2015
A Preliminary Prospective Study of an Escalation in ‘Maximum Daily Drinks’, Fronto-Parietal Circuitry and Impulsivity-Related Domains in Young Adult Drinkers
Worhunsky PD, Dager AD, Meda SA, Khadka S, Stevens MC, Austad CS, Raskin SA, Tennen H, Wood RM, Fallahi CR, Potenza MN, Pearlson GD. A Preliminary Prospective Study of an Escalation in ‘Maximum Daily Drinks’, Fronto-Parietal Circuitry and Impulsivity-Related Domains in Young Adult Drinkers. Neuropsychopharmacology 2015, 41: 1637-1647. PMID: 26514582, PMCID: PMC4832027, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2015.332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol useYoung adult drinkersYoung adultsPreliminary prospective studyAdult drinkersExcessive alcohol useAlcohol use disorderFunctional network activityProspective studyUse disordersFunctional brain networksGo/No-Go taskNeurobiological alterationsDomain scoresGreater riskDaily drinksAddictive disordersDrinkersDrinking occasionsLongitudinal studyFronto-parietal circuitryBrain networks
2013
A large scale (N=102) functional neuroimaging study of response inhibition in a Go/NoGo task
Steele VR, Aharoni E, Munro GE, Calhoun VD, Nyalakanti P, Stevens MC, Pearlson G, Kiehl KA. A large scale (N=102) functional neuroimaging study of response inhibition in a Go/NoGo task. Behavioural Brain Research 2013, 256: 529-536. PMID: 23756137, PMCID: PMC4437665, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuccessful response inhibitionGo/NoGo taskResponse inhibitionUnsuccessful response inhibitionMagnetic resonance imaging studySupplementary motor areaResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyInferior parietal lobuleNoGo taskInferior prefrontal regionsHealthy adult participantsBasal gangliaInferior frontal gyrusHemodynamic responseMotor areaAnterior cingulateImaging studiesParietal lobuleFronto-parietal networkHemodynamic activityFrontal gyrusFrontostriatal regionsSmall sample studiesPrefrontal regionsFunctional Brain Networks Associated With Cognitive Control, Cocaine Dependence, and Treatment Outcome
Worhunsky PD, Stevens MC, Carroll KM, Rounsaville BJ, Calhoun VD, Pearlson GD, Potenza MN. Functional Brain Networks Associated With Cognitive Control, Cocaine Dependence, and Treatment Outcome. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2013, 27: 477-488. PMID: 22775772, PMCID: PMC3743442, DOI: 10.1037/a0029092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceBehavior, AddictiveCase-Control StudiesCerebral CortexCocaine-Related DisordersCognitive Behavioral TherapyData Interpretation, StatisticalExecutive FunctionFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingHumansLimbic SystemLinear ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMotivationNerve NetOxygenPrincipal Component AnalysisPsychomotor PerformanceStroop TestTreatment OutcomeConceptsCognitive controlCocaine dependencePoor cognitive controlCognitive control processesFunctional networksTreatment retentionDistinct functional networksIndependent component analysisFunctional brain networksConflict monitoringStroop taskTreatment outcome measuresMotivational processingCocaine-dependent patientsPrefrontal networkBrain networksSubcortical networksFunctional connectivityControl participantsFMRI dataRegional activationReduced involvementCortical networksTreatment developmentControl processMonetary Reward Processing in Obese Individuals With and Without Binge Eating Disorder
Balodis IM, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, White MA, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Sinha R, Grilo CM, Potenza MN. Monetary Reward Processing in Obese Individuals With and Without Binge Eating Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 73: 877-886. PMID: 23462319, PMCID: PMC3686098, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBinge-Eating DisorderBrainBrain MappingFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNerve NetObesityRewardConceptsReward/loss processingReward processingLoss processingVentromedial prefrontal cortex activityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMonetary reward processingPrefrontal cortex activityBinge Eating DisorderVentral striatal activityNeural differencesNeural correlatesLoss taskLoss prospectsNeurobiological underpinningsCortex activityEating DisordersRegional activationVentral striatumBED groupAnticipatory phaseStriatal activityProcessingIndividualsOB groupObese individuals
2012
Differences in Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Functional Network Connectivity Between Schizophrenia and Psychotic Bipolar Probands and Their Unaffected First-Degree Relatives
Meda SA, Gill A, Stevens MC, Lorenzoni RP, Glahn DC, Calhoun VD, Sweeney JA, Tamminga CA, Keshavan MS, Thaker G, Pearlson GD. Differences in Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Functional Network Connectivity Between Schizophrenia and Psychotic Bipolar Probands and Their Unaffected First-Degree Relatives. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 71: 881-889. PMID: 22401986, PMCID: PMC3968680, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.01.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBipolar DisorderBrainCase-Control StudiesFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPsychotic DisordersSchizophreniaConceptsUnaffected first-degree relativesFirst-degree relativesPsychotic bipolar probandsBipolar probandsNegative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) scoresBipolar disorder shareFunctional brain dysconnectivityIndividual resting-state networksFunctional network connectivity analysisPANSS negative scoresResting-state networksFunctional network connectivityFunctional magnetic resonanceControl subjectsBrain dysconnectivityDisorder sharesHealthy subjectsBipolar relativesParalimbic circuitsScale scoreConnectivity differencesClinical relationshipSchizophreniaAbnormal pairsProbandsDiminished Frontostriatal Activity During Processing of Monetary Rewards and Losses in Pathological Gambling
Balodis IM, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, Stevens MC, Pearlson GD, Potenza MN. Diminished Frontostriatal Activity During Processing of Monetary Rewards and Losses in Pathological Gambling. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 71: 749-757. PMID: 22336565, PMCID: PMC3460522, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol dependencePathological gamblingVentral striatumMagnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyBrain activation changesMonetary incentive delay taskReward processingLoss processingPresent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studyControl comparison groupIncentive delay taskVentral striatal activationPG groupMonetary rewardsVentromedial prefrontal cortexSimilar associationImaging studiesFrontostriatal activityLoss anticipationConsistent alterationsActivation changesPrefrontal cortexLevels of impulsivity
2011
The Effects of Stimulant Medication on Working Memory Functional Connectivity in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Wong CG, Stevens MC. The Effects of Stimulant Medication on Working Memory Functional Connectivity in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 71: 458-466. PMID: 22209640, PMCID: PMC4120250, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional connectivityFMRI taskHyperactivity disorderStimulant medicationNetwork engagementMemory fMRI taskFrontoparietal brain networksBrain regionsFrontoparietal brain regionsConnectivity changesMemory reaction timeVentrolateral prefrontal cortexAdditional brain regionsGroup independent component analysisMedication-related changesFunctional connectivity analysisRegional functional connectivityFunctional connectivity changesMemory performanceRepeated-measures t-testBrain activationIndependent component analysisRetrieval phase