• Frontoparietal Cortical Thickness Mediates the Effect of COMT Val¹⁵⁸Met Polymorphism on Age-Associated Executive Function 

  Miranda, Giuseppe G.; Rodrigue, Karen M.; Kennedy, Kristen M. (Elsevier Science Inc, 2018-09-21)

  Proper dopamine (DA) signaling is likely necessary for maintaining optimal cognitive performance as we age, particularly in prefrontal-parietal networks and in fronto-striatal networks. Thus, reduced DA availability is a ...

• "I Want to Know More!": Children are Sensitive to Explanation Quality when Exploring New Information 

  Mills, Candice M.; Sands, Kaitlin R.; Rowles, Sydney P.; Campbell, Ian L. (Wiley, 2019-01)

  When someone encounters an explanation perceived as weak, this may lead to a feeling of deprivation or tension that can be resolved by engaging in additional learning. This study examined to what extent children respond ...

• Tinnitus Distress: A Paradoxical Attention to the Sound? 

  Kandeepan, S.; Maudoux, A.; Ribeiro de Paula, D.; Zheng, J. Y.; Cabay, J. E.; Gómez, F.; Chronik, B. A.; Ridder, D.; Vanneste, Sven; Soddu, A. (Springer-Verlag GmbH and Co., 2019-05-31)

  Tinnitus, the perception of sound in the absence of external stimuli, is often a disturbing symptom for which the underlying functional neuroanatomy still remains poorly understood. Most studies have focused solely on ...

• Meta-Analysis of Functional Subdivisions within Human Posteromedial Cortex 

  Huang, Yuefeng; Hullfish, Jeffrey; De Ridder, Dirk; Vanneste, Sven (Springer Heidelberg, 2018-10-26)

  The posteromedial cortex (PMC) comprising posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), retrosplenial cortex (RSC), and the precuneus (PrC) is perhaps best known for its involvement in the default mode network. There is no consensus ...

• Protease Activated Receptor 2 (PAR2) Activation Causes Migraine-Like Pain Behaviors in Mice 

  Hassler, Shayne N.; Ahmad, Fatima B.; Burgos-Vega, Carolina C.; Boitano, Scott; Vagner, Josef; Price, Theodore J.; Dussor, Gregory (Sage Publications Ltd, 2018-05-31)

  Background Pain is the most debilitating symptom of migraine. The cause of migraine pain likely requires activation of meningeal nociceptors. Mast cell degranulation, with subsequent meningeal nociceptor activation, has ...

• Implicit and Explicit Bodily Emotions and Social Functioning in Schizophrenia 

  Hajduk, M.; Klein, Hans S.; Springfield, Cassi R.; Bass, E.; Pinkham, Amy E. (Elsevier Science BV, 2019-02-12)

  No abstract available. From the text: "The aim of the present study is to analyze whether explicit and implicit recognition of bodily emotions predicts interpersonal functioning in patients with schizophrenia. The secondary ...

• Non-Invasive Dural Stimulation in Mice: A Novel Preclinical Model of Migraine 

  Burgos-Vega, Carolina Christina; Quigley, Lilyana D.; dos Santos, Gabriela Trevisan; Yan, Flora; Asiedu, Marina; Jacobs, Blaine; Motina, Marina; Safdar, Nida; Yousuf, Hayyan; Avona, Amanda; Price, Theodore J.; Dussor, Greg (Sage Publications Ltd, 2018-05-31)

  Background Migraine is characterized by a collection of neurological symptoms in the absence of injury or damage. However, several common preclinical migraine models require significant damage to the skull to stimulate the ...

• Social Trait Information in Deep Convolutional Neural Networks Trained for Face Identification 

  Parde, Connor J.; Hu, Ying; Castillo, C.; Sankaranarayanan, S.; O'Toole, Alice J. (Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2019-05-27)

  Faces provide information about a person's identity, as well as their sex, age, and ethnicity. People also infer social and personality traits from the face — judgments that can have important societal and personal ...

• Progress Update from the Hippocampal Subfields Group 

  Olsen, R. K.; Carr, V. A.; Daugherty, A. M.; La Joie, R.; Amaral, R. S. C.; Amunts, K.; Augustinack, J. C.; Kennedy, Kristen M.; Rodrigue, Karen M.; Hippocampal Subfields Group (Elsevier Inc., 2019-06-13)

  Introduction: Heterogeneity of segmentation protocols for medial temporal lobe regions and hippocampal subfields on in vivo magnetic resonance imaging hinders the ability to integrate findings across studies. We aim to ...

• Relations Between Characteristics of Collaborative and Oppositional Mother–Child Conflict 

  Nelson, Jackie A.; Boyer, B. P.; Smith, Olivia A.; Villarreal, Deyaun L. (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2019-05-17)

  SYNOPSIS: Objective. Oppositional parent–child conflict interactions and inconsistent parenting practices have each been associated with more negative socioemotional outcomes for children. The current study aimed to identify ...

• Otoprotectants: From Research to Clinical Application 

  Le Prell, Colleen G. (Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2019)

  There is an urgent need for otoprotective drug agents. Prevention of noise-induced hearing loss continues to be a major challenge for military personnel and workers in a variety of industries despite the requirements that ...

• Implementation and Analysis of a Free Water Protocol in Acute Trauma and Stroke Patients 

  Kenedi, Helen; Campbell-Vance, J.; Reynolds, J.; Foreman, M.; Dollaghan, Cristine A.; Graybeal, D.; Warren, A. M.; Bennett, M. (American Association of Critical Care Nurses, 2019-06-01)

  Background Free water protocols allow patients who aspirate thin liquids and meet eligibility criteria to have access to water or ice according to specific guidelines. Limited research is available concerning free water ...

• Norepinephrine and Serotonin are Required for Vagus Nerve Stimulation Directed Cortical Plasticity 

  Hulsey, Daniel R.; Shedd, Cristine M.; Sarker, Sadmaan F.; Kilgard, Michael P.; Hays, Seth A. (Academic Press Inc., 2019-06-07)

  Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) paired with forelimb training drives robust, specific reorganization of movement representations in the motor cortex. This effect is hypothesized to be mediated by VNS-dependent engagement of ...

• Dural Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Produces Female-Specific Responses in Rodent Migraine Models 

  Avona, Amanda; Burgos-Vega, Carolina; Burton, Michael D.; Akopian, A. N.; Price, Theodore J.; Dussor, Gregory (Society for Neuroscience, 2019-05-29)

  Migraine is the second leading cause for disability worldwide and the most common neurological disorder. It is also three times more common in women; reasons for this sex difference are not known. Using preclinical behavioral ...

• Relative Activation Patterns Associated with Self-Transcendent and Self-Enhancement Core Values: An fMRI Study of Basic Human Values Theory Concepts in Males 

  Teed, Adam R.; Rakic, Jelena; Mark, D. B.; Krawcyzk, Daniel C. (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2019-04-13)

  Core values have been shown to influence a variety of social behaviors, but research on the brain networks supporting their effects is sparse. While undergoing fMRI scanning, twenty male participants evaluated descriptions ...

• Vagus Nerve Stimulation Reverses the Extinction Impairments in a Model of PTSD with Prolonged and Repeated Trauma 

  Souza, Rimenez R.; Robertson, Nicole M.; Pruitt, David T.; Gonzales, Phillip A.; Hays, Seth A.; Rennaker, Robert L.; Kilgard, Michael P.; McIntyre, Crista K. (Taylor and Francis Ltd, 2019-04-23)

  We have shown that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) enhances extinction of conditioned fear and reduces anxiety in rat models of PTSD using moderate stress. However, it is still unclear if VNS can be effective in enhancing ...

• Interparental and Parent–Child Conflict Predicting Adolescent Depressive Symptoms 

  Smith, Olivia A.; Nelson, Jackie A.; Adelson, Megan J. (Springer New York Llc, 2019-05-02)

  Objective: The current study explored longitudinal family conflict predictors of adolescent depressive symptoms occurring during middle childhood. Methods: We tested the mediating effects of mother–child and father–child ...

• Sex Differences in the Expression of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Receptor Components in the Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus 

  Ji, Y.; Rizk, A.; Voulalas, P.; Aljohani, H.; Akerman, S.; Dussor, Gregory; Keller, A.; Masri, R. (Elsevier B.V., 2019-04-24)

  Background and purpose: Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) plays an important role in migraine pathophysiology. CGRP acts primarily by activating a receptor composed of 3 proteins: calcitonin receptor-like receptor ...

• Enhancing Plasticity in Central Networks Improves Motor and Sensory Recovery after Nerve Damage 

  Meyers, Eric C.; Kasliwal, Nimit; Solorzano, Bleyda R.; Lai, Elaine; Bendale, Geetanjali; Berry, Abigail; Ganzer, Patrick D.; Romero-Ortega, Mario; Rennaker, Robert L.; Kilgard, Michael P.; Hays, Seth A. (Springer Nature, 2019-12-19)

  Nerve damage can cause chronic, debilitating problems including loss of motor control and paresthesia, and generates maladaptive neuroplasticity as central networks attempt to compensate for the loss of peripheral connectivity. ...

• Autism Symptoms, Depression, and Active Social Avoidance in Schizophrenia: Association with Self-Reports and Informant Assessments of Everyday Functioning 

  Harvey, P. D.; Deckler, E.; Jones, M. T.; Jarskog, L. F.; Penn, D. L.; Pinkham, Amy E. (Elsevier Ltd, 2019-05-09)

  Autistic traits are a feature of schizophrenia and has been found to impair social functioning and social cognition. Other influences on social outcomes in schizophrenia include depression and social avoidance. However, ...

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