MIRECC / CoE

This is a collection of peer-reviewed articles published in the "Windows to the Brain" series in the official Journal of the American Neuropsychiatric Association (ANPA). ANPA describes themselves as a “premier North American organization of clinicians, scientists, and educators specializing in behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, and clinical neurosciences”. Dr. Robin Hurley, VISN 6 MIRECC Associate Director, Education; Dr. Katherine Taber, VISN 6 MIRECC Assistant Director, Education (retired) and Dr. Wilfredo López-Ojeda, VISN 6 MIRECC Assistant Director, Education (current) are the main contributing authors.

These articles summarize and synthesize important information on varied content relevant to the following themes: understanding the neuroanatomical correlates of neuropsychiatric disorders, use of current and emerging neuroimaging techniques to understand neuropsychiatric illnesses, and clinical presentations of central nervous system disturbances, particularly pertinent to post-deployment mental health and Veterans issues.

2023 Articles
The Medical Metaverse, Part 1: Introduction, Definitions, and New Horizons for Neuropsychiatry (EPUB) (PDF)






2022 Articles
Von Economo Neuron Involvement inSocial Cognitive and Emotional Impairments in Neuropsychiatric Disorders (EPUB) (PDF)
Kisspeptin in the Limbic System: New Insights Into its Neuromodulatory Roles (EPUB) (PDF) 
Cranial Nerve Zero (0): Multiple Names and Often Discountes yet Clinically Significant(EPUB) (PDF)
Extended Reality Technologies: Expanding Therapeutic Approaches for PTSD (EPUB) (PDF)



2021 Articles
Extended-Reality Technologies: An Overview of Emerging Applications in Medical Education and Clinical Care (EPUB) (PDF) 
Sexual Dimorphism in Brain Development: Influence on Affective Disorders (EPUB) (PDF)
A Tribute to Katherine H. Taber, Ph.D., F.A.N.P.A. (EPUB) (PDF)




2020 Articles
Complex Metal Ions: Neuropsychiatric and Imaging Features (EPUB) (PDF)
Stress-Related Growth: Building a More Resilient Brain (EPUB) (PDF)
Temporal Processing: Neural Correlates and Clinical Relevance (EPUB) (PDF)




2019 Articles
Positron Emission Tomography: Updates on Imaging of Addiction (EPUB) (PDF)
Fibromyalgia: Centralized Pain Processing and Neuroimaging (PDF)
Moral Injury and PTSD: Often Co-Occurring Yet Mechanistically Different (EPUB) (PDF)
Neurodegenerative Dementias: Improving Brain Health to Decrease Risk (EPUB) (PDF)



2018 Articles
Poststroke Depression: Contributions From Network Science (EPUB) (PDF)
Interrelationships of Anger and PTSD: Contributions From Functional Neuroimaging (EPUB) (PDF)
Essential Tremor: More Than a Motor Disorder? (EPUB) (PDF)
The Habenula’s Role in Adaptive Behaviors: Contributions From Neuroimaging (EPUB) (PDF)



2017 Articles
Neurobiology and Neuroimaging of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus: Implications for Neuropsychiatry (EPUB) (PDF)
Borderline Personality Disorder: Neurobiological Contributions to Remission and Recovery (EPUB) (PDF)
Secular Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Efficacy and Neurobiology (EPUB) (PDF)
Chronic Alcohol Use and Sleep Homeostasis: Risk Factors and Neuroimaging of Recovery (EPUB) (PDF)



2016 Articles
Neural Substrates of Antisocial Personality Disorder: Current State and Future Directions (EPUB) (PDF)
Update on Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Implications for Neuropsychiatry (EPUB) (PDF)
Clinical Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Neuroimaging: Advantages and Limitations as a Diagnostic Tool (EPUB) (PDF)
Working Memory Models: Insights From Neuroimaging (EPUB) (PDF)



2004-2015 (Selected Publications)
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Neuroimaging of Sports-Related Concussion [2015] (EPUB) (PDF)
Update on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Neuropathology and Structural Imaging [2013] (EPUB) (PDF)
PTSD and Combat-Related Injuries: Functional Neuroanatomy [2009] (EPUB) (PDF)
Traumatic Axonal Injury: Novel Insights Into Evolution and Identification [2007] (EPUB) (PDF)
Blast-Related Traumatic Brain Injury: What Is Known? [2006] (EPUB) (PDF)
Traumatic Axonal Injury: Atlas of Major Pathways [2004] (EPUB) (PDF)