Professor Veena Kumari
Professor - Psychology
Quad North 148
- Email: veena.kumari@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 268053
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
Hughes, C., Kumari, V., Das, M., Zachariah, E., Ettinger, U., Sumich, A. and et al. (2005) 'Cognitive functioning in siblings discordant for schizophrenia'. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 111 (3). pp. 185 - 192. ISSN: 0001-690X
Halari, R., Mines, M., Kumari, V., Mehrotra, R., Wheeler, M., Ng, V. and et al. (2005) 'Sex differences and individual differences in cognitive performance and their relationship to endogenous gonadal hormones and gonadotropins'. Behavioral Neuroscience, 119 (1). pp. 104 - 117. ISSN: 0735-7044
Young, AMJ., Kumari, V., Mehrotra, R., Hemsley, DR., Andrew, C., Sharma, T., et al. (2005) 'Disruption of learned irrelevance in acute schizophrenia in a novel continuous within-subject paradigm suitable for fMRI'. Behavioural Brain Research, 156 (2). pp. 277 - 288. ISSN: 0166-4328
Ettinger, U., Antonova, E., Crawford, TJ., Mitterschiffthaler, MT., Goswani, S., Sharma, T. and et al. (2005) 'Structural neural correlates of prosaccade and antisaccade eye movements in healthy humans'. Neuroimage, 24 (2). pp. 487 - 494. ISSN: 1053-8119
Aasen, I., Kolli, L. and Kumari, V. (2005) 'Sex effects in prepulse inhibition and facilitation of the acoustic startle response: Implications for pharmacological and treatment studies'. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 19 (1). pp. 39 - 45. ISSN: 0269-8811
Kumari, V., Ettinger, U., Crawford, TJ., Zachariah, E. and Sharma, T. (2005) 'Lack of association between prepulse inhibition and antisaccadic deficits in chronic schizophrenia: Implications for identification of schizophrenia endophenotypes'. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 39 (3). pp. 227 - 240. ISSN: 0022-3956
Ettinger, U., Kumari, V., Crawford, TJ., Flak, V., Sharma, T., Davis, RE. and et al. (2005) 'Saccadic eye movements, schizotypy, and the role of neuroticism'. Biological Psychology, 68 (1). pp. 61 - 78. ISSN: 0301-0511
Kumari, V., Ffytche, DH., Williams, SCR. and Gray, JA. (2004) 'Personality predicts brain responses to cognitive demands'. Journal of Neuroscience, 24 (47). pp. 10636 - 10641. ISSN: 0270-6474
Kaviani, H., Gray, JA., Checkley, SA., Raven, PW., Wilson, GD. and Kumari, V. (2004) 'Affective modulation of the startle response in depression: Influence of the severity of depression, anhedonia, and anxiety'. Journal of Affective Disorders, 83 (1). pp. 21 - 31. ISSN: 0165-0327
Antonova, E., Sharma, T., Morris, R. and Kumari, V. (2004) 'The relationship between brain structure and neurocognition in schizophrenia: A selective review'. Schizophrenia Research, 70 (2-3). pp. 117 - 145. ISSN: 0920-9964
Halari, R., Kumari, V., Mehrotra, R., Wheeler, M., Hines, M. and Sharma, T. (2004) 'The relationship of sex hormones and cortisot with cognitive functioning in schizophrenia'. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 18 (3). pp. 366 - 374. ISSN: 0269-8811
Halari, R., Kumari, V., Mehrotra, R., Wheeler, M., Hines, M. and Sharma, T. (2004) 'The relationship of sex hormones and cortisol with cognitive Functioning in schizophrenia'. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 18 (3). pp. 366 - 374. ISSN: 0269-8811
Kumari, V., Aasen, I. and Sharma, T. (2004) 'Sex differences in prepulse inhibition deficits in chronic schizophrenia'. Schizophrenia Research, 69 (2-3). pp. 219 - 235. ISSN: 0920-9964
Malhi, GS., Lagopoulos, J., Ward, PB., Kumari, V., Mitchell, PB., Parker, GB., et al. (2004) 'Cognitive generation of affect in bipolar depression: An fMRI study'. European Journal of Neuroscience, 19 (3). pp. 741 - 754. ISSN: 0953-816X
Ettinger, U., Kumari, V., Chitnis, XA., Corr, PJ., Crawford, TJ., Fannon, DG., et al. (2004) 'Volumetric neural correlates of antisaccade eye movements in first-episode psychosis'. American Journal of Psychiatry, 161 (10). pp. 1918 - 1921. ISSN: 0002-953X
Ettinger, U., Kumari, V., Crawford, TJ., Corr, PJ., Das, M., Zachariah, E., et al. (2004) 'Smooth pursuit and antisaccade eye movements in siblings discordant for schizophrenia'. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 38 (2). pp. 177 - 184. ISSN: 0022-3956
Das, M., Kumari, V., Soni, W., Ettinger, U., Binneman, B., Hughes, C., et al. (2004) 'Neurological soft signs and their relationship to cognitive and clinical efficacy of atypical antipsychotics in schizophrenia'. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 30 (2). pp. 241 - 253. ISSN: 0586-7614
Kumari, V. and Sharma, T. (2003) 'Reply to Comments on "Effects of Procyclidine Administration on Cognitive Functions in Healthy Subjects: Implications for Schizophrenia" [3]'. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 23 (6). pp. 667 - 668. ISSN: 0271-0749
Kumari, V., Mitterschiffthaler, MT., Teasdale, JD., Malhi, GS., Brown, RG., Giampietro, V., et al. (2003) 'Neural abnormalities during cognitive generation of affect in treatment-resistant depression'. Biological Psychiatry, 54 (8). pp. 777 - 791. ISSN: 0006-3223
Kumari, V., Mitterschiffthaler, MT., Teasdale, JD., Malhi, GS., Brown, RG., Giampietro, V., et al. (2003) 'Neural abnormalities during cognitive generation of affect in treatment-resistant depression'. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, 54 (8). pp. 777 - 791. ISSN: 0006-3223
Rahman, Q., Kumari, V. and Wilson, GD. (2003) 'Sexual orientation-related differences in prepulse inhibition of the human startle response'. Behavioral Neuroscience, 117 (5). pp. 1096 - 1102. ISSN: 0735-7044
Kumari, V., Gray, JA., Gupta, P., Luscher, S. and Sharma, T. (2003) 'Sex differences in prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle response'. Personality and Individual Differences, 35 (4). pp. 733 - 742. ISSN: 0191-8869
Kumari, V., Gray, JA., Ffytche, DH., Mitterschiffthaler, MT., Das, M., Zachariah, E., et al. (2003) 'Cognitive effects of nicotine in humans: An fMRI study'. Neuroimage, 19 (3). pp. 1002 - 1013. ISSN: 1053-8119
Ettinger, U., Kumari, V., Crawford, TJ., Davis, RE., Sharma, T. and Corr, PJ. (2003) 'Reliability of smooth pursuit, fixation, and saccadic eye movements'. Psychophysiology, 40 (4). pp. 620 - 628. ISSN: 0048-5772
Kumari, V., Zachariah, E., Galea, A., Jones, HC., Das, M., Mehrotra, R., et al. (2003) 'Effects of acute procyclidine administration on prepulse inhibition of the startle response in schizophrenia: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study'. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 17 (1). pp. 89 - 95. ISSN: 0269-8811
Kumari, V., Gray, JA., Geyer, MA., Ffytche, D., Soni, W., Mitterschiffthaler, MT., et al. (2003) 'Neural correlates of tactile prepulse inhibition: A functional MRI study in normal and schizophrenic subjects'. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging, 122 (2). pp. 99 - 113. ISSN: 0925-4927
Mitterschiffthaler, MT., Kumari, V., Malhi, GS., Brown, RG., Giampietro, VP., Brammer, MJ., et al. (2003) 'Neural response to pleasant stimuli in anhedonia: An fMRI study'. Neuroreport, 14 (2). pp. 177 - 182. ISSN: 0959-4965
Hughes, C., Kumari, V., Soni, W., Das, M., Binneman, B., Drozd, S., et al. (2003) 'Longitudinal study of symptoms and cognitive function in chronic schizophrenia'. Schizophrenia Research, 59 (2-3). pp. 137 - 146. ISSN: 0920-9964
Ettinger, U., Kumari, V., Zachariah, E., Galea, A., Crawford, TJ., Corr, PJ., et al. (2003) 'Effects of Procyclidine on Eye Movements in Schizophrenia'. Neuropsychopharmacology, 28 (12). pp. 2199 - 2208. ISSN: 0893-133X
Sumich, AL., Kumari, V. and Sharma, T. (2003) 'Neuroimaging of sexual arousal: Research and clinical utility'. Hospital Medicine, 64 (1). pp. 28 - 33. ISSN: 1462-3935
Kumari, V., Gray, JA., Honey, GD., Soni, W., Bullmore, ET., Williams, SCR., et al. (2002) 'Procedural learning in schizophrenia: A functional magnetic resonance imaging investigation'. Schizophrenia Research, 57 (1). pp. 97 - 107. ISSN: 0920-9964
Kumari, V. and Sharma, T. (2002) 'Effects of typical and atypical antipsychotics on prepulse inhibition in schizophrenia: A critical evaluation of current evidence and directions for future research'. Psychopharmacology, 162 (2). pp. 97 - 101. ISSN: 0033-3158
Kumari, V., Soni, W. and Sharma, T. (2002) 'Prepulse inhibition of the startle response in risperidone-treated patients: Comparison with typical antipsychotics'. Schizophrenia Research, 55 (1-2). pp. 139 - 146. ISSN: 0920-9964
Zachariah, E., Kumari, V., Galea, A., Das, M., Mehrotra, R., Taylor, D., et al. (2002) 'Effects of oral procyclidine administration on cognitive functions in healthy subjects: Implications for schizophrenia [2]'. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 22 (2). pp. 224 - 226. ISSN: 0271-0749
Sharma, T., Galea, A., Zachariah, E., Das, M., Taylor, D., Ruprah, M. and et al. (2002) 'Effects of 10 mg and 15 mg oral procyclidine on critical flicker fusion threshold and cardiac functioning in healthy human subjects'. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 16 (2). pp. 183 - 187. ISSN: 0269-8811
Corr, PJ., Tynan, A. and Kumari, V. (2002) 'Personality correlates of prepulse inhibition of the startle reflex at three lead intervals'. Journal of Psychophysiology, 16 (2). pp. 82 - 91. ISSN: 0269-8803
Sheringham, J., Kumari, V., Sumich, A. and Sharma, T. (2002) 'Neuroimaging in schizophrenia: from theory to practice.'. Hospital Medicine London England 1998, 63 (6). pp. 328 - 331. ISSN: 1462-3935
Mitterschiffthaler, MT., Kumari, V. and Sharma, T. (2002) 'Brain imaging: a key to understanding depression.'. Hospital Medicine London England 1998, 63 (6). pp. 332 - 336. ISSN: 1462-3935
McAlonan, GM., Daly, E., Kumari, V., Critchley, HD., Van Amelsvoort, T., Suckling, J., et al. (2002) 'Brain anatomy and sensorimotor gating in Asperger's syndrome'. Brain, 125 (7). pp. 1594 - 1606. ISSN: 0006-8950
Das, M., Barkataki, I., Kumari, V. and Sharma, T. (2002) 'Neuroimaging violence in the mentally ill: what can it tell us?'. Hospital Medicine London England 1998, 63 (10). pp. 604 - 609. ISSN: 1462-3935
Kumari, V., Mitterschiffthaler, MT. and Sharma, T. (2002) 'Neuroimaging to predict preclinical Alzheimer's disease.'. Hospital Medicine London England 1998, 63 (6). pp. 341 - 345. ISSN: 1462-3935
Keedwell, PA., Kumari, V., Poon, L., Marshall, EJ. and Checkley, SA. (2001) 'Information processing deficits in withdrawing alcoholics'. Addiction Biology, 6 (3). pp. 239 - 245. ISSN: 1355-6215
Kumari, V., Soni, W. and Sharma, T. (2001) 'Influence of cigarette smoking on prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle response in schizophrenia'. Human Psychopharmacology, 16 (4). pp. 321 - 326. ISSN: 0885-6222
Postma, P., Kumari, V., Hines, M. and Gray, JA. (2001) 'The relationship between prepulse detection and prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle reflex'. Psychophysiology, 38 (3). pp. 377 - 382. ISSN: 0048-5772
Kumari, V., Kaviani, H., Raven, PW., Gray, JA. and Checkley, SA. (2001) 'Enhanced startle reactions to acoustic stimuli in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder'. American Journal of Psychiatry, 158 (1). pp. 134 - 136. ISSN: 0002-953X
Ettinger, U., Chitnis, XA., Kumari, V., Fannon, DG., Sumich, AL., O'Ceallaigh, S., et al. (2001) 'Magnetic resonance imaging of the thalamus in first-episode psychosis'. American Journal of Psychiatry, 158 (1). pp. 116 - 118. ISSN: 0002-953X
Postma, P., Kumari, V., Sharma, T., Hines, M. and Gray, JA. (2001) 'Startle response during smoking and 24 h after withdrawal predicts successful smoking cessation'. Psychopharmacology, 156 (2-3). pp. 360 - 367. ISSN: 0033-3158
Kumari, V., Zachariah, E., Galea, A., Mehrotra, R., Taylor, D. and Sharma, T. (2001) 'Effects of procyclidine on prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle response in healthy human volunteers'. Psychopharmacology, 154 (3). pp. 221 - 229. ISSN: 0033-3158
Kumari, V. and Sharma, T. (2000) 'The 10th Biennial Winter Workshop on Schizophrenia: A report'. Schizophrenia Research, 46 (1). pp. 65 - 72. ISSN: 0920-9964
Corr, PJ. and Kumari, V. (2000) 'Individual differences in mood reactions to d-amphetamine: A test of three personality factors'. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 14 (4). pp. 371 - 377. ISSN: 0269-8811