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- Associate Professor
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Bernard, Jessica Associate Professor
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- Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Liberal Arts
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Kim, T., Buchanan, J. J., Bernard, J. A., & Wright, D. L
(2021).
Improving online and offline gain from repetitive practice using anodal tDCS at dorsal premotor cortex. npj Science of Learning.
6(1), 31.
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Bernard, J. A., Ballard, H. K., & Jackson, T. B
(2021).
Cerebellar Dentate Connectivity across Adulthood: A Large-Scale Resting State Functional Connectivity Investigation. Cerebral Cortex Communications.
2(3), tgab050.
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Mittal, V. A., Bernard, J. A., Strauss, G. P., & Walther, S
(2021).
New Insights Into Sedentary Behavior Highlight the Need to Revisit the Way We See Motor Symptoms in Psychosis. Schizophrenia Bulletin.
47(4), 877-879.
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Bernard, J., & Jackson, T. B
(2021).
Cerebellar-Basal Ganglia Network Connectivity as a Foundation for Cortical Network Coherence: Implications for Psychopathology. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY.
89(9), S59-S60.
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Imburgio, M. J., Ballard, H. K., Cornwall, A. C., Worthy, D. A., Bernard, J. A., & Orr, J. M
(2021).
Preliminary effects of prefrontal tDCS on dopamine-mediated behavior and psychophysiology. Behavioural Brain Research.
402, 113091-113091.
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Ballard, H. K., Eakin, S. M., Maldonado, T., & Bernard, J. A
(2021).
Using high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation to investigate the role of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in explicit sequence learning. PLoS One.
16(3), e0246849-e0246849.
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Maldonado, T., & Bernard, J. A
(2021).
The Polarity-Specific Nature of Single-Session High-definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to the Cerebellum and Prefrontal Cortex on Motor and Non-motor Task Performance. Cerebellum.
20(4), 569-583.
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Dean, D. J., Bernard, J. A., Damme, K., O'Reilly, R., Orr, J. M., & Mittal, V. A
(2020).
Longitudinal Assessment and Functional Neuroimaging of Movement Variability Reveal Novel Insights Into Motor Dysfunction in Clinical High Risk for Psychosis. Schizophrenia Bulletin.
46(6), 1567-1576.
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Bernard, J. A., Nguyen, A. D., Hausman, H. K., Maldonado, T., Ballard, H. K., Jackson, T. B., ... Goen, J
(2020).
Shaky scaffolding: Age differences in cerebellar activation revealed through activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis. Hum Brain Mapp.
41(18), 5255-5281.
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Pelletier-Baldelli, A., Orr, J. M., Bernard, J. A., & Mittal, V. A
(2020).
Social reward processing: A biomarker for predicting psychosis risk?. Schizophr Res.
226, 129-137.
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Jackson, T. B., Maldonado, T., Eakin, S. M., Orr, J. M., & Bernard, J. A
(2020).
Cerebellar and prefrontal-cortical engagement during higher-order rule learning in older adulthood. Neuropsychologia.
148, 107620-107620.
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Mittal, V. A., Bernard, J. A., & Walther, S
(2020).
Cerebellar-thalamic circuits play a critical role in psychomotor function. Mol Psychiatry.
26(8), 3666-3668.
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Clark, S. V., Tannahill, A., Calhoun, V. D., Bernard, J. A., Bustillo, J., & Turner, J. A
(2020).
Weaker Cerebellocortical Connectivity Within Sensorimotor and Executive Networks in Schizophrenia Compared to Healthy Controls: Relationships with Processing Speed. Brain Connect.
10(9), 490-503.
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Maldonado, T., Orr, J. M., Goen, J., & Bernard, J. A
(2020).
Age Differences in the Subcomponents of Executive Functioning. Journal of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.
75(6), e31-e55.
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Orr, J. M., Lopez, J., Imburgio, M. J., Pelletier-Baldelli, A., Bernard, J. A., & Mittal, V. A
(2020).
Adolescents at clinical high risk for psychosis show qualitatively altered patterns of activation during rule learning. NeuroImage Clinical.
27, 102286-102286.
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Hausman, H. K., Jackson, T. B., Goen, J., & Bernard, J. A
(2020).
From Synchrony to Asynchrony: Cerebellar-Basal Ganglia Functional Circuits in Young and Older Adults. Cereb Cortex.
30(2), 718-729.
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Osborne, K. J., Damme, K., Gupta, T., Dean, D. J., Bernard, J. A., & Mittal, V. A
(2020).
Timing dysfunction and cerebellar resting state functional connectivity abnormalities in youth at clinical high-risk for psychosis. Psychol Med.
51(8), 1-10.
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Jackson, T. B., Maldonado, T., Eakin, S. M., Orr, J. M., & Bernard, J. A
(2020).
Cerebellar and Prefrontal-Cortical Engagement During Higher-Order Rule Learning in Older Adulthood. 2020.01.22.914739.
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Orr, J. M., Lopez, J., Imburgio, M. J., Pelletier-Baldeli, A., Bernard, J. A., & Mittal, V. A
(2020).
Rule learning in adolescents at clinical high risk for psychosis shows altered patterns of activation. 2020.01.20.20018069.
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Orr, J. M., Imburgio, M. J., Bernard, J. A., & Banich, M. T
(2019).
Correction to: Striatal-frontal network activation during voluntary task selection under conditions of monetary reward. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci.
19(5), 1318-1318.
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Maldonado, T., Goen, J., Imburgio, M. J., Eakin, S. M., & Bernard, J. A
(2019).
Single session high definition transcranial direct current stimulation to the cerebellum does not impact higher cognitive function. PLoS One.
14(10), e0222995-e0222995.
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Ballard, H. K., Goen, J., Maldonado, T., & Bernard, J. A
(2019).
Effects of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation on the cognitive stage of sequence learning. J Neurophysiol.
122(2), 490-499.
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Imburgio, M. J., Ballard, H. K., Cornwall, A. C., Worthy, D. A., Bernard, J. A., & Orr, J. M
(2019).
Effects of prefrontal tDCS on dopamine-mediated behavior and psychophysiology. 697466.
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Orr, J. M., Imburgio, M. J., Bernard, J. A., & Banich, M. T
(2019).
Striatal-frontal network activation during voluntary task selection under conditions of monetary reward. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci.
19(3), 568-585.
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Bernard, J., Hausman, H., & Jackson, T. B
(2019).
246. Synchrony and Asynchrony in Cerebellar-Basal Ganglia Functional Circuits: Implications for Behavior and Psychopathology. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY.
85(10), S102-S102.
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Damme, K., Gupta, T., Nusslock, R., Bernard, J. A., Orr, J. M., & Mittal, V. A
(2019).
Cortical Morphometry in the Psychosis Risk Period: A Comprehensive Perspective of Surface Features. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging.
4(5), 434-443.
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Walther, S., Bernard, J. A., Mittal, V. A., & Shankman, S. A
(2019).
The utility of an RDoC motor domain to understand psychomotor symptoms in depression. Psychol Med.
49(2), 212-216.
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Gupta, T., Dean, D. J., Kelley, N. J., Bernard, J. A., Ristanovic, I., & Mittal, V. A
(2018).
Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Improves Procedural Learning in Nonclinical Psychosis: A Double-Blind Crossover Study. Schizophrenia Bulletin.
44(6), 1373-1380.
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Orr, J. M., Jackson, T. B., Imburgio, M. J., & Bernard, J. A
(2018).
Dissociable Cerebellar-Prefrontal Networks Underlying Executive Function: Evidence from the Human Connectome Project. 431593.
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Orr, J. M., Imburgio, M. J., Bernard, J. A., & Banich, M. T
(2018).
Striatal-frontal network activation during voluntary task selection under conditions of monetary reward. 434399.
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Dean, D. J., Walther, S., Bernard, J. A., & Mittal, V. A
(2018).
Motor clusters reveal differences in risk for psychosis, cognitive functioning, and thalamocortical connectivity: evidence for vulnerability subtypes. Clin Psychol Sci.
6(5), 721-734.
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Mittal, V., Gupta, T., Dean, D., Bernard, J., Kelley, N., Ristanovic, I., Osborn, J., & Vargas, T
(2018).
S206. Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Improves Procedural Learning in Non-Clinical Psychosis. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY.
83(9), S427-S428.
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Clark, S. V., Mittal, V. A., Bernard, J. A., Ahmadi, A., King, T. Z., & Turner, J. A
(2018).
Stronger default mode network connectivity is associated with poorer clinical insight in youth at ultra high-risk for psychotic disorders. Schizophr Res.
193, 244-250.
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Bernard, J. A., Orr, J. M., Dean, D. J., & Mittal, V. A
(2018).
The cerebellum and learning of non-motor associations in individuals at clinical-high risk for psychosis. NeuroImage Clinical.
19, 137-146.
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Bernard, J. A., Goen, J., & Maldonado, T
(2017).
A case for motor network contributions to schizophrenia symptoms: Evidence from resting-state connectivity. Hum Brain Mapp.
38(9), 4535-4545.
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Mittal, V. A., Bernard, J. A., & Northoff, G
(2017).
What Can Different Motor Circuits Tell Us About Psychosis? An RDoC Perspective. Schizophrenia Bulletin.
43(5), 949-955.
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Osborne, K. J., Bernard, J. A., Gupta, T., Dean, D. J., Millman, Z., Vargas, T., ... Mittal, V. A
(2017).
Beat gestures and postural control in youth at ultrahigh risk for psychosis. Schizophr Res.
185, 197-199.
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Bernard, J. A., Orr, J. M., & Mittal, V. A
(2017).
Cerebello-thalamo-cortical networks predict positive symptom progression in individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis. NeuroImage Clinical.
14, 622-628.
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Bernard, J. A., Russell, C. E., Newberry, R. E., Goen, J., & Mittal, V. A
(2017).
Patients with schizophrenia show aberrant patterns of basal ganglia activation: Evidence from ALE meta-analysis. NeuroImage Clinical.
14, 450-463.
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Gupta, T., Silverstein, S. M., Bernard, J. A., Keane, B. P., Papathomas, T. V., Pelletier-Baldelli, A., ... Mittal, V. A
(2016).
Disruptions in neural connectivity associated with reduced susceptibility to a depth inversion illusion in youth at ultra high risk for psychosis. NeuroImage Clinical.
12, 681-690.
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Bernard, J. A., Orr, J. M., & Mittal, V. A
(2016).
Differential motor and prefrontal cerebello-cortical network development: Evidence from multimodal neuroimaging. NEUROIMAGE.
124(Pt A), 591-601.
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Dean, D. J., Orr, J. M., Bernard, J. A., Gupta, T., Pelletier-Baldelli, A., Carol, E. E., & Mittal, V. A
(2016).
Hippocampal Shape Abnormalities Predict Symptom Progression in Neuroleptic-Free Youth at Ultrahigh Risk for Psychosis. Schizophrenia Bulletin.
42(1), 161-169.
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Bernard, J. A., Orr, J. M., & Mittal, V. A
(2015).
Abnormal hippocampal-thalamic white matter tract development and positive symptom course in individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis. NPJ Schizophr.
1(1), 15009.
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Bernard, J. A., B Millman, Z., & Mittal, V. A
(2015).
Beat and metaphoric gestures are differentially associated with regional cerebellar and cortical volumes. Hum Brain Mapp.
36(10), 4016-4030.
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Bernard, J. A., & Mittal, V. A
(2015).
Updating the research domain criteria: the utility of a motor dimension. Psychol Med.
45(13), 2685-2689.
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Pelletier-Baldelli, A., Bernard, J. A., & Mittal, V. A
(2015).
Intrinsic Functional Connectivity in Salience and Default Mode Networks and Aberrant Social Processes in Youth at Ultra-High Risk for Psychosis. PLoS One.
10(8), e0134936-e0134936.
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Bernard, J. A., & Mittal, V. A
(2015).
Dysfunctional Activation of the Cerebellum in Schizophrenia: A Functional Neuroimaging Meta-Analysis. Clin Psychol Sci.
3(4), 545-566.
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Festini, S. B., Bernard, J. A., Kwak, Y., Peltier, S., Bohnen, N. I., Müller, M., Dayalu, P., & Seidler, R. D
(2015).
Altered cerebellar connectivity in Parkinson's patients ON and OFF L-DOPA medication. FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE.
9(APR), 214-13.
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Dean, D. J., Kent, J. S., Bernard, J. A., Orr, J. M., Gupta, T., Pelletier-Baldelli, A., Carol, E. E., & Mittal, V. A
(2015).
Increased postural sway predicts negative symptom progression in youth at ultrahigh risk for psychosis. Schizophr Res.
162(1-3), 86-89.
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Bernard, J. A., Leopold, D. R., Calhoun, V. D., & Mittal, V. A
(2015).
Regional cerebellar volume and cognitive function from adolescence to late middle age. Hum Brain Mapp.
36(3), 1102-1120.
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Bernard, J. A., & Mittal, V. A
(2014).
Cerebellar-motor dysfunction in schizophrenia and psychosis-risk: the importance of regional cerebellar analysis approaches. Front Psychiatry.
5(OCT), 160.
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Mittal, V. A., Dean, D. J., Bernard, J. A., Orr, J. M., Pelletier-Baldelli, A., Carol, E. E., ... Millman, Z. B
(2014).
Neurological soft signs predict abnormal cerebellar-thalamic tract development and negative symptoms in adolescents at high risk for psychosis: a longitudinal perspective. Schizophrenia Bulletin.
40(6), 1204-1215.
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Bernard, J. A., Dean, D. J., Kent, J. S., Orr, J. M., Pelletier-Baldelli, A., Lunsford-Avery, J. R., Gupta, T., & Mittal, V. A
(2014).
Cerebellar networks in individuals at ultra high-risk of psychosis: impact on postural sway and symptom severity. Hum Brain Mapp.
35(8), 4064-4078.
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Bernard, J. A., Peltier, S. J., Benson, B. L., Wiggins, J. L., Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., ... Seidler, R. D
(2014).
Dissociable functional networks of the human dentate nucleus. Cereb Cortex.
24(8), 2151-2159.
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Bernard, J. A., & Seidler, R. D
(2014).
Moving forward: age effects on the cerebellum underlie cognitive and motor declines. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.
42, 193-207.
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Bo, J., Lee, C., Kwak, Y., Peltier, S. J., Bernard, J. A., Buschkuehl, M., ... Seidler, R. D
(2014).
Lifespan differences in cortico-striatal resting state connectivity. Brain Connect.
4(3), 166-180.
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Dean, D. J., Bernard, J. A., Orr, J. M., Pelletier-Baldelli, A., Gupta, T., Carol, E. E., & Mittal, V. A
(2014).
Cerebellar Morphology and Procedural Learning Impairment in Neuroleptic-Naive Youth at Ultrahigh Risk of Psychosis. Clin Psychol Sci.
2(2), 152-164.
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Buschkuehl, M., Hernandez-Garcia, L., Jaeggi, S. M., Bernard, J. A., & Jonides, J
(2014).
Neural effects of short-term training on working memory. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci.
14(1), 147-160.
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Bernard, J. A., Peltier, S. J., Wiggins, J. L., Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Fling, B. W., ... Seidler, R. D
(2013).
Disrupted cortico-cerebellar connectivity in older adults. NEUROIMAGE.
83, 103-119.
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Lunsford-Avery, J. R., Orr, J. M., Gupta, T., Pelletier-Baldelli, A., Dean, D. J., Smith Watts, A. K., ... Mittal, V. A
(2013).
Sleep dysfunction and thalamic abnormalities in adolescents at ultra high-risk for psychosis. Schizophr Res.
151(1-3), 148-153.
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Bernard, J. A., & Seidler, R. D
(2013).
Relationships between regional cerebellar volume and sensorimotor and cognitive function in young and older adults. Cerebellum.
12(5), 721-737.
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Bernard, J. A., & Seidler, R. D
(2013).
Cerebellar contributions to visuomotor adaptation and motor sequence learning: an ALE meta-analysis. FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE.
7(FEB), 27.
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Seidler, R. D., Kwak, Y., Fling, B. W., & Bernard, J. A
(2013).
Neurocognitive mechanisms of error-based motor learning. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY.
782, 39-60.
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Bernard, J. A., & Seidler, R. D
(2012).
Evidence for motor cortex dedifferentiation in older adults. Neurobiol Aging.
33(9), 1890-1899.
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Bernard, J. A., & Seidler, R. D
(2012).
Hand dominance and age have interactive effects on motor cortical representations. PLoS One.
7(9), e45443-e45443.
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Anguera, J. A., Bernard, J. A., Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Benson, B. L., Jennett, S., ... Seidler, R. D
(2012).
The effects of working memory resource depletion and training on sensorimotor adaptation. Behavioural Brain Research.
228(1), 107-115.
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Bernard, J. A., Seidler, R. D., Hassevoort, K. M., Benson, B. L., Welsh, R. C., Wiggins, J. L., ... Peltier, S. J
(2012).
Resting state cortico-cerebellar functional connectivity networks: a comparison of anatomical and self-organizing map approaches. Front Neuroanat.
6(AUG 2012), 31.
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Bernard, J. A., Taylor, S. F., & Seidler, R. D
(2011).
Handedness, dexterity, and motor cortical representations. J Neurophysiol.
105(1), 88-99.
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Seidler, R. D., Bernard, J. A., Burutolu, T. B., Fling, B. W., Gordon, M. T., Gwin, J. T., Kwak, Y., & Lipps, D. B
(2010).
Motor control and aging: links to age-related brain structural, functional, and biochemical effects. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.
34(5), 721-733.
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Fling, B. W., Bernard, J. A., Bo, J., & Langan, J
(2008).
Corpus callosum and bimanual coordination in multiple sclerosis. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE.
28(29), 7248-7249.
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Keene, A. C., Krashes, M. J., Leung, B., Bernard, J. A., & Waddell, S
(2006).
Drosophila dorsal paired medial neurons provide a general mechanism for memory consolidation. Curr Biol.
16(15), 1524-1530.
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Kim, T., Buchanan, J. J., Bernard, J. A., & Wright, D. L
(2021).
Improving online and offline gain from repetitive practice using anodal tDCS at dorsal premotor cortex. npj Science of Learning.
6(1), 31.
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Bernard, J
(2022).
Even mild cases of COVID-19 can leave a mark on the brain, such as reductions in gray matter – a neuroscientist explains emerging research
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Bernard, J
(2021).
Preliminary research finds that even mild cases of COVID-19 leave a mark on the brain – but it’s not yet clear how long it lasts
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Bernard, J
(2022).
Even mild cases of COVID-19 can leave a mark on the brain, such as reductions in gray matter – a neuroscientist explains emerging research
Research
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teaching activities
- NRSC485 Directed Studies Instructor
- NRSC491 Hnr-research Instructor
- NRSC491 Hnr-research Instructor
- NRSC691 Research Instructor
- PSYC107 Intro To Psychology Instructor
- PSYC365 Psychology Of Aging Instructor
- PSYC484 Field Experiences Instructor
- PSYC485 Directed Studies Instructor
- PSYC491 Hnr-research Instructor
- PSYC685 Directed Studies Instructor
- PSYC689 Sptp:psy & Neu Mtr Ctrl Brain Instructor
- PSYC690 Cognoscenti Prof Issues Instructor
- PSYC691 Research Instructor
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - (Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States) 2012
- M.S. in Psychology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - (Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States) 2009
- B.S. in Biological Psychology, Tufts University - (Medford, Massachusetts, United States) 2007
Contact
first name
- Jessica
has last name
- Bernard
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Psychology
4235 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4235
USA
Other
- jessica.bernard@tamu.edu