2022
Structural language impairment in Autism Spectrum Disorder versus Loss of Autism Diagnosis: Behavioral and neural characteristics
Larson C, Rivera-Figueroa K, Thomas H, Fein D, Stevens M, Eigsti I. Structural language impairment in Autism Spectrum Disorder versus Loss of Autism Diagnosis: Behavioral and neural characteristics. NeuroImage Clinical 2022, 34: 103043. PMID: 35567947, PMCID: PMC9112023, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural language impairmentAutism spectrum disorderLanguage impairmentSpectrum disorderAutism diagnosisLanguage-related brain regionsStructural language abilitiesStructural language difficultiesLeft hemisphere lateralizationFunctional MRI resultsFunctional neuroimaging methodsRecalling SentencesHemisphere lateralizationLanguage abilityNeural specializationADHD symptomsSocial abilitiesASD symptomsLanguage difficultiesLanguage functionNeural characteristicsNeuroimaging methodsGroup differencesBrain regionsOmnibus measure
2017
Decisional Informatics for Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Choi J, Lysaker PH, Bell MD, Dixon L, Margolies P, Gold M, Golden-Roose E, Thime W, Haber LC, Dewberry MJ, Stevens M, Pearlson GD, Fiszdon JM. Decisional Informatics for Psychosocial Rehabilitation. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2017, 205: 867-872. PMID: 28991149, PMCID: PMC5827965, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000000747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraditional treatment planningOutpatient rehabilitation treatmentLarge effect sizesMental flexibilityGeneral education diplomaBehavioral therapyProcessing speedPsychosocial rehabilitationHigh agencyGroup differencesComputerized clinical decision support toolClinical decision support toolSevere mental illnessTreatment planningPsychiatric rehabilitationFeasibility pilotComparison groupEffect sizeSocial functionBaseline symptomsComputerized decision support systemMental illnessTreatment decisionsPatient needsRehabilitation treatment
2015
Social Function and Communication in Optimal Outcome Children and Adolescents with an Autism History on Structured Test Measures
Orinstein AJ, Suh J, Porter K, De Yoe KA, Tyson KE, Troyb E, Barton ML, Eigsti IM, Stevens MC, Fein DA. Social Function and Communication in Optimal Outcome Children and Adolescents with an Autism History on Structured Test Measures. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2015, 45: 2443-2463. PMID: 25758821, PMCID: PMC4515156, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2409-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh functioning autismOO participantsOptimal Outcome ChildrenPragmatic language deficitsAttentional problemsCommunication symptomsTD youthTD peersSocial abilitiesSocial difficultiesCommunicative impairmentsASD diagnosisLanguage deficitsOutcomes childrenTest measuresCommunication difficultiesGroup differencesSocial relationshipsYouthSocial functionParticipantsLess insightDifficultiesOptimal outcomesAutism
2013
Is Aberrant Functional Connectivity A Psychosis Endophenotype? A Resting State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Khadka S, Meda SA, Stevens MC, Glahn DC, Calhoun VD, Sweeney JA, Tamminga CA, Keshavan MS, O’Neil K, Schretlen D, Pearlson GD. Is Aberrant Functional Connectivity A Psychosis Endophenotype? A Resting State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 74: 458-466. PMID: 23746539, PMCID: PMC3752322, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotic bipolar probandsNegative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) negative scoresState functional magnetic resonance imaging studyFunctional connectivityState functional magnetic resonanceBipolar disorder shareBrain connectivity abnormalitiesPosterior default mode networkSchizophrenia probandsMagnetic resonance imaging studyRespective first-degree relativesAberrant functional connectivityBipolar probandsFirst-degree relativesGroup differencesPsychosis endophenotypesNegative Syndrome ScaleResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyDefault mode networkFunctional magnetic resonanceFunctional connectivity measures
2012
Neural Activations During Auditory Oddball Processing Discriminating Schizophrenia and Psychotic Bipolar Disorder
Ethridge LE, Hamm JP, Shapiro JR, Summerfelt AT, Keedy SK, Stevens MC, Pearlson G, Tamminga CA, Boutros NN, Sweeney JA, Keshavan MS, Thaker G, Clementz BA. Neural Activations During Auditory Oddball Processing Discriminating Schizophrenia and Psychotic Bipolar Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 72: 766-774. PMID: 22572033, PMCID: PMC3465513, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.03.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAuditory oddball taskBipolar disorderNeural responsesBest differentiated groupsSingular time pointsDifferent psychotic disordersAuditory processing abnormalitiesOddball taskPsychotic bipolar disorderP300 event-related potentialNonpsychotic patientsHealthy subjectsPsychotic disordersPsychosis groupAuditory oddball responsePsychotic groupSchizophreniaFrequent combinationTime pointsBrain activationNeural activationBeta activityGroup differencesBrain responsesDisorders
2010
Brain Connectivity Is Not Only Lower but Different in Schizophrenia: A Combined Anatomical and Functional Approach
Skudlarski P, Jagannathan K, Anderson K, Stevens MC, Calhoun VD, Skudlarska BA, Pearlson G. Brain Connectivity Is Not Only Lower but Different in Schizophrenia: A Combined Anatomical and Functional Approach. Biological Psychiatry 2010, 68: 61-69. PMID: 20497901, PMCID: PMC2900394, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.03.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain connectivityFunctional connectivitySchizophrenia patientsAnatomical connectivityState functional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional connectivity alterationsHealthy control subjectsClinical symptom severityGroup differencesAnatomical connectivity mapsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingPosterior cingulate cortexGlobal connectivity analysisClinical symptomsWhite matter anatomyControl subjectsConnectivity alterationsCingulate cortexPatientsResonance imagingBrain regionsSymptom severityDMN componentsTask-positive network