2017
The Social Aptitudes Scale: looking at both “ends” of the social functioning dimension
Axelrud L, DeSousa D, Manfro G, Pan P, Knackfuss A, Mari J, Miguel E, Rohde L, Salum G. The Social Aptitudes Scale: looking at both “ends” of the social functioning dimension. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2017, 52: 1031-1040. PMID: 28567593, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-017-1395-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial aptitudeSocial functioningChild Behavior ChecklistSocial problemsAtypical developmentItem response theoryBehavior ChecklistHuman behaviorDimensional assessmentDistinct aspectsSocial functioning dimensionsFurther validityAptitudeResponse theoryFunctioningCaptures variabilityNon-significant correlation
2016
Children with Poor Reading Skills at the Word Level Show Reduced Fractional Anisotropy in White Matter Tracts of Both Hemispheres
de Moura L, Cogo-Moreira H, de Ávila C, Pan P, Gadelha A, Moriyama T, Del Aquilla M, Hoexter M, Salum G, Picon F, Anés M, Mercadante M, Lacerda A, Amaro E, Miguel E, Rohde L, Bressan R, McGuire P, Sato J, de Jesus Mari J, Jackowski A. Children with Poor Reading Skills at the Word Level Show Reduced Fractional Anisotropy in White Matter Tracts of Both Hemispheres. Brain Connectivity 2016, 6: 519-523. PMID: 27353747, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2016.0430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter tractsRadial diffusivityDiffusion tensor imaging studyLatent class analysisSignificant fractional anisotropy reductionYears of ageReduced fractional anisotropyFractional anisotropy reductionsMultiple cortical regionsWhite matter microstructureWhite matterWidespread structural alterationsCortical regionsImaging studiesFractional anisotropyLeft hemisphereTract