Thomas Straube

Differential modulation of the neurocomputational signature of early and late mismatch responses to spoken words by awareness and task relevance

This study investigates how awareness and task relevance modulate mismatch responses to spoken words, finding that word-related MMN and P3 are only elicited when words are task-relevant and that attention is required for word MMRs.

Identifying neural correlates of auditory perceptual awareness and deviance using a no-report inattentional deafness paradigm

The paper investigates neural correlates of auditory perception, deviance processing, and task demands using a no-report inattentional deafness paradigm across three experimental phases.

Neural correlates of consciousness in an auditory no-report fMRI study

This study uses fMRI to investigate auditory awareness and finds increased secondary auditory activity, not fronto-parietal, is linked to conscious perception in a no-report task.

Image-Based Meta- and Mega-Analysis (IBMMA): A Unified Framework for Large-Scale, Multi-Site, Neuroimaging Data Analysis

IBMMA improves neuroimaging analysis by handling missing data and large datasets, revealing new brain region findings overlooked by traditional methods.

Nonconscious processing of fearful and neutral faces modulates the N170

This study investigates nonconscious processing of fearful and neutral faces using ERP components, finding stronger N170 responses to nonconscious fearful faces compared to neutral ones, though weaker than conscious effects.

Specific amygdala and hippocampal subfield volumes in social anxiety disorder and their relation to clinical characteristics; an international mega-analysis

This study identifies specific amygdala and hippocampal subfield volume differences in social anxiety disorder compared to healthy controls, with associations to comorbid conditions.

Smaller total and subregional cerebellar volumes in posttraumatic stress disorder: a mega-analysis by the ENIGMA-PGC PTSD workgroup

This study finds smaller total and subregional cerebellar volumes in PTSD compared to controls using a large dataset and advanced parcellation methods.

The effects of emotional valence and intensity on cognitive and affective empathy after insula lesions

This study examines how insula lesions affect cognitive and affective empathy in response to emotional valence and intensity using a naturalistic paradigm, finding specific deficits in negative, low-intensity affective empathy.

Effects of awareness and task relevance on neurocomputational models of mismatch negativity generation

This study investigates how awareness and task relevance affect MMN generation using computational models, finding that prediction error models explain task-relevant stimuli while adaptation models explain task-irrelevant and unaware stimuli.

A Comparison of Methods to Harmonize Cortical Thickness Measurements Across Scanners and Sites

This paper compares four methods for harmonizing cortical thickness data across multiple sites and finds that ComBat-GAM is most effective in detecting case-control differences and age-related cortical thinning.

Differential effects of prediction error and adaptation along the auditory cortical hierarchy during deviance processing

The paper examines how prediction error and adaptation differ across auditory cortical regions during deviance processing using fMRI and an auditory oddball paradigm.

Lateralized deficits in arousal processing after insula lesions: behavioral and autonomic evidence

The paper examines emotional and autonomic responses in patients with left or right insular damage, finding lateralized deficits in arousal processing.

Structural Covariance Networks in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Multisite ENIGMA-PGC Study

This study examines structural covariance networks in PTSD using a large multisite dataset, finding differences in centrality measures between PTSD and control groups, and highlighting sex-based and comorbid differences.

Reward Prediction Error Signaling during Reinforcement Learning in Social Anxiety Disorder is altered by Social Observation

This study examines how prediction error signaling during reinforcement learning in social anxiety disorder (SAD) is altered by social observation, finding increased DMPFC coupling to prediction errors and reduced ventral pallidum connectivity in SAD.

Altered White Matter Microstructural Organization in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder across 3,049 Adults: Results from the PGC-ENIGMA PTSD Consortium

This study identifies reduced fractional anisotropy in the tapetum region of the corpus callosum in PTSD patients using a large multi-cohort analysis of diffusion MRI data.