2013
Distinct associations of insula and cingulate volume with the cognitive and affective dimensions of alexithymia
Goerlich-Dobre K, Bruce L, Martens S, Aleman A, Hooker C. Distinct associations of insula and cingulate volume with the cognitive and affective dimensions of alexithymia. Neuropsychologia 2013, 53: 284-292. PMID: 24334109, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2013.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBermond-Vorst Alexithymia QuestionnaireAffective alexithymia dimensionAlexithymia dimensionsLarger gray matter volumeGray matter volumeVoxel-based morphometryAffective dimensionsMatter volumeSpecific neural basisSubjective emotional experienceLower emotional reactivityDistinct structural correlatesRight posterior insulaToronto Alexithymia ScaleCognitive controlNeural correlatesNeural basisEmotional reactivityEmotional experienceAffect dysregulationAlexithymia QuestionnaireCognitive dimensionsAlexithymia ScalePosterior insulaTAS-20The influence of combined cognitive plus social-cognitive training on amygdala response during face emotion recognition in schizophrenia
Hooker C, Bruce L, Fisher M, Verosky S, Miyakawa A, D'Esposito M, Vinogradov S. The influence of combined cognitive plus social-cognitive training on amygdala response during face emotion recognition in schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research 2013, 213: 99-107. PMID: 23746615, PMCID: PMC6999046, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2013.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAmygdalaCognitive Behavioral TherapyEmotionsFacial ExpressionFemaleFunctional LateralityFunctional NeuroimagingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPrefrontal CortexPutamenSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySocial BehaviorSocial PerceptionTherapy, Computer-AssistedTreatment OutcomeVideo GamesConceptsSocial cognition trainingSocial cognitive trainingAuditory-based cognitive trainingNeural activity increasesEmotion recognitionBehavioral improvementFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) taskSocial cognition skillsSocial cognitive deficitsCognitive remediation studiesFace emotion recognitionFacial emotion recognitionRight medial prefrontal cortexComputer-based interventionsComputer gamesMedial prefrontal cortexEmotion perceptionCognitive trainingSocial cognitionAmygdala responseFMRI resultsSchizophrenia participantsBehavioral performanceBehavioral gainsNeural mechanisms
2012
Neural activity during emotion recognition after combined cognitive plus social cognitive training in schizophrenia
Hooker C, Bruce L, Fisher M, Verosky S, Miyakawa A, Vinogradov S. Neural activity during emotion recognition after combined cognitive plus social cognitive training in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 2012, 139: 53-59. PMID: 22695257, PMCID: PMC4346150, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2012.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial cognition trainingAuditory-based cognitive trainingSocial cognitive trainingCognitive remediation trainingEmotion recognitionCognitive trainingCognition trainingRemediation trainingSocial cognitionEmotion processingNeural mechanismsBehavioral improvementComputer gamesSocial cognition skillsSocial cognitive deficitsFacial emotion recognitionIntervention-related improvementsStandard behavioral assessmentsCognition skillsPost-intervention increaseFMRI taskNegative emotionsGeneral cognitionRemediation interventionsFMRI results
2011
Social anhedonia is associated with neural abnormalities during face emotion processing
Germine L, Garrido L, Bruce L, Hooker C. Social anhedonia is associated with neural abnormalities during face emotion processing. NeuroImage 2011, 58: 935-945. PMID: 21763435, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.06.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnhedoniaBrainBrain MappingEmotionsFacial ExpressionFemaleHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleSchizophreniaVisual PerceptionConceptsFace emotion processingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSocial anhedoniaEmotion processingEmotion discriminationNeural mechanismsSocial affiliationRostral medial prefrontal cortexLess neural activityRight superior temporal gyrusFace emotion recognitionEmotion recognition deficitsGroup × condition interactionEmotion processing regionsSuperior temporal gyrusPoor social outcomesMedial prefrontal cortexSocial cognitionRecognition deficitsEmotion recognitionNeural basisIndividual differencesSocial motivationProcessing regionsInterpersonal interactions