Early childhood deprivation is associated with alterations in adult brain structure despite subsequent environmental enrichment

NK Mackes, D Golm, S Sarkar… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Early childhood deprivation is associated with higher rates of neurodevelopmental and
mental disorders in adulthood. The impact of childhood deprivation on the adult brain and the …

White matter microstructural abnormalities in the frontal lobe of adults with antisocial personality disorder

F Sundram, Q Deeley, S Sarkar, E Daly, R Latham… - cortex, 2012 - Elsevier
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and psychopathy involve significant interpersonal and
behavioural impairments. However, little is known about their underlying neurobiology and …

Prenatal stress and limbic-prefrontal white matter microstructure in children aged 6–9 years: a preliminary diffusion tensor imaging study

S Sarkar, MC Craig, F Dell'Acqua… - The World Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives. Maternal prenatal stress is associated with elevated risk of adverse behavioural
outcomes in offspring. This association may involve developmental disruption to limbic-…

[HTML][HTML] Tracking emotions in the brain–revisiting the empathic accuracy task

NK Mackes, D Golm, OG O'Daly, S Sarkar… - NeuroImage, 2018 - Elsevier
Many empathy tasks lack ecological validity due to their use of simplistic stimuli and static
analytical approaches. Empathic accuracy tasks overcome these limitations by using …

[HTML][HTML] Anatomy of the dorsal default-mode network in conduct disorder: Association with callous-unemotional traits

A Sethi, S Sarkar, F Dell'Acqua, E Viding… - Developmental cognitive …, 2018 - Elsevier
We recently reported that emotional detachment in adult psychopathy was associated with
structural abnormalities in the dorsal ‘default-mode’ network (DMN). However, it is unclear …

The impact of childhood deprivation on adult neuropsychological functioning is associated with ADHD symptom persistence

D Golm, S Sarkar, NK Mackes, G Fairchild… - Psychological …, 2021 - cambridge.org
BackgroundInstitutional deprivation in early childhood is associated with neuropsychological
deficits in adolescence. Using 20-year follow-up data from a unique natural experiment – …

Sex differences in brain maturation as measured using event-related potentials

AL Sumich, S Sarkar, DF Hermens… - Developmental …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Little is known about how sex influences functional brain maturation. The current study
investigated sex differences in the maturation of event-related potential (ERP) amplitudes during …

Reduced cortical surface area in adolescents with conduct disorder

S Sarkar, E Daly, Y Feng, C Ecker, MC Craig… - European Child & …, 2015 - Springer
Children with conduct disorder (CD) are at increased risk of developing antisocial personality
disorder and psychopathy in adulthood. Neuroimaging research has identified abnormal …

[HTML][HTML] A whole-brain investigation of white matter microstructure in adolescents with conduct disorder

S Sarkar, F Dell'Acqua, S Froudist Walsh… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The biological basis of severe antisocial behaviour in adolescents is poorly
understood. We recently reported that adolescents with conduct disorder (CD) have significantly …

Differences between psychopathy and other personality disorders: evidence from neuroimaging

S Sarkar, BS Clark, Q Deeley - Advances in psychiatric treatment, 2011 - cambridge.org
ICD-10 and DSM-IV-TR diagnostic guidelines do not list psychopathy as a distinct
psychiatric entity. However, there are significant overlaps between psychopathy and DSM-IV-TR …