Research Interests:

Dr. Casey 's research is in developmental cognitive neuroscience. Her
research focuses on inhibitory mechanisms of attention, particularly their
neurobiological basis, development, and pathology. Specifically, Dr. Casey
studies the normal development of frontostriatal circuits involved in
inhibitory control and how disruptions in these brain systems can give rise
to various forms of psychopathology. She uses both functional and anatomical
neuroimaging to examine frontostriatal circuits involved in inhibitory
control.

Recent Publications:

Casey, B. J., Vauss, Y., & Swedo, S.E. (1994). Attentional functioning in
Sydenham's chorea: A basal ganglia disorder. Part I. Developmental
Neuropsycholgy, 10, 75-88.

Casey, B. J., Vauss, Y., Chused, A., & Swedo, S.E. (1994). Executive
functioning in Sydenham's chorea: A basal ganglia disorder: Part II.
Developmental Neuropsycholgy, 10, 89-96.

Casey, B.J., Cohen, J.D., Jezzard, P., Turner, R., Noll, D., Trainor, R.,
Giedd, J., Kaysen, D., Hertz-Pannier, L., and Rapoport, J.L. (1995).
Activation of prefrontal cortex in children during a non-spatial working
memory task with functional MRI. Neuroimage, 2, 221-229.

Casey, B. J., Giedd, J., Vauss, Y., Kozuch, P, Vitusis, C., Hamburger, S.,
Trainor, R.& Rapoport, J. L. (in press). Automatic and controlled
attentional processes and the anterior cingulate: A developmental
neuroanatomical study. Developmental Psychobiology.

Casey, B. J., Castellanos, X., Giedd, J., Marsh, W., Vauss, Y, Kaysen, D.,
Vitusis, C. & Rapoport, J. L. (in press). Involvement of Right
Frontostriatal Circuitry in Response Inhibition Deficits of Attention
Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A magnetic resonance imaging study. Journal
of the American Academy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.