2011
Cortical Thickness and Folding Deficits in Conduct-Disordered Adolescents
Hyatt CJ, Haney-Caron E, Stevens MC. Cortical Thickness and Folding Deficits in Conduct-Disordered Adolescents. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 72: 207-214. PMID: 22209639, PMCID: PMC3367056, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCerebral CortexChildConduct DisorderFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLinear ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuropsychological TestsPrefrontal CortexPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychomotor PerformanceSoftwareConceptsCortical thicknessParietal lobeBrain regionsControl subjectsParacentral lobuleConduct disorderThinner cortexCD participantsTemporal lobe structural abnormalitiesPure conduct disorderLocal gyrification indexBrain structure imagesAnterior brain regionsDifferent brain regionsSurface-based morphometryPosterior brain regionsTemporoparietal junctionBrain abnormalitiesGyrification indexTemporal lobeAnterior cingulateFrontal lobeDorsomedial prefrontalStructural abnormalitiesOrbitofrontal cortex
2005
Low-dose estradiol alters brain activity
Stevens MC, Clark VP, Prestwood KM. Low-dose estradiol alters brain activity. Psychiatry Research 2005, 139: 199-217. PMID: 16084069, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2005.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSustained attention taskAttention taskEvent-related functional magnetic resonance imagingThree-stimulus oddball taskTasks of learningAlters brain activityEstrogen replacement therapyCortical brain regionsOddball taskBehavioral performanceBrain activityPrefrontal cortexHemodynamic activityAnterior cingulateDose estrogen replacement therapyNeural activityParietal lobeBrain regionsBrain functionReplacement therapyTaskGroup participantsDouble-blind studyMotor cortex