2021
Increased Alpha-Band Connectivity During Tic Suppression in Children With Tourette Syndrome Revealed by Source Electroencephalography Analyses
Morand-Beaulieu S, Wu J, Mayes LC, Grantz H, Leckman JF, Crowley MJ, Sukhodolsky DG. Increased Alpha-Band Connectivity During Tic Suppression in Children With Tourette Syndrome Revealed by Source Electroencephalography Analyses. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2021, 8: 241-250. PMID: 33991741, PMCID: PMC8589865, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2021.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTourette syndromeTic suppressionNetwork-based statisticsDefault mode networkCortical regionsRight superior frontal gyrusMode networkAge-mediated increaseFuture treatment studiesSuperior frontal gyrusAlpha-band connectivityChronic motorHigh-density electroencephalographyPhonic ticsLeft precuneusCortical areasBrain regionsTreatment studiesBrain circuitsFunctional connectivityBrain connectivityFrontal gyrusGraph theoretical analysisNeurodevelopmental disordersBrain correlates
2020
Sex differences in medial prefrontal and parietal cortex structure in children with disruptive behavior
Ibrahim K, Kalvin C, Li F, He G, Pelphrey KA, McCarthy G, Sukhodolsky DG. Sex differences in medial prefrontal and parietal cortex structure in children with disruptive behavior. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2020, 47: 100884. PMID: 33254067, PMCID: PMC7704291, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2020.100884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisruptive behavior disordersGray matter volumeCortical thicknessMatter volumeSex differencesDisruptive behavior severityCross-sectional studySex-specific associationsDisruptive behaviorLeft ventromedial prefrontal cortexWhole-brain analysisSurface-based morphometryStructural MRI dataHealthy controlsSex-specific differencesNeural biomarkersTarget-based treatmentVentromedial prefrontal cortexMedial prefrontalBehavior disorderPrefrontal cortexBrain structuresSupramarginal gyrusRespective controlsVmPFC volume