A5081718707- Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Healthcare and Venom Research
- Language Development and Disorders
- Uterine Myomas and Treatments
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
- Deception detection and forensic psychology
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Reproductive System and Pregnancy
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Health, psychology, and well-being
University of Rochester
2021-2023
University of Rochester Medical Center
2020-2021
Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital
2019
University of Massachusetts Amherst
2007-2012
Tufts University
2006-2009
Abstract The current paper presents evidence relating low-level lead exposure to impaired executive functioning in young children. Using the Shape School task, we assessed focused attention, attention switching, working memory, and ability inhibit automatic responses a cohort of 170 Participants performed task at both 48 54 months age; mean blood level was 6.49 µg/dl months. After controlling for wide range sociodemographic, prenatal, perinatal variables, negatively associated with...
It has been proposed that the loose associations characteristic of thought disorder in schizophrenia result from an abnormal increase automatic spread activation through semantic memory. We tested this hypothesis by examining time course neural priming using event-related potentials (ERPs). ERPs were recorded to target words directly related, indirectly and unrelated their preceding primes, while thought-disordered (TD) non-TD patients healthy controls performed implicit categorization task...
Abstract In two experiments, direct and indirect semantic priming were measured using event‐related potentials. Experiment 1, participants rated the relatedness between prime target on a seven‐point scale. 2, simply read primes targets as they monitored for category in probe filler items. Significant N400 effects observed both experiments. effect remained significant when indirectly related unrelated word pairs matched participants' explicit judgments. preserved more global objective...
An impairment in the build-up and use of context has been proposed as a core feature schizophrenia. The current study tested hypothesis that schizophrenia patients show impairments building up within sentences because abnormalities combining semantic with syntactic information. Schizophrenia healthy controls read made acceptability judgments about containing verbs were semantically associated individual preceding words but violated either meaning (animacy/semantic constraints) or structure...
Dysmenorrhea is suggested to increase the risk of chronic pain by enhancing central sensitization. However, little known about whether emotional and cognitive responses induced dysmenorrhea contribute interference. This study examined association between catastrophizing specific both pelvic (CPP)-associated interference.Women (N = 104) receiving care for CPP through a tertiary gynecological clinic 2017 2020 were recruited. They completed Pain Catastrophizing Scale, Brief Inventory-pain...
Both animal and human studies suggest that cognitive bias toward negative information, such as observed in major depression, may arise through the interaction of cortisol (CORT) norepinephrine (NE) within amygdala. To date, there is no published account relationship between endogenous NE CORT levels bias. The present study examined salivary alpha-amylase (sAA), an indirect measure NE, relation to masked affective priming words young female participants. Women with higher showed increased...
Schizophrenia is associated with abnormalities in emotional processing and social cognition. However, it remains unclear whether patients show abnormal neurophysiological responses during fast, online appraisals of the meaning information. To examine this question, event-related potentials (ERPs) were collected while 18 schizophrenia demographically matched controls evaluated 2-sentence vignettes describing negative, positive, or neutral situations. ERPs time locked to a critical word (CW)...
Abstract Background Endometriosis is associated with substantial adverse health and psychosocial consequences. However, the prevalence of endometriosis across different racial ethnic groups in US has not been established to what extent difference might be systemic barriers receiving diagnosis unknown. We aimed estimate examine association between race/ethnicity time Methods Using cross-sectional data from National Health Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2006, we estimated...
Female chronic pelvic pain (CPP) has multiple generators and significant psychosocial sequalae. Biopsychosocial-based phenotyping could help identify clinical heterogeneity that may inform tailored patient treatment. This study sought to distinct CPP profiles based on routinely collected information evaluate the validity of through associations with social histories subsequent health care utilization.Women (18-77 years, n = 200) seeking for in a tertiary gynecological clinic between 2017...
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women is both common and disabling, access to interdisciplinary care limited. Patient education programs may represent a pragmatic approach delivering care, but date the specific educational needs of patients with CPP are unknown.We surveyed 136 at tertiary treatment center identify their preferences; 71 (52%) completed surveys. Based on results, we developed an program, including expert presentations extensive participant handbook. We modified our program...
Background: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in women is common and costly, little known about patient characteristics predicting healthcare utilization within this population. The present study examined the role of acceptance catastrophizing, assessed prior to treatment initiation, future uptake medical surgical interventions specifically for management. Methods: Our sample comprised referred a tertiary gynecological center. Baseline catastrophizing scores were compared across each major...