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Venkata S. Mattay

Lieber Institute for Brain Development
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5-HTTLPR polymorphism impacts human cingulate-amygdala interactions: a genetic susceptibility mechanism for depression

…, KE Munoz, BS Kolachana, MF Egan, VS Mattay… - Nature …, 2005 - nature.com
… of reduced amygdala connectivity in s carriers to rACC provides a potential mechanistic
account for the observed increase in amygdala activity in s carriers because reduced coupling …

Oxytocin modulates neural circuitry for social cognition and fear in humans

…, S Lis, S Siddhanti, H Gruppe, VS Mattay… - Journal of …, 2005 - Soc Neuroscience
… It consisted of 18 experimental blocks of 32 s: four each … 2 s instruction (in German): “Match
Faces,” “Match Pictures,” or “Match Forms,” followed by six matching panels displayed for 5 s

Serotonin transporter genetic variation and the response of the human amygdala

AR Hariri, VS Mattay, A Tessitore, B Kolachana, F Fera… - Science, 2002 - science.org
… We hypothesized that individuals with either one or two copies of the s allele, who … : individuals
with either one or two copies of the s allele (s group) and individuals homozygous for the l …

Hierarchical organization of human cortical networks in health and schizophrenia

…, E Bullmore, BA Verchinski, VS Mattay… - Journal of …, 2008 - Soc Neuroscience
The complex organization of connectivity in the human brain is incompletely understood.
Recently, topological measures based on graph theory have provided a new approach to …

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor val66met polymorphism affects human memory-related hippocampal activity and predicts memory performance

AR Hariri, TE Goldberg, VS Mattay… - Journal of …, 2003 - Soc Neuroscience
BDNF plays a critical role in activity-dependent neuroplasticity underlying learning and
memory in the hippocampus. A frequent single nucleotide polymorphism in the targeting region …

A susceptibility gene for affective disorders and the response of the human amygdala

…, KE Munoz, BS Kolachana, VS Mattay… - Archives of general …, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
… Our results reveal that the 5-HTTLPR S allele has a robust effect on human amygdala function
independent of both sex and S allele load. Importantly, the absence of group differences …

The brain-derived neurotrophic factor val66met polymorphism and variation in human cortical morphology

L Pezawas, BA Verchinski, VS Mattay… - Journal of …, 2004 - Soc Neuroscience
A variation in the BDNF gene (val66met) affects the function of BDNF in neurons, predicts
variation in human memory, and is associated with several neurological and psychiatric …

Neocortical modulation of the amygdala response to fearful stimuli

AR Hariri, VS Mattay, A Tessitore, F Fera… - Biological …, 2003 - Elsevier
… of the left amygdala and that of Broca’s area. This may reflect the relative cognitive … ’s area,
with limbic circuitry. The positive correlation we observed between the amygdala and Broca’s

Catechol O-methyltransferase val158-met genotype and individual variation in the brain response to amphetamine

VS Mattay, TE Goldberg, F Fera… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
Monamines subserve many critical roles in the brain, and monoaminergic drugs such as
amphetamine have a long history in the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders and also as a …

The amygdala response to emotional stimuli: a comparison of faces and scenes

AR Hariri, A Tessitore, VS Mattay, F Fera… - Neuroimage, 2002 - Elsevier
… lasting 32 s for a total scan length of 4:48 min. Each block began with a brief (2 s) instruction
… All images were presented sequentially, with no interstimulus interval, for a period of 5 s