2023
Association between perceived stress and brain structure volumes in older adults without late-life depression: a key role for the thalamus?
Anam A, Wang L, Pearlson G. Association between perceived stress and brain structure volumes in older adults without late-life depression: a key role for the thalamus? American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 31: s61-s62. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.12.221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLate-life depressionThalamus volumeEarly life stressHC groupLLD groupPrefrontal cortexOlder adultsAnterior cingulateBrain volumeControl groupDuke Depression Evaluation ScheduleMontgomery-Asberg Depression Rating ScaleSimilar findingsHealthy control subjectsDepression Rating ScaleIntracranial brain volumeSignificant differencesSignificant correlationConnecticut Health CenterDorsal anterior cingulateSubcortical brain regionsStandardized acquisition protocolBrain structure volumesVentral anterior cingulateInstitutional review board
2021
Relating neural processing of reward and loss prospect to risky decision-making in individuals with and without gambling disorder
Balodis I, Linnet J, Arshad F, Worhunsky P, Stevens M, Pearlson G, Potenza M. Relating neural processing of reward and loss prospect to risky decision-making in individuals with and without gambling disorder. 2021, 97-113. DOI: 10.4324/9781003140450-7.ChaptersMonetary incentive delay taskIowa Gambling TaskIncentive delay taskGambling disorderAnticipatory processingIGT scoresIGT performanceDelay taskIowa Gambling Task performanceProspect of rewardDecision-making impairmentsGambling Task performanceVentromedial prefrontal cortexDecision-making taskWhole-brain correlationFronto-striatal activityHC groupVentral striatum/Healthy control participantsTotal IGT scoreAnterior cingulate regionsGambling TaskNeural processesNeural processingTask performance