Research Scientist
Neuromotivation and Network Integrity Laboratory
Read Dr. Dobryakova's recent articles on Huffington Post:
Mapping Traumatic Brain Injuries
Improving Public Health Through Brain Research
- The Hidden World of the Brain: The Role of the Basal Ganglia Beyond Movement
- Linking Us Together Through Our Rested Brains
Read Dr. Dobryakova's recent American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) newsletter articles:
- How to Prepare for a Conference
- WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE AND EVERYTHING TO GAIN, JUST ASK!
- Caveats and Benefits of Team Work: How to Make the Best of It
It is no exaggeration to say that motivated behavior and valuation of its outcomes is an integral part of daily life. The cortico-striatal brain network has been shown to play an important role in motivated behavior as well as in fatigue and depression that so many clinical populations experience, including individuals with traumatic brain injury and multiple sclerosis. Using functional neuroimaging, I investigate the functioning of the cortico-strital network during motivated behavior and its relationship with fatigue and depression. I also explore functional and effective brain connectivity in relationship with cognition in individuals with traumatic brain injury and multiple sclerosis.
View a more comprehensive listing of publications for Dr. Dobryakova on Research Gate
Dobryakova E., Hulst, HH., Spirou, A., Chiaravalloti, ND., Genova, HM., Wylie, GR., DeLuca, J. (2017). Fronto-striatal network activation leads to less fatigue in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, Epub.
Wylie GR, Genova HM, DeLuca J, Dobryakova E. (2017). The relationship between outcome prediction and cognitive fatigue: A convergence of paradigms. Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience, Epub.
Dobryakova, E., Rocca, M., Valsasina, P., DeLuca, J., and Filippi, M. (2017). Altered Neural Mechanisms Of Cognitive Control In Patients With Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis: An Effective Connectivity Study. Human Brain Mapping, 38, 2580-2588.
Dobryakova, E., Jessup, R.K., and Tricomi, E. (2017). Modulation of Ventral Striatal Activity by Subjective Cognitive Effort. NeuroImage, 147, 330-338.
Dobryakova, E., Rocca, M., Valsasina, P., Ghezzi, A., Martinelli, V., Comi, G., DeLuca, J., Filippi, M. (2016). Abnormalities of the Executive Control Network in Multiple Sclerosis Phenotypes: An fMRI Effective Connectivity Study. Human Brain Mapping, 37(6), 2293-2304..