2015
Language comprehension and brain function in individuals with an optimal outcome from autism
Eigsti IM, Stevens MC, Schultz RT, Barton M, Kelley E, Naigles L, Orinstein A, Troyb E, Fein DA. Language comprehension and brain function in individuals with an optimal outcome from autism. NeuroImage Clinical 2015, 10: 182-191. PMID: 26862477, PMCID: PMC4707189, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderTypical developmentTD groupBrain networksSentence comprehension taskIndividuals ages 8Functional MRI scansLanguage comprehensionASD groupComprehension taskLanguage abilityLateralized regionsLanguage performanceRight homologueOO individualsSpectrum disorderBrain functioningPosterior cingulateLanguage processingAge 8Temporal regionsBrain regionsBrain functionMinority of individualsIntensive learning
2013
Task-related concurrent but opposite modulations of overlapping functional networks as revealed by spatial ICA
Xu J, Zhang S, Calhoun VD, Monterosso J, Li CS, Worhunsky PD, Stevens M, Pearlson GD, Potenza MN. Task-related concurrent but opposite modulations of overlapping functional networks as revealed by spatial ICA. NeuroImage 2013, 79: 62-71. PMID: 23611864, PMCID: PMC3677796, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.04.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon brain regionsSpatial independent component analysisDifferent functional networksMedial frontoparietal corticesFunctional networksCognitive tasksBrain regionsFrontoparietal cortexMultiple cognitive processesFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataHigher-order association corticesTask-related modulationSame brain regionsCognitive processesVisual tasksMagnetic resonance imaging dataVentral tegmental areaPosterior cingulateAssociation cortexHealthy participantsHuman brainTimecoursesSubcortical structuresSpatial ICATask
2012
Neural mechanisms of cognitive behavioral therapy response in Hoarding Disorder: A pilot study
Tolin D, Stevens M, Nave A, Villavicencio A, Morrison S. Neural mechanisms of cognitive behavioral therapy response in Hoarding Disorder: A pilot study. Journal Of Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disorders 2012, 1: 180-188. DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2012.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyMedial frontal gyrusFrontal gyrusHemodynamic activityManualized group cognitive behavioral therapyCognitive behavioral therapy responsePosterior cingulateFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) taskGroup cognitive behavioral therapyRight superior temporal gyrusDecision-making taskInsula/putamenRight posterior hippocampusSuperior temporal gyrusHealthy control participantsParietal lobe regionsHippocampus/parahippocampusNeural functionHoarding DisorderNeural mechanismsBehavioral therapyTemporal gyrusPosterior hippocampusHC participantsLobe regions