2013
Functional Brain Networks Associated With Cognitive Control, Cocaine Dependence, and Treatment Outcome
Worhunsky PD, Stevens MC, Carroll KM, Rounsaville BJ, Calhoun VD, Pearlson GD, Potenza MN. Functional Brain Networks Associated With Cognitive Control, Cocaine Dependence, and Treatment Outcome. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2013, 27: 477-488. PMID: 22775772, PMCID: PMC3743442, DOI: 10.1037/a0029092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceBehavior, AddictiveCase-Control StudiesCerebral CortexCocaine-Related DisordersCognitive Behavioral TherapyData Interpretation, StatisticalExecutive FunctionFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingHumansLimbic SystemLinear ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMotivationNerve NetOxygenPrincipal Component AnalysisPsychomotor PerformanceStroop TestTreatment OutcomeConceptsCognitive controlCocaine dependencePoor cognitive controlCognitive control processesFunctional networksTreatment retentionDistinct functional networksIndependent component analysisFunctional brain networksConflict monitoringStroop taskTreatment outcome measuresMotivational processingCocaine-dependent patientsPrefrontal networkBrain networksSubcortical networksFunctional connectivityControl participantsFMRI dataRegional activationReduced involvementCortical networksTreatment developmentControl processThe role of top-down control in different phases of a sensorimotor timing task: a DCM study of adults and adolescents
Witt ST, Stevens MC. The role of top-down control in different phases of a sensorimotor timing task: a DCM study of adults and adolescents. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2013, 7: 260-273. PMID: 23475755, PMCID: PMC3743949, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-013-9224-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrefrontal cortexLow-level sensorySignificant maturational effectsVentrolateral prefrontal cortexDynamic causal modelingInternal clock mechanismFinger-tapping taskCognitive controlSensorimotor timingBehavioral accuracyAuditory cuesTiming taskFMRI studyBaseline connectivitySensory regionsCognitive functionDCM studySensory stimuliCausal modelingAuditory cortexMotor regionsCuesBrain regionsAccurate performanceMotor control
2010
Functional Imaging of Cognitive Control During Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Anderson BM, Stevens MC, Meda SA, Jordan K, Calhoun VD, Pearlson GD. Functional Imaging of Cognitive Control During Acute Alcohol Intoxication. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2010, 35: 156-165. PMID: 20958334, PMCID: PMC3005103, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01332.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive controlError processingBrain regionsAnterior cingulateFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) taskFunctional MRILateral prefrontal cortexParietal brain regionsFalse alarm responsesBrain hemodynamic activityFalse alarm errorsParietal lobe regionsNeural basisBehavioral performancePrefrontal cortexFMRI analysisHemodynamic activityLobe regionsAcute alcohol intoxicationAlarm errorsAlcohol effectsReaction timeAlcohol intoxicationCingulateAlarm response
2009
Age-related cognitive gains are mediated by the effects of white matter development on brain network integration
Stevens MC, Skudlarski P, Pearlson GD, Calhoun VD. Age-related cognitive gains are mediated by the effects of white matter development on brain network integration. NeuroImage 2009, 48: 738-746. PMID: 19577651, PMCID: PMC2753497, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.06.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive controlBrain activityWhite matter developmentDevelopmental cognitive neuroscienceExecutive cognitive abilityBrain network integrationWhite matter coherenceCognitive neuroscienceCognitive abilitiesResponse inhibitionAdolescent developmentCognitive gainsBehavioral performanceSpecific white matter regionsFunctional integrationAge-related changesFirst multimodalBehavioral controlFunctional connectivityMaturational factorsBrain regionsLocal processingNetwork integrationFunctional circuitsNeuroscienceThe developmental cognitive neuroscience of functional connectivity
Stevens MC. The developmental cognitive neuroscience of functional connectivity. Brain And Cognition 2009, 70: 1-12. PMID: 19185406, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2008.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental cognitive neuroscienceCognitive neuroscienceFunctional connectivityFunctional connectivity analysisFunctional integrationCognitive controlBrain functional integrationCognitive maturationCognitive abilitiesConnectivity analysis methodCognitive developmentNeural substratesDevelopmental theoristsBehavioral controlConnectivity analysisNeuroscienceBrain regionsConceptual reviewCentral conceptBiological developmentRelevant conceptsCognitionRecent findingsNeural networkAdolescence
2007
Brain network dynamics during error commission
Stevens MC, Kiehl KA, Pearlson GD, Calhoun VD. Brain network dynamics during error commission. Human Brain Mapping 2007, 30: 24-37. PMID: 17979124, PMCID: PMC2669663, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsError commissionGo/No-Go taskVisual Go/No-Go taskHigher-order cognitive controlFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataLateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal brain regionsWhole-brain functional connectivityPregenual cingulate cortexAnterior temporal lobeBrain network dynamicsInferior parietal lobuleAdult healthy participantsBrain functional connectivityCognitive controlIndependent component analysisButton pressHemodynamic activationAffective responsesDevelopmental differencesNeurobiological differencesParietal lobulePrefrontal cortexAnterior cingulateError detection network