Publications

Repeated Delta 9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Exposure in Adolescent Monkeys: Persistent Effects Selective for Spatial Working Memory Verrico CD, Gu H, Peterson ML, Sampson AR, Lewis DA American Journal of Psychiatry 171:416-425, 2014 Acute exposure to cannabis produces impairments in working memory, the ability to briefly hold a small amount of information such as a phone number, in mind in order to guide thoughts or...

Racial Differences in Heart Rate Variability During Sleep in Women: The Study of Women?s Health Across the Nation Sleep Study Hall MH, Middleton K, Thayer JF, Lewis TT, Kline CE, Matthews KA, Kravitz HM, Krafty RT, Buysse DJ (Psychosomatic Medicine, 75:783-790, 2013) Although the leading cause of death for women in the United States is cardiovascular disease, little is known about the pathways through which sleep...

Longitudinal Growth Curves of Brain Function Underlying Inhibitory Control through AdolescenceOrdaz SJ, Foran W, Velanova K, Luna B The ability to stop a compelling but inappropriate response in favor of an optimal planned response is essential to ?executive? control of behavior. For example, it can be difficult to stop the impulse to attend to a long awaited text alert and wait for a safe time to look at it. This...

Racial Differences in Heart Rate Variability During Sleep in Women: The Study of Women Across the Nation Sleep StudyHall MH, Middleton K, Thayer JF, Lewis TT, Kline CE, Matthews KA, Kravitz HM, Krafty RT, Buysse DJ Although the number one cause of death for women in the United States is cardiovascular disease, few studies of heart rate variability have specifically analyzed women. Likewise, there has also been a...

Maternal Depression and Warmth During Childhood Predict Age 20 Neural Response to Reward Morgan JK, Shaw DS, Forbes EE Healthy brain development occurs in the context of supportive and warm family relationships, and early parenting experiences likely shape a child?s brain development, with consequences potentially extending into adulthood. Researchers from the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology investigated...

Using Peer Review to Improve Research and Promote Collaboration Kupfer DJ, Murphree AN, Pilkonis PA, Cameron JL, Giang R, Dodds NE, Godard KA, Lewis DA. The declining success rate of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant applications highlights the need for interdisciplinary work within a large, diverse department to improve chances of federal funding success. To address this need, we have the Research Review...