2007
An fMRI Auditory Oddball Study of Combined-Subtype Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Kiehl KA. An fMRI Auditory Oddball Study of Combined-Subtype Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2007, 164: 1737-1749. PMID: 17974940, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.06050876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAttentionAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityAuditory PerceptionBrainBrain MappingCerebral CortexChildCognition DisordersDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersEvoked PotentialsHemodynamicsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemory DisordersOrientationOxygenPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychomotor PerformanceConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderEvent-related potentialsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingDeficit hyperactivity disorderBrain regionsHyperactivity disorderHemodynamic activityThree-stimulus auditory oddball taskP3 event-related potentialEvent-related fMRI dataProcessing of targetsAbnormal hemodynamic activityWorking Memory DeficitsSlower task performanceAuditory oddball taskNovel environmental stimuliCortical brain regionsAttentional orientingOrient attentionADHD participantsCognitive processesCognitive representationsOddball studiesNeurobiological theoriesOddball stimuli
2005
Low-dose estradiol alters brain activity
Stevens MC, Clark VP, Prestwood KM. Low-dose estradiol alters brain activity. Psychiatry Research 2005, 139: 199-217. PMID: 16084069, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2005.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSustained attention taskAttention taskEvent-related functional magnetic resonance imagingThree-stimulus oddball taskTasks of learningAlters brain activityEstrogen replacement therapyCortical brain regionsOddball taskBehavioral performanceBrain activityPrefrontal cortexHemodynamic activityAnterior cingulateDose estrogen replacement therapyNeural activityParietal lobeBrain regionsBrain functionReplacement therapyTaskGroup participantsDouble-blind studyMotor cortex