2002
Childhood Trauma Associated With Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Women With Major Depression
Vythilingam M, Heim C, Newport J, Miller AH, Anderson E, Bronen R, Brummer M, Staib L, Vermetten E, Charney DS, Nemeroff CB, Bremner JD. Childhood Trauma Associated With Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Women With Major Depression. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2002, 159: 2072-2080. PMID: 12450959, PMCID: PMC3230324, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmaller hippocampal volumesMajor depressive disorderHippocampal volumeDepressive disorderDepressed subjectsDepressed womenHealthy subjectsChildhood abuseUnipolar major depressive disorderRight hippocampal volumeCoronal MRI scansAdrenal axisDepressed patientsMajor depressionControl brain regionsTemporal lobeWhole hippocampusComparison subjectsMRI scansTrauma AssociatedEarly childhood traumaFemale volunteersWhole brainBrain regionsStudy participants
1998
Development and Reliability of a Method for Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Definition of Regions of Interest for Positron Emission Tomography
Bremner JD, Bronen RA, De Erasquin G, Vermetten E, Staib LH, Ng CK, Soufer R, Charney DS, Innis RB. Development and Reliability of a Method for Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Definition of Regions of Interest for Positron Emission Tomography. Molecular Imaging And Biology 1998, 1: 145-159. PMID: 14516589, DOI: 10.1016/s1095-0397(98)00015-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyCoregistered magnetic resonance imagingResonance imagingBrain regionsEmission tomographyPoor anatomical resolutionAnatomical resolutionRegional metabolic rateBrain metabolic rateIntra-class correlation coefficientSuperior anatomical resolutionPET scansMRI scansMetabolic rateBrain scansPhysiologic informationAnatomical landmarksPET brain imagesReliable methodPets siteIndependent ratersScansImportant physiological informationStandard anatomical atlas
1996
Three cases of symptom change in Tourette's syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder associated with paediatric cerebral malignancies.
Peterson B, Bronen R, Duncan C. Three cases of symptom change in Tourette's syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder associated with paediatric cerebral malignancies. Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 1996, 61: 497. PMID: 8937345, PMCID: PMC1074048, DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.61.5.497.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsGilles de la Tourette's syndromeObsessive-compulsive disorderCerebral malignanciesTourette syndromeTumor progressionNeurobiology of OCDLa Tourette's syndromeImportant neural substrateChart reviewNeuropsychiatric symptomsTic symptomsTumor locationSpecialty clinicCorpus callosumRadiographic documentationSymptom generationLimbic systemCaudate nucleusIntracranial lesionsSymptom changeBrain regionsSymptom severitySyndromeVentral striatumMalignancy
1995
MRI-based measurement of hippocampal volume in patients with combat- related posttraumatic stress disorder
Bremner J, Randall P, Scott T, Bronen R, Seibyl J, Southwick S, Delaney R, McCarthy G, Charney D, Innis R. MRI-based measurement of hippocampal volume in patients with combat- related posttraumatic stress disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1995, 152: 973-981. PMID: 7793467, PMCID: PMC3233767, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.152.7.973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderCombat-related posttraumatic stress disorderSmaller right hippocampal volumeRight hippocampal volumeVerbal memoryHippocampal volumeStress disorderPTSD patientsShort-term verbal memoryShort-term memoryWechsler Memory ScaleComparison subjectsVietnam combat veteransMemory ScaleCombat veteransYears of educationMagnetic resonance imagingBrain regionsMemoryBrain structuresFunctional deficitsNeurotoxic effectsPsychiatric disordersAlcohol abusePatients
1994
Localization of semantic processing using functional magnetic resonance imaging
Shaywitz B, Pugh K, Constable R, Shaywitz S, Bronen R, Fulbright R, Shankweiler D, Katz L, Fletcher J, Skudlarski P, Gore J. Localization of semantic processing using functional magnetic resonance imaging. Human Brain Mapping 1994, 2: 149-158. DOI: 10.1002/hbm.460020304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSemantic processingPhonological processingLeft posterior temporal regionPhonological information processingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingInferior frontal regionsFrontal brain regionsPosterior temporal regionsTemporal lobe sitesCognitive neuroscienceCognitive tasksMemory searchRight-handed manWord meaningsWord formsGeneration taskSound structureSemantic categoriesNeural systemsFrontal regionsInformation processingTemporal regionsNeuroanatomic lociBrain regionsProcessing