2017
Decisional Informatics for Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Choi J, Lysaker PH, Bell MD, Dixon L, Margolies P, Gold M, Golden-Roose E, Thime W, Haber LC, Dewberry MJ, Stevens M, Pearlson GD, Fiszdon JM. Decisional Informatics for Psychosocial Rehabilitation. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2017, 205: 867-872. PMID: 28991149, PMCID: PMC5827965, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000000747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraditional treatment planningOutpatient rehabilitation treatmentLarge effect sizesMental flexibilityGeneral education diplomaBehavioral therapyProcessing speedPsychosocial rehabilitationHigh agencyGroup differencesComputerized clinical decision support toolClinical decision support toolSevere mental illnessTreatment planningPsychiatric rehabilitationFeasibility pilotComparison groupEffect sizeSocial functionBaseline symptomsComputerized decision support systemMental illnessTreatment decisionsPatient needsRehabilitation treatment
2015
A preliminary study of the effects of working memory training on brain function
Stevens MC, Gaynor A, Bessette KL, Pearlson GD. A preliminary study of the effects of working memory training on brain function. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2015, 10: 387-407. PMID: 26138580, PMCID: PMC4698365, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-015-9416-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderWM trainingMemory trainingBrain regionsDifferent neural correlatesBrain functionADHD symptom severityTraining-related changesTemporal lobe regionsDifferent symptom typesWM abilityExecutive processingWM performanceFMRI taskFrontoparietal circuitsNeural correlatesBrain activationHyperactivity disorderNeuropsychological testsNeural changesBrain activityTask phasesLobe regionsActivation gainControl participants
2013
A pilot study linking reduced fronto–Striatal recruitment during reward processing to persistent bingeing following treatment for binge‐eating disorder
Balodis IM, Grilo CM, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, White MA, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Potenza MN. A pilot study linking reduced fronto–Striatal recruitment during reward processing to persistent bingeing following treatment for binge‐eating disorder. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 2013, 47: 376-384. PMID: 24729034, PMCID: PMC3986812, DOI: 10.1002/eat.22204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBinge-eating disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingReward processingMonetary incentive delay taskInferior frontal gyrusIncentive delay taskBinge-eating statusMedial prefrontal cortexBrain reward circuitryNeural correlatesDelay taskSpecific brain regionsFrontal gyrusNeurobiological underpinningsOutcome phasePrefrontal cortexReward circuitryVentral striatumAnticipatory phaseBrain regionsTreatment outcomesDiminished recruitmentProcessingMagnetic resonance imagingIndividuals
2009
A pilot multivariate parallel ICA study to investigate differential linkage between neural networks and genetic profiles in schizophrenia
Meda SA, Jagannathan K, Gelernter J, Calhoun VD, Liu J, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD. A pilot multivariate parallel ICA study to investigate differential linkage between neural networks and genetic profiles in schizophrenia. NeuroImage 2009, 53: 1007-1015. PMID: 19944766, PMCID: PMC3968678, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.11.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationBrain MappingBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsEndophenotypesFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeural PathwaysPilot ProjectsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSchizophreniaSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsConceptsDopamine transporterBrain functionNeurotropic factorAuditory oddball taskSchizophrenia patientsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMultiple risk genesRisk genesOddball taskRelated brain functionsHealthy controlsSchizophrenia risk genesAbnormal activationGenomic factorsTemporal gyrusPatientsTask-relevant regionsSchizophreniaSignificant differencesAttention/Multiple single nucleotide polymorphismsGenetic profilePsychiatric neuroimagingBrainGenotype-phenotype relationships