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Christine Cloak

Assoc Prof University of Hawaii
Verified email at hawaii.edu
Cited by 2823

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies of GABA in neuropsychiatric disorders

L Chang, CC Cloak, T Ernst - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2003 - psychiatrist.com
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central
nervous system and is integral to managing brain excitability. GABA concentrations vary …

Image processing and analysis methods for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study

…, J Tanabe, LB Cottler, SJ Nixon, L Chang, C Cloak… - Neuroimage, 2019 - Elsevier
The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study is an ongoing, nationwide
study of the effects of environmental influences on behavioral and brain development in …

Genetic influences on brain developmental trajectories on neuroimaging studies: from infancy to young adulthood

V Douet, L Chang, C Cloak, T Ernst - Brain imaging and behavior, 2014 - Springer
Human brain development has been studied intensively with neuroimaging. However, little
is known about how genes influence developmental brain trajectories, even though a …

Enlarged striatum in abstinent methamphetamine abusers: a possible compensatory response

L Chang, C Cloak, K Patterson, C Grob, EN Miller… - Biological …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Little is known about structural brain abnormalities associated with
methamphetamine (METH) abuse; therefore, we aimed: 1) to evaluate possible morphometric …

[HTML][HTML] Correspondence between perceived pubertal development and hormone levels in 9-10 year-olds from the adolescent brain cognitive development study

…, B Chaarani, L Chang, DB Clark, CC Cloak… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Aim To examine individual variability between perceived physical features and hormones of
pubertal maturation in 9–10-year-old children as a function of sociodemographic …

Greater than age-related changes in brain diffusion of HIV patients after 1 year

…, M Watters, D Ramones, EN Miller, C Cloak… - Journal of Neuroimmune …, 2008 - Springer
Chronic infection with HIV is associated with neuroinflammation. Prior diffusion tensor
imaging (DTI) studies demonstrated increased mean diffusion (MD) and decreased fractional …

Neuropsychological deficits in adolescent methamphetamine abusers

G King, D Alicata, C Cloak, L Chang - Psychopharmacology, 2010 - Springer
Background Methamphetamine (METH) is a widely abused psychostimulant that is associated
with neurotoxicity and neurocognitive impairments in adults. However, the effects of …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between frontal lobe structure, parent-reported obstructive sleep disordered breathing and childhood behavior in the ABCD dataset

A Isaiah, T Ernst, CC Cloak, DB Clark… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Parents frequently report behavioral problems among children who snore. Our understanding
of the relationship between symptoms of obstructive sleep disordered breathing (oSDB) …

Brain N-acetyl aspartate concentrations measured by 1H MRS are reduced in adult male rats subjected to perinatal stress: preliminary observations and hypothetical …

RE Poland, C Cloak, PJ Lutchmansingh… - Journal of psychiatric …, 1999 - Elsevier
The present study was undertaken to determine if the concentration of brain N-acetyl-aspartate
(NAA), a putative neuronal marker, is reduced in adult rats subjected to stress during the …

Rates of incidental findings in brain magnetic resonance imaging in children

…, G Reeves, JM Hettema, KD Howlett, C Cloak… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Incidental findings (IFs) are unexpected abnormalities discovered during
imaging and can range from normal anatomic variants to findings requiring urgent medical …