Shannon M. Pruden

Hippocampal functional connectivity changes associated with active and lecture-based physics learning

This study examines changes in hippocampal functional connectivity in students undergoing active vs. lecture-based physics learning using fMRI.

Dynamic reconfiguration of brain coactivation states associated with active and lecture-based learning of university physics

The paper uses fMRI to compare brain state dynamics between active and lecture-based physics learning, finding distinct neural patterns associated with each approach.

Volumetric development of hippocampal subfields and hippocampal white matter connectivity: Relationship with episodic memory

This study examines hippocampal subfield volume and connectivity changes with age and their relation to episodic memory in children and adolescents.

Task-based attentional and default mode connectivity associated with STEM anxiety profiles among university physics students

The paper investigates how STEM anxiety profiles correlate with brain connectivity during physics tasks using fMRI and latent profile analysis.

Hippocampal Volume, Neurite Density and Trace Eye-Blink Conditioning in Young Children

This study investigates the relationship between hippocampal structure and trace eye-blink conditioning in young children, finding that higher neurite density correlates with delayed conditioned response onset.

Intelligence and academic performance: Is it all in your head?

The paper examines how IQ, academic performance, and brain connectivity relate in physics students, finding IQ increases and associations with brain connectivity, but no mediation of academic outcomes.

Sex and pedagogy influences in physics learning-related reorganization of brain activity

This study uses fMRI to show that active-learning and lecture-based physics instruction lead to brain activity reorganization, with sex differences observed in frontoparietal, default mode, and visual areas, and pedagogy-sex interactions during physics retrieval.

Brain activity links performance in science reasoning with conceptual approach

The paper examines brain function during physics problem solving in students, linking conceptual approaches to neural mechanisms and success in science reasoning.

Sex differences in brain correlates of STEM anxiety

This study examines sex differences in brain connectivity related to STEM anxiety in undergraduate physics students, finding sex-specific impacts on neural networks and academic performance.