2024
Neural correlates of altered emotional responsivity to infant stimuli in mothers who use substances
McCurdy L, Yip S, Worhunsky P, Zhai Z, Kim S, Strathearn L, Potenza M, Mayes L, Rutherford H. Neural correlates of altered emotional responsivity to infant stimuli in mothers who use substances. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 171: 126-133. PMID: 38277872, PMCID: PMC10922955, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainChildEmotionsFemaleHumansInfantMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaternal BehaviorMother-Child RelationsMothersConceptsResponses to infant stimuliInfant stimuliMaternal behaviorAffective processesBrain regionsPsychological processesEmotional responsesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPotential neural targetsInfant emotional expressionsMaternal emotional responsivenessSubstance-use statusAssociated with difficultiesSocial-emotional developmentInfant social-emotional developmentMaternal substance useInfant facesCognitive processesImprove child outcomesEmotional expressionEmotional intensityNeural targetsSubstance useGroups of mothersChild outcomes
2013
Anatomical Coupling between Distinct Metacognitive Systems for Memory and Visual Perception
McCurdy L, Maniscalco B, Metcalfe J, Liu K, de Lange F, Lau H. Anatomical Coupling between Distinct Metacognitive Systems for Memory and Visual Perception. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 1897-1906. PMID: 23365229, PMCID: PMC4696871, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1890-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBrainCognitionFemaleHumansJudgmentMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemoryNeural PathwaysNeuropsychological TestsPhotic StimulationVisual PerceptionConceptsMetacognitive efficiencyFrontal polar regionsGray matter volumeMetacognitive systemKinds of metacognitionMatter volumeDistinct brain structuresVoxel-based morphometry analysisMemory taskBehavioral correlationsMetacognitive mechanismsMetacognitive tasksModel comparison analysisMemory processingPrecuneus volumeVisual perceptionAnatomical couplingStructural covariationPsychophysical measuresPrecuneus regionsMetacognitionHuman brainBrain structuresMorphometry analysisTask