Featured Publications
Amygdala downregulation training using fMRI neurofeedback in post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized, double-blind trial
Zhao Z, Duek O, Seidemann R, Gordon C, Walsh C, Romaker E, Koller W, Horvath M, Awasthi J, Wang Y, O’Brien E, Fichtenholtz H, Hampson M, Harpaz-Rotem I. Amygdala downregulation training using fMRI neurofeedback in post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized, double-blind trial. Translational Psychiatry 2023, 13: 177. PMID: 37230984, PMCID: PMC10209552, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02467-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderControl groupAmygdala activityPTSD treatmentDouble-blind clinical trialStress disorderDouble-blind trialSecondary outcome measurementsTrauma recallNeurofeedback trainingGreater improvementAmygdala controlsPotential clinical applicationsSymptom scoresActive groupClinical trialsTreatment successOutcome measurementsTrauma scriptsSymptom reductionNeurofeedback interventionPTSD symptomsFMRI neurofeedbackAmygdalaNeural markers
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
2017
Identifying Potential Mechanisms of Action Underlying Neurofeedback Treatment Response in Depression
Hampson M. Identifying Potential Mechanisms of Action Underlying Neurofeedback Treatment Response in Depression. Biological Psychiatry 2017, 82: 547-548. PMID: 28935097, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.07.001.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
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