Duke University Center for International Studies Faculty: Publications since January 2023

%% Andrews, Edna   
@article{fds372813,
   Author = {Eierud, C and Michael, A and Banks, D and Andrews,
             E},
   Title = {Resting-state functional connectivity in lifelong
             musicians},
   Journal = {Psychoradiology},
   Volume = {3},
   Year = {2023},
   Month = {January},
   url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/psyrad/kkad003},
   Abstract = {Background: It has been postulated that musicianship can
             lead to enhanced brain and cognitive reserve, but the neural
             mechanisms of this effect have been poorly understood.
             Lifelong professional musicianship in conjunction with novel
             brain imaging techniques offers a unique opportunity to
             examine brain network differences between musicians and
             matched controls. Objective: In this study we aim to
             investigate how resting-state functional networks (FNs)
             manifest in lifelong active musicians. We will evaluate the
             FNs of lifelong musicians and matched healthy controls using
             resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging.
             Methods: We derive FNs using the data-driven independent
             component analysis approach and analyze the functional
             network connectivity (FNC) between the default mode (DMN),
             sensory-motor (SMN), visual (VSN), and auditory (AUN)
             networks. We examine whether the linear regressions between
             FNC and age are different between the musicians and the
             control group. Results: The age trajectory of average FNC
             across all six pairs of FNs shows significant differences
             between musicians and controls. Musicians show an increase
             in average FNC with age while controls show a decrease (P =
             0.013). When we evaluated each pair of FN, we note that in
             musicians FNC values increased with age in DMN-AUN, DMN-VSN,
             and SMN-VSN and in controls FNC values decreased with age in
             DMN-AUN, DMN-SMN, AUN-SMN, and SMN-VSN. Conclusion: This
             result provides early evidence that lifelong musicianship
             may contribute to enhanced brain and cognitive reserve.
             Results of this study are preliminary and need to be
             replicated with a larger number of participants.},
   Doi = {10.1093/psyrad/kkad003},
   Key = {fds372813}
}


%% Kelley, Judith   
@article{fds376213,
   Author = {Kelley, J and Simmons, B and Doshi, R},
   Title = {The Competitive Pressures of Rankings: Experimental Evidence
             of Rankings’ Influence on Domestic Priorities},
   Booktitle = {The Complexity of Human Rights From Vernacularization to
             Quantification},
   Publisher = {Hart Publishing},
   Editor = {Alston, P},
   Year = {2024},
   Month = {February},
   ISBN = {9781509972869},
   Abstract = {The use of indicators in global governance has the potential
             to alter the forms, the exercise, and perhaps even the
             distributions of power in certain spheres of
             governance},
   Key = {fds376213}
}