Michael Scott Esterman, PhD
Associate Professor, Psychiatry
Biography
My research uses a variety of cognitive neuroscience techniques to understand basic mechanisms of attention and executive function, as well as to understand PTSD and other neuropsychiatric disorders.
Other Positions
- VA Boston Healthcare System
- Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, PhD
- University of Pennsylvania, BA
Publications
- Published on 10/4/2024
Clauss K, Cheney T, Somohano VC, Hannon S, DeGutis J, Esterman M, Constans J, O'Neil M. When the attention control condition works: A systematic review of attention control training for posttraumatic stress disorder. J Trauma Stress. 2025 Feb; 38(1):16-28. PMID: 39365277.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/30/2024
Knoff AA, Nowak MK, Van Etten EJ, Andreu-Arasa VC, Esterman M, Leritz EC, Fortenbaugh FC, Milberg WP, Fortier CB, Salat DH. Metabolic syndrome is associated with reduced default mode network functional connectivity in young post-9/11 Veterans. Brain Imaging Behav. 2024 Dec; 18(6):1499-1508. PMID: 39347938.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/29/2024
Agnoli S, Mahncke H, Grant SJ, Goodman ZT, Milberg WP, Esterman M, DeGutis J. Negative global metacognitive biases are associated with depressive and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and improve with targeted or game-based cognitive training. Neuropsychology. 2024 Oct; 38(7):622-636. PMID: 39207438.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/1/2024
DeGutis J, Sullivan DR, Agnoli S, Stumps A, Logue M, Brown E, Verfaellie M, Milberg W, McGlinchey R, Esterman M. Less is more: Smaller hippocampal subfield volumes predict greater improvements in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms over 2 years. Behav Neurosci. 2024 Apr; 138(2):94-107. PMID: 38661669.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/1/2024
Nanni-Zepeda M, DeGutis J, Wu C, Rothlein D, Fan Y, Grimm S, Walter M, Esterman M, Zuberer A. Neural signatures of shared subjective affective engagement and disengagement during movie viewing. Hum Brain Mapp. 2024 Mar; 45(4):e26622. PMID: 38488450.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/9/2024
Wooten T, Esterman M, Brunyé TT, Taylor HA, Ward N. The relationship between sustained attention and parasympathetic functioning. Int J Psychophysiol. 2024 Mar; 197:112298. PMID: 38199297.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/24/2023
DeGutis J, Agnoli S, Bernstein JPK, Jagger-Rickels A, Evans TC, Fortier CB, McGlinchey RE, Milberg WP, Esterman M. Poorer Inhibitory Control Uniquely Contributes to Greater Functional Disability in Post-9/11 Veterans. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2023 Aug 24; 38(6):944-961. PMID: 36781401.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/4/2023
Aul C, Brau JM, Sugarman A, DeGutis JM, Germine LT, Esterman M, McGlinchey RE, Fortenbaugh FC. The functional relevance of visuospatial processing speed across the lifespan. Cogn Res Princ Implic. 2023 Aug 04; 8(1):51. PMID: 37542181.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/15/2023
DeGutis J, Agnoli S, Gaudet CE, Stumps A, Kim S, Evans TC, Jagger-Rickels A, Milberg W, McGlinchey R, Fortier CB, Esterman M. Inhibitory control and alcohol use history predict changes in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Neuropsychology. 2023 Nov; 37(8):907-922. PMID: 37326535.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/21/2023
Jagger-Rickels A, Stumps A, Rothlein D, Evans T, Lee D, McGlinchey R, DeGutis J, Esterman M. Aberrant connectivity in the right amygdala and right middle temporal gyrus before and after a suicide attempt: Examining markers of suicide risk. J Affect Disord. 2023 Aug 15; 335:24-35. PMID: 37086805.
Read at: PubMed
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