2025
Representing brain-behavior associations by retaining high-motion minoritized youth
Ramduny J, Uddin L, Vanderwal T, Feczko E, Fair D, Kelly C, Baskin-Sommers A. Representing brain-behavior associations by retaining high-motion minoritized youth. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2025 PMID: 39921132, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2025.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain-behavior associationsFunctional MRIAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development<sup>SM<Effect sizeHispanic youthInternalizing psychopathologyCognitive performanceParticipant sexFunctional connectivityFMRI dataMinoritized individualsWhite youthHead motionMinoritized youthYouthSources of noisePsychopathologyDiverse populationsRacial/ethnic groupsAssociationPartial Spearman rank correlationsAdolescentsDisproportionate numberSelf-reports map the landscape of task states derived from brain imaging
Mckeown B, Goodall-Halliwell I, Wallace R, Chitiz L, Mulholland B, Karapanagiotidis T, Hardikar S, Strawson W, Turnbull A, Vanderwal T, Ho N, Wang H, Xu T, Milham M, Wang X, Zhang M, Gonzalez Alam T, Vos de Wael R, Bernhardt B, Margulies D, Wammes J, Jefferies E, Leech R, Smallwood J. Self-reports map the landscape of task states derived from brain imaging. Communications Psychology 2025, 3: 8. PMID: 39843761, PMCID: PMC11754446, DOI: 10.1038/s44271-025-00184-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional magnetic resonance imagingBrain activityFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyBrain functionPsychological statePatterns of brain activitySelf-reportTask statesDescription of brain functionIndicator of cognitionSelf-reported descriptionsBrain systemsTask performanceObject representationsIntrospective descriptionsIntrospective reportsBrain imagingMagnetic resonance imagingBrainDescription of experimentsSelf-reports of experienceTaskResonance imagingCognitionLearningMapping patterns of thought onto brain activity during movie-watching
Wallace R, Mckeown B, Goodall-Halliwell I, Chitiz L, Forest P, Karapanagiotidis T, Mulholland B, Turnbull A, Vanderwal T, Hardikar S, Alam T, Bernhardt B, Wang H, Strawson W, Milham M, Xu T, Margulies D, Poerio G, Jefferies E, Skipper J, Wammes J, Leech R, Smallwood J. Mapping patterns of thought onto brain activity during movie-watching. ELife 2025, 13: rp97731. PMID: 39792001, PMCID: PMC11723579, DOI: 10.7554/elife.97731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain activityMovie-watchingAssociation cortexTime course of brain activityRegions of association cortexDynamics of brain activityRegions of sensory cortexProcessing of incoming sensory informationBrain systemsFrontoparietal systemBrain mechanismsNeural processesEpisodic featuresReduce distractionsSensory cortexCortexExperiment samplesSensory informationBrainVisual cortexMulti-modal experienceDistractionTime courseContemporary viewsDaily lifeMapping patterns of thought onto brain activity during movie-watching
Wallace R, Mckeown B, Goodall-Halliwell I, Chitiz L, Forest P, Karapanagiotidis T, Mulholland B, Turnbull A, Vanderwal T, Hardikar S, Gonzalez Alam T, Bernhardt B, Wang H, Strawson W, Milham M, Xu T, Margulies D, Poerio G, Jefferies E, Skipper J, Wammes J, Leech R, Smallwood J. Mapping patterns of thought onto brain activity during movie-watching. ELife 2025, 13 DOI: 10.7554/elife.97731.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain activityMovie-watchingAssociation cortexTime course of brain activityRegions of association cortexDynamics of brain activityRegions of sensory cortexProcessing of incoming sensory informationBrain systemsFrontoparietal systemBrain mechanismsNeural processesEpisodic featuresReduce distractionsSensory cortexCortexExperiment samplesSensory informationBrainVisual cortexMulti-modal experienceDistractionTime courseContemporary viewsDaily lifeComparing reliability-based measures of functional connectivity between movie and rest: An ROI-based approach
Shearer H, Eilbott J, Vila-Rodriguez F, Noble S, Xu T, Vanderwal T. Comparing reliability-based measures of functional connectivity between movie and rest: An ROI-based approach. Imaging Neuroscience 2025, 3: imag_a_00411. DOI: 10.1162/imag_a_00411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting-state FCBrain regionsAbstract Functional connectivityFunctional connectivityPrecision psychiatryMeasures of functional connectivityField of precision psychiatryPre-supplementary motor areaSensitive to individual differencesDorsolateral prefrontal cortexWhole-brain levelMovie-watchingPrefrontal cortexTemporoparietal junctionROI-based approachIndividual differencesResting-stateResearch to clinical useMotor areaIntra-class correlation coefficientFC dataAcquisition statePsychiatryClinical useBrain
2024
A function-based mapping of sensory integration along the cortical hierarchy
Wei W, Benn R, Scholz R, Shevchenko V, Klatzmann U, Alberti F, Chiou R, Wassermann D, Vanderwal T, Smallwood J, Margulies D. A function-based mapping of sensory integration along the cortical hierarchy. Communications Biology 2024, 7: 1593. PMID: 39613829, PMCID: PMC11607388, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-07224-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary sensory signalsCognitive functionSensory integrationHigher-order cognitive functionsSensory information processingSensory signalsFunctional decodingTransmodal regionsPercentage of varianceCognitive demandsSensory processingHuman cognitionCortical hierarchyBrain statesSensory modalitiesInformation processingSensory magnitudeSensory informationPrimary cortexIntegrity changesFMRICognitionCortexBrainMinimal Variation in Functional Connectivity in Relation to Daily Affect
Godfrey K, Rai S, Graff K, Yin S, Merrikh D, Tansey R, Vanderwal T, Harris A, Bray S. Minimal Variation in Functional Connectivity in Relation to Daily Affect. ENeuro 2024, 11: eneuro.0209-24.2024. PMID: 39592226, PMCID: PMC11680495, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0209-24.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAffective disorder symptomsFunctional connectivityBrain functional connectivityDaily affectDisorder symptomsEffect sizeDay-to-day affectFunctional magnetic resonance imagingNetwork-level functional connectivityBetween-network connectivityWithin-network connectivityNon-clinical cohortPassive viewing conditionsParticipants self-reportedDorsal attentionPANAS-XIndividual differencesSubcortical regionsMultiple sessionsVisual networkSelf-reportAffectResearchers planning studiesConnectivity patternsMagnetic resonance imagingTemporal complexity of the BOLD-signal in preterm versus term infants
Mella A, Vanderwal T, Miller S, Weber A. Temporal complexity of the BOLD-signal in preterm versus term infants. Cerebral Cortex 2024, 34: bhae426. PMID: 39582376, PMCID: PMC11586500, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhae426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBirth ageWeeks gestational agePreterm brainGestational ageTerm infantsPreterm birthPretermCerebral developmentTerm equivalentNeonatesBOLD signalBirthScan ageInfantsAgeMixed effects modelsLinear mixed effects modelsEstimation of myelinResting state networksBrainHuman Connectome ProjectEffects modelDiffusion weighted imaging data36.4 Imaging the Active Brain: The Use of Movie-fMRI to Study Child Psychiatric Disorders
Vanderwal T. 36.4 Imaging the Active Brain: The Use of Movie-fMRI to Study Child Psychiatric Disorders. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 63: s364. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.07.836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWHAT’S THE BIG DEAL?: EMERGING THEMES IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC NEUROIMAGING RESEARCH
Vanderwal T. WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL?: EMERGING THEMES IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC NEUROIMAGING RESEARCH. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2024, 63: s363. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2024.07.832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChanges in cortical grey matter volume with Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance intervention in children with developmental coordination disorder
Malik M, Weber A, Lang D, Vanderwal T, Zwicker J. Changes in cortical grey matter volume with Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance intervention in children with developmental coordination disorder. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2024, 18: 1316117. PMID: 38841123, PMCID: PMC11150831, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1316117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerformance Quality Rating ScaleBruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2Developmental coordination disorderCortical gray matter volumeGray matter volumeCO-OP interventionGray matter volume changesMatter volumeVoxel-based morphometryCoordination disorderMovement qualityWaitlist groupOccupational performance interventionDecreased gray matter volumeGray matter volume differencesRight superior frontal gyrusRandomized waitlist-controlled trialTask-specific interventionBruininks-Oseretsky TestCognitive orientationDecreased gray matterFunctional brain changesSuperior frontal gyrusWaitlist-controlled trialMotor performanceDevelopment of human visual cortical function: A scoping review of task- and naturalistic-fMRI studies through the interactive specialization and maturational frameworks
Tansey R, Graff K, Rai S, Merrikh D, Godfrey K, Vanderwal T, Bray S. Development of human visual cortical function: A scoping review of task- and naturalistic-fMRI studies through the interactive specialization and maturational frameworks. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2024, 162: 105729. PMID: 38763178, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInteractive specializationHuman functional brain developmentFunctional brain developmentVisual fMRI studyFMRI studyNaturalistic studyFMRI literatureExperimental tasksDevelopmental frameworkVisual processingNaturalistic paradigmBrain developmentWell-poweredLongitudinal studyFMRINeuroimagingYounger ageSpecialization frameworkChildhoodTaskParadigmAppraisalStudyFindingsSub-domainsCortical grey matter volume differences in children with developmental coordination disorder compared to typically developing children
Malik M, Weber A, Lang D, Vanderwal T, Zwicker J. Cortical grey matter volume differences in children with developmental coordination disorder compared to typically developing children. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2024, 18: 1276057. PMID: 38826616, PMCID: PMC11140146, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1276057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeft superior frontal gyrusGray matter volumeSuperior frontal gyrusVoxel-based morphometryGreater gray matter volumeDevelopmental coordination disorderCortical gray matter volumeFrontal gyrusMatter volumeTD childrenTD groupRight middle frontal gyrusGray matter volume differencesCoordination disorderBrain developmentSuperior parietal lobeMiddle frontal gyrusThreshold-free cluster enhancementConners 3 ADHD IndexNeuroimaging evidenceAttention difficultiesFrontal poleAttention skillsFunctional connectivityParietal lobeEarly-treatment cerebral blood flow change as a predictive biomarker of antidepressant treatment response: evidence from the EMBARC clinical trial.
Dang Y, Lu B, Vanderwal T, Castellanos F, Yan C. Early-treatment cerebral blood flow change as a predictive biomarker of antidepressant treatment response: evidence from the EMBARC clinical trial. Psychological Medicine 2024, 54: 3053-3062. PMID: 38720516, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291724001156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor depressive disorderBrain regionsTreatment of Major Depressive DisorderHamilton Depression Rating Scale scoresBiomarkers of antidepressant treatment responseCerebral blood flowBiosignatures of Antidepressant ResponseDepression Rating Scale scoresSerotonin reuptake inhibitor treatmentAntidepressant treatment responseResponse to antidepressantsTreatment responseRating Scale scoresBiomarkers of treatment responseAssociated with increased cerebral perfusionEstablishing ModeratorsAntidepressant responseAntidepressant effectsDepressive disorderTemporal cortexNeural biomarkersPostcentral regionsCerebral blood flow changesWhole-brainDisabling illness302. A Method for Inclusion of High-Motion Underrepresented Youths for Robust Brain-Behaviour Relationships
Ramduny J, Uddin L, Feczko E, Fair D, Vanderwal T, Kelly C, Baskin-Sommers A. 302. A Method for Inclusion of High-Motion Underrepresented Youths for Robust Brain-Behaviour Relationships. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s223. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.801.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
ADHD desynchronizes brain activity during watching a distracted multi-talker conversation
Salmi J, Metwaly M, Tohka J, Alho K, Leppämäki S, Tani P, Koski A, Vanderwal T, Laine M. ADHD desynchronizes brain activity during watching a distracted multi-talker conversation. NeuroImage 2019, 216: 116352. PMID: 31730921, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderIntersubject correlationAttention networkFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataAberrant brain responsesDorsal attention networkDefault mode networkPosterior parietal cortexMultiple sensory inputsAuditory distractorsIrrelevant speechNaturalistic stimuliExperimental tasksBrain responsesHyperactivity disorderBrain activityEveryday situationsMagnetic resonance imaging dataParietal cortexBrain statesSensory cortexHealthy controlsSensory inputEveryday complexitiesDistractors
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