2018
Relationship between fMRI response during a nonverbal memory task and marijuana use in college students
Dager AD, Tice MR, Book GA, Tennen H, Raskin SA, Austad CS, Wood RM, Fallahi CR, Hawkins KA, Pearlson GD. Relationship between fMRI response during a nonverbal memory task and marijuana use in college students. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 188: 71-78. PMID: 29754029, PMCID: PMC6756147, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.03.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior frontal gyrusMJ usersFMRI responsesCollege studentsMemory taskMJ useFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) responsesNonverbal memory tasksLower fMRI responseRecognition memoryNeural correlatesMagnetic resonance imaging responseFrontal gyrusVisual encodingRecognition taskOccupational functioningAge 18Memory dysfunctionMarijuana useAcademic performanceLeft hippocampusHippocampal dysfunctionGroup differencesRight hippocampusTask
2017
The effect of high-dose atorvastatin on neural activity and cognitive function
Taylor BA, Dager AD, Panza GA, Zaleski AL, Meda S, Book G, Stevens MC, Tartar S, White CM, Polk DM, Pearlson GD, Thompson PD. The effect of high-dose atorvastatin on neural activity and cognitive function. American Heart Journal 2017, 197: 166-174. PMID: 29447778, PMCID: PMC6083849, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.10.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingGreater activationStroop color-word scoresHopkins Verbal Learning Test-RevisedFigural memory tasksStandard neuropsychological assessmentColor-Word scoreStandard neuropsychological testsBrain activation patternsNeuropsychological test scoresSternberg taskBrain neural activationMemory taskFMRI taskTask versionsNeuropsychological testsNeural activationNeuropsychological assessmentCognitive testingEffect of statinsCognitive functionSignificant group-time interactionNeural activityBilateral precuneusClock Test