Eric S Porges

Eric S Porges, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department: Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
Business Phone: (352) 294-5838
Business Email: eporges@ufl.edu

Accomplishments

CTSA Institutional K Scholar
2016 · University of Florida
Institutional K Scholar
2016 · CTSA – University of Florida
KL2 awardee
2016 · Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI, University of Florida
Norman Henry Anderson Award
2012 · Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2019-2025
CLP7979 Advanced Research
2019-2025
CLP7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
2018-2024
CLP6971 Research for Master’s Thesis
2017-2020,2022
PSB4934 Special Topics in Physiological Psychology
2017-2019,2021-2022
CLP3911 Introduction to Clinical Research
2017,2019-2022,2022-2024
CLP6940 Supervised Teaching
2016
GMS6893 Clinical and Translational Science Seminar Series
2021-2024
PSB4343C Laboratory in Cognitive Neuroscience
2022-2024
CLP6905 Individual Work
2023-2024
PHC7918 Independent Study

Research Profile

My program of research focuses on age-related changes in cognition and the neurophysiological processes that underlie, impact, and accelerate these changes. In service of this focus, I conduct research that integrates factors known to accelerate aging, including heavy alcohol use, HIV, and obesity. To explore this area my research utilizes a range of methods including neuroimaging (i.e., magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)), cognitive and behavioral assesment, metabolic tools, and neuromodulation methods (i.e., non-invasive transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS)).

Publications

Academic Articles
2024
Experimentally Induced Reductions in Alcohol Consumption and Brain, Cognitive, and Clinical Outcomes in Older Persons With and Those Without HIV Infection (30-Day Challenge Study): Protocol for a Nonrandomized Clinical Trial
JMIR Research Protocols. 13 [DOI] 10.2196/53684. [PMID] 38564243.
2023
Change in medial frontal cerebral metabolite concentrations following bariatric surgery
NMR in Biomedicine.
2023
Effects of sleep disturbance on trauma-focused psychotherapy outcomes in posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic review
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.
2023
Harmonization of multi-scanner in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy: ENIGMA consortium task group considerations
Frontiers in Neurology. 13
2023
Preliminary evidence of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation effects on sleep in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder
Journal of Sleep Research.
2023
Protocol for a pilot and feasibility randomized-controlled trial of four weeks of oral $\gamma$-aminobutyric acid (GABA) intake and its effect on pain and sleep in middle-to-older aged adults
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 32
2023
Resting state connectivity in people living with HIV before and after stopping heavy drinking
Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14
2023
Resting-state network functional connectivity before and after bariatric surgery
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 19(7)
2023
Task-based functional connectivity of the Useful Field of View (UFOV) fMRI task
GeroScience. 45(1)
2023
The Effects of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Functional Connectivity Within Semantic and Hippocampal Networks in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Neurotherapeutics. 20(2)
2023
Using alcohol biosensors and biomarkers to measure changes in drinking: Associations between transdermal alcohol concentration, phosphatidylethanol, and self-report in a contingency management study of persons with and without HIV.
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology.
2023
Validity of the NIH toolbox cognitive battery in a healthy oldest-old 85+ sample.
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS. 29(6):605-614 [DOI] 10.1017/S1355617722000443. [PMID] 36239453.
2022
Autonomic Nervous System
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2022
Cingulo-opercular and frontoparietal control network connectivity and executive functioning in older adults.
GeroScience. 44(2):847-866 [DOI] 10.1007/s11357-021-00503-1. [PMID] 34950997.
2022
CORRELATIONS BETWEEN CHANGES IN TRANSDERMAL ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION AND PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOL IN A CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT STUDY
. 46
2022
Evaluating the neuropeptide–social cognition link in ageing: the mediating role of basic cognitive skills
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 377(1858) [DOI] 10.1098/rstb.2021.0048. [PMID] 35858076.
2022
Examining features of transdermal alcohol biosensor readings: A promising approach with implications for research and intervention
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research. 46(4)
2022
Functional connectivity of brain networks during semantic processing in older adults
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 14
2022
Functional Neural Correlates of a Useful Field of View (UFOV)-Based fMRI Task in Older Adults.
Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991). 32(9):1993-2012 [DOI] 10.1093/cercor/bhab332. [PMID] 34541604.
2022
Higher white matter hyperintensity load adversely affects pre-post proximal cognitive training performance in healthy older adults
GeroScience. 44(3)
2022
Higher-order resting state network association with the useful field of view task in older adults.
GeroScience. 44(1):131-145 [DOI] 10.1007/s11357-021-00441-y. [PMID] 34431043.
2022
Neural activation during semantic processing in older adults
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2022
Neurometabolic timecourse of healthy aging
Neuroimage. 264
2022
Non-invasive diagnostic biomarker for pancreatic islet populations
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2022
Proximal improvement and higher-order resting state network change after multidomain cognitive training intervention in healthy older adults
Geroscience. 44(2)
2022
Subjective Cognitive Complaints: Predictors and Health Outcomes in People Living with HIV
AIDS and Behavior.
2022
The association between head motion during functional magnetic resonance imaging and executive functioning in older adults
Neuroimage: Reports. 2(2)
2022
The association between peripheral oxytocin levels and depressive symptoms in people with HIV
Psychosomatic medicine. 84(8)
2022
The longitudinal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health behaviors, psychosocial factors, and cognitive functioning in older adults
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 14
2022
The macromolecular MR spectrum does not change with healthy aging.
Magnetic resonance in medicine. 87(4):1711-1719 [DOI] 10.1002/mrm.29093. [PMID] 34841564.
2022
Validity of the NIH toolbox cognitive battery in a healthy oldest-old 85+ sample
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society.
2021
A transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation study on verbal order memory
Journal of Neurolinguistics. 59 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jneuroling.2021.100990.
2021
A-10 Role of Fluid Cognitive Status in the Association of Frontoparietal Control and Cingulo-Opercular Networks with the Useful Field of View Task: Implications for Cognitive Training in Aging
Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 36(6)
2021
Additional considerations for studying brain metabolite levels across pain conditions using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy
NeuroImage. 224 [DOI] 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117392.
2021
An fMRI study of age-associated changes in basic visual discrimination
Brain imaging and behavior. 15
2021
Association of Immunosuppression and Viral Load With Subcortical Brain Volume in an International Sample of People Living With HIV.
JAMA network open. 4(1) [DOI] 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.31190. [PMID] 33449093.
2021
Associations of alcohol use, HIV infection, and age with brain white matter microstructure
Journal of neurovirology.
2021
Author response: The trajectory of cortical GABA across the lifespan, an individual participant data meta-analysis of edited MRS studies
. [DOI] 10.7554/elife.62575.sa2.
2021
Brain Age-Chronological Age Difference is Linked to Executive Function and Attention in Obesity
Obesity. 29
2021
Brain gamma-aminobutyric acid, but not glutamine and glutamate levels are lower in older adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain: considerations by sex and brain location
PAIN Reports. 6(3) [DOI] 10.1097/pr9.0000000000000952.
2021
Cerebral metabolite concentrations are associated with cortical and subcortical volumes and cognition in older adults
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 12
2021
Change in marijuana use and its associated factors among persons living with HIV (PLWH) during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a prospective cohort.
Drug and alcohol dependence. 225 [DOI] 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108770. [PMID] 34049094.
2021
Chronic oxytocin administration in older men modulates functional connectivity during animacy perception
Aging Brain. 1
2021
Cingulo-opercular and frontoparietal control network connectivity and executive functioning in older adults
GeroScience.
2021
Circulating Cytokines Predict 1H-Proton MRS Cerebral Metabolites in Healthy Older Adults.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 13 [DOI] 10.3389/fnagi.2021.690923. [PMID] 34489672.
2021
Dedifferentiation of Functional Brain Activation Associated With Greater Visual Discrimination Accuracy in Middle-Aged and Older Adults.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 13 [DOI] 10.3389/fnagi.2021.651284. [PMID] 34366822.
2021
DRINKING REDUCTION AND HIV SEROSTATUS PREDICT REDUCTION IN TASK-DEPENDENT NEURAL ACTIVATION
. 45
2021
Frequency drift in MR spectroscopy at 3T
NeuroImage. 241 [DOI] 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118430. [PMID] 34314848.
2021
Frontal White Matter Hyperintensities and Executive Functioning Performance in Older Adults.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 13 [DOI] 10.3389/fnagi.2021.672535. [PMID] 34262445.
2021
Fronto-parietal Network Segregation Predicts Maintained Cognition in the Cognitively Healthy Oldest-old (85+): evidence for dedifferentiation
bioRxiv.
2021
Fronto-Parietal Network Segregation Predicts Maintained Processing Speed in the Cognitively Healthy Oldest-old
bioRxiv.
2021
Hyperarousal symptoms and decreased right hemispheric frontolimbic white matter integrity predict poorer sleep quality in combat-exposed veterans.
Brain injury. 35(8):922-933 [DOI] 10.1080/02699052.2021.1927186. [PMID] 34053386.
2021
Impact of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Cognitive Training on Frontal Lobe Neurotransmitter Concentrations.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 13 [DOI] 10.3389/fnagi.2021.761348. [PMID] 34744698.
2021
In vivo brain glutathione is higher in older age and correlates with mobility
Cerebral Cortex. 31(10)
2021
Independent contributions of dorsolateral prefrontal structure and function to working memory in healthy older adults
Cerebral Cortex. 31(3)
2021
Independent Contributions of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Structure and Function to Working Memory in Healthy Older Adults.
Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991). 31(3):1732-1743 [DOI] 10.1093/cercor/bhaa322. [PMID] 33188384.
2021
Neuroimaging and Cognitive Evidence for Combined HIV‐Alcohol Effects on the Central Nervous System: A Review
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 45(2):290-306 [DOI] 10.1111/acer.14530. [PMID] 33296091.
2021
Only within resting state network connectivity of the frontoparietal control and Cingulo Opercular networks predict useful field of view performance
Alzheimer's \& Dementia. 17
2021
Pain and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in Aging
Pain Medicine. 22(8):1776-1783 [DOI] 10.1093/pm/pnab003. [PMID] 33718961.
2021
Reduced working memory is associated with heavier alcohol consumption history, role impairment and executive function difficulties
AIDS and behavior.
2021
Relationships between music and empathic decision making in healthy young adults
Music & Science.
2021
Resting-state functional connectivity patterns are associated with worst pain duration in community-dwelling older adults.
Pain reports. 6(4) [DOI] 10.1097/PR9.0000000000000978. [PMID] 34901680.
2021
Subjective Cognitive Complaints: Predictors and Health Outcomes in People Living with HIV
AIDS and behavior.
2021
The impact of accuracy on functional neural correlates of the useful field of view (UFOV) task
Alzheimer's \& Dementia. 17
2021
The Macromolecular MR Spectrum in Healthy Aging
bioRxiv.
2021
The neurobiology of wellness: H-1-MRS correlates of agency, flexibility and neuroaffective reserves in healthy young adults
NeuroImage. 225 [DOI] 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117509. [PMID] 33127477.
2021
The trajectory of cortical GABA across the lifespan, an individual participant data meta-analysis of edited MRS studies
eLife. 10 [DOI] 10.7554/elife.62575.
2021
TOTAL NUMBER OF ALCOHOLIC DRINKS CONSUMED, HIV POSITIVE STATUS, AND POORER SEMANTIC FLUENCY, ARE ASSOCIATED WITH FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT IN ADULTS
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2021
Wrist-worn alcohol biosensors: Applications and usability in behavioral research.
Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.). 92:25-34 [DOI] 10.1016/j.alcohol.2021.01.007. [PMID] 33609635.
2020
ALCOHOL USE AND INFLAMMATION PREDICT WHITE MATTER ABNORMALITY IN PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV INFECTION
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2020
An fMRI study of age-associated changes in basic visual discrimination
Brain Imaging and Behavior.
2020
Beta-adrenergic antagonism alters functional connectivity during associative processing in a preliminary study of individuals with and without autism
Autism. 24(3)
2020
Beta-adrenergic antagonism alters functional connectivity during associative processing in a preliminary study of individuals with and without autism.
Autism : the international journal of research and practice. 24(3):795-801 [DOI] 10.1177/1362361319868633. [PMID] 31416333.
2020
Cerebral Metabolite Concentrations Are Associated With Cortical and Subcortical Volumes and Cognition in Older Adults.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 12 [DOI] 10.3389/fnagi.2020.587104. [PMID] 33613261.
2020
Comparison of multivendor single-voxel MR spectroscopy data acquired in healthy brain at 26 sites
Radiology. 295(1)
2020
Contributions of Hippocampal Volume to Cognition in Healthy Older Adults
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 12 [DOI] 10.3389/fnagi.2020.593833. [PMID] 33250765.
2020
Cortical thickness mediates the association between self-reported pain and sleep quality in community-dwelling older adults
Journal of Pain Research.
2020
Damon G. Lamb1, 2, 3, 4, Eric C. Porges2, 4, Greg F. Lewis5, 6, 7 and John B. Williamson1, 2, 3, 4
Heart Rate Variability, Health and Well-being: A Systems Perspective.
2020
History of Alcohol Consumption and HIV Status Related to Functional Connectivity Differences in the Brain During Working Memory Performance
Current HIV Research. 18(3):181-193 [DOI] 10.2174/1570162×18666200217100123.
2020
MicroRNA predicts cognitive performance in healthy older adults.
Neurobiology of aging. 95:186-194 [DOI] 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2020.07.023. [PMID] 32846274.
2020
Neuroimaging of the aging brain
Cognitive changes and the aging brain.
2020
Neuromodulation of Cognition in Aging and Dementia
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2020
Simultaneous edited MRS of GABA, glutathione, and ethanol.
NMR in biomedicine. 33(4) [DOI] 10.1002/nbm.4227. [PMID] 31943424.
2020
Structural Neural Correlates of Double Decision Performance in Older Adults.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 12 [DOI] 10.3389/fnagi.2020.00278. [PMID] 33117145.
2020
The association of white matter free water with cognition in older adults.
NeuroImage. 219 [DOI] 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117040. [PMID] 32534124.
2020
The Role of Resting-State Network Functional Connectivity in Cognitive Aging.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 12 [DOI] 10.3389/fnagi.2020.00177. [PMID] 32595490.
2020
Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation effects on the salience network in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment: Interventions targeting the noradrenergic system in Alzheimer’s and neurodegenerative disease
Alzheimer's \& Dementia. 16
2019
(186) Age and Pain-Related Contributions to Biochemical Brain Alterations Community-Dwelling Individuals
The Journal of Pain. 20(4)
2019
A perspective on objective measurement of the perceived challenge of walking
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 13(161)
2019
Abstract\# 41: Effects of Bilateral-Frontal tDCS on the Working Memory Network: an fMRI-tDCS Study in Older Adults
Brain Stimulation: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation. 12(2)
2019
Associations between subclinical depressive symptoms and reduced brain volume in middle-aged to older adults.
Aging & mental health. 23(7):819-830 [DOI] 10.1080/13607863.2018.1432030. [PMID] 29381390.
2019
Big GABA II: Water-referenced edited MR spectroscopy at 25 research sites.
NeuroImage. 191:537-548 [DOI] 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.02.059. [PMID] 30840905.
2019
Chronic pain is associated with a brain aging biomarker in community-dwelling older adults.
Pain. 160(5):1119-1130 [DOI] 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001491. [PMID] 31009418.
2019
Common Brain Volume Signatures Associated with Immunosuppression and Viral Load in Over 1000 Adults Living with HIV Across 5 Continents: Findings from the ENIGMA-HIV Working Group
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2019
Comparison of multi-vendor, single-voxel MR spectroscopy data acquired in healthy brain at 26 sites
Radiology.
2019
Cytokine-associated fatigue prior to, during, and post-chemotherapy for breast cancer.
Journal of neuroimmunology. 334 [DOI] 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2019.577001. [PMID] 31260949.
2019
Effects of Diffusion MRI Model and Harmonization on the Consistency of Findings in an International
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2019
EFFECTS OF EXPERIMENTALLY-INDUCED REDUCTIONS IN ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ON COGNITION, \& MOTIVATION FOR CHANGING DRINKING IN OLDER ADULTS WITH HIV INFECTION
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2019
Effects of in-Scanner Bilateral Frontal tDCS on Functional Connectivity of the Working Memory Network in Older Adults.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 11 [DOI] 10.3389/fnagi.2019.00051. [PMID] 30930766.
2019
Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation paired with cognitive training on functional connectivity of the working memory network in older adults
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.
2019
Heavy alcohol use and age effects on HIV-associated neurocognitive function
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 43(1)
2019
Heavy Alcohol Use and Age Effects on HIV‐Associated Neurocognitive Function
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 43(1):147-157 [DOI] 10.1111/acer.13915. [PMID] 30371953.
2019
Neurocognitive deficits in a cohort with class 2 and class 3 obesity: Contributions of type 2 diabetes and other comorbidities
Obesity.
2019
Neuroimaging Chapter
Cognitive Changes of the Aging Brain.
2019
Oxytocin alters patterns of brain activity and amygdalar connectivity by age during dynamic facial emotion identification.
Neurobiology of aging. 78:42-51 [DOI] 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2019.01.016. [PMID] 30870779.
2019
SIMULTANEOUS AND DYNAMIC MRS MEASUREMENTS OF BRAIN ETHANOL, GABA, AND GLUTATHIONE AFTER ACUTE ALCOHOL ADMINISTRATION
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2019
Smaller limbic structures are associated with greater immunosuppression in over 1000 HIV-infected adults across five continents: Findings from the ENIGMA-HIV Working Group
bioRxiv.
2019
System and method for monitoring and controlling nervous system behavior using autonomic features
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2019
Wrist-worn alcohol biosensors: Strengths, limitations, and future directions
Alcohol. 81
2019
Wrist-worn alcohol biosensors: Strengths, limitations, and future directions.
Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.). 81:83-92 [DOI] 10.1016/j.alcohol.2018.08.013. [PMID] 30179709.
2018
2038 Effects of bilateral frontal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the working memory network: An fMRI-tDCS study in healthy older adults
Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 2(S1)
2018
Deficits in functional ambulatory performance during simple and complex walking tasks in older adults with musculoskeletal pain
The Journal of Pain. 19(3)
2018
Depressive Symptom Dimensions and Their Association with Hippocampal and Entorhinal Cortex Volumes in Community Dwelling Older Adults.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 10 [DOI] 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00040. [PMID] 29515435.
2018
Discrepancies Between Crystallized and Fluid Ability Are Associated With Frequency of Social and Physical Engagement in Community Dwelling Older Adults
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 40(10):963-970 [DOI] 10.1080/13803395.2018.1452195.
2018
Educational Attainment Moderates the Association Between Hippocampal Volumes and Memory Performances in Healthy Older Adults.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 10 [DOI] 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00361. [PMID] 30467475.
2018
EXPERIENCES USING THREE TRANSDERMAL ALCOHOL BIOSENSORS FOR ALCOHOL USE MONITORING AND INTERVENTION: BENEFITS AND LIMITATIONS
. 42
2018
Mobility function and recovery after stroke: preliminary insights from sympathetic nervous system activity
Journal of neurologic physical therapy: JNPT. 42(4)
2018
Neural response to working memory demand predicts neurocognitive deficits in HIV.
Journal of neurovirology. 24(3):291-304 [DOI] 10.1007/s13365-017-0607-z. [PMID] 29280107.
2018
Non-verbal fluency deficits in older individuals with musculoskeletal pain
The Journal of Pain. 19(3)
2018
Psychostimulant drug effects on glutamate, Glx, and creatine in the anterior cingulate cortex and subjective response in healthy humans.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. 43(7):1498-1509 [DOI] 10.1038/s41386-018-0027-7. [PMID] 29511334.
2018
Sympathetic nervous system activity measured by skin conductance quantifies the challenge of walking adaptability tasks after stroke
. 60:148-153
2018
The Impact of Alcohol Use on Frontal White Matter in HIV.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research. 42(9):1640-1649 [DOI] 10.1111/acer.13823. [PMID] 29957870.
2018
USING EMA AND SENSOR DATA TO UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DRINKING AND EMOTIONAL STATES AMONG PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV (PLWH)
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2017
14 The Roots of Compassion: An Evolutionary and Neurobiological Perspective
. 173
2017
Association between subclinical depressive symptoms and reduced brain volume in middle-aged to older adults
Aging & Mental Health.
2017
Bilateral frontal tDCS reduces DLPFC activation during working memory performance in older adults
Brain Stimulation: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation. 10(4)
2017
fMRI Validation of the Visual Assessment Battery in the Assessment of Distinct Visual Pathways
. 31(4)
2017
Frontal Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Concentrations Are Associated With Cognitive Performance in Older Adults.
Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging. 2(1):38-44 [DOI] 10.1016/j.bpsc.2016.06.004. [PMID] 28217759.
2017
Frontal structural neural correlates of working memory performance in older adults
Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 8
2017
Gender-differential effects of intranasal oxytocin on resting-state anterior cingulate activity
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2017
Impact of tissue correction strategy on GABA-edited MRS findings.
NeuroImage. 162:249-256 [DOI] 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.08.073. [PMID] 28882635.
2017
Non-invasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation Effects on Hyperarousal and Autonomic State in Patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and History of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Preliminary Evidence.
Frontiers in medicine. 4 [DOI] 10.3389/fmed.2017.00124. [PMID] 28824913.
2017
Precuneus abnormalities in middle-aged to older adults with depressive symptoms: An analysis of BDI-II symptom dimensions.
Psychiatry research. Neuroimaging. 268:9-14 [DOI] 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2017.08.002. [PMID] 28837829.
2017
Sympathetic Nervous System Activity as an Assessment of Perceived Challenge of Walking After Stroke
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 98(10)
2016
Age exacerbates HIV-associated white matter abnormalities.
Journal of neurovirology. 22(2):201-12 [DOI] 10.1007/s13365-015-0386-3. [PMID] 26446690.
2016
Cognitive Aging and the Hippocampus in Older Adults.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 8 [DOI] 10.3389/fnagi.2016.00298. [PMID] 28008314.
2016
Cognitively Engaging Activity Is Associated with Greater Cortical and Subcortical Volumes.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 8 [DOI] 10.3389/fnagi.2016.00094. [PMID] 27199740.
2016
Current Heavy Alcohol Consumption is Associated with Greater Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research. 40(11):2435-2444 [DOI] 10.1111/acer.13211. [PMID] 27658235.
2016
Default mode network control, social engagement, and memory in older adults
. 30(3)
2016
Edgewise and subgraph-level tests for brain networks.
Statistics in medicine. 35(27):4994-5008 [DOI] 10.1002/sim.7039. [PMID] 27397632.
2016
Effects of propranolol on conversational reciprocity in autism spectrum disorder: a pilot, double-blind, single-dose psychopharmacological challenge study.
Psychopharmacology. 233(7):1171-8 [DOI] 10.1007/s00213-015-4199-0. [PMID] 26762378.
2016
Frontal Structural Neural Correlates of Working Memory Performance in Older Adults.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 8 [DOI] 10.3389/fnagi.2016.00328. [PMID] 28101053.
2016
Oxytocin’s effect on resting-state functional connectivity varies by age and sex.
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 69:50-9 [DOI] 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.03.013. [PMID] 27032063.
2016
Tissue correction strategy impacts GABA quantification: a study in healthy aging
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2015
Amygdala subnuclei connectivity in response to violence reveals unique influences of individual differences in psychopathic traits in a nonforensic sample
Human brain mapping. 36(4)
2015
Amygdala subnuclei connectivity in response to violence reveals unique influences of individual differences in psychopathic traits in a nonforensic sample.
Human brain mapping. 36(4):1417-28 [DOI] 10.1002/hbm.22712. [PMID] 25557777.
2015
Cognitive-motor dysfunction after severe traumatic brain injury: A cerebral interhemispheric disconnection syndrome.
Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology. 37(10):1062-73 [DOI] 10.1080/13803395.2015.1077930. [PMID] 26340588.
2015
HEAVY ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION EXACERBATES COGNITIVE AGING
. 39
2015
Individual differences in vagal regulation are related to testosterone responses to observed violence.
Frontiers in psychology. 6 [DOI] 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00019. [PMID] 25759673.
2015
Social Activity is Associated with Better Verbal Memory in Older Adults
. 29(3)
2015
The effect of current alcohol consumption on cognitive impairment varies as a function of HIV status and age
. 39
2014
Maladaptive autonomic regulation in PTSD accelerates physiological aging.
Frontiers in psychology. 5 [DOI] 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01571. [PMID] 25653631.
2014
Oxytocin receptor gene variation predicts empathic concern and autonomic arousal while perceiving harm to others.
Social neuroscience. 9(1):1-9 [DOI] 10.1080/17470919.2013.863223. [PMID] 24295535.
2014
Utilization of central nervous system resources for preparation and performance of complex walking tasks in older adults.
Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 6 [DOI] 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00217. [PMID] 25202270.
2013
A possible mechanism for PTSD symptoms in patients with traumatic brain injury: central autonomic network disruption
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2013
Individual Differences in Peripheral and Central Physiological Responses to Observed Violence
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2013
Violence as a source of pleasure or displeasure is associated with specific functional connectivity with the nucleus accumbens.
Frontiers in human neuroscience. 7 [DOI] 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00447. [PMID] 23964226.
2012
RESTING VAGAL REGULATION PREDICTS TESTOSTERONE RESPONSES TO OBSERVED VIOLENCE
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2011
Imagining being the agent of actions that carry different moral consequences: an fMRI study.
Neuropsychologia. 49(11):2994-3001 [DOI] 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2011.06.024. [PMID] 21762712.
2011
Parenthood, stress, and the brain.
Biological psychiatry. 70(9):804-5 [DOI] 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.09.003. [PMID] 21986092.
2008
Perspective taking is associated with specific facial responses during empathy for pain.
Brain research. 1227:153-61 [DOI] 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.06.066. [PMID] 18619426.
Frontal GABA concentrations predict cognitive function beyond age-related decline.
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Impact of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) on healthy cognitive and brain aging
Frontiers in Neuroscience. 17
King’s Research Portal
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Measures Cronbach’s Alpha NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (N= 107)
Age. 4(001)
Metabolic timecourse of healthy aging
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Simultaneous edited detection of GABA, glutathione and ethanol using HERMES
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The use of multi-vendor, multi-site H-MRS data acquired at 26 sites as a benchmark for MRS standardization: Comparison of quantification software
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Grants

Mar 2024 ACTIVE
WISE II – Obesity and Type-2 Diabetes: Bariatric Surgery Effects on Brain Function
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDDK
Jan 2024 ACTIVE
Longitudinal Modeling of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines, Hazardous Alcohol Use, and Cerebral Metabolites as Predictors of Neurocognitive Change in People with HIV
Role: Other
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIAAA
Jul 2023 ACTIVE
Universal Edited MRS at 3T
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY via NATL INST OF HLTH NIBIB
Sep 2021 – Jun 2024
Simultaneous Hadamard Editing of GABA and Glutathione
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY via NATL INST OF HLTH NIBIB
Sep 2021 ACTIVE
Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium Biomedical Data Repository
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIAAA
Sep 2021 ACTIVE
Interventions to improve alcohol-related comorbidities along the gut-brain axis in persons with HIV infection
Role: Other
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIAAA
Sep 2021 ACTIVE
Pairing tVNS and exposure and response prevention to improve symptoms of OCD
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: INTL OCD FOUNDATION
Sep 2020 – Dec 2021
Cortical Inhibition and Mobility in Older Adults
Role: Other
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIA
Aug 2020 ACTIVE
Understanding pancreatic endocrine and exocrine loss in pre-type 1 diabetes
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIDDK
Jul 2020 – May 2021
Addressing alcohol misuse in HIV prevention and care: The Brown University Alcohol Research Center on HIV
Role: Other
Funding: BROWN UNIV via NATL INST OF HLTH NIAAA
Apr 2020 ACTIVE
IPA for Rosa Rivera 2020-2021
Role: Other
Funding: US DEPT OF VET AFF GAINESVILLE MED CTR
Aug 2017 – Jul 2023
Cognitive and functional deficits associated with reduced cortical GABA in HIV-infected heavy drinkers
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIAAA
Apr 2017 – Mar 2018
Together: Transforming and Translating Discovery to Improve Health
Role: Project Manager
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NCATS
Sep 2016 – Jun 2023
Effects of experimentally-induced reductions in alcohol consumption on brain cognitive, and clinical outcomes and motivation for changing drinking in older persons with HIV infection
Role: Other
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIAAA
Apr 2016 – Mar 2017
TOGETHER: TRANSFORMING AND TRANSLATING DISCOVERY TO IMPROVE ,HEALTH ,
Role: Project Manager
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NCATS
Jul 2014 – Jun 2022
Age associated changes in attention and arousal (Attentive Brain Study)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UF FOUNDATION

Education

Post-Doctoral Fellow
2013-2016 · University of Florida
Ph.D. Integrative Neuroscience
2013 · University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
B.A. Cognitive Science
2004 · Hampshire College, Amherst, MA

Contact Details

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