Professor Veena Kumari
Professor - Psychology
Quad North 148
- Email: veena.kumari@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 268053
Kumari, V., Aasen, I., Papadopoulos, A., Bojang, F., Poon, L., Halari, R. and et al. (2008) 'A comparison of prepulse inhibition in pre- and postmenopausal women and age-matched men'. Neuropsychopharmacology, 33 (11). pp. 2610 - 2618. ISSN: 0893-133X
Cooke, MA., Fannon, D., Kuipers, E., Peters, E., Williams, SC. and Kumari, V. (2008) 'Neurological basis of poor insight in psychosis: A voxel-based MRI study'. Schizophrenia Research, 103 (1-3). pp. 40 - 51. ISSN: 0920-9964
Kumari, V., Antonova, E. and Geyer, MA. (2008) 'Prepulse inhibition and "psychosis-proneness" in healthy individuals: An fMRI study'. European Psychiatry, 23 (4). pp. 274 - 280. ISSN: 0924-9338
Premkumar, P., Fannon, D., Kuipers, E., Simmons, A., Frangou, S. and Kumari, V. (2008) 'Emotional decision-making and its dissociable components in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder: A behavioural and MRI investigation'. Neuropsychologia, 46 (7). pp. 2002 - 2012. ISSN: 0028-3932
Ettinger, U., Ffytche, DH., Kumari, V., Kathmann, N., Reuter, B., Zelaya, F. and et al. (2008) 'Decomposing the neural correlates of antisaccade eye movements using event-related fmri'. Cerebral Cortex, 18 (5). pp. 1148 - 1159. ISSN: 1047-3211
Barkataki, I., Kumari, V., Das, M., Sumich, A., Taylor, P. and Sharma, T. (2008) 'Neural correlates of deficient response inhibition in mentally disordered violent individuals'. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 26 (1). pp. 51 - 64. ISSN: 0735-3936
Premkumar, P., Kumari, V., Corr, PJJ., Fannon, D. and Sharma, T. (2008) 'Neuropsychological function-brain structure relationships and stage of illness: An investigation into chronic and first-episode schizophrenia'. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging, 162 (3). pp. 195 - 204. ISSN: 0925-4927
Kumari, V., Peters, ER., Fannon, D., Premkumar, P., Aasen, I., Cooke, MA., et al. (2008) 'Uncontrollable voices and their relationship to gating deficits in schizophrenia'. Schizophrenia Research, 101 (1-3). pp. 185 - 194. ISSN: 0920-9964
Jogia, J., Haldane, M., Cobb, A., Kumari, V. and Frangou, S. (2008) 'Pilot investigation of the changes in cortical activation during facial affect recognition with lamotrigine monotherapy in bipolar disorder'. British Journal of Psychiatry, 192 (3). pp. 197 - 201. ISSN: 0007-1250
Malhi, GS., Green, M., Fagiolini, A., Peselow, ED. and Kumari, V. (2008) 'Schizoaffective disorder: Diagnostic issues and future recommendations'. Bipolar Disorders, 10 (1 PART 2). pp. 215 - 230. ISSN: 1398-5647
Sumich, A., Kumari, V., Gordon, E., Tunstall, N. and Brammer, M. (2008) 'Event-related potential correlates of paranormal ideation and unusual experiences'. Cortex, 44 (10). pp. 1342 - 1352. ISSN: 0010-9452
Haldane, M., Jogia, J., Cobb, A., Kozuch, E., Kumari, V. and Frangou, S. (2008) 'Changes in brain activation during working memory and facial recognition tasks in patients with bipolar disorder with Lamotrigine monotherapy'. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 18 (1). pp. 48 - 54. ISSN: 0924-977X
Premkumar, P., Cooke, MA., Fannon, D., Peters, E., Michel, TM., Aasen, I., et al. (2008) 'Misattribution bias of threat-related facial expressions is related to a longer duration of illness and poor executive function in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder'. European Psychiatry, 23 (1). pp. 14 - 19. ISSN: 0924-9338
Kumari, V., Fannon, D., Geyer, MA., Premkumar, P., Antonova, E., Simmons, A. and et al. (2008) 'Cortical grey matter volume and sensorimotor gating in schizophrenia'. Cortex, 44 (9). pp. 1206 - 1214. ISSN: 0010-9452
Anilkumar, APP., Kumari, V., Mehrotra, R., Aasen, I., Mitterschiffthaler, MT. and Sharma, T. (2008) 'An fMRI study of face encoding and recognition in first-episode schizophrenia'. Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 20 (3). pp. 129 - 138. ISSN: 0924-2708
Sumich, A., Kumari, V., Dodd, P., Ettinger, U., Hughes, C., Zachariah, E. and et al. (2008) 'N100 and P300 amplitude to Go and No-Go variants of the auditory oddball in siblings discordant for schizophrenia'. Schizophrenia Research, 98 (1-3). pp. 265 - 277. ISSN: 0920-9964
Cooke, MA., Peters, ER., Greenwood, KE., Fisher, PL., Kumari, V. and Kuipers, E. (2007) 'Insight in psychosis: Influence of cognitive ability and self-esteem'. British Journal of Psychiatry, 191 (3). pp. 234 - 237. ISSN: 0007-1250
Narayan, VM., Narr, KL., Kumari, V., Woods, RP., Thompson, PM., Toga, AW. and et al. (2007) 'Regional cortical thinning in subjects with violent antisocial personality disorder or schizophrenia'. American Journal of Psychiatry, 164 (9). pp. 1418 - 1427. ISSN: 0002-953X
Narayan, VM., Narr, KL., Kumari, V., Woods, RP., Thompson, PM., Toga, AW. and et al. (2007) 'Regional cortical thinning in subjects with violent antisocial personality disorder or schizophrenia'. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 164 (9). pp. 1418 - 1427. ISSN: 0002-953X
Kumari, V., Antonova, E., Geyer, MA., Ffytche, D., Williams, SCR. and Sharma, T. (2007) 'A fMRI investigation of startle gating deficits in schizophrenia patients treated with typical or atypical antipsychotics'. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 10 (4). pp. 463 - 477. ISSN: 1461-1457
Cooke, M., Peters, E., Fannon, D., Anilkumar, APP., Aasen, I., Kuipers, E. and et al. (2007) 'Insight, distress and coping styles in schizophrenia'. Schizophrenia Research, 94 (1-3). pp. 12 - 22. ISSN: 0920-9964
Kumari, V., ffytche, DH., Das, M., Wilson, GD., Goswami, S. and Sharma, T. (2007) 'Neuroticism and Brain Responses to Anticipatory Fear'. Behavioral Neuroscience, 121 (4). pp. 643 - 652. ISSN: 0735-7044
Kumari, V., Fannon, D., Sumich, AL. and Sharma, T. (2007) 'Startle gating in antipsychotic-naïve first episode schizophrenia patients: One ear is better than two'. Psychiatry Research, 151 (1-2). pp. 21 - 28. ISSN: 0165-1781
Raveendran, V. and Kumari, V. (2007) 'Clinical, cognitive and neural correlates of self-monitoring deficits in schizophrenia: an update'. ACTA NEUROPSYCHIATRICA, 19 (1). pp. 27 - 37. ISSN: 1601-5215
Raveendran, V. and Kumari, V. (2007) 'Clinical, cognitive and neural correlates of self-monitoring deficits in schizophrenia: An update'. Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 19 (1). pp. 27 - 37. ISSN: 0924-2708
Sapara, A., Cooke, M., Fannon, D., Francis, A., Buchanan, RW., Anilkumar, APP., et al. (2007) 'Prefrontal cortex and insight in schizophrenia: A volumetric MRI study'. Schizophrenia Research, 89 (1-3). pp. 22 - 34. ISSN: 0920-9964
Halari, R., Mehrotra, R., Sharma, T. and Kumari, V. (2006) 'Does self-perceived mood predict more variance in cognitive performance than clinician-rated symptoms in schizophrenia?'. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 32 (4). pp. 751 - 757. ISSN: 0586-7614
Premkumar, P., Kumari, V., Corr, PJJ. and Sharma, T. (2006) 'Frontal lobe volumes in schizophrenia: Effects of stage and duration of illness'. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 40 (7). pp. 627 - 637. ISSN: 0022-3956
Friederich, HC., Kumari, V., Uher, R., Riga, M., Schmidt, U., Campbell, IC., et al. (2006) 'Differential motivational responses to food and pleasurable cues in anorexia and bulimia nervosa: A startle reflex paradigm'. Psychological Medicine, 36 (9). pp. 1327 - 1335. ISSN: 0033-2917
Sumich, A., Harris, A., Flynn, G., Whitford, T., Tunstall, N., Kumari, V., et al. (2006) 'Event-related potential correlates of depression, insight and negative symptoms in males with recent-onset psychosis'. Clinical Neurophysiology, 117 (8). pp. 1715 - 1727. ISSN: 1388-2457
Kumari, V. and Cooke, M. (2006) 'Use of magnetic resonance imaging in tracking the course and treatment of schizophrenia'. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 6 (7). pp. 1005 - 1016. ISSN: 1473-7175
Sharma, T., Reed, C., Aasen, I. and Kumari, V. (2006) 'Cognitive effects of adjunctive 24-weeks Rivastigmine treatment to antipsychotics in schizophrenia: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind investigation'. Schizophrenia Research, 85 (1-3). pp. 73 - 83. ISSN: 0920-9964
Sumich, AL., Kumari, V., Heasman, BC., Gordon, E. and Brammer, M. (2006) 'Abnormal asymmetry of N200 and P300 event-related potentials in subclinical depression'. Journal of Affective Disorders, 92 (2-3). pp. 171 - 183. ISSN: 0165-0327
O'Gorman, RL., Kumari, V., Williams, SCR., Zelaya, FO., Connor, SEJ., Alsop, DC. and et al. (2006) 'Personality factors correlate with regional cerebral perfusion'. Neuroimage, 31 (2). pp. 489 - 495. ISSN: 1053-8119
Barkataki, I., Kumari, V., Das, M., Taylor, P. and Sharma, T. (2006) 'Volumetric structural brain abnormalities in men with schizophrenia or antisocial personality disorder'. Behavioural Brain Research, 169 (2). pp. 239 - 247. ISSN: 0166-4328
Kumari, V., Aasen, I., Taylor, P., ffytche, DH., Das, M., Barkataki, I., et al. (2006) 'Neural dysfunction and violence in schizophrenia: An fMRI investigation'. Schizophrenia Research, 84 (1). pp. 144 - 164. ISSN: 0920-9964
Halari, R., Mehrotra, R., Sharma, T., Ng, V. and Kumari, V. (2006) 'Cognitive impairment but preservation of sexual dimorphism in cognitive abilities in chronic schizophrenia'. Psychiatry Research, 141 (2). pp. 129 - 139. ISSN: 0165-1781
Halari, R., Sharma, T., Hines, M., Andrew, C., Simmons, A. and Kumari, V. (2006) 'Comparable fMRI activity with differential behavioural performance on mental rotation and overt verbal fluency tasks in healthy men and women'. Experimental Brain Research, 169 (1). pp. 1 - 14. ISSN: 0014-4819
Frangou, S., Dakhil, N., Landau, S. and Kumari, V. (2006) 'Fronto-temporal function may distinguish bipolar disorder from schizophrenia'. Bipolar Disorders, 8 (1). pp. 47 - 55. ISSN: 1398-5647
Kumari, V., Aasen, I., Ffytche, D., Williams, SCR. and Sharma, T. (2006) 'Neural correlates of adjunctive rivastigmine treatment to antipsychotics in schizophrenia: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind fMRI study'. Neuroimage, 29 (2). pp. 545 - 556. ISSN: 1053-8119
Kumari, V. (2006) 'Do psychotherapies produce neurobiological effects?'. Acta Neuropsychiatrica, 18 (2). pp. 61 - 70. ISSN: 0924-2708
Frangou, S., Haldane, M., Roddy, D. and Kumari, V. (2005) 'Evidence for deficit in tasks of ventral, but not dorsal, prefrontal executive function as an endophenotypic marker for bipolar disorder'. Biological Psychiatry, 58 (10). pp. 838 - 839. ISSN: 0006-3223
Antonova, E., Kumari, V., Morris, R., Halari, R., Anilkumar, A., Mehrotra, R. and et al. (2005) 'The relationship of structural alterations to cognitive deficits in schizophrenia: A voxel-based morphometry study'. Biological Psychiatry, 58 (6). pp. 457 - 467. ISSN: 0006-3223
Kumari, V., Das, M., Zachariah, E., Ettinger, U. and Sharma, T. (2005) 'Reduced prepulse inhibition in unaffected siblings of schizophrenia patients'. Psychophysiology, 42 (5). pp. 588 - 594. ISSN: 0048-5772
Kumari, V. and Postma, P. (2005) 'Nicotine use in schizophrenia: The self medication hypotheses'. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 29 (6). pp. 1021 - 1034. ISSN: 0149-7634
Aasen, I., Kumari, V. and Sharma, T. (2005) 'Effects of rivastigmine on sustained attention in schizophrenia: An fMRI study'. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 25 (4). pp. 311 - 317. ISSN: 0271-0749
Kumari, V., Antonova, E., Zachariah, E., Galea, A., Aasen, I., Ettinger, U., et al. (2005) 'Structural brain correlates of prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle response in healthy humans'. Neuroimage, 26 (4). pp. 1052 - 1058. ISSN: 1053-8119
Cooke, MA., Peters, ER., Kuipers, E. and Kumari, V. (2005) 'Disease, deficit or denial? Models of poor insight in psychosis'. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 112 (1). pp. 4 - 17. ISSN: 0001-690X
Barkataki, I., Kumari, V., Das, M., Hill, M., Morris, R., O'Connell, P., et al. (2005) 'A neuropsychological investigation into violence and mental illness'. Schizophrenia Research, 74 (1). pp. 1 - 13. ISSN: 0920-9964
Kumari, V., Das, M., Hodgins, S., Zachariah, E., Barkataki, I., Howlett, M. and et al. (2005) 'Association between violent behaviour and impaired prepulse inhibition of the startle response in antisocial personality disorder and schizophrenia'. Behavioural Brain Research, 158 (1). pp. 159 - 166. ISSN: 0166-4328
Halari, R. and Kumari, V. (2005) 'Comparable cortical activation with inferior performance in women during a novel cognitive inhibition task'. Behavioural Brain Research, 158 (1). pp. 167 - 173. ISSN: 0166-4328