2023
Neurofeedback for obsessive compulsive disorder: A randomized, double-blind trial
Rance M, Zhao Z, Zaboski B, Kichuk S, Romaker E, Koller W, Walsh C, Harris-Starling C, Wasylink S, Adams T, Gruner P, Pittenger C, Hampson M. Neurofeedback for obsessive compulsive disorder: A randomized, double-blind trial. Psychiatry Research 2023, 328: 115458. PMID: 37722238, PMCID: PMC10695074, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderAnterior prefrontal cortexControl groupDouble-blind clinical trialDouble-blind trialPrimary outcome measureCompulsive disorderHarm/checkingMechanism of actionYale-Brown ObsessiveSecondary outcomesSessions of neurofeedbackActive groupClinical trialsOutcome measuresPrimary symptomsSymptom ScaleObsessive-compulsive symptomsPrefrontal cortexSymptomsTraining protocolGreater reductionSignificant differencesPatientsSham feedback
2022
Obsessive compulsive symptom dimensions are linked to altered white-matter microstructure in a community sample of youth
Grazioplene RG, DeYoung CG, Hampson M, Anticevic A, Pittenger C. Obsessive compulsive symptom dimensions are linked to altered white-matter microstructure in a community sample of youth. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 328. PMID: 35948535, PMCID: PMC9365814, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-02013-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter abnormalitiesObsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive symptomsGeneral psychopathologyCorpus callosumWhite matterFractional anisotropyDistinct white matter abnormalitiesAnterior corpus callosumPosterior corpus callosumWhite matter correlatesAge-dependent mannerWhite matter measuresGeneral psychopathology factorWhite matter microstructure
2018
Developing image sets for inducing obsessive-compulsive checking symptoms
Brooks H, Kichuk SA, Adams TG, Koller WN, Eken HN, Rance M, Monahan S, Wasylink S, Kelmendi B, Pittenger C, Gruner P, Hampson M. Developing image sets for inducing obsessive-compulsive checking symptoms. Psychiatry Research 2018, 265: 249-255. PMID: 29763844, PMCID: PMC6063514, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.04.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderProvocative imagesSymptom provocationDiagnosis of OCDClinical obsessive-compulsive disorderInduction of anxietyContextual cuesIntrusive thoughtsVisual stimuliOC symptomsCompulsive disorderDiagnostic statusAnxietyStimuliHarmful scenariosSimilar objectsGreat provocationsIndividualsSuggestive imagesProvocationQualitative patternCuesSymptomsResearch studiesFuture studies
2014
Resting state functional connectivity predicts neurofeedback response
Scheinost D, Stoica T, Wasylink S, Gruner P, Saksa J, Pittenger C, Hampson M. Resting state functional connectivity predicts neurofeedback response. Frontiers In Behavioral Neuroscience 2014, 8: 338. PMID: 25309375, PMCID: PMC4173810, DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderOrbitofrontal cortexFunctional connectivityNeurofeedback trainingState functional connectivityWhole-brain connectivityBrain functional connectivityResting-state fMRITarget brain regionsBrodmann area 10Clinical symptomatologyContamination anxietyProminent symptomAnterior prefrontal cortexBrain regionsNeuropsychiatric disordersRs-fMRIBehavioral improvementPrefrontal cortexSame protocolPilot dataBA 10Neurofeedback protocolReliable predictorCortex