2016
Neural Mechanisms of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Aggression in Children and Adolescents: Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial Within the National Institute for Mental Health Research Domain Criteria Construct of Frustrative Non-Reward
Sukhodolsky DG, Wyk B, Eilbott JA, McCauley SA, Ibrahim K, Crowley MJ, Pelphrey KA. Neural Mechanisms of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Aggression in Children and Adolescents: Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial Within the National Institute for Mental Health Research Domain Criteria Construct of Frustrative Non-Reward. Journal Of Child And Adolescent Psychopharmacology 2016, 26: 38-48. PMID: 26784537, PMCID: PMC4779273, DOI: 10.1089/cap.2015.0164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyReactive aggressionResearch Domain Criteria (RDoC) constructsSessions of CBTEmotional face perceptionEmotion regulation circuitryBrain-behavior associationsAggressive behaviorFunctional magnetic resonanceFace perceptionNon-RewardTraditional diagnostic categoriesNoGo taskFMRI scanningRDoC constructsElectrophysiological correlatesNeural mechanismsCriterion constructsFunctional neuroimagingBehavioral levelStrategic research prioritiesAge 8AggressionAdolescentsSupportive psychotherapy
2012
Neural Mechanisms of Improvements in Social Motivation After Pivotal Response Treatment: Two Case Studies
Voos AC, Pelphrey KA, Tirrell J, Bolling DZ, Wyk B, Kaiser MD, McPartland JC, Volkmar FR, Ventola P. Neural Mechanisms of Improvements in Social Motivation After Pivotal Response Treatment: Two Case Studies. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2012, 43: 1-10. PMID: 23104615, PMCID: PMC4999079, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1683-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPivotal Response TreatmentAutism spectrum disorderSocial stimuliResponse treatmentFunctional magnetic resonance imagingYoung childrenNeural correlatesSocial motivationSocial skillsSocial perceptionNeural mechanismsNeural responsesBehavioral measuresSpectrum disorderSocial communicationBehavioral treatmentEye trackingNeural systemsAdaptive behaviorBrain regionsBaseline measuresStriking gainsStimuliChildrenPositive effect