2012
Neural Mechanisms of Decision Making in Hoarding Disorder
Tolin DF, Stevens MC, Villavicencio AL, Norberg MM, Calhoun VD, Frost RO, Steketee G, Rauch SL, Pearlson GD. Neural Mechanisms of Decision Making in Hoarding Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 2012, 69: 832-841. PMID: 22868937, PMCID: PMC3506167, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.1980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrain MappingCerebral CortexDecision MakingDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersEvoked PotentialsExpressed EmotionFemaleGyrus CinguliHoarding DisorderHospitals, VoluntaryHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeural PathwaysObsessive BehaviorSickness Impact ProfileConceptsHealthy control subjectsObsessive-compulsive disorderAnterior cingulate cortexNeural mechanismsCingulate cortexBrain regionsNeural activityAppropriate emotional responsesFrontal brain regionsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signalsPrevious neuroimaging studiesUnique diagnostic entityFunctional magnetic resonanceMagnetic resonance imaging signalsControl subjectsImpaired decisionInsula functionEmotional significanceAffective statesDepressive symptomsHoarding DisorderEmotional responsesNeuroimaging studiesPatientsPoor insight
2005
Hemispheric differences in hemodynamics elicited by auditory oddball stimuli
Stevens MC, Calhoun VD, Kiehl KA. Hemispheric differences in hemodynamics elicited by auditory oddball stimuli. NeuroImage 2005, 26: 782-792. PMID: 15955488, PMCID: PMC2759643, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.02.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel stimuliInfrequent targetsRight hemisphereHemispheric differencesGreater right hemisphere activationTask-relevant target stimuliAuditory oddball stimuliEvent-related fMRIParietal lobe activityRight hemisphere activationFrequent standard stimuliTask-irrelevant novel stimuliPrevious neuroimaging studiesHealthy adult participantsAttentional processesNovelty processingSalient stimuliTarget stimuliOddball stimuliOddball taskNeuroimaging studiesStandard stimuliInfrequent novelLeft hemisphereHemodynamic activity