We interviewed Stephen Correia, Ph.D., ABPP-CN, a neuropsychologist with extensive research and clinical training in the use of imaging techniques. In this two-part episode, we cover clinical neuroimaging, with a focus on computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. Topics include an overview of terminology, the use of imaging in clinical interpretation, whether neuroimaging is a threat to neuropsychology, how to train neuropsychologists in imaging, interacting with radiologists, the relationship between brain structure and function, recommendations regarding imaging, and more.
Part 1:
A pdf of the transcript for this episode is available here.
Part 2:
A pdf of the transcript for this episode is available here.
About Steve
Steve earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Rhode Island. He completed his pre-doctoral internship at the Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville Florida. He then returned to Rhode Island where he completed a clinical neuropsychology fellowship at Brown University under the mentorship of Drs. Paul Malloy and Stephen Salloway at the Butler Hospital Memory and Aging Program. Steve then completed a T32 Research Fellowship in Neuropsychology also in the Memory and Aging Program. Steve is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior in the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He is the Neuropsychology Section Chief at the Providence VA Medical Center and is the Director of Brown’s Clinical Neuropsychology Specialty Program for Postdoctoral Training. Steve’s research focuses on using diffusion tensor imaging to examine the cognitive and behavioral correlates of white matter integrity in aging, dementia, and other conditions.
Resources
Brain Imaging, Paul Lebby:
Education and training in neuroimaging:
https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/training/courses
Good resources for studying brain anatomy from MRI images:
http://w-radiology.com/atlas_brain_mri.php
http://headneckbrainspine.com/ (the tutorial on how to operate can be found here: http://www.touchneurology.com/gallery/brain-mri-anatomy-module-tutorial)
Selected References
Baker, L. M., Laidlaw, D. H., Cabeen, R., Akbudak, E., Conturo, T. E., Correia, S., … & Salminen, L. E. (2017). Cognitive reserve moderates the relationship between neuropsychological performance and white matter fiber bundle length in healthy older adults. Brain imaging and behavior, 11(3), 632-639.
Gordon, B. A., Blazey, T. M., Su, Y., Hari-Raj, A., Dincer, A., Flores, S., … & Cairns, N. J. (2018). Spatial patterns of neuroimaging biomarker change in individuals from families with autosomal dominant Alzheimer’s disease: a longitudinal study. The Lancet Neurology, 17(3), 241-250.
Malloy, P., Correia, S., Stebbins, G., & Laidlaw, D. H. (2007). Neuroimaging of white matter in aging and dementia. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 21(1), 73-109.