2024
Pre-scan state anxiety is associated with greater right amygdala-hippocampal response to fearful versus happy faces among trait-anxious Latina girls
Díaz D, Tseng W, Michalska K. Pre-scan state anxiety is associated with greater right amygdala-hippocampal response to fearful versus happy faces among trait-anxious Latina girls. BMC Psychiatry 2024, 24: 1. PMID: 38167015, PMCID: PMC10759434, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-05403-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState anxietyTrait anxietyHappy facesEmotion processingLatina girlsImplicit emotion processingNon-anxious youthHigh trait anxietyFearful facial affectFearful facesEmotional valenceFacial affectNeural correlatesIndividual differencesBrain activationBrain responsesNeural activationReduced engagementCommunity sampleAnxietyInteractive effectsHigh levelsGirlsMethodsThe present studySystematic differences
2017
Association of Irritability and Anxiety With the Neural Mechanisms of Implicit Face Emotion Processing in Youths With Psychopathology
Stoddard J, Tseng WL, Kim P, Chen G, Yi J, Donahue L, Brotman MA, Towbin KE, Pine DS, Leibenluft E. Association of Irritability and Anxiety With the Neural Mechanisms of Implicit Face Emotion Processing in Youths With Psychopathology. JAMA Psychiatry 2017, 74: 95-103. PMID: 27902832, PMCID: PMC6309540, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.3282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmygdalaAnxiety DisordersArousalAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityBrainChildCross-Sectional StudiesDominance, CerebralEmotionsFacial RecognitionFemaleHumansIrritable MoodMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMental DisordersMood DisordersNerve NetPrefrontal CortexPsychopathologyConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPrefrontal cortex connectivityFace emotionsNeural responsesCortex connectivityMedial prefrontal cortex connectivityAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderChild Anxiety Related DisordersThreat-related facesDisruptive Mood DysregulationPathophysiology of irritabilityFace emotion processingAmygdala-medial prefrontal cortex connectivityCross-sectional functional magnetic resonanceAffective Reactivity IndexBrain-behavior relationshipsVentral visual areasAssociations of irritabilityUnique effectsAmygdala functional connectivityAnxiety Related DisordersFunctional magnetic resonanceYouth ages 8Angry facesFearful faces
2013
Fronto-limbic-striatal dysfunction in pediatric and adult patients with bipolar disorder: impact of face emotion and attentional demands
Brotman MA, Tseng WL, Olsavsky AK, Fromm SJ, Muhrer EJ, Rutenberg JG, Deveney CM, Adleman NE, Zarate CA, Pine DS, Leibenluft E. Fronto-limbic-striatal dysfunction in pediatric and adult patients with bipolar disorder: impact of face emotion and attentional demands. Psychological Medicine 2013, 44: 1639-1651. PMID: 23930595, PMCID: PMC3922892, DOI: 10.1017/s003329171300202x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingNeutral facesInferior frontal gyrusTask demandsImplicit processingHappy facesPassive viewingAmygdala hyperactivationCognitive control circuitsFace emotion processingBipolar disorderPediatric bipolar disorderHealthy comparison subjectsExplicit processingFamily-wise errorFearful facesAttentional conditionsFace emotionsAttentional demandsEmotion processingFrontal gyrusCingulate cortexHypoactivationComparison subjects