2024
Relating depressive and manic symptomatology to 1H-MRS spectra
Choquette A, Dager A, Marjańska M, Zatony M, Pearlson G, Glahn D, Knowles E. Relating depressive and manic symptomatology to 1H-MRS spectra. Journal Of Affective Disorders Reports 2024, 16: 100774. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior cingulate cortexN-acetylaspartateRight anterior cingulate cortexAssociated with maniaDepressive symptom scalesSymptom Rating ScaleProfiles of associationDisorder symptomatologyManic symptomsReduced N-acetylaspartateCingulate cortexAffective disordersNeurochemical levelsSymptom ScaleManiaCholine-containing compoundsDichotomous diagnosisMagnetic resonance spectroscopyRating ScalePotential in vivo biomarkersHippocampusIllness etiologyMagnetic resonance spectroscopy dataTotal cholineFollow-up
2013
Influence of Alcohol Use on Neural Response to Go/No-Go Task in College Drinkers
Ahmadi A, Pearlson GD, Meda SA, Dager A, Potenza MN, Rosen R, Austad CS, Raskin SA, Fallahi CR, Tennen H, Wood RM, Stevens MC. Influence of Alcohol Use on Neural Response to Go/No-Go Task in College Drinkers. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 38: 2197-2208. PMID: 23670589, PMCID: PMC3773670, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupplementary motor areaHeavy drinkersLight drinkersCollege-age drinkersAlcohol useResponse inhibitionBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) responseHeavy alcohol drinkersImportant risk factorBilateral middle frontal gyrusAlcohol use disorderBrain activityAnterior cingulate cortexGreater BOLD responseLevel-dependent responsesMiddle frontal gyrusSuperior temporal gyrusImpaired response inhibitionAlcohol drinkersRisk factorsResponse inhibition taskRight hippocampusMotor areaWarrants additional investigationBilateral parietal lobules