2022
Associations between Family Functioning and Maternal Behavior on Default Mode Network Connectivity in School-Age Children
Rebello K, Moura L, Bueno A, Picon F, Pan P, Gadelha A, Miguel E, Bressan R, Rohde L, Sato J. Associations between Family Functioning and Maternal Behavior on Default Mode Network Connectivity in School-Age Children. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 6055. PMID: 35627592, PMCID: PMC9141331, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBrain MappingDefault Mode NetworkFemaleGyrus CinguliHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaternal BehaviorConceptsDefault mode networkFamily Environment ScaleSchool-aged childrenPosterior cingulate cortexMedial prefrontal cortexFamily environmentFunctional connectivityDMN functional connectivityCohesive familiesMaternal behaviorDefault mode network connectivityFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataEarly child experiencesPositive maternal behaviorParent-child relationshipMode network connectivityBrain functional connectivityChild affectFamily functioningMaternal overprotectionEarly adolescenceFamily cohesivenessMode networkPrefrontal cortexFamily context
2020
Effects of semantic categorization strategy training on episodic memory in children and adolescents
Miotto E, Balardin J, da Graça M. Martin M, Polanczyk G, Savage C, Miguel E, Batistuzzo M. Effects of semantic categorization strategy training on episodic memory in children and adolescents. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0228866. PMID: 32069310, PMCID: PMC7028277, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingEpisodic memoryPrefrontal cortexCognitive trainingStrategy trainingMiddle frontal gyrus activationDefault mode network areasVerbal episodic memoryImproved memory performanceRight frontal poleLateral orbital gyrusCategorization trainingSuccessful memoryExecutive processesNeural correlatesMemory performanceWord listsAnterior cingulateFrontal poleMemoryHigher activationBrain regionsAdolescentsOrbital gyrusBehavioral effectsToward identifying reproducible brain signatures of obsessive-compulsive profiles: rationale and methods for a new global initiative
Simpson H, van den Heuvel O, Miguel E, Reddy Y, Stein D, Lewis-Fernández R, Shavitt R, Lochner C, Pouwels P, Narayanawamy J, Venkatasubramanian G, Hezel D, Vriend C, Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M, de Joode N, Costa D, de Mathis M, Sheshachala K, Narayan M, van Balkom A, Batelaan N, Venkataram S, Cherian A, Marincowitz C, Pannekoek N, Stovezky Y, Mare K, Liu F, Otaduy M, Pastorello B, Rao R, Katechis M, Van Meter P, Wall M. Toward identifying reproducible brain signatures of obsessive-compulsive profiles: rationale and methods for a new global initiative. BMC Psychiatry 2020, 20: 68. PMID: 32059696, PMCID: PMC7023814, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-2439-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingCircuit abnormalitiesNew global initiativesBrain signaturesGlobal InitiativeHealthy control subjectsMedication-free adultsMultiple brain circuitsMedication-free subjectsBackgroundObsessive–compulsive disorderClinical profileClinical symptomsControl subjectsClinical evaluationHealthy controlsLeading causeGlobal disabilityLifetime prevalenceResonance imagingNeurocognitive assessmentBrain circuitsImaging signaturesFunctional connectivityBrain-behavior associationsDisease dimensions
2019
Association between spontaneous activity of the default mode network hubs and leukocyte telomere length in late childhood and early adolescence
Rebello K, Moura L, Xavier G, Spindola L, Carvalho C, Hoexter M, Gadelha A, Picon F, Pan P, Zugman A, Grassi-Oliveira R, Brietzke E, Belangero S, Salum G, Rohde L, Miguel E, Bressan R, Jackowski A, Sato J. Association between spontaneous activity of the default mode network hubs and leukocyte telomere length in late childhood and early adolescence. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2019, 127: 109864. PMID: 31706071, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.109864.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBrain MappingChildFemaleHumansLeukocytesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleTelomereConceptsAdverse childhood experiencesMedial prefrontal cortexPosterior cingulate cortexDefault mode networkResting-state functional magnetic resonanceEarly life stressBrain's default mode networkFunctional magnetic resonanceBlood samplesSpontaneous activityDefault mode network hubCingulate cortexDMN hubsPsychiatric conditionsFamily environmentLength shorteningPrefrontal cortexMental healthFractional amplitudeLow-frequency fluctuationsMode networkFamily Environment ScaleHypothesis-driven studiesTelomere lengthLate childhoodAssociation Between Fractional Amplitude of Low-Frequency Spontaneous Fluctuation and Degree Centrality in Children and Adolescents
Sato J, Biazoli C, Moura L, Crossley N, Zugman A, Picon F, Hoexter M, Amaro E, Miguel E, Rohde L, Bressan R, Jackowski A. Association Between Fractional Amplitude of Low-Frequency Spontaneous Fluctuation and Degree Centrality in Children and Adolescents. Brain Connectivity 2019, 9: 379-387. PMID: 30880423, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2018.0628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFractional amplitudeBrain functional changesPosterior cingulate/precuneusLateral parietal cortexParietal cortexNeurodevelopmental studiesFunctional changesLow-frequency fluctuationsBOLD signalClinical populationsLarge independent samplesSpontaneous fluctuationsIntra-subject correlationNeurophysiological correlatesGroup levelIndependent samplesMapping Cortical and Subcortical Asymmetry in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Findings From the ENIGMA Consortium
Kong XZ, Boedhoe PSW, Abe Y, Alonso P, Ameis SH, Arnold PD, Assogna F, Baker JT, Batistuzzo MC, Benedetti F, Beucke JC, Bollettini I, Bose A, Brem S, Brennan BP, Buitelaar J, Calvo R, Cheng Y, Cho KIK, Dallaspezia S, Denys D, Ely BA, Feusner J, Fitzgerald KD, Fouche JP, Fridgeirsson EA, Glahn DC, Gruner P, Gürsel DA, Hauser TU, Hirano Y, Hoexter MQ, Hu H, Huyser C, James A, Jaspers-Fayer F, Kathmann N, Kaufmann C, Koch K, Kuno M, Kvale G, Kwon JS, Lazaro L, Liu Y, Lochner C, Marques P, Marsh R, Martínez-Zalacaín I, Mataix-Cols D, Medland SE, Menchón JM, Minuzzi L, Moreira PS, Morer A, Morgado P, Nakagawa A, Nakamae T, Nakao T, Narayanaswamy JC, Nurmi EL, O'Neill J, Pariente JC, Perriello C, Piacentini J, Piras F, Piras F, Pittenger C, Reddy YCJ, Rus-Oswald OG, Sakai Y, Sato JR, Schmaal L, Simpson HB, Soreni N, Soriano-Mas C, Spalletta G, Stern ER, Stevens MC, Stewart SE, Szeszko PR, Tolin DF, Tsuchiyagaito A, van Rooij D, van Wingen GA, Venkatasubramanian G, Wang Z, Yun JY, Group E, Kong X, Boedhoe P, Abe Y, Alonso P, Ameis S, Anticevic A, Arnold P, Assogna F, Baker J, Banaj N, Bargalló N, Batistuzzo M, Benedetti F, Beucke J, Bollettini I, Bose A, Brandeis D, Brem S, Brennan B, Buitelaar J, Busatto G, Calvo A, Calvo R, Cheng Y, Cho K, Ciullo V, Dallaspezia S, Denys D, de Vries F, de Wit S, Dickie E, Drechsler R, Ely B, Esteves M, Falini A, Fang Y, Feusner J, Figee M, Fitzgerald K, Fontaine M, Fouche J, Fridgeirsson E, Gruner P, Gürsel D, Hall G, Hamatani S, Hanna G, Hansen B, Hauser T, Hirano Y, Hoexter M, Hu H, Huyser C, Ikari K, Jahanshad N, James A, Jaspers-Fayer F, Kathmann N, Kaufmann C, Koch K, Kuno M, Kvale G, Kwon J, Lazaro L, Liu Y, Lochner C, Magalhães R, Marques P, Marsh R, Martínez-Zalacaín I, Masuda Y, Mataix-Cols D, Matsumoto K, McCracken J, Menchón J, Miguel E, Minuzzi L, Moreira P, Morer A, Morgado P, Nakagawa A, Nakamae T, Nakao T, Narayanaswamy J, Narumoto J, Nishida S, Nurmi E, O'Neill J, Pariente J, Perriello C, Piacentini J, Piras F, Piras F, Pittenger C, Poletti S, Reddy Y, Reess T, Rus-Oswald O, Sakai Y, Sato J, Schmaal L, Shimizu E, Simpson H, Soreni N, Soriano-Mas C, Sousa N, Spalletta G, Stern E, Stevens M, Stewart S, Szeszko P, Takahashi J, Tang J, Thorsen A, Tolin D, Tsuchiyagaito A, van Rooij D, van Wingen G, van der Werf Y, Veltman D, Vecchio D, Venkatasubramanian G, Walitza S, Wang Z, Watanabe A, Xu J, Xu X, Yamada K, Yoshida T, Yun J, Zarei M, Zhao Q, Zhou C, Thompson P, Stein D, van den Heuvel O, Francks C, Thompson P, Stein D, van den Heuvel O, Francks C. Mapping Cortical and Subcortical Asymmetry in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Findings From the ENIGMA Consortium. Biological Psychiatry 2019, 87: 1022-1034. PMID: 31178097, PMCID: PMC7094802, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.04.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderCase-control differencesBrain structural asymmetryMedication statusSubcortical structuresENIGMA consortiumSignificant case-control differencesRegional cortical thicknessPediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderPediatric datasetSubcortical asymmetriesDepression comorbidityCortical thicknessPotential associationLarger studyNeurodevelopmental processesVolume asymmetryBrain asymmetryAbnormal patternsDisordersPossible alterationsPutative linkOCD severityAsymmetry patternsMagnetic resonanceSocioeconomic status in children is associated with spontaneous activity in right superior temporal gyrus
Biazoli C, Salum G, Gadelha A, Rebello K, Moura L, Pan P, Brietzke E, Miguel E, Rohde L, Bressan R, Jackowski A, Sato J. Socioeconomic status in children is associated with spontaneous activity in right superior temporal gyrus. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2019, 14: 961-970. PMID: 30868400, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-019-00073-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight superior temporal gyrusSuperior temporal gyrusTemporal gyrusExtended language networkDifferent developmental trajectoriesBrain functional organizationSchool-based sampleFunctional organizationStructural neuroimaging findingsCognitive controlSocioeconomic statusLanguage networkExternalizing problemsInternalizing problemsDevelopmental trajectoriesEmotional problemsSpontaneous activityRegional spontaneous activityLanguage processingFMRI featuresBrain regionsBrain areasNeuroimaging findingsFunctional networksLinguistic environmentInitial findings of striatum tripartite model in OCD brain samples based on transcriptome analysis
Lisboa B, Oliveira K, Tahira A, Barbosa A, Feltrin A, Gouveia G, Lima L, Feio dos Santos A, Martins D, Puga R, Moretto A, De Bragança Pereira C, Lafer B, Leite R, Ferretti-Rebustini R, Farfel J, Grinberg L, Jacob-Filho W, Miguel E, Hoexter M, Brentani H. Initial findings of striatum tripartite model in OCD brain samples based on transcriptome analysis. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 3086. PMID: 30816141, PMCID: PMC6395771, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-38965-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderSynaptic transmissionPathophysiology of OCDDifferent striatal subregionsPostmortem brain tissueChemical synaptic transmissionStriatal areasCortico-striatoNeurotransmitter levelsStriatum regionThalamic circuitryStriatal subregionsSubregion specificityPsychiatric disordersPresynaptic processesSynaptic plasticityBrain samplesOCD pathophysiologyBrain tissueCSTC modelControl casesPathophysiologyRare variantsDisordersCellular responses
2018
Associations between children’s family environment, spontaneous brain oscillations, and emotional and behavioral problems
Sato J, Biazoli C, Salum G, Gadelha A, Crossley N, Vieira G, Zugman A, Picon F, Pan P, Hoexter M, Amaro E, Anés M, Moura L, Del’Aquilla M, Mcguire P, Rohde L, Miguel E, Bressan R, Jackowski A. Associations between children’s family environment, spontaneous brain oscillations, and emotional and behavioral problems. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2018, 28: 835-845. PMID: 30392120, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-018-1240-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily environmentMental health outcomesFamily coherenceEmotional problemsOrbitofrontal cortexTemporal poleResting-state fMRI dataLeft temporal poleSpontaneous brain oscillationsChild's family environmentRight orbitofrontal cortexOscillatory neural activityHealth outcomesBrain oscillationsBehavioral problemsNeural activityFMRI dataFMRI metricsBrain areasLow-frequency fluctuationsFractional amplitudeLower incidenceSpontaneous activityHigh incidenceExploratory study
2017
Low frequency fluctuation of brain spontaneous activity and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a large school-age sample
Hoexter M, Biazoli C, Alvarenga P, Batistuzzo M, Salum G, Gadelha A, Pan P, Anés M, Mancini-Martins L, Moura L, Soriano-Mas C, Aquilla M, Amaro E, Rohde L, Jackowski A, Bressan R, Miguel E, do Rosario M, Sato J. Low frequency fluctuation of brain spontaneous activity and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a large school-age sample. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2017, 96: 224-230. PMID: 29102817, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive symptomsBrain spontaneous activityLow-frequency fluctuationsSpontaneous activityRight sensorimotor cortexHigh Risk Cohort StudyState functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) dataSpontaneous activity changesPredictors of riskWell-Being AssessmentSpontaneous brain activitySuperior temporal cortexSuperior temporal gyrusCohort studyObsessive-compulsive disorderSensorimotor cortexMagnetic resonance imaging dataPsychiatric disordersOverall psychopathologyTemporal gyrusFractional amplitudeGeneral linear modelFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataCompulsive symptomsBrain activity
2015
Temporal stability of network centrality in control and default mode networks: Specific associations with externalizing psychopathology in children and adolescents
Sato J, Biazoli C, Salum G, Gadelha A, Crossley N, Satterthwaite T, Vieira G, Zugman A, Picon F, Pan P, Hoexter M, Anés M, Moura L, Del'aquilla M, Amaro E, McGuire P, Lacerda A, Rohde L, Miguel E, Jackowski A, Bressan R. Temporal stability of network centrality in control and default mode networks: Specific associations with externalizing psychopathology in children and adolescents. Human Brain Mapping 2015, 36: 4926-4937. PMID: 26350757, PMCID: PMC6868942, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefault mode networkChild Behavior ChecklistDynamic functional connectivity patternsHigh Risk Cohort StudyBehavior ChecklistAbnormal connectivity patternsFunctional connectivity patternsResting-state fMRIPathological mental statesCohort studyConnectivity patternsPsychiatric disordersFunctional network dynamicsGeneral psychopathologyTotal scoreMode networkNetwork maturationBrain networksMaturation indexEmotional problemsChildrenAge effectsOverall presenceSpecific associationAdolescentsReduced Prefrontal Activation in Pediatric Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder During Verbal Episodic Memory Encoding
Batistuzzo M, Balardin J, da Graça Morais Martin M, Hoexter M, Bernardes E, Borcato S, de Marco e Souza M, Querido C, Morais R, de Alvarenga P, Lopes A, Shavitt R, Savage C, Amaro E, Miguel E, Polanczyk G, Miotto E. Reduced Prefrontal Activation in Pediatric Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder During Verbal Episodic Memory Encoding. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 54: 849-858. PMID: 26407495, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVerbal episodic memoryObsessive-compulsive disorderEpisodic memoryOrbitofrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexSemantic clusteringFunctional magnetic resonance imagingDorsomedial prefrontal cortexAltered brain activationDifferent neural mechanismsPathophysiology of OCDUnrelated wordsPrefrontal activationBrain activationWord listsExecutive dysfunctionNeural mechanismsTotal wordsCompulsive Scale scoresYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale scoresStrategy scoresStrategy applicationMemoryCortexKey regionsORBITOFRONTAL THICKNESS AS A MEASURE FOR TREATMENT RESPONSE PREDICTION IN OBSESSIVE–COMPULSIVE DISORDER
Hoexter M, Diniz J, Lopes A, Batistuzzo M, Shavitt R, Dougherty D, Duran F, Bressan R, Busatto G, Miguel E, Sato J. ORBITOFRONTAL THICKNESS AS A MEASURE FOR TREATMENT RESPONSE PREDICTION IN OBSESSIVE–COMPULSIVE DISORDER. Depression And Anxiety 2015, 32: 900-908. PMID: 26032588, DOI: 10.1002/da.22380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-naïve OCD patientsObsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment responseIndependent cohortOCD patientsOFC thicknessRefractory OCD patientsTreatment-naïve patientsOrbitofrontal cortex thicknessSecond independent cohortLogistic regression modelsBaseline thicknessClinical trialsTreatment outcomesInitial cohortClinical utilityOrbitofrontal thicknessIneffective treatmentPatientsCohortMedial OFCNeuroimaging techniquesMorphometric biomarkersBiomarkersCortex thickness
2014
Decreased centrality of subcortical regions during the transition to adolescence: A functional connectivity study
Sato J, Salum G, Gadelha A, Vieira G, Zugman A, Picon F, Pan P, Hoexter M, Anés M, Moura L, Del’Aquilla M, Crossley N, Amaro E, Mcguire P, Lacerda A, Rohde L, Miguel E, Jackowski A, Bressan R. Decreased centrality of subcortical regions during the transition to adolescence: A functional connectivity study. NeuroImage 2014, 104: 44-51. PMID: 25290886, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.09.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngular gyrusDevelopmental trajectoriesFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataBrain developmental trajectoriesBrazilian community sampleBrain maturation processesFunctional connectivity studiesNetwork connectivity changesStructural imaging findingsInhibitory controlSensitive development periodCommunity sampleEmotional changesAbstract thoughtMagnetic resonance imaging dataComplex reasoningFMRI dataCerebellar regionsDevelopmental changesBrain regionsCortical regionsConnectivity changesConnectivity studiesSubcortical regionsAdolescenceAge effects on the default mode and control networks in typically developing children
Sato J, Salum G, Gadelha A, Picon F, Pan P, Vieira G, Zugman A, Hoexter M, Anés M, Moura L, Del'Aquilla M, Amaro E, McGuire P, Crossley N, Lacerda A, Rohde L, Miguel E, Bressan R, Jackowski A. Age effects on the default mode and control networks in typically developing children. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2014, 58: 89-95. PMID: 25085608, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefault mode networkMode networkYears of ageCross-sectional community sampleRight anterior insulaDefault modePosterior temporal cortexDorsal anteriorAge effectsNeurodevelopment studiesHealthy subjectsTemporal cortexPosterior cingulateState fMRI dataAnterior insulaBrain developmentSame acquisition parametersLeft posterior temporal cortexNeuronal modulesState fMRILate childhoodDevelopmental formationBrain networksCommunity sampleField of neuroimaging
2005
Regional Gray Matter Abnormalities in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Study
Valente A, Miguel E, Castro C, Amaro E, Duran F, Buchpiguel C, Chitnis X, McGuire P, Busatto G. Regional Gray Matter Abnormalities in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Study. Biological Psychiatry 2005, 58: 479-487. PMID: 15978549, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.04.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoxel-based morphometryObsessive-compulsive disorderGray matterLeft anterior cingulate cortexOCD patientsOCD subjectsParietal associative cortexMagnetic resonance imaging studyStructural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studiesRegional gray matter abnormalitiesGray matter reductionsGray matter abnormalitiesResonance imaging studyGray matter volumeAnterior cingulate cortexWarrants further investigationTemporolimbic regionsMedial thalamusBrain abnormalitiesObsessive-compulsive symptom severityHealthy volunteersImplicating dysfunctionMatter volumeAssociative cortexMorphometry study
1995
Obsessive-compulsive disorder in patients with multiple sclerosis
Miguel E, Stein M, Rauch S, O'Sullivan R, Stern T, Jenike M. Obsessive-compulsive disorder in patients with multiple sclerosis. Journal Of Neuropsychiatry 1995, 7: 507-510. PMID: 8555756, DOI: 10.1176/jnp.7.4.507.Peer-Reviewed Original Research