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Ruben P AlvarezProgram Director, Child Development and Behavior Branch, NICHD Verified email at nih.gov Cited by 3491 |
Image processing and analysis methods for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study
The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study is an ongoing, nationwide
study of the effects of environmental influences on behavioral and brain development in …
study of the effects of environmental influences on behavioral and brain development in …
Generalization of conditioned fear-potentiated startle in humans: experimental validation and clinical relevance
Though generalization of conditioned fear has been implicated as a central feature of
pathological anxiety, surprisingly little is known about the psychobiology of this learning …
pathological anxiety, surprisingly little is known about the psychobiology of this learning …
Contextual fear conditioning in humans: cortical-hippocampal and amygdala contributions
Functional imaging studies of cued fear conditioning in humans have mostly confirmed findings
in animals, but it is unclear whether the brain mechanisms that underlie contextual fear …
in animals, but it is unclear whether the brain mechanisms that underlie contextual fear …
Phasic and sustained fear in humans elicits distinct patterns of brain activity
Aversive events are typically more debilitating when they occur unpredictably than predictably.
Studies in humans and animals indicate that predictable and unpredictable aversive …
Studies in humans and animals indicate that predictable and unpredictable aversive …
[HTML][HTML] Self-regulation of amygdala activation using real-time fMRI neurofeedback
V Zotev, F Krueger, R Phillips, RP Alvarez… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (rtfMRI) with neurofeedback allows
investigation of human brain neuroplastic changes that arise as subjects learn to modulate …
investigation of human brain neuroplastic changes that arise as subjects learn to modulate …
Neural substrates of classically conditioned fear-generalization in humans: a parametric fMRI study
Recent research on classical fear-conditioning in the anxiety disorders has identified
overgeneralization of conditioned fear as an important conditioning correlate of anxiety pathology. …
overgeneralization of conditioned fear as an important conditioning correlate of anxiety pathology. …
Cerebral blood flow in immediate and sustained anxiety
G Hasler, S Fromm, RP Alvarez… - Journal of …, 2007 - Soc Neuroscience
The goal of this study was to compare cerebral blood flow (CBF) changes associated with
phasic cued fear versus those associated with sustained contextual anxiety. Positron emission …
phasic cued fear versus those associated with sustained contextual anxiety. Positron emission …
Accessing word meaning in two languages: An event-related brain potential study of beginning bilinguals
Twenty-eight native-English speakers enrolled in beginning and intermediate university
Spanish courses participated in a mixed language semantic categorization task in which critical …
Spanish courses participated in a mixed language semantic categorization task in which critical …
[HTML][HTML] Ambient particulate matter source apportionment using receptor modelling in European and Central Asia urban areas
…, L Samek, E Hristova, K Šega, RP Alvarez… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work presents the results of a PM2.5 source apportionment study conducted in urban
background sites from 16 European and Asian countries. For some Eastern Europe and …
background sites from 16 European and Asian countries. For some Eastern Europe and …
[HTML][HTML] Increased anterior insula activity in anxious individuals is linked to diminished perceived control
Individuals with high-trait anxiety frequently report decreased perceived control. However, it
is unclear how these processes are instantiated at a neural level. Prior research suggests …
is unclear how these processes are instantiated at a neural level. Prior research suggests …