Publications

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In Press


2024

Ueda, R., Sakakura, K., Mitsuhashi, T., Sonoda, M., Firestone, E., Kuroda, N., Kitazawa, Y., Uda, H., Luat, A. F., Johnson, E. L., Ofen, N., & Asano, E. (2024). Cortical and white matter substrates supporting visuospatial working memory. Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology162, 9–27. [Article] [PDF]

Chai, X. J., Tang, L., Gabrieli, J., & Ofen, N. (2024). From vision to memory: How scene-sensitive regions support episodic memory formation during child development. Developmental cognitive neuroscience65, 101340. [Article] [PDF]

Homayouni, R., Daugherty, A. M., Yu, Q., Raz, N., & Ofen, N. (2024). KIBRA single nucleotide polymorphism is associated with hippocampal subfield volumes and cognition across development. Brain structure & function229(1), 223–230. [Article] [PDF]

McCall, D. M., Homayouni, R., Yu, Q., Raz, S., & Ofen, N. (2024). Meta-Analysis of Hippocampal Volume and Episodic Memory in Preterm and Term Born Individuals. Neuropsychology review34(2), 478–495. [Article] [PDF]


2023

Yin, Q., Johnson, E. L., & Ofen, N. (2023). Neurophysiological mechanisms of cognition in the developing brain: Insights from intracranial EEG studies. Developmental cognitive neuroscience64, 101312. [Article] [PDF]

Canada, K. L., Homayouni, R., Yu, Q., Foster, D. J., Ramesh, S., Raz, S., Daugherty, A. M., & Ofen, N. (2023). Household socioeconomic status relates to specific hippocampal subfield volumes across development. Hippocampus33(9), 1067–1072. [Article] [PDF]

Homayouni, R., Canada, K. L., Saifullah, S., Foster, D. J., Thill, C., Raz, N., Daugherty, A. M., & Ofen, N. (2023). Age-related differences in hippocampal subfield volumes across the human lifespan: A meta-analysis. Hippocampus33(12), 1292–1315. [Article] [PDF]

Sweatman, H., Lewis-de Los Angeles, C. P., Zhang, J., de Los Angeles, C., Ofen, N., Gabrieli, J. D. E., & Chai, X. J. (2023). Development of the neural correlates of recollection. Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)33(10), 6028–6037. [Article] [PDF]


2022

Pruitt, P. J., Tang, L., Hayes, J. M., Ofen, N., & Damoiseaux, J. S. (2022). Lifespan differences in background functional connectivity of core cognitive large-scale brain networks. Neuroscience research, S0168-0102(22)00238-3. Advance online publication. [Article] [PDF]

Johnson, E. L., Yin, Q., O’Hara, N. B., Tang, L., Jeong, J. W., Asano, E., & Ofen, N. (2022). Dissociable oscillatory theta signatures of memory formation in the developing brain. Current biology : CB32(7), 1457–1469.e4. [Article] [PDF]


2021

Tang, L., Yu, Q., Homayouni, R., Canada, K. L., Yin, Q., Damoiseaux, J. S., & Ofen, N. (2021). Reliability of subsequent memory effects in children and adults: The good, the bad, and the hopeful. Developmental cognitive neuroscience52, 101037. [Article] [PDF]

Pruitt, P. J., Tang, L., Hayes, J. M., Ofen, N., & Damoiseaux, J. S. (2021). Age moderation of the association between negative subsequent memory effects and episodic memory performance. Aging brain1, 100021. [Article] [PDF]

Homayouni, R., Yu, Q., Ramesh, S., Tang, L., Daugherty, A. M., & Ofen, N. (2021). Test-retest reliability of hippocampal subfield volumes in a developmental sample: Implications for longitudinal developmental studies. Journal of neuroscience research99(10), 2327–2339. [Article] [PDF]

Lewis, C. E., Thomas, K. G. F., Ofen, N., Warton, C. M. R., Robertson, F., Lindinger, N. M., Molteno, C. D., Meintjes, E. M., Jacobson, J. L., & Jacobson, S. W. (2021). An fMRI investigation of neural activation predicting memory formation in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. NeuroImage. Clinical30, 102532. [Article] [PDF]

Lynn, J. D., Anand, C., Arshad, M., Homayouni, R., Rosenberg, D. R., Ofen, N., Raz, N., & Stanley, J. A. (2021). Microstructure of Human Corpus Callosum across the Lifespan: Regional Variations in Axon Caliber, Density, and Myelin Content. Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)31(2), 1032–1045. [Article] [PDF]


2020

Yin, Q., Johnson, E. L., Tang, L., Auguste, K. I., Knight, R. T., Asano, E., & Ofen, N. (2020). Direct brain recordings reveal occipital cortex involvement in memory development. Neuropsychologia148, 107625. [Article] [PDF]

Tang, L., Pruitt, P. J., Yu, Q., Homayouni, R., Daugherty, A. M., Damoiseaux, J. S., & Ofen, N. (2020). Differential Functional Connectivity in Anterior and Posterior Hippocampus Supporting the Development of Memory Formation. Frontiers in human neuroscience14, 204. [Article] [PDF]

Heitzer, A. M., Piercy, J. C., Peters, B. N., Mattes, A. M., Klarr, J. M., Batton, B., Ofen, N., & Raz, S. (2020). Cumulative Antenatal Risk and Kindergarten Readiness in Preterm-Born Preschoolers. Journal of abnormal child psychology48(1), 1–12. [Article] [PDF]


2019

Ofen, N., Tang, L., Yu, Q., & Johnson, E. L. (2019). Memory and the developing brain: From description to explanation with innovation in methods. Developmental cognitive neuroscience36, 100613. [Article] [PDF]


2018

Mohl, B., Ofen, N., Jones, L. L., Casey, J. E., & Stanley, J. A. (2018). Novel reading index for identifying disordered reading skill development: A preliminary study. Applied neuropsychology. Child7(4), 287–297. [Article] [PDF]

Progovac, L., Rakhlin, N., Angell, W., Liddane, R., Tang, L., & Ofen, N. (2018). Neural Correlates of Syntax and Proto-Syntax: Evolutionary Dimension. Frontiers in psychology9, 2415. [Article] [PDF]

Yu, Q., McCall, D. M., Homayouni, R., Tang, L., Chen, Z., Schoff, D., Nishimura, M., Raz, S., & Ofen, N. (2018). Age-associated increase in mnemonic strategy use is linked to prefrontal cortex development. NeuroImage181, 162–169. [Article] [PDF]

Progovac, L., Rakhlin, N., Angell, W., Liddane, R., Tang, L., & Ofen, N. (2018). Diversity of Grammars and Their Diverging Evolutionary and Processing Paths: Evidence From Functional MRI Study of Serbian. Frontiers in psychology9, 278. [Article] [PDF]

Tang, L., Shafer, A. T., & Ofen, N. (2018). Prefrontal Cortex Contributions to the Development of Memory Formation. Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)28(9), 3295–3308. [Article] [PDF]

Yu, Q., Daugherty, A. M., Anderson, D. M., Nishimura, M., Brush, D., Hardwick, A., Lacey, W., Raz, S., & Ofen, N. (2018). Socioeconomic status and hippocampal volume in children and young adults. Developmental science21(3), e12561. [Article] [PDF]


2017

Ofen, N., Whitfield-Gabrieli, S., Chai, X. J., Schwarzlose, R. F., & Gabrieli, J. D. (2017). Neural correlates of deception: lying about past events and personal beliefs. Social cognitive and affective neuroscience12(1), 116–127. [Article] [PDF]

Hayes, J. M., Tang, L., Viviano, R. P., van Rooden, S., Ofen, N., & Damoiseaux, J. S. (2017). Subjective memory complaints are associated with brain activation supporting successful memory encoding. Neurobiology of aging60, 71–80. [Article] [PDF]

Nishida, M., Korzeniewska, A., Crone, N. E., Toyoda, G., Nakai, Y., Ofen, N., Brown, E. C., & Asano, E. (2017). Brain network dynamics in the human articulatory loop. Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology128(8), 1473–1487. [Article] [PDF]

Kambara, T., Brown, E. C., Jeong, J. W., Ofen, N., Nakai, Y., & Asano, E. (2017). Spatio-temporal dynamics of working memory maintenance and scanning of verbal information. Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology128(6), 882–891. [Article] [PDF]

Jones, L. L., Wurm, L. H., Calcaterra, R. D., & Ofen, N. (2017). Integrative Priming of Compositional and Locative Relations. Frontiers in psychology8, 359. [Article] [PDF]

Daugherty, A. M., Flinn, R., & Ofen, N. (2017). Hippocampal CA3-dentate gyrus volume uniquely linked to improvement in associative memory from childhood to adulthood. NeuroImage153, 75–85. [Article] [PDF]


2016

Raz, S., Piercy, J. C., Heitzer, A. M., Peters, B. N., Newman, J. B., DeBastos, A. K., Ofen, N., Batton, B., & Batton, D. G. (2016). Neuropsychological Functioning in Preterm-Born Twins and Singletons at Preschool Age. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS22(9), 865–877. [Article] [PDF]

Daugherty, A. M., Bender, A. R., Raz, N., & Ofen, N. (2016). Age differences in hippocampal subfield volumes from childhood to late adulthood. Hippocampus26(2), 220–228. [Article] [PDF]


2015

Daugherty, A. M., & Ofen, N. (2015). That’s a good one! Belief in efficacy of mnemonic strategies contributes to age-related increase in associative memory. Journal of experimental child psychology136, 17–29. [Article] [PDF]

Daugherty, A. M., Yu, Q., Flinn, R., & Ofen, N. (2015). A reliable and valid method for manual demarcation of hippocampal head, body, and tail. International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience41, 115–122. [Article] [PDF]

Matsuzaki, N., Schwarzlose, R. F., Nishida, M., Ofen, N., & Asano, E. (2015). Upright face-preferential high-gamma responses in lower-order visual areas: evidence from intracranial recordings in children. NeuroImage109, 249–259. [Article] [PDF]


2014

Chai, X. J., Ofen, N., Gabrieli, J. D., & Whitfield-Gabrieli, S. (2014). Selective development of anticorrelated networks in the intrinsic functional organization of the human brain. Journal of cognitive neuroscience26(3), 501–513. [Article] [PDF]

Chai, X. J., Ofen, N., Gabrieli, J. D., & Whitfield-Gabrieli, S. (2014). Development of deactivation of the default-mode network during episodic memory formation. NeuroImage84, 932–938. [Article] [PDF]


2013

Ofen, N., & Shing, Y. L. (2013). From perception to memory: changes in memory systems across the lifespan. Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews37(9 Pt B), 2258–2267. [Article] [PDF]


2012

Ofen, N., Chai, X. J., Schuil, K. D., Whitfield-Gabrieli, S., & Gabrieli, J. D. (2012). The development of brain systems associated with successful memory retrieval of scenes. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience32(29), 10012–10020. [Article] [PDF]

Ofen N. (2012). The development of neural correlates for memory formation. Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews36(7), 1708–1717. [Article] [PDF]

Yoo, J. J., Hinds, O., Ofen, N., Thompson, T. W., Whitfield-Gabrieli, S., Triantafyllou, C., & Gabrieli, J. D. (2012). When the brain is prepared to learn: enhancing human learning using real-time fMRI. NeuroImage59(1), 846–852. [Article] [PDF]


2010

Benjamin, C., Lieberman, D. A., Chang, M., Ofen, N., Whitfield-Gabrieli, S., Gabrieli, J. D., & Gaab, N. (2010). The influence of rest period instructions on the default mode network. Frontiers in human neuroscience4, 218. [Article] [PDF]

Chai, X. J., Ofen, N., Jacobs, L. F., & Gabrieli, J. D. (2010). Scene complexity: influence on perception, memory, and development in the medial temporal lobe. Frontiers in human neuroscience4, 21. [Article] [PDF]


2007

Ofen, N., Kao, Y. C., Sokol-Hessner, P., Kim, H., Whitfield-Gabrieli, S., & Gabrieli, J. D. (2007). Development of the declarative memory system in the human brain. Nature neuroscience10(9), 1198–1205. [Article] [PDF]