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Differential Patterns of Delayed Emotion Circuit Maturation in Abused Girls With and Without Internalizing Psychopathology
Keding T, Heyn S, Russell J, Zhu X, Cisler J, McLaughlin K, Herringa R. Differential Patterns of Delayed Emotion Circuit Maturation in Abused Girls With and Without Internalizing Psychopathology. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2021, 178: 1026-1036. PMID: 34407623, PMCID: PMC8570983, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2021.20081192.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood abusePhysical neglectBrain Age Gap EstimationNormative brain developmentCircuit maturationBrain-wide patternsChildhood physical neglectEarly life adversityFronto-parietal cortexEmotion circuitsThreat generalizationGray matter volumePresence of psychopathologyResilient girlsLateral prefrontalHyperarousal symptomsInternalizing psychopathologyNeural contributorsAbused girlsInternalizing disorder diagnosesInternalizing diagnosesMaltreatment historyAbuse exposureAbuse historyNeurodevelopmental markers
2023
Neurogenetic mechanisms of risk for ADHD: Examining associations of polygenic scores and brain volumes in a population cohort
He Q, Keding T, Zhang Q, Miao J, Russell J, Herringa R, Lu Q, Travers B, Li J. Neurogenetic mechanisms of risk for ADHD: Examining associations of polygenic scores and brain volumes in a population cohort. Journal Of Neurodevelopmental Disorders 2023, 15: 30. PMID: 37653373, PMCID: PMC10469494, DOI: 10.1186/s11689-023-09498-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityBrainCerebral CortexGray MatterHumansNeurosciencesConceptsADHD polygenic scoresDorsolateral prefrontal cortexADHD outcomesPolygenic scoresIA symptomsHyperactivity-impulsivity symptomsMultiple mediation modelIndirect effectsPhiladelphia Neurodevelopmental CohortBrain volumeInferior temporal lobeBrain-based biomarkersADHD inattentionGray matter volumeADHD symptomsHI symptomsMediation modelAngular gyrusNeurobiological mechanismsNeurodevelopmental CohortADHDPrefrontal cortexInattentionTemporal lobeBrain regions
2018
Abnormal Prefrontal Development in Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Longitudinal Structural and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Heyn SA, Keding TJ, Ross MC, Cisler JM, Mumford JA, Herringa RJ. Abnormal Prefrontal Development in Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Longitudinal Structural and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2018, 4: 171-179. PMID: 30343133, PMCID: PMC6371792, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric posttraumatic stress disorderPediatric PTSDGray matter volumeVentrolateral prefrontal cortexVentromedial prefrontal cortexPosttraumatic stress disorderPrefrontal cortexStress disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyBilateral ventrolateral prefrontal cortexRight ventromedial prefrontal cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSelf-referential processingIntrinsic connectivity analysesDorsolateral prefrontal cortexResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingPrefrontal gray matter volumeWhole-brain structural analysisFunctional brain abnormalitiesMagnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyGray matter developmentPrefrontal developmentNormative decreaseStructural magnetic resonance
2014
Abnormal Structure of Fear Circuitry in Pediatric Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Keding TJ, Herringa RJ. Abnormal Structure of Fear Circuitry in Pediatric Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology 2014, 40: 537-545. PMID: 25212487, PMCID: PMC4289962, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2014.239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeHippocampal volumeAge-related differencesPediatric PTSDHealthy youthPediatric post-traumatic stress disorderPTSD youthPrefrontal cortexStructural brain studiesSubgenual anterior cingulate cortexAge-dependent effectsAmygdala/hippocampusPost-traumatic stress disorderAnatomical brain MRIAnterior cingulate cortexRight anterior hippocampusMedial prefrontal cortexAbnormal structureHigh-resolution MRIPTSD durationCross-sectional designOverall group differencesNeurotoxic processesRe-experiencing symptomsBrain MRI