Mario Liotti

TL;DR: Viewing TV violence selectively recruited a network of right hemisphere regions including precuneus, posterior cingulate, amygdala, inferior parietal, and prefrontal and premotor cortex, which may explain the behavioral effects observed in many studies, especially the finding that children who are frequent viewers of TV violence are more likely to behave aggressively.

TL;DR: High-density ERPs were recorded during the Stop Signal Task in 53 children and adolescents: An ADHD-combined type group, a group with RD, and a healthy control group to identify impaired early response inhibition mechanisms and deficits in later cognitive control and error monitoring mechanisms appear to be present in both conditions.

TL;DR: Evidence that impaired speech production accompanying STN-DBS may result from unintended activation of PMd is provided, and clinical application of functional imaging and TMS may lead to optimizing the delivery of STN -DBS to improve outcomes for speech production as well as general motor abilities.

TL;DR: The spatiotemporal dynamics of the hedonic response to chocolate images was investigated and the role of OFC is confirmed in unrestrained appetitive responses to chocolate in cravers and top-down influences from cognitive control mechanisms when attempting to restrain the urge to eat chocolate in non-cravers are suggested.

TL;DR: The timing and brain localization of an ERP correlate of early attentional capture to drug-related pictures in chronic marijuana users is identified and may identify a new electrophysiological marker with clinical implications for predicting abstinence versus relapse or to evaluate treatment interventions.