2023
Protocol description for a randomized controlled trial of fMRI neurofeedback for tics in adolescents with Tourette Syndrome
Awasthi J, Harris-Starling C, Kalvin C, Pittman B, Park H, Bloch M, Fernandez T, Sukhodolsky D, Hampson M. Protocol description for a randomized controlled trial of fMRI neurofeedback for tics in adolescents with Tourette Syndrome. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2023, 336: 111692. PMID: 37673711, PMCID: PMC10722977, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2023.111692.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsTourette syndromeFunctional magnetic resonance imagingStudy protocolChronic tic disorderSupplementary motor areaLower functional connectivityMagnetic resonance imagingResearch study protocolLarge trialsClinical trialsTic disordersMotor areaBrain areasControl groupResonance imagingBrain regionsNew trialsFunctional connectivityNeurofeedback interventionFMRI neurofeedbackNF protocolTrialsNF studiesSyndromeIntervention
2010
Elevated Functional Connectivity Along a Corticostriatal Loop and the Mechanism of Auditory/Verbal Hallucinations in Patients with Schizophrenia
Hoffman RE, Fernandez T, Pittman B, Hampson M. Elevated Functional Connectivity Along a Corticostriatal Loop and the Mechanism of Auditory/Verbal Hallucinations in Patients with Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 2010, 69: 407-414. PMID: 21145042, PMCID: PMC3039042, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.09.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlgorithmsAntipsychotic AgentsCerebral CortexDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleFrontal LobeHallucinationsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeostriatumNeural PathwaysNeuropsychological TestsPutamenSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySocioeconomic FactorsTemporal LobeVerbal BehaviorConceptsHealthy control subjectsControl subjectsFunctional connectivityNonhallucinating patientsPatient groupInferior frontal gyrusAuditory/verbal hallucinationsCorticostriatal loopsElevated functional connectivityVerbal hallucinationsFalse discovery rate correctionFunctional magnetic resonancePatientsSubcortical regionsLeft inferior frontal gyrusSeed regionPutamenFrontal gyrusSpeech processing networkFunctional coordinationNeural activitySchizophreniaFC relativeHigh levelsHallucinations