2022
Multimodal neuroimaging of metabotropic glutamate 5 receptors and functional connectivity in alcohol use disorder
Smart K, Worhunsky PD, Scheinost D, Angarita GA, Esterlis I, Carson RE, Krystal JH, O'Malley SS, Cosgrove KP, Hillmer AT. Multimodal neuroimaging of metabotropic glutamate 5 receptors and functional connectivity in alcohol use disorder. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2022, 46: 770-782. PMID: 35342968, PMCID: PMC9117461, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabotropic glutamate 5 receptorsDefault mode networkFunctional magnetic resonance imagingReceptor availabilityPositron emission tomographyAUD groupFunctional connectivityReceptor positron emission tomographyResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingNetwork-level functional connectivityBrain connectivityWeeks of abstinenceGlobal functional connectivityAlcohol use disorderMagnetic resonance imagingFMRI outcomesHealthy controlsSupervised abstinencePET resultsUse disordersSynaptic plasticityResonance imagingBrain regionsEmission tomographyOrbitofrontal cortexGraph theory analysis of whole brain functional connectivity to assess disturbances associated with suicide attempts in bipolar disorder
Sankar A, Scheinost D, Goldman DA, Drachman R, Colic L, Villa LM, Kim JA, Gonzalez Y, Marcelo I, Shinomiya M, Pittman B, Lacadie CM, Oquendo MA, Constable RT, Blumberg HP. Graph theory analysis of whole brain functional connectivity to assess disturbances associated with suicide attempts in bipolar disorder. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 7. PMID: 35013103, PMCID: PMC8748935, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01767-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrinsic connectivity distributionBipolar disorderSuicide attemptsHealthy volunteersFunctional connectivity disturbancesSuicide behaviorWhole-brain functional connectivityPrior suicide attemptsRight anterior insulaBrain functional connectivitySuicidal ideation severityBilateral ventromedial prefrontal cortexFunctional magnetic resonanceSignificant group differencesTemporopolar cortexConnectivity disturbancesBrain targetsFC differencesHigh riskCerebellar cortexVentromedial prefrontal cortexSuicidal ideationOrbitofrontal cortexFunctional connectivitySuicide risk
2016
Neural Correlates of Success and Failure Signals During Neurofeedback Learning
Radua J, Stoica T, Scheinost D, Pittenger C, Hampson M. Neural Correlates of Success and Failure Signals During Neurofeedback Learning. Neuroscience 2016, 378: 11-21. PMID: 27063101, PMCID: PMC5537049, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurofeedback signalFeedback learningMedial prefrontal/anterior cingulate cortexFeedback-driven learningPrecuneus/posterior cingulateClear adaptive valueDefault mode networkLevel-dependent responsesAnterior cingulate cortexOperant conditioning paradigmReduction of anxietyNeurofeedback learningNeural correlatesSignals of failureNeural processesNeurofeedback interventionConditioning paradigmNeurofeedback experimentsMode networkOrbitofrontal cortexCingulate cortexPosterior cingulateFunctional runsAbstract representationLearning
2014
Resting state functional connectivity predicts neurofeedback response
Scheinost D, Stoica T, Wasylink S, Gruner P, Saksa J, Pittenger C, Hampson M. Resting state functional connectivity predicts neurofeedback response. Frontiers In Behavioral Neuroscience 2014, 8: 338. PMID: 25309375, PMCID: PMC4173810, DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderOrbitofrontal cortexFunctional connectivityNeurofeedback trainingState functional connectivityWhole-brain connectivityBrain functional connectivityResting-state fMRITarget brain regionsBrodmann area 10Clinical symptomatologyContamination anxietyProminent symptomAnterior prefrontal cortexBrain regionsNeuropsychiatric disordersRs-fMRIBehavioral improvementPrefrontal cortexSame protocolPilot dataBA 10Neurofeedback protocolReliable predictorCortex
2013
Orbitofrontal cortex neurofeedback produces lasting changes in contamination anxiety and resting-state connectivity
Scheinost D, Stoica T, Saksa J, Papademetris X, Constable RT, Pittenger C, Hampson M. Orbitofrontal cortex neurofeedback produces lasting changes in contamination anxiety and resting-state connectivity. Translational Psychiatry 2013, 3: e250-e250. PMID: 23632454, PMCID: PMC3641411, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2013.24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state connectivityContamination anxietyBrain regionsNF trainingBrain connectivityResting-state functional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) neurofeedbackPotential of neurofeedbackRelevant brain networksResting-state fMRIDorsolateral prefrontal cortexTarget brain regionsBrain functional architectureUseful therapyLimbic circuitryMatched subjectsOrbitofrontal regionsOrbitofrontal cortexFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortexHuman emotionsFeedback control tasksSubclinical anxietyAnxiety regulationBrain networks
2012
Real-time fMRI biofeedback targeting the orbitofrontal cortex for contamination anxiety.
Hampson M, Stoica T, Saksa J, Scheinost D, Qiu M, Bhawnani J, Pittenger C, Papademetris X, Constable T. Real-time fMRI biofeedback targeting the orbitofrontal cortex for contamination anxiety. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2012 PMID: 22297729, PMCID: PMC3462579, DOI: 10.3791/3535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderOrbitofrontal cortexBrain areasContamination anxietySymptom severityQuarter of patientsSpecific brain areasClinical improvementControl subjectsClinical changesMagnetic resonance imaging dataHealthy subjectsPsychiatric disordersTherapeutic interventionsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataBrain regionsObsessive-compulsive symptomsBrain functionTraining subjectsOCD symptom severityBiofeedback interventionConsistent findingCortexBiofeedback trainingBiofeedback