Selected Publications

  1. SL Weisenbach, V Koppelmans, J Kim, J Germain, A Bradford, SA Langenecker, RC Welsh (2020). Resting State Brain Network Functioning as a Potential Treatment Target in Late Life Depression. Symposium Presentation at the International Neuropsychology Society Annual Meeting.


  2. J Germain, J Kim, V Koppelmans, A Bradford, A Bustamante, N Hovatta, R Welsh, S Langenecker, SL Weisenbach (2020). Functional Brain Activity During Emotion Regulation in Older Adults. Poster Presentation at the International Neuropsychology Society Annual Meeting.


  3. SL Weisenbach, V Koppelmans, J Kim, A Arp, N Hovatta, V Patron, N Grubman, J Germain, R Welsh, JK Zubieta, S Langenecker (2019). Resting State Brain Network Connectivity Predicts Cognition in Healthy Older Adults. Poster Presentation at the Neurocognitive Research in Aging Session at the University of Utah and at the International Neuropsychology Society Annual Meeting.

  4. J Germain, SL Weisenbach, V Koppelmans, J Kim, V Patron, A Arp, A Bradford, N Grubman, N Hovatta, R Welsh, S Langenecker (2019). Resting State Brain Network Dysfunction and Cognition in Late Life Depression. Poster Presentation at the Neurocognitive Research in Aging Session at the University of Utah and at the International Neuropsychology Society Annual Meeting.

  5. J Kim, V Koppelmans, R Welsh, B Tasevac, K Durnford, J Germain, S Langenecker, S Weisenbach (2019). Sex Differences in Structural Predictors of Emotional Face Recognition Accuracy. Symposium Presentation at the International Psychogeriatric Association Annual Meeting.


  6. Weisenbach SL, Kim J, Hammers D, Konopacki K, Koppelmans V (2019). Linking late life depression and Alzheimer's disease: Mechanisms and resilience. Curr Beh Neurosci Rep, 6 (3), 103-112


  7. Karstens AJ, Korzun I, Avery ET, Kassel MT, Keelan R, Kales H, Abercrombie H, Eisenlohr-Moul T, Langenecker SA, Weisenbach S (2019). Examining HPA-axis functioning as a mediator of the relationship between depression and cognition across the adult lifespan. Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn, 4, 507-520.

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  8. SL Weisenbach, J Kim, V Koppelmans, J Germain, V Patron, A Arp, N Hovatta, N Grubman, A Bradford, R Welsh, SA Langenecker (2018). Resting State Brain Network Coherence and Cognition During Late Life Depression and Healthy Aging. Presentation at American College of Neuropharmacology Annual Meeting.

  9. SL Weisenbach, V Koppelmans, J Kim, A Arp, N Li, A Bustamante, J Germain, V Patron, N Grubman, R Welsh, JK Zubieta, & SA Langenecker (2018). Cognitive Control Network Connectivity Specifically Predicts Executive Functioning Among Healthy Older Adults. Presentation at the Utah Center on Aging Retreat.

  10. Gabel NM, Crane NA, Avery ET, Kay RE, Laurent A, Giordani B, Alexander NB, Weisenbach SL (2015). Dual-tasking gait variability and cognition in late-life depression. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 30(11), 1120-8. PMID: 26251013

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  11. Rao JA, Kassel MT, Weldon AL, Avery ET, Briceno EM, Mann M, Cornett B, Kales HC, Zubieta JK, Welsh RC, Langenecker SA, Weisenbach SL (2015). The double burden of age and major depressive disorder on the cognitive control network. Psychol Aging, 30(2), 475-85. PMID: 26030776

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  12. Briceno EM, Rapport LJ, Kassel MT, Bieliauskas LA, Zubieta JK, Weisenbach SL, Langenecker SA (2015). Age and gender modulate the neural circuitry supporting facial emotion processing in adults with major depressive disorder. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, 23(3), 304-13. PMID: 25085721

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  13. Weisenbach SL, Kumar A (2014). Review. Current understanding of the neurobiology and longitudinal course of geriatric depression. Curr Psychiatry Rep, 16, (9), p. 463. PMID: 25023511

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  14. Weisenbach SL, Kassel MT, Rao J, Weldon AL, Avery ET, Briceno EM, Ajilore O, Mann M, Kales HC, Welsh RC, Zubieta JK, Langenecker SA (2014). Differential prefrontal and subcortical circuitry engagement during encoding of semantically related words in patients with late-life depression. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 29(11), 1104-15. PMID: 24948034

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  15. Weisenbach SL, Marshall D, Weldon AL, Ryan KA, Vederman AC, Kamali M, Zubieta JK, McInnis MG, Langenecker SA (2014). The double burden of age and disease on cognition and quality of life in bipolar disorder. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, 29(9), 952-61. PMID: 24677268

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  16. Weisenbach SL, Rapport LJ, Briceno EM, Haase BD, Vederman AC, Bieliauskas LA, Welsh RC, Starkman MN, McInnis MG, Zubieta JK, Langenecker SA (2014). Reduced emotion processing efficiency in healthy males relative to females. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci, 9(3), 316-25. PMID: 23196633

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  17. Briceno EM, Weisenbach SL, Rapport LJ, Hazlett KE, Bieliauskas LA, Haase BD, Ransom MT, Brinkman ML, Pecina M, Schteingart DE, Starkman MN, Giordani B, Welsh RC, Noll DC, Zubieta JK, Langenecker SA (2013). Shifted inferior frontal laterality in women with major depressive disorder is related to emotion-processing deficits. Psychol Med, 43(7), 1433-45. PMID: 23298715

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  18. Weisenbach SL, Boore LA, Kales HC (2012). Review. Depression and cognitive impairment in older adults. Curr Psychiatry Rep, 14, (4), pp. 280-8. PMID: 22622478

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  19. Wright SL, Kay RE, Avery ET, Giordani B, Alexander NB (2011). The impact of depression on dual tasking among patients with high fall risk. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol, 24(3), 142-50. PMID: 21705740

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  20. Wright SL, Langenecker SA, Deldin PJ, Rapport LJ, Nielson KA, Kade AM, Own LS, Akil H, Young EA, Zubieta JK (2009). Gender-specific disruptions in emotion processing in younger adults with depression. Depress Anxiety, 26(2), 182-9. PMID: 18800371

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  21. Wright SL, Canetto SS (2009). Stereotypes of older adult lesbians and gay men. Educ Gerontol, 35, 424-52.

  22. Wright SL, Persad C (2007). Review. Distinguishing between depression and dementia in older persons: neuropsychological and neuropathological correlates. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol, 20, (4), pp. 189-98. PMID: 18004006

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