2023
Functional connectivity during tic suppression predicts reductions in vocal tics following behavior therapy in children with Tourette syndrome
Morand-Beaulieu S, Crowley M, Grantz H, Leckman J, Sukhodolsky D. Functional connectivity during tic suppression predicts reductions in vocal tics following behavior therapy in children with Tourette syndrome. Psychological Medicine 2023, 53: 7857-7864. PMID: 37485677, PMCID: PMC10755221, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291723001940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoluntary tic suppressionTic suppressionVocal tic severityFunctional connectivityTic severityTourette syndromeRight superior frontal gyrusFirst-line treatmentBehavior therapyComprehensive Behavioral InterventionSuperior frontal gyrusRight angular gyrusVocal ticsFunctional brain networksBehavioral interventionsUsual control conditionFrontal gyrusBaselineAngular gyrusSeverityBrain networksSyndromeChildrenTherapyGyrus
2021
Large-scale functional brain networks of maladaptive childhood aggression identified by connectome-based predictive modeling
Ibrahim K, Noble S, He G, Lacadie C, Crowley MJ, McCarthy G, Scheinost D, Sukhodolsky DG. Large-scale functional brain networks of maladaptive childhood aggression identified by connectome-based predictive modeling. Molecular Psychiatry 2021, 27: 985-999. PMID: 34690348, PMCID: PMC9035467, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-021-01317-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge-scale functional networksChildhood aggressionSeverity of aggressionIndividual differencesBrain networksAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) studyConnectome-based predictive modelingReactive-Proactive Aggression QuestionnaireEmotion perception taskLarge-scale functional brain networksAssociation of connectivityFunctional networksCognitive Development StudyAggressive behaviorFunctional brain networksIndependent samplesCognitive controlEmotion regulationEmotion processingPerception taskCalm facesMaladaptive aggressionPsychiatric disordersTransdiagnostic sampleFrontoparietal network