Gabriel S. Dichter | Scholars@Duke

Gabriel S. Dichter
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Brain Stimulation and Neurophysiology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2014
Member of the Center for Brain Imaging and Analysis, Duke-UNC Center for Brain Imaging and Analysis, Institutes and Centers 2006
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, University Institutes and Centers 2009

Contact Information

40 Duke Medicine Circle, Room 414 Box 3918, Durham, NC 27710
Box 3918 Med Ctr., Durham, NC 27710
(919) 728-0491

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Vanderbilt University 2004
Duke Appointment History
- Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry, Child & Family Mental Health and Developmental Neuroscience, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2013 - 2014
- Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Translational Neuroscience, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2008 - 2013
Research
Selected Grants
- Engagement of Social-Cognitive Networks During Game Play in Autism awarded by Brain and Behavior Research Foundation 2014 - 2017
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Walsh, EC, Eisenlohr-Moul, TA, Minkel, J, Bizzell, J, Petty, C, Crowther, A, Carl, H, Smoski, MJ, and Dichter, GS. "Pretreatment brain connectivity during positive emotion upregulation predicts decreased anhedonia following behavioral activation therapy for depression." Journal of Affective Disorders 243 (January 2019): 188-192. Full Text
  - Greene, RK, Walsh, E, Mosner, MG, and Dichter, GS. "A Potential Mechanistic Role for Neuroinflammation in Reward Processing Impairments in Autism Spectrum Disorder." Biological Psychology (December 12, 2018). (Review) Full Text
  - Greene, RK, Spanos, M, Alderman, C, Walsh, E, Bizzell, J, Mosner, MG, Kinard, JL, Stuber, GD, Chandrasekhar, T, Politte, LC, Sikich, L, and Dichter, GS. "The effects of intranasal oxytocin on reward circuitry responses in children with autism spectrum disorder." Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders 10, no. 1 (March 27, 2018): 12-null. Full Text
  - Carl, H, Walsh, E, Eisenlohr-Moul, T, Minkel, J, Crowther, A, Moore, T, Gibbs, D, Petty, C, Bizzell, J, Dichter, GS, and Smoski, MJ. "Sustained anterior cingulate cortex activation during reward processing predicts response to psychotherapy in major depressive disorder." Journal of Affective Disorders 203 (October 2016): 204-212. Full Text
  - Benning, SD, Kovac, M, Campbell, A, Miller, S, Hanna, EK, Damiano, CR, Sabatino-DiCriscio, A, Turner-Brown, L, Sasson, NJ, Aaron, RV, Kinard, J, and Dichter, GS. "Late Positive Potential ERP Responses to Social and Nonsocial Stimuli in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder." Journal of autism and developmental disorders 46, no. 9 (September 2016): 3068-3077. Full Text
  - Richey, JA, Damiano, CR, Sabatino, A, Rittenberg, A, Petty, C, Bizzell, J, Voyvodic, J, Heller, AS, Coffman, MC, Smoski, M, Davidson, RJ, and Dichter, GS. "Neural Mechanisms of Emotion Regulation in Autism Spectrum Disorder." Journal of autism and developmental disorders 45, no. 11 (November 2015): 3409-3423. Full Text
  - Smoski, MJ, Keng, S-L, Ji, JL, Moore, T, Minkel, J, and Dichter, GS. "Neural indicators of emotion regulation via acceptance vs reappraisal in remitted major depressive disorder." Social cognitive and affective neuroscience 10, no. 9 (September 2015): 1187-1194. Full Text
  - Crowther, A, Smoski, MJ, Minkel, J, Moore, T, Gibbs, D, Petty, C, Bizzell, J, Schiller, CE, Sideris, J, Carl, H, and Dichter, GS. "Resting-state connectivity predictors of response to psychotherapy in major depressive disorder." Neuropsychopharmacology : Official Publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology 40, no. 7 (June 2015): 1659-1673. Full Text
  - Dichter, GS, Gibbs, D, and Smoski, MJ. "A systematic review of relations between resting-state functional-MRI and treatment response in major depressive disorder." Journal of Affective Disorders 172 (February 2015): 8-17. (Review) Full Text
  - Damiano, CR, Cockrell, DC, Dunlap, K, Hanna, EK, Miller, S, Bizzell, J, Kovac, M, Turner-Brown, L, Sideris, J, Kinard, J, and Dichter, GS. "Neural mechanisms of negative reinforcement in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders." Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders 7, no. 1 (January 2015): 12-null. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Watson, KK, Miller, S, Hannah, E, Kovac, M, Damiano, CR, Sabatino-DiCrisco, A, Turner-Brown, L, Sasson, NJ, Platt, ML, and Dichter, GS. "Increased reward value of non-social stimuli in children and adolescents with autism." Frontiers in psychology 6 (January 2015): 1026-. Full Text
  - White, SW, Mazefsky, CA, Dichter, GS, Chiu, PH, Richey, JA, and Ollendick, TH. "Social-cognitive, physiological, and neural mechanisms underlying emotion regulation impairments: understanding anxiety in autism spectrum disorder." International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience 39 (December 2014): 22-36. (Review) Full Text
  - Damiano, CR, Mazefsky, CA, White, SW, and Dichter, GS. "Future directions for research in autism spectrum disorders." Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology : the Official Journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 43, no. 5 (September 2014): 828-843. Full Text
  - Damiano, CR, Aloi, J, Burrus, C, Garbutt, JC, Kampov-Polevoy, AB, and Dichter, GS. "Intact Hedonic Responses to Sweet Tastes in Autism Spectrum Disorder." Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 8, no. 3 (March 2014): 230-236. Full Text
  - Richey, JA, Rittenberg, A, Hughes, L, Damiano, CR, Sabatino, A, Miller, S, Hanna, E, Bodfish, JW, and Dichter, GS. "Common and distinct neural features of social and non-social reward processing in autism and social anxiety disorder." Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 9, no. 3 (March 2014): 367-377. Full Text
  - Damiano, CR, Aloi, J, Dunlap, K, Burrus, CJ, Mosner, MG, Kozink, RV, McLaurin, RE, Mullette-Gillman, OA, Carter, RM, Huettel, SA, McClernon, FJ, Ashley-Koch, A, and Dichter, GS. "Association between the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene and mesolimbic responses to rewards." Molecular autism 5, no. 1 (January 31, 2014): 7-. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Sabatino, A, Rittenberg, A, Sasson, NJ, Turner-Brown, L, Bodfish, JW, and Dichter, GS. "Functional neuroimaging of social and nonsocial cognitive control in autism." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 43, no. 12 (December 2013): 2903-2913. Full Text
  - Schiller, CE, Minkel, J, Smoski, MJ, and Dichter, GS. "Remitted major depression is characterized by reduced prefrontal cortex reactivity to reward loss." Journal of Affective Disorders 151, no. 2 (November 2013): 756-762. Full Text
  - Smoski, MJ, Keng, S-L, Schiller, CE, Minkel, J, and Dichter, GS. "Neural mechanisms of cognitive reappraisal in remitted major depressive disorder." J Affect Disord 151, no. 1 (October 2013): 171-177. Full Text Link to Item
  - Felder, JN, Smoski, MJ, Kozink, RV, Froeliger, B, McClernon, J, Bizzell, J, Petty, C, and Dichter, GS. "Neural mechanisms of subclinical depressive symptoms in women: a pilot functional brain imaging study." Bmc Psychiatry 12 (September 21, 2012): 152-null. Full Text
  - Dichter, GS, Sikich, L, Song, A, Voyvodic, J, and Bodfish, JW. "Functional neuroimaging of treatment effects in psychiatry: methodological challenges and recommendations." Int J Neurosci 122, no. 9 (September 2012): 483-493. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Dichter, GS. "Functional magnetic resonance imaging of autism spectrum disorders." Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience 14, no. 3 (September 2012): 319-351. (Review)
  - Damiano, CR, Aloi, J, Treadway, M, Bodfish, JW, and Dichter, GS. "Adults with autism spectrum disorders exhibit decreased sensitivity to reward parameters when making effort-based decisions. (Published online)" J Neurodev Disord 4, no. 1 (May 21, 2012): 13-. Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Elison, JT, Sasson, NJ, Turner-Brown, LM, Dichter, G, and Bodfish, JW. "Age Trends in Visual Exploration of Social and Nonsocial Information in Children with Autism." Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders 6, no. 2 (April 2012): 842-851. Full Text
  - Dichter, GS, Felder, JN, Green, SR, Rittenberg, AM, Sasson, NJ, and Bodfish, JW. "Reward circuitry function in autism spectrum disorders." Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 7, no. 2 (February 2012): 160-172. Full Text
  - Dichter, GS, Kozink, RV, McClernon, FJ, and Smoski, MJ. "Remitted major depression is characterized by reward network hyperactivation during reward anticipation and hypoactivation during reward outcomes." Journal of Affective Disorders 136, no. 3 (February 2012): 1126-1134. Full Text
  - Dichter, GS, Richey, JA, Rittenberg, AM, Sabatino, A, and Bodfish, JW. "Reward circuitry function in autism during face anticipation and outcomes." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 42, no. 2 (February 2012): 147-160. Full Text
  - Addicott, MA, Baranger, DAA, Kozink, RV, Smoski, MJ, Dichter, GS, and McClernon, FJ. "Smoking withdrawal is associated with increases in brain activation during decision making and reward anticipation: a preliminary study." Psychopharmacology (Berl) 219, no. 2 (January 2012): 563-573. Full Text Link to Item
  - Addicott, MA, Baranger, DAA, Kozink, RV, Smoski, MJ, Dichter, GS, and McClernon, FJ. "Erratum to: Smoking withdrawal is associated with increases in brain activation during decision making and reward anticipation: A preliminary study." Psychopharmacology 219, no. 2 (January 2012): 685-686. Full Text
  - Dichter, GS, Damiano, CA, and Allen, JA. "Reward circuitry dysfunction in psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders and genetic syndromes: animal models and clinical findings." Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders 4, no. 1 (January 2012): 19-null. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Sasson, NJ, Dichter, GS, and Bodfish, JW. "Affective responses by adults with autism are reduced to social images but elevated to images related to circumscribed interests." Plos One 7, no. 8 (January 2012): e42457-null. Full Text
  - Smoski, MJ, Rittenberg, A, and Dichter, GS. "Major depressive disorder is characterized by greater reward network activation to monetary than pleasant image rewards." Psychiatry Res 194, no. 3 (December 30, 2011): 263-270. Full Text Link to Item
  - Dichter, GS, and Coonrod, EE. "Autism Spectrum Conditions: FAQs on Autism, Asperger Syndrome, and Atypical Autism Answered by International Experts." Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 26, no. 8 (December 1, 2011): 790-791. Full Text
  - Turner-Brown, LM, Lam, KSL, Holtzclaw, TN, Dichter, GS, and Bodfish, JW. "Phenomenology and measurement of circumscribed interests in autism spectrum disorders." Autism : the International Journal of Research and Practice 15, no. 4 (July 2011): 437-456. Full Text
  - Sasson, NJ, Elison, JT, Turner-Brown, LM, Dichter, GS, and Bodfish, JW. "Brief report: Circumscribed attention in young children with autism." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 41, no. 2 (February 2011): 242-247. Full Text
  - Dichter, GS, Felder, JN, and Smoski, MJ. "The effects of Brief Behavioral Activation Therapy for Depression on cognitive control in affective contexts: An fMRI investigation." Journal of Affective Disorders 126, no. 1-2 (October 2010): 236-244. Full Text
  - Dichter, GS, Smoski, MJ, Kampov-Polevoy, AB, Gallop, R, and Garbutt, JC. "Unipolar depression does not moderate responses to the Sweet Taste Test." Depression and Anxiety 27, no. 9 (September 2010): 859-863. Full Text
  - Dichter, GS, Sikich, L, Mahorney, S, Felder, JN, Lam, KSL, Turner-Brown, L, and Bodfish, J. "fMRI tracks reductions in repetitive behaviors in autism: two case studies." Neurocase 16, no. 4 (August 2010): 307-316. Full Text Link to Item
  - Dichter, GS, Benning, SD, Holtzclaw, TN, and Bodfish, JW. "Affective modulation of the startle eyeblink and postauricular reflexes in autism spectrum disorder." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 40, no. 7 (July 2010): 858-869. Full Text
  - Dichter, GS, Bellion, C, Casp, M, and Belger, A. "Impaired modulation of attention and emotion in schizophrenia." Schizophr Bull 36, no. 3 (May 2010): 595-606. Full Text Link to Item
  - Dichter, GS, Radonovich, KJ, Turner-Brown, LM, Lam, KSL, Holtzclaw, TN, and Bodfish, JW. "Performance of children with autism spectrum disorders on the dimension-change card sort task." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 40, no. 4 (April 2010): 448-456. Full Text
  - Dichter, GS, Felder, JN, Petty, C, Bizzell, J, Ernst, M, and Smoski, MJ. "The effects of psychotherapy on neural responses to rewards in major depression." Biological Psychiatry 66, no. 9 (November 2009): 886-897. Full Text
  - Smoski, MJ, Felder, J, Bizzell, J, Green, SR, Ernst, M, Lynch, TR, and Dichter, GS. "fMRI of alterations in reward selection, anticipation, and feedback in major depressive disorder." Journal of Affective Disorders 118, no. 1-3 (November 2009): 69-78. Full Text
  - Dichter, GS, Felder, JN, and Bodfish, JW. "Autism is characterized by dorsal anterior cingulate hyperactivation during social target detection." Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 4, no. 3 (September 2009): 215-226. Full Text Link to Item
  - Dichter, GS, Lam, KSL, Turner-Brown, LM, Holtzclaw, TN, and Bodfish, JW. "Generativity abilities predict communication deficits but not repetitive behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorders." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 39, no. 9 (September 2009): 1298-1304. Full Text
  - Dichter, GS, Felder, JN, and Smoski, MJ. "Affective context interferes with cognitive control in unipolar depression: an fMRI investigation." Journal of Affective Disorders 114, no. 1-3 (April 2009): 131-142. Full Text
  - Dichter, GS, Felder, JN, Bodfish, JW, Sikich, L, and Belger, A. "Mapping social target detection with functional magnetic resonance imaging." Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 4, no. 1 (March 2009): 59-69. Full Text
  - Dichter, GS, and Belger, A. "Atypical modulation of cognitive control by arousal in autism." Psychiatry Res 164, no. 3 (December 30, 2008): 185-197. Full Text Link to Item
  - Turner-Brown, LM, Perry, TD, Dichter, GS, Bodfish, JW, and Penn, DL. "Brief report: feasibility of social cognition and interaction training for adults with high functioning autism." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 38, no. 9 (October 2008): 1777-1784. Full Text
  - Shafritz, KM, Dichter, GS, Baranek, GT, and Belger, A. "The neural circuitry mediating shifts in behavioral response and cognitive set in autism." Biological Psychiatry 63, no. 10 (May 2008): 974-980. Full Text
  - Dichter, GS, and Tomarken, AJ. "The chronometry of affective startle modulation in unipolar depression." Journal of Abnormal Psychology 117, no. 1 (February 2008): 1-15. Full Text
  - Dichter, GS, and Belger, A. "Social stimuli interfere with cognitive control in autism." Neuroimage 35, no. 3 (April 15, 2007): 1219-1230. Full Text Link to Item
- Conference Papers
  - Carl, H, Dichter, GS, Crowther, A, Minkel, J, Moore, T, Gibbs, D, Petty, C, Bizzell, J, Schiller, C, Sideris, J, Walsh, E, and Smoski, MJ. "Endurance of Neural Response to Rewards Predicts Post-Treatment Depression Severity." May 1, 2015. Link to Item
  - Damiano, C, Miller, S, Hannah, E, Kovac, M, Aloi, J, Cockrell, D, Dunlap, K, Burrus, C, Kinsey, E, Bizzell, J, and Dichter, GS. "Neural Mechanisms of Uncertainty Processing in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders." May 1, 2015. Link to Item
  - Dichter, GS, Miller, S, Hannah, E, Kovac, M, Damiano, C, Sabatino, A, Turner-Brown, L, Sasson, N, Campbell, A, and Benning, S. "The Late Positive Potential indicates Heightened Emotion Responses to Restricted Interests in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder." May 1, 2015. Link to Item
  - Dichter, GS, Smoski, M, Crowther, A, Minkel, J, Moore, T, Gibbs, D, Petty, C, Bizzell, J, Schiller, CE, Sideris, J, and Carl, H. "Mesocorticolimbic Predictors of Responses to Psychotherapy in Major Depression." May 1, 2015. Link to Item
  - Watson, KK, Miller, S, Hannah, E, Kovac, M, Damiano, C, Sabatino, A, Turner-Brown, L, Sasson, N, Platt, M, and Dichter, GS. "Autism Pay-per-view: Evidence for Differential Implicit Reward Value of Social and Nonsocial Stimuli in Children with Autism from an Econometric Choice Task." May 1, 2015. Link to Item
  - Dichter, GS. "Neural Mechanisms and Psychophysiology of Emotion Regulation Impairments in Autism." May 1, 2014. Link to Item
  - Schiller, CE, Dichter, GS, Minkel, J, and Smoski, M. "Neural Response to Loss Is Associated with Rumination in Remitted Major Depression." May 1, 2013. Link to Item
  - Benning, SD, Sabatino, A, Franklin, JC, Sasson, NJ, Bodfish, JW, and Dichter, GS. "STARTLE BLINK MODULATION DURING CIRCUMSCRIBED INTEREST AND FACE STIMULI IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER." September 2012. Link to Item

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Education, Training, & Certifications

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Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Conference Papers