2010
Sex-related differences in amygdala activity influences immediate memory
Aikins DE, Anticevic A, Kiehl KA, Krystal JH. Sex-related differences in amygdala activity influences immediate memory. Neuroreport 2010, 21: 273-276. PMID: 20093991, DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0b013e328335b3f9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmygdalaEmotionsFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemory, Short-TermMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPattern Recognition, VisualPhotic StimulationPsychomotor PerformanceRecognition, PsychologyRegression AnalysisSex CharacteristicsSex FactorsConceptsAmygdala activationImmediate memoryUnpleasant picturesImmediate recognition memoryRecognition memory testRight amygdala activationLong-term memoryFunctional magnetic resonanceUnpleasant picture viewingEmotional picturesRecognition memoryMemory testAmygdala responsePicture viewingMemoryFalse positive error rateSex differencesSex-related differencesAmygdalaError ratePictureViewingLearningMagnetic resonanceDifferencesWorking Memory Overload: Fronto-Limbic Interactions and Effects on Subsequent Working Memory Function
Yun RJ, Krystal JH, Mathalon DH. Working Memory Overload: Fronto-Limbic Interactions and Effects on Subsequent Working Memory Function. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2010, 4: 96-108. PMID: 20503117, PMCID: PMC2854358, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-010-9089-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory systemAmygdala-prefrontal interactionsSubsequent cognitive performanceWorking Memory FunctionFunctional magnetic resonanceDorsolateral prefrontal cortexMemory taskCognitive functioningNegative affectAmygdala activationCognitive performanceTask performanceCognitive overloadNeural effectsPrefrontal cortexMemory functionPerformance accuracySubsequent functioningSeparate factorsBrain regionsPerformance declineReduced activationFunctioningInverse couplingOverload effect
2005
Preliminary evidence for medication effects on functional abnormalities in the amygdala and anterior cingulate in bipolar disorder
Blumberg HP, Donegan NH, Sanislow CA, Collins S, Lacadie C, Skudlarski P, Gueorguieva R, Fulbright RK, McGlashan TH, Gore JC, Krystal JH. Preliminary evidence for medication effects on functional abnormalities in the amygdala and anterior cingulate in bipolar disorder. Psychopharmacology 2005, 183: 308-313. PMID: 16249909, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-0156-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnmedicated bipolar disorderMood-stabilizing medicationsBipolar disorderBD participantsPotential treatment targetMagnetic resonance imagingPreliminary evidenceMethodsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAnterior cingulate activationResultsThe groupMedication effectsFunctional abnormalitiesHealthy comparison participantsObjectivesThe aimAnterior cingulateTreatment targetsResonance imagingMedicationsHC participantsAmygdala activationCingulate activationAmygdala increasesComparison participantsEmotional stimuliAbnormalities