Neural activation during cognitive effort-based decision-making: Associations with avolition in Veterans with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Effort-based decision-making (EBDM) is a key component of motivation. Impairments in EBDM have been consistently linked to amotivation in individuals with …

Neuro-cognitive specificities in prosocial disobedience: A comparative fMRI study of civilian and military populations

Abstract: The literature highlighted that compliance with or resistance to authority orders to inflict pain involves cognitive processes like empathy, guilt, mentalization, …

Brain activation during suicide-specific cognition in trauma-exposed Veterans

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The suicide Implicit Association Test (S-IAT) captures the strength of the implicit identification between self and death and is one of the few …

Neural rewiring of resilience: The effects of combat deployment on functional network architecture

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Although combat-deployed soldiers are at high risk for developing trauma-related psychopathology, most will remain resilient for the duration and aftermath of …

A late-life neurogenetic signature of exposure to combat stress - a monozygotic discordant twin study

Abstract: Animal models suggest that experiencing high-stress levels induces changes in amygdalar circuitry and gene expression. In humans, combat exposure has been shown to alter …

A tale of two targets: Examining the differential effects of posterior cingulate cortex- and amygdala-targeted fMRI-neurofeedback in a PTSD pilot study

Abstract:Real-time fMRI-based neurofeedback (rt-fMRI-NFB) is a non-invasive technology that enables individuals to self-regulate brain activity linked to neuropsychiatric symptoms, …

Barriers to Veteran employment as police officers: The PTSD diagnosis bias

Abstract:Combat veterans are highly qualified to fill critical shortages of police officers across the US, but the prevalence of PTSD among this population is a barrier to …

Posterior cingulate cortex targeted real-time fMRI neurofeedback recalibrates effective connectivity with the amygdala, posterior insula, and default-mode network in PTSD

Abstract:Alterations within large-scale brain networks—namely, the default mode (DMN) and salience networks (SN)—are present among individuals with posttraumatic stress …

Increased top-down control of emotions during symptom provocation working memory tasks following an RCT of alpha-down neurofeedback in PTSD.

Abstract:Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been found to be associated with emotion under-modulation from the prefrontal cortex and a breakdown of the top-down control of …

Real-time fMRI neurofeedback training of the amygdala activity with simultaneous EEG in veterans with combat-related PTSD

Abstract: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a chronic and disabling neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by insufficient top-down modulation of the amygdala activity by …

Preliminary Evidence for Differential Olfactory and Trigeminal Processing in Combat Veterans with and without PTSD

Abstract: Structural and functional changes in the olfactory system are increasingly implicated in the expression of PTSD. Still, very little is known about the neurobiological …