Below are a list of representative research publications authored by members and affiliates of our lab.  This list is a selection of publications meant to provide a snapshot of the research conducted, and populations studied, in the Systems Neuroscience Lab:

 

 

 

1.  Green, M., Corwin, T. and Zemon, V.: A comparison of Fourier analysis and feature analysis in pattern-specific color aftereffects. Science, 1976, 192, 147-148.

 

2.  Zemon, V., Kaplan, E. and Ratliff, F.: Bicuculline enhances a negative component and diminishes a positive component of the visual evoked cortical potential in the cat. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 1980, 77, 7476-7478.

 

3.  Zemon, V. and Ratliff, F.: Visual evoked potentials: evidence for lateral interactions. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 1982, 79, 5723-5726.

 

4.  Zemon, V., Gutowski, W. and Horton, T.: Orientational anisotropy in the human visual system: an evoked potential and psychophysical study. Internat. J. Neuroscience, 1983, 19, 259-286.

 

5.  Zemon, V., Victor, J.D. and Ratliff, F.: Functional subsystems in the visual pathways of humans characterized using evoked potentials. In: Frontiers of Clinical Neuroscience, v. 3, Evoked Potentials, R.Q. Cracco and I. Bodis-Wollner, eds., Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York, 1986, pp. 203-210.

 

6.  Zemon, V., Gordon, J. and Welch, J.: Asymmetries in ON and OFF visual pathways of humans revealed using contrast-evoked cortical potentials. Visual Neuroscience, 1988, 1, 145-150.

 

7.  Maccabee, P. J., Amassian, V. E., Cracco, R. Q., Cracco, J. B., Rudell, A. P., Eberle, L. P. and Zemon, V.: Magnetic coil stimulation of human visual cortex: Studies of perception. In: Magnetic Motor Stimulation: Basic Principles and Clinical Experience (EEG Suppl. 43),

 

8.  W.J. Levy, R.Q. Cracco, A.T. Barker and J. Rothwell, eds., Elsevier Science Publishers, B. V., 1991, pp. 111-120.Sokol, S., Zemon, V. and Moskowitz, A.: Development of lateral inhibitory interactions in the infant visual system. Visual Neuroscience, 1992, 8, 3-8.

 

9.  Zemon, V., Pinkhasov, E. and Gordon, J.: Electrophysiological tests of neural models: Evidence for nonlinear binocular interactions in humans. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 1993, 90, 2975-2978.

 

10.  Zemon, V., Eisner, W., Gordon, J., Grose-Fifer, J., Shoup, H. and Tenedios, F.: Contrast-dependent responses in the human visual system: Childhood through adulthood. International Journal of Neuroscience, 1995, 80, 181-201.

 

11.  Zemon, V., Hartmann, E.E., Gordon, J., Prünte-Glowazki, A.: An electrophysiological technique for assessment of the development of spatial vision. Optometry and Vision Science, 1997, 74, 708-716.

 

12.  Greenstein, V.C., Seliger, S., Zemon, V. and Ritch, R.: Visual evoked potential assessment of the effects of glaucoma on visual subsystems. Vision Research, 1998, 38, 1901-1911.

 

13.  Butler, P.D., Schechter, I., Zemon, V., Greenstein, V., Schwartz, S.G., Greenstein, V.C., Gordon, J., Schroeder, C.E., Javitt, D.C.: Dysfunction of early stage visual processing in schizophrenia. American Journal of Psychiatry, 2001, 158, 1126-1133.

 

14.  O’Connor, D., Hall, R., Adamkin, D., Auestad, N., Castillo, M., Connor W., Connor S., Fitzgerald, K., Groh-Wargo, S., Hartmann, E.E., Jacobs, J., Janowsky, J., Lucas, A., Margeson, D., Mena, P., Neuringer, M., Nesin, M., Singer, L., Szabo, J., Zemon, V.: Growth and development in preterm infants fed long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids: A prospective randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics, 2001, 108, 359-371.

 

15.  Butler, P.D., Zemon, V., Schechter, I., Saperstein, A.M., Hoptman, M.J., Lim, K.O., Revheim, N., Silipo, G., Javitt, D.C.: Early-stage visual processing and cortical amplification deficits in schizophrenia. Archives of General Psychiatry, 2005, 62, 495-504.

 

16.  Kim, D., Zemon, V., Saperstein, A., Butler, P.D., Javitt, D.C.: Dysfunction of early-stage visual processing in schizophrenia: Harmonic analysis. Schizophrenia Research, 2005, 76, 55-65.

 

17.  Zemon, V. and Gordon, J.: Luminance Contrast Mechanisms in Humans: Visual Evoked Potentials and a Nonlinear Model. Vision Research, 2006, 46, 4163-4180.

 

18.  Zemon, V., Tsai, J.C., Forbes, M., Al-Aswad, L., Chen, C.M., Dhrami-Gavazi, E., Gordon, J., Greenstein, V., Hu, Z., Strugstad, E.C., Jindra, L.F.: Novel electrophysiological instrument for rapid and objective assessment of magnocellular deficits associated with glaucoma. Doc. Ophthal., 2008, 117, 233-243.

 

19.  Garcia-Quispe, L.A., Gordon, J., Zemon, V.: Development of contrast mechanisms assessed electrophysiologically. Optometry and Vision Science, 2009, 86(6): 708-716.

 

20.  Green, M.F., Butler, P.D., Chen, Y., Geyer, M., Silverstein, S., Wynn, J.K., Yoon, J.H., Zemon, V.: Perception measurement in clinical trials of schizophrenia: Promising paradigms from CNTRICS. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 2009, 35(1):163-181. DOI:10.1093/schbul/sbn156.

 

21.  Weinger, P.M., Zemon, V.M., Nunez, V., Navalta, T., Hu, G., Butler, P., Gordon, J.: Transient and Steady-State Short-Duration Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) Battery in Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 2012, ARVO Meeting Abstracts May 10, 2012, 53:5737.

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22. Nenova, M., DuHamel, K., Zemon, V., Rini, C., Redd, WH.: Posttraumatic Growth, Social Support and Social Constraint in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Survivors. Psycho-Oncology, 2013, 22, 195–202, DOI: 10.1002/pon.2073

 

23.  Calderone, D.J., Martinez, A., Zemon, V., Hoptman, M.J., Hu, G., Watkins, J.E., Javitt, D.C., Butler, P.D.: Comparison of psychophysical, electrophysiological, and fMRI assessment of visual contrast responses in patients with schizophrenia. NeuroImage, 2013, 67, 153-162.

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24.  Kim, S., Zemon, V., Cavallo, M.M., Rath, J.F., McCraty, R., Foley, F.W.: Heart rate variability biofeedback, executive functioning and chronic brain injury. Brain Injury, 2013, 27(2), 209-222.

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25. Theodore, J.L., Shidlo, A., Zemon, V., Foley, F.W., Dorfman, D., Dahlman, K.L., Hamid, S.: Psychometrics of an Internalized Homophobia Instrument for Men. Journal of Homosexuality, 2013, 60(4), 558-574.

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26. Foley, F.W., Zemon, V., Campagnolo, D., Marrie, R.A., Cutter, G., Tyry, T., Beier, M., Farrell, E., Vollmer, T.: The Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire- Re-Validation and Development of a 15-item Version with a Large US Sample. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2013, DOI:10.1177/1352458512471876.

 

27. Snyder, S., Foley, F.W., Farrell, E., Beier, M., Zemon, V.: Psychological and Physical Predictors of Illness Intrusiveness in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis, Journal of Neurological Sciences, 2013, 332, 41-44.

 

28. Schairer, L., Foley, F.W., Zemon, V., Campagnolo, D., Marrie, R.A., Cutter, G., Tyry, T., Vollmer, T.: The Impact of Sexual Dysfunction on Health-Related Quality of Life in People with Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 2013, published online, DOI: 10.1177/1352458513503598, 2014, 20(5), 610-616.

 

29. Vakhrusheva, J., Zemon, V., Bar, M., Weiskopf, N.G., Tremeau, F., Petkova, E., Su, Z., Abeles, I.Y., & Butler, P.D.: Forming first impressions of others in schizophrenia: Impairments in fast processing and in use of spatial frequency information. Schizophrenia Research, 2014, 160(1-3), 142-149. DOI:10.1016/j.schres.2014.10.012

 

30. Weinger, P.M., Zemon, V., Soorya, L., Gordon, J.: Low-contrast Response Deficits and Increased Neural Noise in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neuropsychologia, 2014, 63, 10-18.

 

31. Flood, S., Foley, F.W., Zemon, V., Picone, M., Bongardino, M., & Quinn, H.: Predictors of changes in suicidality in multiple sclerosis over time.Disability and Rehabilitation, 2014, 36(10), 844-847.

 

32. Blum, L.H., Vakhrusheva, J., Saperstein, A., Khan, S., Chang, R.W., Hansen, M.C., Zemon, V., & Kimhy, D.: Depressed mood in individuals with schizophrenia: A comparison of retrospective and real-time measures. Psychiatry Research, 2015, 227(2-3), 318-323. DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2015.03.008

  

33. Kolzet, J., Quinn, H., Zemon, V., Tyry, T., Marrie, R.A. Foley, F.W., Flood, S.: Predictors of body image related sexual dysfunction in men and women with multiple sclerosis. Sexual Disability, 2015, 33(1), 63-73. DOI: 10.1007/s11195-014-9357-5

 

34. Mahoney, J.R., Holtzer, R., Izzetoglu, M., Zemon, V., Verghese, J., Allali, G.: The role of prefrontal cortex during postural control in Parkinsonian syndromes a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. Brain Research, 2016, 1633, 126-138. DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.10.053

24. Siper PM, Zemon V, Gordon J, George-Jones J, Lurie S, Zweifach J, et al. Rapid and Objective Assessment of Neural Function in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Transient Visual Evoked Potentials. PLOS ONE. 2016 Oct 7;11(10):e0164422.

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35. Siper, P. M., Zemon, V., Gordon, J., George-Jones, J., Lurie, S., Zweifach, J., ... & Kolevzon, A.: Rapid and Objective Assessment of Neural Function in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Transient Visual Evoked Potentials. PloS one, 2016, 11(10), e0164422.

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36. Kim, S., Zemon, V., Picone, M.A., Gromisch, E.S., Rath, J.F., Glubo, H., Smith-Wexler, L., Foley, F.W.: Screening instruments for the early detection of cognitive impairment in patients with multiple sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care, 2017, 19(1), 1-10. 

 

37. Shuman-Paretsky, M., Zemon, V., Foley, F.W., Holtzer, R.: Development and Validation of the State-Trait Inventory of Cognitive Fatigue in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2017, 98(4), 766-773. DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.07.024

 

38. Xu, L.J., Zhang, L., Li, S.L., Zemon, V., Virgili, G., Liang, Y.B.: Accuracy of isolated-check visual evoked potential technique for diagnosing primary open-angle glaucoma. Documenta Ophthalmologica, 2017, 135(2), 107-119. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10633-017-9598-6

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39. Dickinson A, Gomez R, Jones M, Zemon V, Milne E. Lateral inhibition in the autism spectrum: An SSVEP study of visual cortical lateral interactions. Neuropsychologia. 2018 Mar 1;111:369–76.

 

40. Herrera S, Butler PD, Zemon V, Javitt DC, Hoptman MJ. S250. Associations Between Contrast Processes and Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Patients With Schizophrenia and Healthy Controls. Biological Psychiatry. 2018 May 1;83(9, Supplement):S445.

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41. Zemon V, Gordon J. Quantification and Statistical Analysis of the Transient Visual Evoked Potential to a Contrast-Reversing Pattern: A Frequency-Domain Approach. Eur J Neurosci. 2018;Epub.

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42. Gromisch, E. S., Sloan, J., Zemon, V., Tyry, T., Schairer, L. C., Snyder, S., & Foley, F. W. (2018). Development of the Multiple Sclerosis Resiliency Scale (MSRS). Rehabilitation Psychology, 63(3), 357-364. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/rep0000219

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43. Dickinson, A., Gomez, R., Jones, M., Zemon, V., Milne, E.: Lateral inhibition in the autism spectrum: An ssVEP study of visual cortical lateral interactions. Neuropsychologia, 2018, 111, 369-376.

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44. Kim, S., Rath, J. F., Zemon, V., Cavallo, M. M., McCraty, R., Sostre, A., & Foley, F. W.: 2018. Problem solving, biofeedback, and severe brain injury: The moderating role of positive affect. Rehabilitation Psychology, 63(1), 148-154.

 

45. Kim, S., Rath, J. F., Zemon, V., Picone, M., Portnoy, J. G., & Foley, F. W. (2016). Cognitive Status and Employment in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis: The Effects of Problem Orientation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 97(10). doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2016.08.260

 

46. Kim, S., Zemon, V., Rath, J. F., Picone, M., Gromisch, E. S., Glubo, H., . . . Foley, F. W. (2016). Screening Instruments for the Early Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care. doi:10.7224/1537-2073.2015-001

  

47. Zemon, V. & Gordon, J. (2017). Novel frequency-domain measures for objective analysis of the transient VEP to contrast-reversing patterns (tVEP-CR). Documenta Ophthalmologica, 135, 44.

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48. Shapira, A.,  Zemon, V.,  Safren, S., S. Gonzalez, J.S. (2018). Predicting MDD with a Semistructured Depression Symptom Severity Interview in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes, Jul; 67(Supplement 1). https://doi.org/10.2337/db18-862-P

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49. Ifrah, C., Francisco , A.A., Zemon, V., Foxe, J., Molholm, S.: 22Q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: A (Visual) Window Into Schizophrenia? Schizophrenia Bulletin, 2019, 45, Supplement_2, S209. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbz019.297

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50. Siper, P.M., Rowe, M.A., Guillory, S.B., Rouhandeh, A.A., George-Jones, J.L., Tavassoli, T., Lurie, S., Zweifach, J., Weissman, J., Foss-Feig, J., Halpern, D., Trelles, P., Mulhern, M.S., Brittenham, C., Gordon, J., Zemon, V., Buxbaum, J.D., Kolevzon, A. (2021). Visual Evoked Potential Abnormalities in Phelan-McDermid Syndrome. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2021.07.006