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Family Conflict and Parent-Child Similarity in Affective Valuation

Family Conflict and Parent-Child Similarity in Affective Valuation [preprint]

Lee TH, Chen YY, Li Q, Yang B, Zhou Z, Qu Y

Positive Interpretation of Emotional Ambiguity Across Development: LC-dlPFC Circuitry

Positive Interpretation of Emotional Ambiguity Across Development: LC-dlPFC Circuitry [preprint]

Lee TH, Chen YY, Neal J

Distinct Brain Systems Support Afferent and Efferent Autonomic Activity

Distinct Brain Systems Support Afferent and Efferent Autonomic Activity

SCAN (2026) preprint available at bioRxiv

Min J, Liu G, Dahl MJ, Lee TH, Nashiro K, Yoo H, Cho C, Bogdan P, Chang C, Lehrer P, Thayer JF, Mather M

Parent-Child Neural Similarity and Synchrony: Toward an Integrative Framework

Parent-Child Neural Similarity and Synchrony: Toward an Integrative Framework

The Neuroscientists (2026)

Zhou Z, Chen YY, Lee TH, Qu Y

Inverse association of locus coeruleus MRI integrity with structural volume and its impact on individual’s inattentiveness

Inverse association of locus coeruleus MRI integrity with structural volume and its impact on individual’s inattentiveness

Human Brain Mapping (2025) preprint available at bioRxiv

Neal J, Kim SH, Katz B, Kim IH, Lee TH

Self-Reported ADHD Symptoms and Cognitive Performance in a National Sample of US Older Adults

Self-Reported ADHD Symptoms and Cognitive Performance in a National Sample of US Older Adults

Journal of Attention Disoder (2025)

Mansoor M, Breuax R, Lee TH, Katz B

Automated Locus Coeruleus segmentation and age-related signal changes across Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI and T1/T2-weighted images

Automated Locus Coeruleus segmentation and age-related signal changes across Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI and T1/T2-weighted images [preprint]

Kim SH, Styner M, Neal J, Chen YY, Katz B, Lee TH

Maltreatment Effects on Cognitive Control–Related Functional Connectivity across Adolescence: Prospective Links to Young Adult Mental Health

Development and Psychopathology (2025)

Lindenmuth M, Chen YY, Lee TH, Lee J, Ollendick T, Casas B & Kim-Spoon J

A six-year longitudinal study examining chronicity and timing of maltreatment effects on risk-related functional connectivity changes across adolescence

A six-year longitudinal study examining chronicity and timing of maltreatment effects on risk-related functional connectivity changes across adolescence

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (2025)

Lindenmuth M, Chen YY, Lee TH, Melville N, Casas B & Kim-Spoon J

Neural Signatures of Cognitive Control Predict Future Adolescent Substance Use Onset and Frequency

Neural Signatures of Cognitive Control Predict Future Adolescent Substance Use Onset and Frequency

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging (2025)

Chen YY, Lindenmuth M, Lee TH, Lee J, Casas B & Kim-Spoon J

Dynamics between aggression and prosociality: cross-cultural study of the US and Taiwan

PsyArchiv (2024)

Chen YY, Shyi CW, Huang ST, Lee TH

Parental warmth buffers the negative impact of weaker fronto‐striatal connectivity on early adolescents' academic achievement

Journal of Research on Adolescence (2024)

Yang B, Zhou Z, Chen YY, Devakonda V, Cai T, Lee TH, Qu Y

Family income and adolescent substance use: the role of parent-adolescent brain similarity and parental monitoring

Family income and adolescent substance use: the role of parent-adolescent brain similarity and parental monitoring

Journal of Family Psychology (2024)

Clinchard C, Lee TH, Lindenmuth M, Brieant A, Deater-Deckard K, Casas B & Kim-Spoon J

A collection of 157 individual neuromelanin-sensitive images accompanied by non-linear neuromelanin-sensitive atlas and a probabilistic locus coeruleus atlas

A collection of 157 individual neuromelanin-sensitive images accompanied by non-linear neuromelanin-sensitive atlas and a probabilistic locus coeruleus atlas

Data in Brief (2024) dataset:osf.io/z49dv

Lee TH, Kim SH, Neal J, Katz B, Kim IH

Family Cohesion Moderates the Relation between Parent-Child Neural Connectivity Pattern Similarity and Youth’s Emotional Adjustment

Family Cohesion Moderates the Relation between Parent-Child Neural Connectivity Pattern Similarity and Youth’s Emotional Adjustment

Journal of Neuroscience (2023) Journal's Featured Article

Zhou Z, Chen YY, Yang B, Qu Y, Lee TH

Association of intrinsic functional connectivity between the locus coeruleus and salience network with attentional ability

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience (2023)

Neal J, Song I, Katz B, Lee TH

Caffeinated soda intake in children is associated with neurobehavioral risk factors for substance misuse

Caffeinated soda intake in children is associated with neurobehavioral risk factors for substance misuse

Substance Use & Misuse (2023)

Kwon M, Kim H, Yang J, Hur J, Lee TH, Ahn WY

Negative Impact of Daily Screen Use on Inhibitory Control Network in Preadolescence: A Two Year Follow-Up Study

Negative Impact of Daily Screen Use on Inhibitory Control Network in Preadolescence: A Two Year Follow-Up Study

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (2023)

Chen YY, Yim H, Lee TH

Brain similarity as a protective factor in the longitudinal pathway linking household chaos, parenting, and substance use.

Brain similarity as a protective factor in the longitudinal pathway linking household chaos, parenting, and substance use

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging (2023) cover story

Kim-Spoon J*, Lee TH*, Clinchard C, Lindenmuth M, Brieant A, Steinberg L, Deater-Deckard K, Casas B

Parent-child Neural Similarity: Measurements, Antecedents, and Consequences

Parent-child Neural Similarity: Measurements, Antecedents, and Consequences

Frontiers in Cognition (2023)

Qu Y, Zhou Z, Lee TH

Considering dynamic nature of the brain: the clinical importance of connectivity variability in machine learning classification and prediction

Considering dynamic nature of the brain: the clinical importance of connectivity variability in machine learning classification and prediction

Excessive functional coupling with less variability between salience and default-mode networks in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Excessive functional coupling with less variability between salience and default-mode networks in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging (2022)

Chen YY, Uljarevic M, Neal J, Greening SG, Yim H, Lee TH

Neural Circuit Pathology Driven by Shank3 Mutation Disrupts Social Behaviors

Neural Circuit Pathology Driven by Shank3 Mutation Disrupts Social Behaviors

Cell Reports (2022) cover story

Kim S, Kim YE, Song I, Ujihara Y, Kim N, Jian YH, Yin HH, Lee TH, IH Kim

Behavioral and fMRI evidence that arousal enhances bottom-up attention and memory selectivity in young but not older adults

Behavioral and fMRI evidence that arousal enhances bottom-up attention and memory selectivity in young but not older adults

Neurobiology of Aging (2022)

Gallant S, Kennedy B, Bachman SL, Huang R, Lee TH, Mather M

Emotion Down-and Up-Regulation Act on Spatially Distinct Brain Areas: Interoceptive Regions to Calm Down and Other Affective Regions to Amp Up

Emotion Down-and Up-Regulation Act on Spatially Distinct Brain Areas: Interoceptive Regions to Calm Down and Other Affective Regions to Amp Up

Journal of Neurscience (2022)

Min J, Nashiro K, Yoo HJ, Cho C, Nasseri P, Bachman SL, Porat S, Thayer JF, Chang C, Lee TH, Mather M

Neural connectivity underlying adolescent social learning in sibling dyads

Neural connectivity underlying adolescent social learning in sibling dyads

Social Cognitive Affective Neuroscience (2022)

Rogers CR, Fry CM, Lee TH, Glavan M, Gates KM, Telzer EH

Fear in the mind’s eye: Mental imagery can generate and regulate acquired differential fear conditioned reactivity

Fear in the mind’s eye: Mental imagery can generate and regulate acquired differential fear conditioned reactivity

Scientific Reports (2022)

Greening SG, Lee TH, Burleigh L, Grégoire L, Robinson T, Jiang, X, Mather M, Kaplan J

Editorial: Similarities and discrepancies across family members at multiple levels: Insights from behavior, psychophysiology, and neuroimaging

Editorial: Similarities and discrepancies across family members at multiple levels: Insights from behavior, psychophysiology, and neuroimaging

Frontiers in Psychology (2021)

Rogers CR, Qu Y, Lee TH, Liu S, Kim SH

Age-related intrinsic functional connectivity changes of locus coeruleus from childhood to older adults

Age-related intrinsic functional connectivity changes of locus coeruleus from childhood to older adults

Brain Sciences (2021)

Song I, Neal J, Lee TH

Perceiving facial affective ambiguity: A behavioral and neural comparison of adolescents and adults

Perceiving facial affective ambiguity: A behavioral and neural comparison of adolescents and adults

Lee TH, Perino M, McElwain N, Telzer EH

Where you lead, I will follow: Exploring sibling similarity in brain and behavior during risky decision-making

Where you lead, I will follow: Exploring sibling similarity in brain and behavior during risky decision-making

Journal of Research on Adolescence (2020)

Rogers CR, Lee TH, Fry C, Telzer EG

Relationships between multiple dimensions of executive functioning and resting-state networks in adults

Relationships between multiple dimensions of executive functioning and resting-state networks in adults

Neuropsychologia (2020)

Roye S, Castagna PJ ... Lee TH ... Greening SG

Cortical Thickness and Resting State Cardiac Function Across the Lifespan

Cortical Thickness and Resting State Cardiac Function Across the Lifespan: A Cross-Sectional Pooled Mega Analysis

Psychophysiology (2020)

Koenig J, Abler B ... Lee TH ... Yoo H

The Decline in Intrinsic Connectivity Between the Salience Network and Locus Coeruleus in Older Adults

The Decline in Intrinsic Connectivity Between the Salience Network and Locus Coeruleus in Older Adults: Implications for Distractibility

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience (2020)

Lee TH, Kim S, Katz B, Mather M

Neural Representation of Parental Monitoring and Links to Adolescent Risk Taking

Neural Representation of Parental Monitoring and Links to Adolescent Risk Taking

Frontiers in Neuroscience (2019)

Lee TH, Qu Y, Telzer EH

Arousal increases neural gain via the locus coeruleus–noradrenaline system in younger adults but not in older adults

Arousal increases neural gain via the locus coeruleus–noradrenaline system in younger adults but not in older adults

Nature Human Behaviour (2018)

Lee TH, Greening SG, Ueno T, Ponzio A, Clewett D, Sakaki M, Mather M

Locus Coeruleus Activity Strengthens Prioritized Memories Under Arousal

Locus Coeruleus Activity Strengthens Prioritized Memories Under Arousal

Journal of Neuroscience (2018)

Clewett D, Huang R, Velasco R, Lee TH, Mather M

Dyadic Neural Similarity During Stress in Mother-Child Dyads

Dyadic Neural Similarity During Stress in Mother-Child Dyads

Journal of Research on Adolescence (2018)

Lee TH, Qu Y, Telzer EH

Love flows downstream

Love flows downstream: mothers’ and children’s neural representation similarity in perceiving distress of self and family

Social Cognitive Affective Neuroscience (2018)

Lee TH, Qu Y, Telzer EH

Brain structural concomitants of resting state heart rate variability in the young and old

Brain structural concomitants of resting state heart rate variability in the young and old: evidence from two independent samples

Brain Structure and Function (2017)

Yoo HJ, Thayer JF, Greening SG, Lee TH, Ponzio A, Min J, Sakaki M, Nga L, Mather M, Koenig J

Behavioral and neural concordance in parent-child dyadic sleep patterns

Behavioral and neural concordance in parent-child dyadic sleep patterns

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (2017)

Lee TH, Miernicki ME, Telzer EH

Families that fire together smile together

Families that fire together smile together: Resting state connectome similarity and daily emotional synchrony in parent-child dyads

NeuroImage (2017)

Lee TH, Miernicki ME, Telzer EH

Negative functional coupling between the right fronto-parietal and limbic resting state networks predicts increased self-control and later substance use onset in adolescence

Negative functional coupling between the right fronto-parietal and limbic resting state networks predicts increased self-control and later substance use onset in adolescence

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (2016)

Lee TH, Telzer EH

Heart rate variability is associated with amygdala functional connectivity with MPFC across younger and older adults

Heart rate variability is associated with amygdala functional connectivity with MPFC across younger and older adults

NeuroImage (2016)

Sakaki M, Yoo HJ, Nha L, Lee TH, Thayer JF, Mather M

Individual Differences in Anticipatory Somatosensory Cortex Activity for Shock is Positively Related with Trait Anxiety and Multisensory Integration

Individual Differences in Anticipatory Somatosensory Cortex Activity for Shock is Positively Related with Trait Anxiety and Multisensory Integration

Brain Science (2016)

Greening SG, Lee TH, Mather M

Neuromelanin marks the spot

Neuromelanin marks the spot: identifying a locus coeruleus biomarker of cognitive reserve in healthy aging

Neurobiology of Aging (2016)

Clewett D, Lee TH, Greening SG, Ponzio A, Margalit E, Mather M

Encoding of goal-relevant stimuli is strengthened by emotional arousal in memory

Encoding of goal-relevant stimuli is strengthened by emotional arousal in memory

Frontiers in Psychology: Emotion Science (2015)

Lee TH, Greening SG, Mather M

Emotional arousal amplifies the effects of biased competition in the brain

Emotional arousal amplifies the effects of biased competition in the brain

Social Cognitive Affective Neuroscience (2014)

Lee TH, Sakaki M, Cheng R, Velasco R, Mather M

How Arousal Modulates the Visual Contrast Sensitivity Function

How Arousal Modulates the Visual Contrast Sensitivity Function

Lee TH, Baek J, Lu ZL, Mather M

A dual process for the cognitive control of emotional significance

A dual process for the cognitive control of emotional significance: implications for emotion regulation and disorders of emotion

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (2014)

Greening SG, Lee TH< Mather M

Evidence for arousal-biased competition in perceptual learning

Evidence for arousal-biased competition in perceptual learning

Frontiers in Psychology: Emotion Science (2012)

Lee TH, Itti L, Mather M

Context Modulation of Facial Emotion Perception Differed by Individual Difference

Context Modulation of Facial Emotion Perception Differed by Individual Difference

Plos ONE (2012)

Lee TH, Choi JS, Cho YS

How does context affect assessments of facial emotion? The role of culture and age

How does context affect assessments of facial emotion? The role of culture and age

Psychology and Aging (2011)

Ko SG, Lee TH, Yoon H, Kwon JH, Mather M

Neural correlates of top-down processing in emotion perception

Neural correlates of top-down processing in emotion perception: an ERP study of emotional faces in white noise versus noise-alone stimuli

Brain Research (2010)

Lee KY, Lee TH, Yoon SJ, Cho YS, Choi JS, Kim HT

Conditioning-induced attentional bias for face stimuli measured with the emotional Stroop task

Conditioning-induced attentional bias for face stimuli measured with the emotional Stroop task

Lee TH, Lim SL, Lee K, Kim HT, Choi JS

Facilitation of visual processing by masked presentation of a conditioned facial stimulus

Facilitation of visual processing by masked presentation of a conditioned facial stimulus

Neuroreport (2009)

Lee TH, Lim SL, Lee KY, Choi JS