2013
Resting State Electroencephalogram Oscillatory Abnormalities in Schizophrenia and Psychotic Bipolar Patients and Their Relatives from the Bipolar and Schizophrenia Network on Intermediate Phenotypes Study
Narayanan B, O’Neil K, Berwise C, Stevens MC, Calhoun VD, Clementz BA, Tamminga CA, Sweeney JA, Keshavan MS, Pearlson GD. Resting State Electroencephalogram Oscillatory Abnormalities in Schizophrenia and Psychotic Bipolar Patients and Their Relatives from the Bipolar and Schizophrenia Network on Intermediate Phenotypes Study. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 76: 456-465. PMID: 24439302, PMCID: PMC5045030, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.12.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-degree relativesSlow beta activityFast alpha activitySZ probandsAlpha activityHealthy control subjectsBeta activityRelative risk estimatesFrontal delta activityEEG spectral activityModerate relative riskPsychotic bipolar patientsLow-frequency activityPsychotic bipolar probandsGroup independent component analysisControl subjectsRelative riskPost-hoc pair-wise comparisonsBipolar patientsGenetic predispositionIntermediate Phenotypes (B-SNIP) studyOscillatory abnormalitiesAnalysis of covarianceUnique endophenotypesBipolar disorderProlonged hemodynamic response during incidental facial emotion processing in inter-episode bipolar I disorder
Rosenfeld ES, Pearlson GD, Sweeney JA, Tamminga CA, Keshavan MS, Nonterah C, Stevens MC. Prolonged hemodynamic response during incidental facial emotion processing in inter-episode bipolar I disorder. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2013, 8: 73-86. PMID: 23975275, PMCID: PMC3944373, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-013-9246-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFMRI studyDorsolateral prefrontal cortex responsesAutomatic emotion regulationAffectively salient stimuliFacial emotion processingGender discrimination taskBrain regionsRemitted bipolar disorderPrefrontal cortex responsesResidual mood symptomsPrefrontal cortex regionsDiagnostic group differencesVentromedial prefrontal cortex regionsCortex brain regionsAngry expressionsEmotion regulationEmotion processingEmotional processingBrain activationTask performanceHemodynamic responseEmotional reactionsBipolar disorderBipolar IPrefrontal cortexDiffusion Tensor Imaging White Matter Endophenotypes in Patients With Schizophrenia or Psychotic Bipolar Disorder and Their Relatives
Skudlarski P, Schretlen DJ, Thaker GK, Stevens MC, Keshavan MS, Sweeney JA, Tamminga CA, Clementz BA, O’Neil K, Pearlson GD. Diffusion Tensor Imaging White Matter Endophenotypes in Patients With Schizophrenia or Psychotic Bipolar Disorder and Their Relatives. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2013, 170: 886-898. PMID: 23771210, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12111448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAnisotropyBipolar DisorderBrainDiffusion Tensor ImagingDominance, CerebralEndophenotypesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedLeukoencephalopathiesNerve NetPhenotypePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesReference ValuesSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologyStatistics as TopicConceptsPsychotic bipolar disorderBipolar disorderWhite matter integrityFractional anisotropyComparison subjectsFractional anisotropy decreasesFirst-degree relativesHealthy comparison subjectsLower white matter integrityDiffusion tensorMultiple white matter regionsLower fractional anisotropyWhite matter regionsBipolar-Schizophrenia NetworkHealthy subjectsBipolar relativesProband groupsYoung subjectsBrain regionsDisease specificityFractional anisotropy measuresUnaffected relativesMatter regionsBrain connectivitySchizophreniaTime course of recovery showing initial prefrontal cortex changes at 16 weeks, extending to subcortical changes by 3 years in pediatric bipolar disorder
Yang H, Lu LH, Wu M, Stevens M, Wegbreit E, Fitzgerald J, Levitan B, Shankman S, Pavuluri MN. Time course of recovery showing initial prefrontal cortex changes at 16 weeks, extending to subcortical changes by 3 years in pediatric bipolar disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2013, 150: 571-577. PMID: 23517886, PMCID: PMC3745513, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal lateral prefrontal cortexPediatric bipolar disorderVentral lateral prefrontal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexHealthy controlsBipolar disorderLateral prefrontal cortexCortical regionsPrefrontal cortexRight dorsal lateral prefrontal cortexBilateral anterior cingulate cortexVentral cortical regionsFronto-limbic circuitsGreater activationPrefrontal cortex changesPresent findingsProlonged lengthMedication algorithmSubcortical changesUnmedicated patientsFronto-striatalPharmacological interventionsPBD groupSubcortical activityCingulate cortex
2012
Reduced Functional Connectivity of Prefrontal Regions and Amygdala Within Affect and Working Memory Networks in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Passarotti AM, Ellis J, Wegbreit E, Stevens MC, Pavuluri MN. Reduced Functional Connectivity of Prefrontal Regions and Amygdala Within Affect and Working Memory Networks in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder. Brain Connectivity 2012, 2: 320-334. PMID: 23035965, PMCID: PMC3621331, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2012.0089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentrolateral prefrontal cortexPediatric bipolar disorderRight ventrolateral prefrontal cortexWorking Memory NetworkFunctional connectivityMemory taskDorsolateral PFCBrain networksRight amygdalaMemory networkEmotion processing regionsEmotion regulation regionsDifferential functional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonanceBilateral temporal regionsConnected brain networksRegulation regionRegional functional connectivityNeutral facesEmotion processingCognitive processesEmotion evaluationPrefrontal regionsProcessing regionsBipolar disorderNeural Activations During Auditory Oddball Processing Discriminating Schizophrenia and Psychotic Bipolar Disorder
Ethridge LE, Hamm JP, Shapiro JR, Summerfelt AT, Keedy SK, Stevens MC, Pearlson G, Tamminga CA, Boutros NN, Sweeney JA, Keshavan MS, Thaker G, Clementz BA. Neural Activations During Auditory Oddball Processing Discriminating Schizophrenia and Psychotic Bipolar Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 72: 766-774. PMID: 22572033, PMCID: PMC3465513, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.03.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAuditory oddball taskBipolar disorderNeural responsesBest differentiated groupsSingular time pointsDifferent psychotic disordersAuditory processing abnormalitiesOddball taskPsychotic bipolar disorderP300 event-related potentialNonpsychotic patientsHealthy subjectsPsychotic disordersPsychosis groupAuditory oddball responsePsychotic groupSchizophreniaFrequent combinationTime pointsBrain activationNeural activationBeta activityGroup differencesBrain responsesDisorders
2011
Amygdala Functional Connectivity Predicts Pharmacotherapy Outcome in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Wegbreit E, Ellis JA, Nandam A, Fitzgerald JM, Passarotti AM, Pavuluri MN, Stevens MC. Amygdala Functional Connectivity Predicts Pharmacotherapy Outcome in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder. Brain Connectivity 2011, 1: 411-422. PMID: 22432455, PMCID: PMC3604767, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2011.0035.Peer-Reviewed Original Research