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  • Baran B, Nguyen QTH, Mylonas D, Santangelo SL, Manoach DS. Increased resting-state thalamocortical functional connectivity in children and young adults with autism spectrum disorder [published online ahead of print, 2022 Dec 22]. Autism Res. 2022. doi:10.1002/aur.2875

  • Fang, A., Baran, B., Beatty, C. C., et al. (2021). Maladaptive self-focused attention and default mode network connectivity: A transdiagnostic investigation across social anxiety disorder and body dysmorphic disorders. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2022;17(7):645-654. doi:10.1093/scan/nsab130

  • Baran B, Karahanoglu FI, Mylonas D, Demanuele C, Vangel M, Stickgold RS, Anticevic A, Manoach DS. Increased thalamocortical connectivity in schizophrenia correlates with sleep spindle deficits: evidence for a common pathophysiology. Bio Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging, 2019 Aug: 4(8), 706-714. PMID: 31262708.
  • Mylonas D, Tocci C, Coon WG, Baran B, Kohnke EJ, Zhu L, Vangel MG, Stickgold R, Manoach DS. Naps reliably estimate nocturnal sleep spindle density in health and schizophrenia. J Sleep Res, 2019 Dec: e12968. PMID: 31860157.
  • Baran B, Correll D, Vuper TS, Morgan A, Manoach DS, Stickgold S. Spared and impaired sleep-dependent memory consolidation in schizophrenia. Schizophr Research. 2018 Sep;199:83-9. PMID: 29706447.
  • Karahanoğlu FI, Baran B, Nguyen TQ, Meskaldji DE, Vangel M, Santangelo SL, Manoach DS. (2018) Diffusion-weighted imaging evidence of altered white matter development from late childhood to early adulthood in Autism Spectrum Disorder. NeuroImage: Clin, 19, 840-847. PMID: 29946509.
  • Baran B, Karahanoglu FI, Agam Y, Mantonakis L, Manoach DS. Failure to mobilize cognitive control for challenging tasks correlates with symptom severity in schizophrenia. NeuroImage: Clin. 2016 Oct; 12, 887-93. PMID: 27872811.
  • Demanuele C, Bartsch U, Baran B, Khan S, Vangel MG, Cox R, Hämäläinen M, Jones MW, Stickgold R, Manoach DS. Coordination of Slow Waves with Sleep Spindles Predicts Sleep-Dependent Memory Consolidation in Schizophrenia. Sleep. 2017 Jan;40(1). PMID: 27634797.
  • Baran B, Mantua J, Spencer RM. Age-related Changes in the Sleep-dependent Reorganization of Declarative Memories. J Cogn Neurosci. 2016 Jun;28(6):792-802. PMID: 26918588
  • Mantua J, Baran B, Spencer RM. Sleep benefits consolidation of visuo-motor adaptation learning in older adults. Exp Brain Res. 2016 Feb;234(2):587-95. PMID: 26563162
  • Jones BJ, Schultz KS, Adams S, Baran B, Spencer RM. Emotional bias of sleep-dependent processing shifts from negative to positive with aging. Neurobiol Aging. 2016 Sep;45: 178-89. PMID: 27459938.
  • Wilson JK, Baran B, Pace-Schott EF, Ivry RB, Spencer RM. Sleep modulates word-pair learning but not motor sequence learning in healthy older adults. Neurobiol Aging. 2012 May;33(5):991-1000. PMID: 22244090.
  • Sonni A, Kurdziel LBF, Baran B, Spencer RMC (2014). The effects of sleep dysfunction on cognition, affect, and quality of life in individuals with cerebellar ataxia. J Clin Sleep Med.2014 May; 10(5), 535-43. PMID: 24812539.
  • Baran B, Daniels D, Spencer RMC. Sleep-dependent consolidation of value- based learning. PloS One. 2013 Oct; 8(10), e75326. PMID: 24130703.
  • Tükel R, Gürvit H, Öztürk N, Özata B, Ertekin BA, Ertekin E, Baran B, Kalem ŞA, Büyükgök D, Direskeneli GS. COMT Val158Met polymorphism and executive functions in obsessive-compulsive disorder. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2013;25(3):214-21. PMID: 23774999
  • Tükel R, Gürvit H, Ozata B, Oztürk N, Ertekin BA, Ertekin E, Baran B, Kalem SA, Büyükgök D, Direskeneli GS. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene Val66Met polymorphism and cognitive function in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 2012 Oct;159B(7):850-8. PMID: 22911909.
  • Tükel R, Gürvit H, Ertekin BA, Oflaz S, Ertekin E, Baran B, Kalem SA, Kandemir PE, Ozdemiroğlu FA, Atalay F. Neuropsychological function in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Compr Psychiatry. 2012 Feb;53(2):167-75. PMID: 21550029.
  • Ready RE, Baran B, Chaudhry M, Schatz K, Gordon J, Spencer RMC. Apolipoprotein E-e4, processing speed, and white matter volume in a genetically enriched sample of midlife adults. Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2011 Sep; 26(6), 463–68. PMID: 21937476.
  •  Baran B, Wilson J, Spencer RMC REM-dependent repair of competitive memory suppression. Exp Brain Res. 2010 Apr; 203(2), 471-7. PMID: 20401652.
  •  Baran B, Tekcan AI, Gürvit H, Boduroglu A. Episodic memory and metamemory in Parkinson's disease patients. Neuropsychology. 2009 Nov;23(6):736-45. PMID: 19899832.
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