Article
Neurosciences
Laurie Compere, Sylvain Charron, Thierry Gallarda, Eirini Rari, Stephanie Lion, Marion Nys, Adele Anssens, Sandrine Coussinoux, Sebastien Machefaux, Catherine Oppenheim, Pascale Piolino
Summary: Recent literature on sex-related differences in autobiographical memory emphasizes the importance of psychosocial factors like gender identity over biological sex. This fMRI study found gender identity to have a stronger impact on autobiographical memory than biological sex, highlighting the need to consider hormonal factors in future research. The results suggest an interaction between biological sex and gender identity in explaining variations in autobiographical memory.
Review
Psychology
Daniel Voyer, Jean Saint Aubin, Katelyn Altman, Genevieve Gallant
Summary: This meta-analysis quantified sex differences in verbal working memory and found a small overall female advantage. The study also revealed that the magnitude of female advantage varied across different memory tasks and was influenced by factors such as recall direction, stimulus type, presentation format, response format, age, sample source, and contact with authors. These results have implications for understanding sex differences in episodic memory and have relevance for clinical applications and theory building.
PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN
(2021)
Review
Neurosciences
Terril L. Verplaetse, Kelly P. Cosgrove, Jody Tanabe, Sherry A. McKee
Summary: Over the past decade, rates of alcohol use disorder and high-risk drinking have increased significantly in women compared to men, highlighting the need to investigate the underlying neural mechanisms contributing to problematic alcohol consumption across genders.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Sadiya S. Khan, Lauren B. Beach, Clyde W. Yancy
Summary: Sex-based differences in risk, symptoms, and management of heart failure exist, with women having a higher incidence of HF with preserved ejection fraction compared to men. However, there are gaps in understanding gender-based differences in HF and inadequate representation of women and gender minorities in clinical trials.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Emese Kroon, Lauren Kuhns, Janna Cousijn
Summary: This study found that there was no difference in working memory performance between cannabis users and controls, but the presence of distracting cannabis words reduced working memory load-related brain activity in multiple regions in cannabis users compared to controls.
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Ying Zhou, Clayton E. Curtis, Kartik K. Sreenivasan, Daryl Fougnie
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between working memory and attention using fMRI and machine learning. The results demonstrate that selecting items in working memory and shifting attention utilize similar neural mechanisms. These shared mechanisms control the relative gains of neural populations and encode behaviorally relevant information.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Mathematical
Emma M. Russell, Mitchell G. Longstaff, Heather Winskel
Summary: Researchers have been interested in the impact of individual differences on eyewitness memory, with the sex of the eyewitness being an important factor. There has been inconsistent findings regarding whether sex differences exist in eyewitness memory. However, the research suggests that neither males nor females have superior performance in the total amount of accurate information reported, but rather that females may have better memory for person-related details while males may perform better for details related to the surrounding environment. The own-gender bias was also consistently found.
PSYCHONOMIC BULLETIN & REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Dylan S. Spets, Haley A. Fritch, Scott D. Slotnick
Summary: Sex differences in functional connectivity during long-term memory tasks were investigated in this study. Females showed greater interhemispheric connectivity while males showed greater intrahemispheric connectivity. The hippocampus was functionally connected to various brain regions, with differences observed between males and females in connectivity patterns.
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Ting-Ting Chang, Nai-Feng Chen, Yang-Teng Fan
Summary: This review examines the specificity of sex/gender in arithmetic processing through a cognitive neuroscience approach, summarizing gender differences in mathematical learning behavioral performance and analyzing the role of MRI in understanding sex-specific effects. It also proposes potential research issues for further exploration of the sex effect using neuroimaging technology.
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Petra Hermann, Bela Weiss, Balazs Knakker, Petra Madurka, Annamaria Manga, Adam Narai, Zoltan Vidnyanszky
Summary: The study identified two top-down attentional control processes that have opposing effects on distractor resistance. An early selection negativity was found in EEG responses to matching distractors, and congruency effects were positively associated with distractor resistance.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Esmeralda Hidalgo-Lopez, Belinda Pletzer
Summary: The study suggests that different phases of the menstrual cycle can affect the brain activation and connectivity patterns in women, especially during verbal working memory tasks. Variations in hormone levels during different phases may lead to changes in top-down regulation of the brain, affecting cognitive function and neural network activity.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Hilary M. DuBrock, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba, Richard N. Channick, Steven M. Kawut, Michael J. Krowka
Summary: Female candidates for liver transplant with POPH have higher baseline PVR, lower MELD score, and are more likely to have autoimmune liver disease compared to male candidates. In younger patients, female gender is associated with worse survival, although overall survival rates are similar between women and men.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Aleksandra Kosza Koszalka, Klaudia Lustyk, Karolina Pytka
Summary: This review discusses the recent progress in understanding the biological sex differences in cognition and highlights the challenges encountered in such research. It focuses on spatial, recognition, and emotional memory, as well as executive functions such as attention, cognitive flexibility, and working memory.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Joshua R. Smith, Randal J. Thomas, Amanda R. Bonikowske, Shane M. Hammer, Thomas P. Olson
Summary: This article reviews the sex differences in outpatient phase II cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programming, including CR participation rates, core components, and barriers to participation. Strategies to mitigate these disparities are discussed, along with areas for future research.
CIRCULATION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sascha de Breij, Martijn Huisman, Cecile R. L. Boot, Dorly J. H. Deeg
Summary: Female older workers and feminine older workers have more depressive symptoms compared to male and non-feminine workers. Autonomy and task variation partially explain gender differences in depressive symptoms. Improving these conditions can reduce gender inequality in mental health among older workers.
Editorial Material
Neurosciences
Remi Gau, Stephanie Noble, Katja Heuer, Katherine L. Bottenhorn, Isil P. Bilgin, Yu-Fang Yang, Julia M. Huntenburg, Johanna M. M. Bayer, Richard A. I. Bethlehem, Shawn A. Rhoads, Christoph Vogelbacher, Valentina Borghesani, Elizabeth Levitis, Hao-Ting Wang, Sofie Van den Bossche, Xenia Kobeleva, Jon Haitz Legarreta, Samuel Guay, Selim Melvin Atay, Gael P. Varoquaux, Dorien C. Huijser, Malin S. Sandstrom, Peer Herholz, Samuel A. Nastase, AmanPreet Badhwar, Guillaume Dumas, Simon Schwab, Stefano Moia, Michael Dayan, Yasmine Bassil, Paula P. Brooks, Matteo Mancini, James M. Shine, David O'Connor, Xihe Xie, Davide Poggiali, Patrick Friedrich, Anibal S. Heinsfeld, Lydia Riedl, Roberto Toro, Cesar Caballero-Gaudes, Anders Eklund, Kelly G. Garner, Christopher R. Nolan, Damion V. Demeter, Fernando A. Barrios, Junaid S. Merchant, Elizabeth A. McDevitt, Robert Oostenveld, R. Cameron Craddock, Ariel Rokem, Andrew Doyle, Satrajit S. Ghosh, Aki Nikolaidis, Olivia W. Stanley, Eneko Urunuela
Summary: Brainhack is an innovative meeting format that promotes scientific collaboration and education in an open, inclusive environment, complementing conventional formats to augment scientific progress.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Yi Li, Wesley K. Thompson, Chase Reuter, Ryan Nillo, Terry Jernigan, Anders Dale, Leo P. Sugrue
Summary: The study found that incidental findings and findings with potential clinical significance are common in the general pediatric population.
Article
Neurosciences
Jessica S. Flannery, Michael C. Riedel, Taylor Salo, Lauren D. Hill-Bowen, Ranjita Poudel, Ashley R. Adams, Angela R. Laird, Raul Gonzalez, Matthew T. Sutherland
Summary: Chronic inflammation in the central nervous system is a mechanism by which HIV can lead to cognitive decline. The study examined the effects of HIV and cannabis on insular circuitry, cognition, and immune function, finding that cannabis may help normalize insula functioning among people living with HIV.
JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNE PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
B. Chaarani, S. Hahn, N. Allgaier, S. Adise, M. M. Owens, A. C. Juliano, D. K. Yuan, H. Loso, A. Ivanciu, M. D. Albaugh, J. Dumas, S. Mackey, J. Laurent, M. Ivanova, D. J. Hagler, M. D. Cornejo, S. Hatton, A. Agrawal, L. Aguinaldo, L. Ahonen, W. Aklin, A. P. Anokhin, J. Arroyo, S. Avenevoli, D. Babcock, K. Bagot, F. C. Baker, M. T. Banich, D. M. Barch, H. Bartsch, A. Baskin-Sommers, J. M. Bjork, D. Blachman-Demner, M. Bloch, R. Bogdan, S. Y. Bookheimer, F. Breslin, S. Brown, F. J. Calabro, V Calhoun, B. J. Casey, L. Chang, D. B. Clark, C. Cloak, R. T. Constable, K. Constable, R. Corley, L. B. Cottler, S. Coxe, R. K. Dagher, A. M. Dale, M. Dapretto, R. Delcarmen-Wiggins, A. S. Dick, E. K. Do, N. U. F. Dosenbach, G. J. Dowling, S. Edwards, T. M. Ernst, D. A. Fair, C. C. Fan, E. Feczko, S. W. Feldstein-Ewing, P. Florsheim, J. J. Foxe, E. G. Freedman, N. P. Friedman, S. Friedman-Hill, B. F. Fuemmeler, A. Galvan, D. G. Gee, J. Giedd, M. Glantz, P. Glaser, J. Godino, M. Gonzalez, R. Gonzalez, S. Grant, K. M. Gray, F. Haist, M. P. Harms, S. Hawes, A. C. Heath, S. Heeringa, M. M. Heitzeg, R. Hermosillo, M. M. Herting, J. M. Hettema, J. K. Hewitt, C. Heyser, E. Hoffman, K. Howlett, R. S. Huber, M. A. Huestis, L. W. Hyde, W. G. Iacono, M. A. Infante, O. Irfanoglu, A. Isaiah, S. Iyengar, J. Jacobus, R. James, B. Jean-Francois, T. Jernigan, N. R. Karcher, A. Kaufman, B. Kelley, B. Kit, A. Ksinan, J. Kuperman, A. R. Laird, C. Larson, K. LeBlanc, C. Lessov-Schlagger, N. Lever, D. A. Lewis, K. Lisdahl, A. R. Little, M. Lopez, M. Luciana, B. Luna, P. A. Madden, H. H. Maes, C. Makowski, A. T. Marshall, M. J. Mason, J. Matochik, B. D. McCandliss, E. McGlade, I Montoya, G. Morgan, A. Morris, C. Mulford, P. Murray, B. J. Nagel, M. C. Neale, G. Neigh, A. Nencka, A. Noronha, S. J. Nixon, C. E. Palmer, V Pariyadath, M. P. Paulus, W. E. Pelham, D. Pfefferbaum, C. Pierpaoli, A. Prescot, D. Prouty, L. Puttler, N. Rajapaske, K. M. Rapuano, G. Reeves, P. F. Renshaw, M. C. Riedel, P. Rojas, M. de la Rosa, M. D. Rosenberg, M. J. Ross, M. Sanchez, C. Schirda, D. Schloesser, J. Schulenberg, K. J. Sher, C. Sheth, P. D. Shilling, W. K. Simmons, E. R. Sowell, N. Speer, M. Spittel, L. M. Squeglia, C. Sripada, J. Steinberg, C. Striley, M. T. Sutherland, J. Tanabe, S. F. Tapert, W. Thompson, R. L. Tomko, K. A. Uban, S. Vrieze, N. E. Wade, R. Watts, S. Weiss, B. A. Wiens, O. D. Williams, A. Wilbur, D. Wing, D. Wolff-Hughes, R. Yang, D. A. Yurgelun-Todd, R. A. Zucker, A. Potter, H. P. Garavan
Summary: The ABCD Study is a 10-year longitudinal study aiming to track neurodevelopment and individual differences in brain function. Activation patterns from three different fMRI tasks completed at baseline were reported, showing robust brain activations consistent with previous literature.
NATURE NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Anthony J. Kondracki, Michael C. Riedel, Katharine Crooks, Patricio Viera Perez, Jessica S. Flannery, Angela R. Laird, Matthew T. Sutherland
Summary: Neuroticism is associated with an increased likelihood of cognitive failures, but mindfulness may mediate this relationship to alleviate the negative effects.
PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Ranjita Poudel, Michael J. Tobia, Michael C. Riedel, Taylor Salo, Jessica S. Flannery, Lauren D. Hill-Bowen, Anthony S. Dick, Angela R. Laird, Carlos M. Parra, Matthew T. Sutherland
Summary: Lower financial savings among individuals experiencing adverse social determinants of health (SDoH) increases vulnerabilities during times of crisis. We examined the relationships between brain activity during decision-making (DM), laboratory-based task performance, and money savings behavior and found that amygdala activity during decision-making mediates the impact on real-world behavior of individuals from low-SES households, with personality characteristics moderating this relationship.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Jessica S. Flannery, Michael C. Riedel, Lauren D. Hill-Bowen, Ranjita Poudel, Katherine L. Bottenhorn, Taylor Salo, Angela R. Laird, Raul Gonzalez, Matthew T. Sutherland
Summary: This study investigated the impact of HIV and cannabis on brain network connectivity. The findings suggest that HIV-positive individuals showed reduced connectivity in certain brain networks, which may affect error processing.
NETWORK NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Benjelene D. Sutherland, Patricio M. Viera Perez, Katharine E. Crooks, Jessica S. Flannery, Lauren D. Hill-Bowen, Michael C. Riedel, Angela R. Laird, Elisa M. Trucco, Matthew T. Sutherland
Summary: The resting-state functional connectivity between the amygdala and insula is associated with adolescent e-cigarette use, mediated by sleep problems and depression levels.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Brianna S. Pankey, Michael C. Riedel, Isis Cowan, Jessica E. Bartley, Rosario Pintos Lobo, Lauren D. Hill-Bowen, Taylor Salo, Erica D. Musser, Matthew T. Sutherland, Angela R. Laird
Summary: Through meta-analytic techniques, researchers identified consensus-based structural alterations in PTSD using the anatomical likelihood estimation (ALE) approach. Functional profiles of identified convergent structural regions were then generated using resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) and meta-analytic co-activation modeling (MACM) methods. The study revealed overlapping associations with attention, memory, and emotion processes, suggesting important implications for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms associated with PTSD.
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN FUNCTIONS
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Lauren D. Hill-Bowen, Michael C. Riedel, Taylor Salo, Jessica S. Flannery, Ranjita Poudel, Angela R. Laird, Matthew T. Sutherland
Summary: In this study, common structural brain alterations across different drug classes were identified using meta-analytic techniques. The study also characterized the functionally-connected networks associated with these structurally altered regions. The findings suggest that substance-related structural brain alterations have implications for the functioning of large-scale networks and substance abuse.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
(2022)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Saima A. Akbar, Aaron T. Mattfeld, Angela R. Laird, Dana L. McMakin
Summary: This review presents a theoretical model called the SIPYA model, which explains the association between sleep-related problems and internalizing disorders during adolescence. The model suggests that sleep problems during late childhood and early adolescence can disrupt brain networks and increase vulnerability to internalizing symptoms and disorders. Sleep-related behaviors have potential for intervention and can go beyond treating internalizing psychopathology.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2022)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Rosario Pintos Lobo, Katherine L. Bottenhorn, Michael C. Riedel, Afra I. Toma, Megan M. Hare, Donisha D. Smith, Alexandra C. Moor, Isis K. Cowan, Javier A. Valdes, Jessica E. Bartley, Taylor Salo, Emily R. Boeving, Brianna Pankey, Matthew T. Sutherland, Erica D. Musser, Angela R. Laird
Summary: Neuroscientists used the RDoC framework to explore the neural systems involved in social processing. Through meta-analysis of fMRI data, they identified regions in the brain that are associated with different aspects of social cognition, including perception, communication, and affiliation.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Amal Kaddoumi, Thomas S. Denney, Gopikrishna Deshpande, Jennifer L. Robinson, Ronald J. Beyers, David T. Redden, Domenico Pratico, Tassos C. Kyriakides, Bonian Lu, Anna N. Kirby, Darren T. Beck, Nancy D. Merner
Summary: Extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) and refined olive oil (ROO) have beneficial effects on individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), with EVOO improving clinical dementia rating and behavioral scores, reducing blood-brain barrier permeability, enhancing brain connectivity, and reducing blood amyloid-beta levels. ROO improves clinical dementia rating and functional brain activation.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Aida Kamalian, Tina Khodadadifar, Amin Saberi, Maryam Masoudi, Julia A. Camilleri, Claudia R. Eickhoff, Mojtaba Zarei, Lorenzo Pasquini, Angela R. Laird, Peter T. Fox, Simon B. Eickhoff, Masoud Tahmasian
Summary: This study used a meta-analytic approach to investigate brain abnormalities in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). The findings revealed consistent abnormalities in the anterior cingulate cortices, anterior insula, amygdala, paracingulate, striatum, and hippocampus. Functional connectivity analysis identified networks connected to these regions, and functional decoding analysis suggested dysfunction in emotional processing, reward processing, and higher-order cognitive functions in bvFTD. The results highlight the key role of the salience network and subcortical regions in the pathophysiology of bvFTD.
ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA: DIAGNOSIS, ASSESSMENT & DISEASE MONITORING
(2022)
Article
Neuroimaging
Amy L. Byrd, Samuel W. Hawes, Rebecca Waller, Mauricio R. Delgado, Matthew T. Sutherland, Anthony S. Dick, Elisa M. Trucco, Michael C. Riedel, Ileana Pacheco-Colon, Angela R. Laird, Raul Gonzalez
Summary: This study examined neural sensitivity to loss anticipation and receipt among youth with DBD, finding no significant differences in brain activity across groups. The results suggest that differences in punishment sensitivity among youth with DBD are unrelated to loss anticipation or receipt.
NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL
(2021)