2017
Association of Irritability and Anxiety With the Neural Mechanisms of Implicit Face Emotion Processing in Youths With Psychopathology
Stoddard J, Tseng WL, Kim P, Chen G, Yi J, Donahue L, Brotman MA, Towbin KE, Pine DS, Leibenluft E. Association of Irritability and Anxiety With the Neural Mechanisms of Implicit Face Emotion Processing in Youths With Psychopathology. JAMA Psychiatry 2017, 74: 95-103. PMID: 27902832, PMCID: PMC6309540, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.3282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAmygdalaAnxiety DisordersArousalAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityBrainChildCross-Sectional StudiesDominance, CerebralEmotionsFacial RecognitionFemaleHumansIrritable MoodMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMental DisordersMood DisordersNerve NetPrefrontal CortexPsychopathologyConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPrefrontal cortex connectivityFace emotionsNeural responsesCortex connectivityMedial prefrontal cortex connectivityAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderChild Anxiety Related DisordersThreat-related facesDisruptive Mood DysregulationPathophysiology of irritabilityFace emotion processingAmygdala-medial prefrontal cortex connectivityCross-sectional functional magnetic resonanceAffective Reactivity IndexBrain-behavior relationshipsVentral visual areasAssociations of irritabilityUnique effectsAmygdala functional connectivityAnxiety Related DisordersFunctional magnetic resonanceYouth ages 8Angry facesFearful faces
2016
Functional connectivity during masked and unmasked face emotion processing in bipolar disorder
Tseng WL, Thomas LA, Harkins E, Stoddard J, Zarate CA, Pine DS, Leibenluft E, Brotman MA. Functional connectivity during masked and unmasked face emotion processing in bipolar disorder. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2016, 258: 1-9. PMID: 27814457, PMCID: PMC5135603, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2016.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace emotion processingEmotion processingHealthy volunteersBipolar disorderFunctional connectivityAffective priming taskAmygdala-vmPFC connectivityVentromedial prefrontal cortexExpression of emotionsBD patientsMedial frontal gyrusNeutral facesPriming taskEmotion typeEmotional processingFMRI scanningActivation differencesFrontal gyrusGreater activationLess activationPrefrontal cortexConnectivity findingsNeural connectivityPathophysiological correlatesNeural dysfunction
2015
Neural correlates of masked and unmasked face emotion processing in youth with severe mood dysregulation
Tseng WL, Thomas LA, Harkins E, Pine DS, Leibenluft E, Brotman MA. Neural correlates of masked and unmasked face emotion processing in youth with severe mood dysregulation. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2015, 11: 78-88. PMID: 26137973, PMCID: PMC4692312, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsv087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere mood dysregulationFace emotion processingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingEmotion processingParahippocampal gyrusNeural correlatesMood dysregulationVentromedial prefrontal cortex activationAffective priming paradigmPrefrontal cortex activationSuperior temporal gyrusAngry facesFace processingHappy facesSMD patientsPositive emotionsPriming paradigmVmPFC dysfunctionNegative emotionsTemporal gyrusCortex activationEmotionsFMRI dataDecreased activationIndependent samples
2013
Fronto-limbic-striatal dysfunction in pediatric and adult patients with bipolar disorder: impact of face emotion and attentional demands
Brotman MA, Tseng WL, Olsavsky AK, Fromm SJ, Muhrer EJ, Rutenberg JG, Deveney CM, Adleman NE, Zarate CA, Pine DS, Leibenluft E. Fronto-limbic-striatal dysfunction in pediatric and adult patients with bipolar disorder: impact of face emotion and attentional demands. Psychological Medicine 2013, 44: 1639-1651. PMID: 23930595, PMCID: PMC3922892, DOI: 10.1017/s003329171300202x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingNeutral facesInferior frontal gyrusTask demandsImplicit processingHappy facesPassive viewingAmygdala hyperactivationCognitive control circuitsFace emotion processingBipolar disorderPediatric bipolar disorderHealthy comparison subjectsExplicit processingFamily-wise errorFearful facesAttentional conditionsFace emotionsAttentional demandsEmotion processingFrontal gyrusCingulate cortexHypoactivationComparison subjects