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    • From core schemas about the self and others to voice phenomenology: Anxiety and depression affect voice hearers differently 

      Kusztrits, Isabella; Toh, Wei Lin; Thomas, Neil; Larøi, Frank; Meyers, Denny; Hirnstein, Marco; Rossell, Susan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Objectives Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) occur as a symptom in various mental disorders, and show different phenomenological aspects, depending on their underlying psychopathology. Anxiety and depression, which ...

    • From observed laterality to latent hemispheric differences: Revisiting the inference problem 

      Sørensen, Øystein; Westerhausen, René (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Researchers interested in hemispheric dominance frequently aim to infer latent functional differences between the hemispheres from observed lateral behavioural or brain-activation differences. To be valid, these inferences ...

    • Functional activity level reported by an informant is an early predictor of Alzheimer’s disease 

      Vik, Alexandra; Kocinski, Marek Michal; Rye, Ingrid Karlsen; Lundervold, Astri J.; Lundervold, Alexander Selvikvåg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Loss of autonomy in day-to-day functioning is one of the feared outcomes of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and relatives may have been worried by subtle behavioral changes in ordinary life situations long before these ...

    • The functional and structural asymmetries of the superior temporal sulcus 

      Specht, Karsten; Wigglesworth, Philip (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-02)
      The superior temporal sulcus (STS) is an anatomical structure that increasingly interests researchers. This structure appears to receive multisensory input and is involved in several perceptual and cognitive core functions, ...

    • Functional asymmetry and effective connectivity of the auditory system during speech perception is modulated by the place of articulation of the consonant – A 7 T fMRI study 

      Specht, Karsten; Baumgartner, Florian; Stadler, Jörg; Hugdahl, Kenneth; Pollmann, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-11)
      To differentiate between stop-consonants, the auditory system has to detect subtle place of articulation (PoA) and voice-onset time (VOT) differences between stop-consonants. How this differential processing is represented ...

    • Functional brain networks in the schizophrenia spectrum and bipolar disorder with psychosis 

      van Dellen, Edwin; Börner, Corinna; Schutte, Maya; van Montfort, Simone; Abramovic, Lucija; Boks, Marco P.; Cahn, Wiepke; van Haren, Neeltje E.M.; Mandl, René; Stam, Cornelis J.; Sommer, Iris Else Clara (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Psychotic experiences have been proposed to lie on a spectrum, ranging from subclinical experiences to treatment-resistant schizophrenia. We aimed to characterize functional connectivity and brain network characteristics ...

    • Functional changes in GABA and glutamate during motor learning 

      Bell, Tiffany K; Craven, Alexander R.; Hugdahl, Kenneth Jan; Noeske, Ralph; Harris, Ashley D (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Functional magnetic resonance spectroscopy (fMRS) of GABA at 3 T poses additional challenges compared with fMRS of other metabolites because of the difficulties of measuring GABA levels; GABA is present in the brain at ...

    • Functional connectome differences in individuals with hallucinations across the psychosis continuum 

      Schutte, Maya J. L.; Bohlken, Marc M.; Collin, Guusje; Abramovic, Lucija; Boks, Marco P. M.; Cahn, Wiepke; Dauwan, Meenakshi; van Dellen, Edwin; van Haren, Neeltje E. M.; Hugdahl, Kenneth; Koops, Sanne; Mandl, René C. W.; Sommer, Iris E. C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Hallucinations may arise from an imbalance between sensory and higher cognitive brain regions, reflected by alterations in functional connectivity. It is unknown whether hallucinations across the psychosis continuum exhibit ...

    • GABA, glutamatergic dynamics and BOLD contrast assessed concurrently using functional MRS during a cognitive task 

      Craven, Alexander R.; Dwyer, Gerard Eric; Ersland, Lars; Kazimierczak, Katarzyna Anna; Noeske, Ralph; Sandøy, Lydia Brunvoll; Johnsen, Erik; Hugdahl, Kenneth Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      A recurring issue in functional neuroimaging is how to link task-driven haemodynamic blood oxygen level dependent functional MRI (BOLD-fMRI) responses to underlying neurochemistry at the synaptic level. Glutamate and ...

    • Gender stereotypes and incremental beliefs in STEM and non-STEM students in three countries: relationships with performance in cognitive tasks 

      Moè, Angelica; Hausmann, Markus; Hirnstein, Marco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Women’s underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) has been linked, among others, to gender stereotypes and ability-related beliefs as well as gender differences in specific cognitive ...

    • Gender-stereotyping and cognitive sex differences in mixed- and same-sex groups 

      Hirnstein, Marco; Andrews, Lisa Coloma; Hausmann, Markus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-13)
      Sex differences in specific cognitive abilities are well documented, but the biological, psychological, and sociocultural interactions that may underlie these differences are largely unknown. We examined within a biopsychosocial ...

    • Genome-wide analyses of aggressiveness in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder 

      Brevik, Erlend Joramo; van Donkelaar, Marjolein M J; Weber, Heike; Sanchez-Mora, Cristina; Jacob, Christian; Rivero, Olga; Kittel-Schneider, Sarah; Garcia-Martinez, Iris; Aebi, Marcel; van Hulzen, Kimm; Cormand, Bru; Ramos-Quiroga, Josep A; Lesch, Klaus-Peter; Reif, Andreas; Ribases, Marta; Franke, Barbara; Posserud, Maj-Britt Rocio; Johansson, Stefan; Lundervold, Astri; Haavik, Jan; Zayats, Tetyana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03-29)
      Aggressiveness is a behavioral trait that has the potential to be harmful to individuals and society. With an estimated heritability of about 40%, genetics is important in its development. We performed an exploratory ...

    • Ghrelin is related to lower brain reward activation during touch 

      Pfabigan, Daniela M.; Frogner, Erik Rimestad; Schéle, Erik; Thorsby, Per Medbøe; Skålhegg, Bjørn Steen; Dickson, Suzanne L.; Sailer, Uta (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      The gut hormone ghrelin drives food motivation and increases food intake, but it is also involved in the anticipation of and response to rewards other than food. This pre-registered study investigated how naturally varying ...

    • Glutamate- and GABA-Modulated Connectivity in Auditory Hallucinations—A Combined Resting State fMRI and MR Spectroscopy Study 

      Weber, Sarah; Hjelmervik, Helene; Craven, Alexander R.; Johnsen, Erik; Kroken, Rune Andreas; Løberg, Else-Marie; Ersland, Lars; Kompus, Kristiina; Hugdahl, Kenneth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) have been linked to aberrant interhemispheric connectivity between the left and the right superior temporal gyrus (STG), labeled the interhemispheric miscommunication theory. ...

    • Glutamatergic modulation of auditory cortex connectivity with attentional brain networks in unpredictable perceptual environment 

      Kompus, Kristiina; Volehaugen, Vegard; Craven, Alexander R.; Specht, Karsten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      In a stable environment the brain can minimize processing required for sensory input by forming a predictive model of the surrounding world and suppressing neural response to predicted stimuli. Unpredicted stimuli lead to ...

    • Goal management training for adults with ADHD – clients’ experiences with a group-based intervention 

      Nordby, Emilie Sektnan; Gilje, Sigrid; Jensen, Daniel Andre; Sørensen, Lin; Stige, Signe Hjelen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-19)
      Background: There is growing evidence for the efficacy of group-based interventions for adults with ADHD. However, there is still a lack of research investigating how clients experience participating in such interventions. ...

    • Goal management training improves executive control in adults with ADHD: an open trial employing attention network theory to examine effects on attention 

      Jensen, Daniel Andre; Lundervold, Astri J.; Stubberud, Jan Egil; Halmøy, Anne; Haavik, Jan; Sørensen, Lin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) typically experience poorer attentional control. According to the attention network theory, attentional control relies on three interacting networks ...

    • Grammatical development in both languages of bilingual Turkish-Dutch children with and without Developmental Language Disorder 

      Blom, Elma; Boerma, Tessel; Karaca, Figen; de Jong, Jan; Küntay, Aylin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Introduction: To guarantee a reliable diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in bilingual children, evaluating both languages is recommended. However, little is known about how DLD impacts the heritage language, ...

    • Group Study of Simulated Driving fMRI Data by Multiset Canonical Correlation Analysis 

      Li, Yi-Ou; Eichele, Tom; Calhoun, Vince D.; Adali, Tulay (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)
      In this work, we apply a novel statistical method, multiset canonical correlation analysis (M-CCA), to study a group of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) datasets acquired during simulated driving task. The M-CCA ...

    • GWAS meta-analysis reveals novel loci and genetic correlates for general cognitive function: a report form the COGENT consortium 

      Trampush, Joey W.; Yang, M.L.Z.; Yu, Jin; Knowles, Emma; Davies, Gail; Liewald, David C.M.; Starr, John M.; Djurovic, Srdjan; Melle, Ingrid; Sundet, Kjetil Søren; Christoforou, Andrea; Reinvang, Ivar; DeRosse, Pamela; Lundervold, Astri; Steen, Vidar Martin; Espeseth, Thomas; Räikkönen, Katri; Widén, Elisabeth; Palotie, Aarno; Eriksson, Johan Gunnar; Giegling, Ina; Konte, Bettina; Roussos, Panos; Giakoumaki, Stella; Burdick, Katherine E.; Payton, Antony; Ollier, William E.R.; Horan, Michael Arthur; Chiba-Falek, Ornit; Attix, Deborah K.; Need, Anna C.; Cirulli, Elizabeth Trilby; Voineskos, Aristotle N.; Stefanis, Nikos C.; Avramopoulos, Dimitrios A.; Hatzimanolis, Alex; Arking, Dan E.; Smyrnis, Nikolaos; Bilder, Robert Martin; Freimer, Nelson A.; Cannon, Tyrone D.; London, Edyth; Poldrack, Russell Alan; Sabb, Fred W.; Congdon, Eliza L.; Conley, Emily Drabant; Scult, Matthew A.; Dickinson, Dwight; Straub, Richard E.; Donohoe, Gary J.; Morris, Derek W.; Corvin, Aiden; Gill, Michael; Hariri, Ahmad; Weinberger, Daniel R.; Pendleton, Neil; Bitsios, Panos; Rujescu, Dan; Lahti, Jari; Le Hellard, Stephanie; Keller, Matthew C.; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Deary, Ian John; Glahn, David C.; Malhotra, Anil K.; Lencz, Todd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01-17)
      The complex nature of human cognition has resulted in cognitive genomics lagging behind many other fields in terms of gene discovery using genome-wide association study (GWAS) methods. In an attempt to overcome these ...