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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 markersChildhood exposure to interpersonal violence is associated with greater transdiagnostic integration of psychiatric symptoms
Russell JD, Keding TJ, He Q, Li JJ, Herringa RJ. Childhood exposure to interpersonal violence is associated with greater transdiagnostic integration of psychiatric symptoms. Psychological Medicine 2020, 52: 1883-1891. PMID: 33161911, PMCID: PMC8106688, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291720003712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxiety DisordersChildExposure to ViolenceHumansMental DisordersMental HealthViolenceConceptsChildhood exposureIPV exposureTreatment-resistant populationStructured Clinical InterviewGreater psychiatric comorbidityMental health symptomsPotential clinical implicationsInterpersonal violencePopulation-representative sampleBridge symptomsPsychiatric comorbidityViolence-exposed youthPsychiatric symptomsTreatment resistanceSymptom communitiesClinical InterviewHealth symptomsMental illnessClinical implicationsSymptomsSymptom associationMultiple disordersViolence exposureDiagnostic statusPatterns of association
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 ResearchConceptsADHD 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
2021
Longitudinal hippocampal circuit change differentiates persistence and remission of pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder
George G, Keding T, Heyn S, Herringa R. Longitudinal hippocampal circuit change differentiates persistence and remission of pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder. Depression And Anxiety 2021, 39: 8-18. PMID: 34843625, PMCID: PMC8763137, DOI: 10.1002/da.23229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric posttraumatic stress disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPosttraumatic stress disorderTD youthHippocampal activationStress disorderFunctional connectivityEmotional processing taskFunctional brain substratesHippocampal functional connectivityFunctional connectivity analysisFunctional brain abnormalitiesPTSD youthEmotion processingThreat stimuliNeutral imagesPediatric PTSDBrain substratesPTSD groupActivation findingsConnectivity analysisProcessing tasksVisual cortexLongitudinal studyYouthDifferential DNA Methylation Is Associated With Hippocampal Abnormalities in Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Ensink JBM, Keding TJ, Henneman P, Venema A, Papale LA, Alisch RS, Westerman Y, van Wingen G, Zantvoord J, Middeldorp CM, Mannens MMAM, Herringa RJ, Lindauer R. Differential DNA Methylation Is Associated With Hippocampal Abnormalities in Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2021, 6: 1063-1070. PMID: 33964519, PMCID: PMC8568739, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2021.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderStress disorderNon-PTSD control groupAnterior hippocampal volumeDifferential DNA methylationMethylome-wide association studiesAltered gene expressionHippocampal abnormalitiesDutch cohortHippocampal volumeEpigenetic mechanismsDNA methylationU.S. cohortMethylation differencesTreatment targetsControl groupStructural neuroimaging measuresNeural abnormalitiesGene expressionStress responseAssociation studiesBiological pathwaysBrain structuresCohortNeurobehavioral correlates of impaired emotion recognition in pediatric PTSD
Heyn SA, Schmit C, Keding TJ, Wolf R, Herringa RJ. Neurobehavioral correlates of impaired emotion recognition in pediatric PTSD. Development And Psychopathology 2021, 34: 946-956. PMID: 33487187, PMCID: PMC9717496, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579420001704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPediatric posttraumatic stress disorderTD youthFunctional connectivityImplicit emotion processing taskEmotion recognition taskImpaired emotion recognitionFunctional magnetic resonance imagingEmotion processing taskSample of youthNeutral facesAngry expressionsVisual attentionFMRI taskEmotion recognitionNeurobehavioral correlatesStress disorderNeurological substrateRecognition taskProcessing tasksYouth experienceMultimethod approachYouthImpaired abilityThreat recognition
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
2016
Paradoxical Prefrontal–Amygdala Recruitment to Angry and Happy Expressions in Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Keding TJ, Herringa RJ. Paradoxical Prefrontal–Amygdala Recruitment to Angry and Happy Expressions in Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology 2016, 41: 2903-2912. PMID: 27329685, PMCID: PMC5061882, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2016.104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric posttraumatic stress disorderPediatric PTSDPosttraumatic stress disorderAngry facesPTSD youthHappy facesMedial prefrontal cortexHealthy youthEmotional facesEmotional expressionStress disorderCross-sectional age-related differencesImplicit emotional faceThreat-related emotionsPositive emotional expressionEmotion processing circuitryTrauma-related psychopathologyEmotional faces taskAbnormal neural responsesPrefrontal-amygdala circuitsWhole-brain analysisAmygdala/hippocampusAge-related differencesAge-related findingsEmotion interactionDefault-Mode Network Abnormalities in Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Patriat R, Birn RM, Keding TJ, Herringa RJ. Default-Mode Network Abnormalities in Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2016, 55: 319-327. PMID: 27015723, PMCID: PMC4808564, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2016.01.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderTask-positive networkAttentional control networkRe-experiencing symptomsDefault mode network abnormalitiesGreater anticorrelationStress disorderDMN connectivityAdult posttraumatic stress disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyLarge-scale network abnormalitiesTrauma-related thoughtsNetwork abnormalitiesControl networkResting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging studyPrefrontal cortex connectivityIndependent component analysisSeed-based connectivityMagnetic resonance imaging studyAutobiographical memoryResonance imaging studyCortex connectivityHealthy youthNeurodevelopmental factors
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