2017
Altered Functional Connectivity in Sickle Cell Disease Exists at Rest and During Acute Pain Challenge
Zempsky W, Stevens M, Santanelli J, Gaynor A, Khadka S. Altered Functional Connectivity in Sickle Cell Disease Exists at Rest and During Acute Pain Challenge. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2017, 33: 1060-1070. PMID: 28272117, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000492.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseChronic pain disordersPain challengePain disordersCell diseaseSomatosensory networkBrain regionsAltered functional connectivityFunctional connectivity abnormalitiesSubcortical brain regionsLower functional integrationDefault mode networkCentral sensitizationRed blood cellsNociceptive informationPain sensitizationChronic painPain responseParietal lobe regionsPressure algometerPainful stimuliNeurodevelopmental abnormalitiesSCD controlsConnectivity abnormalitiesSalience network
2016
Neurofunctional Reward Processing Changes in Cocaine Dependence During Recovery
Balodis IM, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Carroll KM, Potenza MN. Neurofunctional Reward Processing Changes in Cocaine Dependence During Recovery. Neuropsychopharmacology 2016, 41: 2112-2121. PMID: 26792441, PMCID: PMC4908642, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2016.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft inferior frontal gyrus activityCD participantsNegative urine screensReward/loss processingHealthy control participantsReward processingMeaningful outcome indicatorsDopamine-innervated regionsFunctional magnetic resonanceInferior frontal gyrus activityCD outpatientsTest-retest resultsPrefrontal cortex activityVentromedial prefrontal cortex activityUrine screensNeurofunctional alterationsVentral striatal activityCD groupNeurofunctional changesLong-term recoveryDrug useNeurobiological changesCocaine abstinenceCocaine dependenceStriatal activity
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 learningStereotaxic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Brain Atlases for Infants from 3 to 12 Months
Fillmore P, Richards J, Phillips-Meek M, Cryer A, Stevens M. Stereotaxic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Brain Atlases for Infants from 3 to 12 Months. Developmental Neuroscience 2015, 37: 515-532. PMID: 26440296, PMCID: PMC4644510, DOI: 10.1159/000438749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingAdult brainBrain structuresInfant brainAge-appropriate templatesFirst yearIndividual brain regionsSubcortical areasCortical areasBrain areasInfant ageResonance imagingBrain regionsInfant developmentInfantsMRI templateBrainStereotaxic atlasStereotaxic atlasesAgeInfant participantsBrain atlasesCurrent studyIndividualsParticipants
2013
Hoarding disorder and obsessive–compulsive disorder show different patterns of neural activity during response inhibition
Tolin DF, Witt ST, Stevens MC. Hoarding disorder and obsessive–compulsive disorder show different patterns of neural activity during response inhibition. Psychiatry Research 2013, 221: 142-148. PMID: 24389161, PMCID: PMC3946244, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2013.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderGo/NoGo taskFunctional magnetic resonance imagingOCD patientsHD patientsResponse inhibitionNoGo taskHealthy controlsGo/NoGo task performanceDistinct neural underpinningsRight orbitofrontal gyrusErrors of commissionNeural underpinningsOrbitofrontal activationTask performanceCorrect rejectsMagnetic resonance imagingHemodynamic activityFrontal hypoactivityNeural activityOrbitofrontal gyrusBehavioral dataHemodynamic responsePatientsPreliminary evidenceA pilot study linking reduced fronto–Striatal recruitment during reward processing to persistent bingeing following treatment for binge‐eating disorder
Balodis IM, Grilo CM, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, White MA, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Potenza MN. A pilot study linking reduced fronto–Striatal recruitment during reward processing to persistent bingeing following treatment for binge‐eating disorder. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2013, 47: 376-384. PMID: 24729034, PMCID: PMC3986812, DOI: 10.1002/eat.22204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingReward processingMonetary incentive delay taskInferior frontal gyrusIncentive delay taskBinge-eating statusMedial prefrontal cortexBrain reward circuitryNeural correlatesDelay taskSpecific brain regionsFrontal gyrusNeurobiological underpinningsOutcome phasePrefrontal cortexReward circuitryVentral striatumAnticipatory phaseBrain regionsTreatment outcomesDiminished recruitmentProcessingMagnetic resonance imagingIndividualsDTI-measured white matter abnormalities in adolescents with Conduct Disorder
Haney-Caron E, Caprihan A, Stevens MC. DTI-measured white matter abnormalities in adolescents with Conduct Disorder. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2013, 48: 111-120. PMID: 24139595, PMCID: PMC3863548, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFractional anisotropyAxial diffusivityWhite matter microstructureMicrostructural abnormalitiesLong-range white matter connectionsWhite matter microstructural abnormalitiesWhite matter abnormalitiesDiffusion tensor imaging (DTI) findingsAnatomical connectivity abnormalitiesLower fractional anisotropySuperior corona radiataAbnormal white matter microstructureBrain white matter microstructureDifferent brain regionsWhite matter connectionsTemporal lobe regionsFronto-occipital fasciculusTwo-sample t-testFunctional neuroimaging studiesCD ageCD adolescentsMajor white matterImaging findingsRadial diffusivity measurementsStudy groupProlonged hemodynamic response during incidental facial emotion processing in inter-episode bipolar I disorder
Rosenfeld ES, Pearlson GD, Sweeney JA, Tamminga CA, Keshavan MS, Nonterah C, Stevens MC. Prolonged hemodynamic response during incidental facial emotion processing in inter-episode bipolar I disorder. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2013, 8: 73-86. PMID: 23975275, PMCID: PMC3944373, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-013-9246-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFMRI studyDorsolateral prefrontal cortex responsesAutomatic emotion regulationAffectively salient stimuliFacial emotion processingGender discrimination taskBrain regionsRemitted bipolar disorderPrefrontal cortex responsesResidual mood symptomsPrefrontal cortex regionsDiagnostic group differencesVentromedial prefrontal cortex regionsCortex brain regionsAngry expressionsEmotion regulationEmotion processingEmotional processingBrain activationTask performanceHemodynamic responseEmotional reactionsBipolar disorderBipolar IPrefrontal cortexError processing in current and former cocaine users
Castelluccio BC, Meda SA, Muska CE, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD. Error processing in current and former cocaine users. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2013, 8: 87-96. PMID: 23949893, PMCID: PMC3925762, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-013-9247-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFormer cocaine usersError processingSupramarginal gyrusCocaine usersBOLD responseRight inferior parietal lobuleAspects of impulsivityAbstinent cocaine usersCocaine abuse/dependenceInferior parietal lobuleCocaine-dependent individualsCurrent cocaine usersCognitive compensationNeural differencesPrepotent responsesResponse inhibitionAbuse/dependenceCorrect rejectionsSpecific deficitsBOLD activityTrait measuresMaladaptive behaviorsParietal lobuleAddictive behaviorsNeural activityfMRI response during figural memory task performance in college drinkers
Dager AD, Jamadar S, Stevens MC, Rosen R, Jiantonio-Kelly RE, Sisante JF, Raskin SA, Tennen H, Austad CS, Wood RM, Fallahi CR, Pearlson GD. fMRI response during figural memory task performance in college drinkers. Psychopharmacology 2013, 231: 167-179. PMID: 23949205, PMCID: PMC3877735, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3219-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismBrain MappingData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleFrontal LobeHippocampusHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemoryOxygenParietal LobePsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeRecognition, PsychologyVisual PerceptionYoung AdultConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAlcohol use disorderBOLD responseBilateral posterior parietal cortexMemory task performanceHeavy-drinking college studentsInferior frontal activationRight dorsolateral prefrontalCorrect encodingWorse memory performanceDefault mode regionsIncorrect encodingAlcohol-related impairmentMemory-related areasHeavy drinkersGreater BOLD responseLight drinkersPosterior parietal cortexBlood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imagingQuantity/frequencyLevel-dependent functional magnetic resonance imagingInsula responseNeural correlatesFigural memoryFrontal activationRobust Changes in Reward Circuitry During Reward Loss in Current and Former Cocaine Users During Performance of a Monetary Incentive Delay Task
Patel KT, Stevens MC, Meda SA, Muska C, Thomas AD, Potenza MN, Pearlson GD. Robust Changes in Reward Circuitry During Reward Loss in Current and Former Cocaine Users During Performance of a Monetary Incentive Delay Task. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 74: 529-537. PMID: 23778289, PMCID: PMC3775945, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.04.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonetary incentive delay taskVentral tegmental areaHealthy subjectsFormer cocaine usersLoss anticipationIncentive delay taskCocaine usersTegmental areaLoss outcomesCurrent cocaine usersDrug useAbnormal brain activation patternsCocaine addictionCurrent usersActivation patternsCocaine-using groupDelay taskLong-term cocaine abstinenceFunctional magnetic resonanceSubstance-induced alterationsBrain activation patternsCircuit abnormalitiesAnterior cingulate activationControl subjectsRisk factorsA large scale (N=102) functional neuroimaging study of response inhibition in a Go/NoGo task
Steele VR, Aharoni E, Munro GE, Calhoun VD, Nyalakanti P, Stevens MC, Pearlson G, Kiehl KA. A large scale (N=102) functional neuroimaging study of response inhibition in a Go/NoGo task. Behavioural Brain Research 2013, 256: 529-536. PMID: 23756137, PMCID: PMC4437665, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuccessful response inhibitionGo/NoGo taskResponse inhibitionUnsuccessful response inhibitionMagnetic resonance imaging studySupplementary motor areaResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyInferior parietal lobuleNoGo taskInferior prefrontal regionsHealthy adult participantsBasal gangliaInferior frontal gyrusHemodynamic responseMotor areaAnterior cingulateImaging studiesParietal lobuleFronto-parietal networkHemodynamic activityFrontal gyrusFrontostriatal regionsSmall sample studiesPrefrontal regionsIs 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 measuresInfluence of Alcohol Use on Neural Response to Go/No-Go Task in College Drinkers
Ahmadi A, Pearlson GD, Meda SA, Dager A, Potenza MN, Rosen R, Austad CS, Raskin SA, Fallahi CR, Tennen H, Wood RM, Stevens MC. Influence of Alcohol Use on Neural Response to Go/No-Go Task in College Drinkers. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 38: 2197-2208. PMID: 23670589, PMCID: PMC3773670, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupplementary motor areaHeavy drinkersLight drinkersCollege-age drinkersAlcohol useResponse inhibitionBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) responseHeavy alcohol drinkersImportant risk factorBilateral middle frontal gyrusAlcohol use disorderBrain activityAnterior cingulate cortexGreater BOLD responseLevel-dependent responsesMiddle frontal gyrusSuperior temporal gyrusImpaired response inhibitionAlcohol drinkersRisk factorsResponse inhibition taskRight hippocampusMotor areaWarrants additional investigationBilateral parietal lobulesTask-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 ICATaskThe 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 controlMonetary Reward Processing in Obese Individuals With and Without Binge Eating Disorder
Balodis IM, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, White MA, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Sinha R, Grilo CM, Potenza MN. Monetary Reward Processing in Obese Individuals With and Without Binge Eating Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 73: 877-886. PMID: 23462319, PMCID: PMC3686098, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReward/loss processingReward processingLoss processingVentromedial prefrontal cortex activityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMonetary reward processingPrefrontal cortex activityBinge Eating DisorderVentral striatal activityNeural differencesNeural correlatesLoss taskLoss prospectsNeurobiological underpinningsCortex activityEating DisordersRegional activationVentral striatumBED groupAnticipatory phaseStriatal activityProcessingIndividualsOB groupObese individuals
2012
Reduced Functional Connectivity of Prefrontal Regions and Amygdala Within Affect and Working Memory Networks in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Passarotti AM, Ellis J, Wegbreit E, Stevens MC, Pavuluri MN. Reduced Functional Connectivity of Prefrontal Regions and Amygdala Within Affect and Working Memory Networks in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder. Brain Connectivity 2012, 2: 320-334. PMID: 23035965, PMCID: PMC3621331, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2012.0089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentrolateral prefrontal cortexPediatric bipolar disorderRight ventrolateral prefrontal cortexWorking Memory NetworkFunctional connectivityMemory taskDorsolateral PFCBrain networksRight amygdalaMemory networkEmotion processing regionsEmotion regulation regionsDifferential functional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonanceBilateral temporal regionsConnected brain networksRegulation regionRegional functional connectivityNeutral facesEmotion processingCognitive processesEmotion evaluationPrefrontal regionsProcessing regionsBipolar disorderfMRI task parameters influence hemodynamic activity in regions implicated in mental set switching
Witt ST, Stevens MC. fMRI task parameters influence hemodynamic activity in regions implicated in mental set switching. NeuroImage 2012, 65: 139-151. PMID: 23079572, PMCID: PMC3523276, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.09.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain regionsMagnetic resonance imaging studySecondary visual cortexResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studySensorimotor cortexFronto-parietal regionsAnterior prefrontal cortexAnterior cingulateVisual cortexImaging studiesFronto-parietal networkPrefrontal cortexHemodynamic activityCortexBrain activityComplex executive functionsStimulus complexityExecutive functionResponse complexityTrialsNon-switch trialsPrevious studiesExposure therapy, D-cycloserine, and functional magnetic resonance imaging in patients with snake phobia: a randomized pilot study.
Nave AM, Tolin DF, Stevens MC. Exposure therapy, D-cycloserine, and functional magnetic resonance imaging in patients with snake phobia: a randomized pilot study. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2012, 73: 1179-86. PMID: 23059145, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.11m07564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExposure therapyD-cycloserinePhobic stimuliSnake phobiaFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) taskRight dorsolateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal brain activationPrefrontal cortex responsesD-cycloserine augmentationAnterior cingulate activationFunctional magnetic resonanceDorsolateral prefrontal cortexHuman brain functionDifferent neural pathwaysFear extinctionSnake stimuliExposure hierarchyNeural substratesBrain activationCingulate activationNeural responsesEmotional learningPrefrontal cortexCortex responsesPerigenual cingulate