women with posttraumatic stress disorder related to early childhood sexual abuse. Biological Psychiatry 2003, 53: 879-889. PMID: 12742675, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(02)01891-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAbuse-related posttraumatic stress disorderMedial prefrontal cortexBrain areasPrefrontal cortexEarly childhood sexual abuseBlood flowChildhood abuse-related posttraumatic stress disorderSexual abuse-related posttraumatic stress disorderStress disorderChildhood sexual abuseCerebral blood flowPositron emission tomographic measurementsSpecific brain areasInferior temporal gyrusInferior parietal cortexMiddle frontal gyrusNeural correlatesTrauma-specific stimuliDeclarative memoryMotor cortexControl subjectsFrontal cortexSymptom provocationAnimal studies
2000
Decreased Benzodiazepine Receptor Binding in Prefrontal Cortex in Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Bremner J, Innis R, Southwick S, Staib L, Zoghbi S, Charney D. Decreased Benzodiazepine Receptor Binding in Prefrontal Cortex in Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2000, 157: 1120-1126. PMID: 10873921, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.7.1120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenzodiazepine receptor bindingPosttraumatic stress disorderBenzodiazepine receptorsReceptor bindingPrefrontal cortexComparison subjectsCase-matched healthy comparison subjectsDistribution volumeStress disorderSymptoms of PTSDBenzodiazepine receptor functionLow distribution volumeHealthy comparison subjectsCombat-related posttraumatic stress disorderMedial prefrontal cortexCentral benzodiazepine receptorsSingle photon emissionStatistical parametric mappingFrontal cortexPTSD patientsPatientsReceptor functionCortexTomography imagingParametric mappingSPECT [I-123]iomazenil measurement of the benzodiazepine receptor in panic disorder
Bremner J, Innis R, White T, Fujita M, Silbersweig D, Goddard A, Staib L, Stern E, Cappiello A, Woods S, Baldwin R, Charney D. SPECT [I-123]iomazenil measurement of the benzodiazepine receptor in panic disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2000, 47: 96-106. PMID: 10664825, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00188-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenzodiazepine receptor bindingBenzodiazepine receptor functionPanic disorder patientsBenzodiazepine receptorsPanic disorderReceptor bindingDisorder patientsPanic attacksReceptor functionPrefrontal cortexSingle photon emissionStatistical parametric mappingGABAergic transmissionHealthy controlsFrontal cortexLeft hippocampusAnimal modelsComparison subjectsPatientsChronic stressPanic anxietyTomography imagingParametric mappingCortexSpecific decrease