2024
Effects of endogenous testosterone on oscillatory activity during verbal working memory in youth
Killanin A, Ward T, Embury C, Calhoun V, Wang Y, Stephen J, Picci G, Heinrichs‐Graham E, Wilson T. Effects of endogenous testosterone on oscillatory activity during verbal working memory in youth. Human Brain Mapping 2024, 45: e26774. PMID: 38949599, PMCID: PMC11215982, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVerbal working memoryVerbal working memory processingWorking memory processesWorking memoryEffects of chronological ageEndogenous testosterone levelsMemory processesOscillatory activitySternberg verbal working memory taskEffects of testosteroneLeft-lateralized language networkVerbal working memory taskAlpha oscillationsSalivary testosterone samplesWorking memory encodingWorking memory taskLeft temporal cortexRight cerebellar cortexNeural oscillatory activitySignificant oscillatory responsesNeural oscillatory dynamicsHuman brain structureCerebellar cortexYouth aged 6Chronological age
2023
Testosterone levels mediate the dynamics of motor oscillatory coding and behavior in developing youth
Killanin A, Taylor B, Embury C, Picci G, Wang Y, Calhoun V, Stephen J, Heinrichs-Graham E, Wilson T. Testosterone levels mediate the dynamics of motor oscillatory coding and behavior in developing youth. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2023, 61: 101257. PMID: 37236034, PMCID: PMC10232658, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor performanceEffects of ageSalivary testosterone samplesMotor sequence taskMultiple mediation modelMovement-related beta activityBeta oscillatory dynamicsMeasures of motor performanceYouth aged 9Complex motor performanceLeft primary motor cortexPubertal transition periodBeta activitySequencing taskTestosterone samplesMediation modelMotor planningMotor regionsTask behaviorPrimary motor cortexDevelopmental changesBehavior indexYoung adulthoodTestosterone levelsAged 9