Sahil Bajaj, Ph.D.
Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2015 | Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, US, Biophysics, Ph.D |
| 2013 | Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, US, Biophysics, M.S |
Postgraduate Training
| 2016-2019 | Postdoc Research, Psychiarty, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona |
| 2015-2016 | Postdoc Research, Neuroimaging Laboratory, Nantz National Alzheimer Center, Houston Methodist Research Hospital, Houston, Texas |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor and Director of Multimodal Clinical Neuroimaging Laboratory (MCNL), Department of Center for Neurobehavioral Research, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Boys Town, NE, 2019 - 2023
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Member, Department of Cancer Survivorship Research Advisory Workgroup, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Volunteer International Student Assistant (VISA) Leader, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 2013 - 2014
Vice President of Physics Graduate Student Association, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 2013 - 2014
President of Indian Student Association, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 2012 - 2013
Member of International Student Associations Council (ISAC), Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 2012 - 2013
Volunteer at Georgia Science Olympiad, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 2010 - 2013
Vice President of Physics Graduate Student Association, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, 2010 - 2012
Other Professional Positions
Faculty Recruitment Contributor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Member, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Mentor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Member, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Trainee Recruitment Committee Member, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Application Reviewer, Cancer Systems Imaging, Summer Internship Application Review Panel, 2025
To assess the student's research proposal, oral defense, and final thesis or dissertation, MS and PhD Dissertation Committee, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 2024 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2025 | Junior Investigator Award Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2024 | Honoree for Georgia State's 40 Under 40 Class of 2024 for Outstanding Achievements, Georgia State University |
| 2023 | Travel Award, IRTG Spring School, Aachen University, Germany and University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2019 | Actions Individual Fellowships, Marie Sklodowska-Curie |
| 2019 | Award for Excellence, Military Health System Research Symposium |
| 2018 | Travel Award, Sleep Research Network Meeting |
| 2017 | Merit Abstract Award, Organization for Human Brain Mapping |
| 2014 | Graduate Student Travel Award, Society for Neuroscience |
| 2014 | Outstanding Advanced Physics Graduate Student Award, Georgia State University |
| 2013 | International Student of the Year Award, Georgia State University |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2025. Neurobiological Impact of Breast Cancer Chemotherapy:Grey Matter Alterations and Brain Aging. Invited. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Identification of Atypical Brain Biomarkers Underlying Poor Mental Health and ADHD in Children. Invited. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Cancer Neuroimaging Symptoms Research: From Ideas to Execution. Invited. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Identification of Atypical Brain Biomarkers Underlying Poor Mental Health and ADHD in Children. Invited. Pediatric Grand Round Series, Children’s Hospital at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2022. Machine Learning Based Identification of Neural Biomarkers in Youth at Suicide Risk. Invited. Houston, Texas, US.
National Presentations
- 2025. The Neurobiological Footprint of Breast Cancer Chemotherapy: Gray Matter Changes and Signs of Accelerated Brain Aging. Invited. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2023. Machine Learning Based Identification of Neural Biomarkers Related to Poor Mental Health. Invited. Boys Town, NE, US.
- 2022. Machine Learning Based Identification of Structural Brain Biomarkers in Youth at Suicide Risk. Invited. Lincoln, NE, US.
- 2022. Machine Learning Based Identification of Structural Brain Biomarkers in Youth at Suicide Risk. Invited. Boys Town, NE, US.
- 2022. Machine Learning Based Identification of Neural Biomarkers Related to Poor Mental Health. Invited. Memphis, TN, US.
- 2020. Worry and Insomnia: Risk Factors for Depression During COVID-19 Pandemic in India. Invited. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2020. Diffusion Tensor Imaging: Concepts, Analysis, and Interpretation. Invited. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2019. Impact of Blue-Wavelength Light Therapy on Cortical Volume and Simple Reaction Time following Mild TBI. Poster. US Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS), US.
- 2019. Impact of blue-wavelength light therapy on cortical volume and simple reaction time following mild TBI. Invited. Kissimmee, FL, US.
- 2019. Functional and Structural Brain Organization following Sleep-Deprivation and mild TBI. Invited. Boys Town, NE, US.
- 2019. Sex Differences in Risk-taking Behavior and Brain Morphometry in Healthy Individuals. Poster. US Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS), US.
- 2018. Impact of blue light therapy on cortical structure, sleep, and anxiety symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury. Poster. Sleep Research Network (SRN) Meeting, US.
- 2017. Uncovering age related cortical changes in healthy young adults. Poster. Junior Investigator Poster Forum, US.
- 2015. Brain connectivity after stroke and rehabilitation. Invited. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2015. Brain connectivity after stroke and rehabilitation. Invited. Baltimore, MD, US.
- 2015. Effective connectivity changes in brain motor network after stroke and rehabilitative treatments. Poster. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), US.
- 2015. Effective connectivity changes in brain motor network after stroke and rehabilitative treatments. Poster. B&B Spring Retreat, US.
- 2015. Effective connectivity changes in brain motor network after stroke and rehabilitative treatments. Poster. Neuroscience Semi Social Event, US.
- 2015. Brain connectivity after stroke and rehabilitation. Invited. Gainesville, FL, US.
- 2014. Motor-execution network activity following stroke and rehabilitation. Poster. Atlanta Functional Neuroimaging Workshop, US.
- 2014. Motor-execution network activity following stroke and rehabilitation. Poster. ACSfN Poster Review, US.
- 2014. Motor-execution network activity following stroke and rehabilitation. Poster. Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Conference, US.
- 2013. Bridging the Gap: Dynamics Causal Modeling vs. Granger Causality for Resting State fMRI Data. Poster. B&B Spring Retreat, US.
- 2012. Effective Connectivity during Positive and Negative Emotional Processing: A DCM Study. Poster. Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Conference, US.
- 2012. Effective Connectivity during Positive and Negative Emotional Processing: A DCM Study. Poster. ACSfN Poster Review, US.
- 2012. Effective Connectivity during Positive and Negative Emotional Processing: A DCM Study. Poster. B&B Spring Retreat, US.
- 2012. Effective Connectivity during Positive and Negative Emotional Processing: A DCM Study. Poster. 6th International Workshop- Statistical Analysis of Neuronal Data (SAND6), US.
- 2011. High-frequency network activity flow predicts low-frequency node activity in fMRI BOLD fluctuations. Poster. Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Conference, US.
- 2011. High-frequency network activity flow predicts low-frequency node activity in fMRI BOLD fluctuations. Poster. B&B Spring Retreat, US.
- 2011. High-frequency network activity flow predicts low-frequency node activity in fMRI BOLD fluctuations. Poster. ACSfN Poster Review, US.
International Presentations
- 2025. Accelerated Brain Aging in Breast Cancer Survivors: Grey Matter Alterations Post-Chemotherapy. Invited. Caen, FR.
- 2024. Translational Neuroimaging: From Pediatric Mental Health and ADHD to Neurotoxicity Underlying Chemotherapy. Invited. Bangalore, IN.
- 2024. Translational Neuroimaging: From Pediatric Mental Health and ADHD to Neurotoxicity Underlying Chemotherapy. Invited. Chennai, IN.
- 2023. Atypical Structural Brain Developmental Pathways in Youth with ADHD: A Predictive Modeling Approach. Invited. Aachen, DE.
- 2023. Atypical Structural Brain Developmental Pathways in Youth with ADHD: A Predictive Modeling Approach. Invited. Copenhagen, DK.
- 2023. Atypical Structural Brain Developmental Pathways in Youth with ADHD: A Predictive Modeling Approach. Invited. Hvidovre, DK.
- 2019. Blue-wavelength Light Strengthens the Default Mode Network following Mild TBI: A DCM-DTI Study. Poster. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), US.
- 2019. Effect of Blue Light Therapy on Cortical Volume and Reaction Time following Mild TBI. Poster. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), US.
- 2019. Sex Differences in Limbic Network and Risk-taking Propensity in Healthy Individuals. Poster. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), US.
- 2019. Water Anisotropy within the Default Mode Network predicts Mood Shifts following Sleep Deprivation. Poster. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), US.
- 2018. Blue light therapy strengthens the structural and functional neural aspects following mild traumatic brain injury. Invited. Manesar, IN.
- 2018. Post-mTBI White Matter Correlates of Self-Reported Sleep Quality: A DTI Study. Poster. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), US.
- 2018. Suicidal ideation is associated with diminished cortical volume in a sub-clinical population. Poster. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), US.
- 2018. Effect of blue light therapy on cortical volume, sleep, and anxiety symptoms following mTBI. Poster. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), US.
- 2018. Disrupted Functional Connectivity and Elevated Aggression in Young Adults with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Poster. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), US.
- 2017. Impact of Bright Light Therapy on Structural Abnormalities following a mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Poster. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), US.
- 2017. Dynamics of brain’s cortical measures following a mild traumatic brain injury. Poster. Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM), US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2026 - 2031 |
| Title: | Mapping the Structural and Functional Neuroarchitecture of Glioblastoma to Predict Survival and Cognitive-Emotional Outcomes |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | R01CA311989 |
| Date: | 2025 - 2030 |
| Title: | Evaluating the Long-Term Effects of Head and Neck Cancer Treatments on Brain Aging and Psychobehavioral Health: Insights from Advanced Neuroimaging and Predictive Modeling |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | 1R01AG097616 |
| Date: | 2025 - 2027 |
| Title: | Brain Age Gap and Structural Brain Changes as Risk Factors in Young Glioma Survivors: Impact of Surgery and Radiation |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Survivorship Research Seed Money Grants |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | N/A |
| Date: | 2025 - 2027 |
| Title: | NeuroAnalyst: Enhancing Reproducibility and Knowledge Discovery in Neuroimaging Research |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | R03NS145371 |
| Date: | 2025 - 2030 |
| Title: | Brain Biomarkers for Chemotherapy-Induced Neurotoxicity in Breast Cancer |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | R01CA300009 |
| Date: | 2025 - Present |
| Title: | Neurobehavioral Impacts of Melanoma Therapies: Insights from Advanced Neuroimaging and Predictive Modeling |
| Funding Source: | QIAC Partnership in Research (QPR) |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2025 |
| Title: | NeuroAnalyst: Accelerating Neuroimaging Oncology Research through Reproducible Containerized Analysis and Contextual Knowledge Integration |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| Date: | 2024 - Present |
| Title: | Leveraging MRI-Based Detection of High-Grade Glioma Neuronal Functional Connectivity to Map Early Tumor Invasion using Deep Learning |
| Funding Source: | MD Anderson FY25 Cancer Neuroscience Program |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| Date: | 2024 - Present |
| Title: | Brain and Biofluid Biomarkers underlying Cognitive Decline Following Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma |
| Funding Source: | MD Anderson FY25 Cancer Neuroscience Program |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| Date: | 2024 - Present |
| Title: | Characterization and Prediction of 2nd-generation Anti-androgen Associated Neurotoxicity in Patients with Prostate Cancer |
| Funding Source: | MD Anderson FY25 Cancer Neuroscience Program |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Date: | 2023 |
| Title: | Machine Learning Based Identification of Multimodal Neuroimaging Biomarkers Underlying Suicide Risk in Adolescents |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2022 - Present |
| Title: | A novel form of fMRI biomarker – functional biomarkers: Indexing treatment response and psychosis |
| Funding Source: | Lundbeck Foundation |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| Date: | 2022 - 2023 |
| Title: | Machine-Learning Based Brain Biomarkers underlying Suicide Risk in Adolescents (Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Pilot Project) |
| Funding Source: | Great Plains IDeA-CTR |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2020 |
| Title: | Multimodal Dynamic Risks For Suicidal Behavior: Neural, Cognitive And Sleep |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2020 |
| Title: | Determining The Short- And Medium-Term Efficacy And Neural Mechanisms Of Esketamine Intervention Relative To Standard First-Line Treatment Ssris For The Reduction Of Severe Suicide Risk In Adolescents |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| Date: | 2014 - 2015 |
| Title: | Brain network activity changes following stroke and rehabilitative treatments |
| Funding Source: | Brains & Behavior Seed Grant |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Date: | 2014 - 2015 |
| Title: | Functional and structural brain connectivity following stroke and rehabilitative treatments |
| Funding Source: | Dissertation Grant Award, Georgia State University |
| Role: | PI |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Mukherjee C, Bajaj S, Adhikari BM, Dhamala M. Sex-Dependent Gray Matter Atropy in Alzheimer’s Disease Progression. Brain Communications. e-Pub 2025.
- Hatch M, Dominguez A, Bashford-Largo J, Blair R, Blair KS, Dobbertin M, Tyler P, Bajaj S. Real-Time Aggression in Youth and Its Connection to Region-Specific Structural Brain Alterations. Discov Ment Health. e-Pub 2025.
- Staginnus M, Gao Y, Townend S, Zugman A, Zhang J, Wu Q, Westerman HB, Viding E, Vermeiren RR, der Wee NJV, Townsend CD, Sun X, Sully KE, Sukhodolsky DG, Stadler C, Sonuga-Barke EJ, Smaragdi A, Sethi A, Schumann G, Schulze UM, Santosh P, Salum GA, Sagar-Ouriaghli I, Rogers JC, Roberts R, Raschle NM, Ploe ML, Phillips H, Penzol MJ, Pauli R, Pan PM, Oosterling M, Mycue LE, Murphy D, Monk CS, Mitchell C, Ming Q, Michalska KJ, Martinot J, Martinelli A, Marsh AA, Ma R, Lamers K, Kypta-Vivanco A, Konrad K, Kohls G, Jiang Y, Jackson RL, Jackowski A, Jabeen N, Ibrahim K, Hyde LW, Holla B, Hoekstra PJ, González-Madruga K, Glennon JC, Freitag CM, Franke B, Dykstra AH, Dong D, Dietrich A, Díaz DE, Desrivières S, La Serna ED, Cubillo AI, Craig MC, Cornwell H, Colins OF, Chester SC, Castro-Fornieles J, Cardinale EM, Burt S, Buitelaar JK, Brandeis D, Bokde AL, Boateng CP, Blair RJ, Bernhard A, Berluti K, Benegal V, Banaschewski T, Bajaj S, Arango C, Jahanshad N, Thomopoulos SI, Ching CR, Kang MJ, Thompson PM, Aghajani M, Baskin-Sommers A, Cecil CA, Dugré JR, Klapwijk ET, Pine DS, Walton E, De Brito SA, Fairchild G. Dimensional Associations Between Conduct Problems and Brain Structure Across 18 International Cohorts in ENIGMA. JAACAP. e-Pub 2025.
- Bashford-Largo J, Blair RJR, Blair KS, Dobbertin M, Elowsky J, Dominguez A, Hatch M, Bajaj S. Cortical volume alterations in the limbic network in adolescents with high reactive aggression. Dev Psychopathol:1-9, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 38584251.
- Bashford-Largo J, Nakua H, Blair RJR, Dominguez A, Hatch M, Blair KS, Dobbertin M, Ameis S, Bajaj S. A Shared Multivariate Brain-Behavior Relationship in a Transdiagnostic Sample of Adolescents. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 37572936.
- Dominguez A, Hatch M, Blair R, Bashford-Largo J, Blair KS, Dobbertin M, Bajaj S. Atypical Brain Morphometry in Youth with Elevated PTSD Symptoms. e-Pub 2025.
- Bashford-Largo J, Zhang R, Blair R, Blair KS, Elowsky J, Dobbertin M, Dominguez AJ, Hatch M, Patrick T, Bajaj S. Alterations in Region-specific Grey Matter Volume underlying Callous Unemotional Traits in Adolescents. Brain and Behavior. e-Pub 2025.
- R Blair RJ, Ysbæk-Nielsen AT, Kjærstad HL, Bajaj S, Coello K, Faurholt-Jepsen M, Vinberg M, Kessing LV, Macoveanu J, Miskowiak KW. Implementation of Support Vector Machines to classify abnormal neuronal response during emotion regulation at an individual level in patients with newly diagnosed bipolar disorder - and its association with subsequent functional changes and mood episodes. Psychol Med. e-Pub 2025.
- Blair R.J.R., Bashford-Largo J, Dominguez A, Dobbertin M, Blair KS, Bajaj S. Using Machine learning to determine a functional classifier of reward responsiveness and its association with adolescent psychiatric symptomatology. Psychol. Med, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39552378.
- Aloi J, Crum K, Blair K, Zhang R, Bashford-Largo J, Bajaj S, Hwang S, Dobbertin M, Blair RJR. Childhood neglect is associated with alterations in neural prediction error signaling and the response to novelty. Psychol. Med, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39445510.
- Gao Y, Staginnus M, Townend S, Arango C, Bajaj S, DeBrito SA, ENIGMA-Antisocial Behavior Working Group. Cortical structure and subcortical volumes in conduct disorder: A coordinated analysis of 15 international cohorts from the ENIGMA Antisocial Behavior working group. Lancet Psychiatry, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39025633.
- Blair RJR, Bashford-Largo J, Dominguez A, Hatch M, Dobbertin M, Blair K, Bajaj S. Using Machine Learning to Determine a Functional Classifier of Retaliation and Its Association With Aggression. JAACAP Open, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 40109491.
- Dobbertin M, Blair KS, Aloi J, Bajaj S, Bashford-Largo J, Mathur A, Zhang R, Carollo E, Schwartz A, Elowsky J, Ringle JL, Tyler P, Blair RJ. Correction: Neural correlates of automatic emotion regulation and their association with suicidal ideation in adolescents during the first 90-days of residential care. Transl Psychiatry 14(1):100, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38374005.
- Zhang R, Blair RJR, Blair KS, Dobbertin M, Elowsky J, Bashford-Largo J, Dominguez AJ, Hatch M, Bajaj S. Reduced grey matter volume in adolescents with conduct disorder: a region-of-interest analysis using multivariate generalized linear modeling. Discov Ment Health 3(1):25, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37975932.
- Crum KI, Aloi J, Blair KS, Bashford-Largo J, Bajaj S, Zhang R, Hwang S, Schwartz A, Elowsky J, Filbey FM, Dobbertin M, Blair RJ. Latent profiles of substance use, early life stress, and attention/externalizing problems and their association with neural correlates of reinforcement learning in adolescents. Psychol Med 53(15):7358-7367, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37144406.
- Bashford-Largo J, R Blair RJ, Blair KS, Dobbertin M, Dominguez A, Hatch M, Bajaj S. Identification of structural brain alterations in adolescents with depressive symptomatology. Brain Res Bull 201:110723, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37536609.
- Mathur A, Bashford-Largo J, Elowsky J, Zhang R, Dobbertin M, Tyler PM, Bajaj S, Blair KS, Blair RJR. Association Between Aggression and Differential Functional Activity of Neural Regions Implicated in Retaliation. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 62(7):805-815, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36889505.
- Zhang, R, Aloi, J, Bajaj, S, Bashford-Largo, J, Lukoff, J, Schwartz, A, Elowsky, J, Dobbertin, M, Blair, KS, Blair, RR. Dysfunction in differential reward-punishment responsiveness in conduct disorder relates to severity of callous-unemotional traits but not irritability. Psychological Medicine 53(5):1870-1880, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 34467836.
- Bajaj S, Blair KS, Dobbertin M, Patil KR, Tyler PM, Ringle JL, Bashford-Largo J, Mathur A, Elowsky J, Dominguez A, Schmaal L, Blair RJR. Machine learning based identification of structural brain alterations underlying suicide risk in adolescents. Discov Ment Health 3(1):6, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37861863.
- Hubbard NA, Miller KB, Aloi J, Bajaj S, Wakabayashi KT, Blair RJR. Evaluating instrumental learning and striatal-cortical functional connectivity in adolescent alcohol and cannabis use. Addict Biol 28(1):e13258, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36577718.
- Elowsky, J, Bajaj, S, Bashford-Largo, J, Zhang, R, Mathur, A, Schwartz, A, Dobbertin, M, Blair, KS, Leibenluft, E, Pardini, D, Blair, RJ. Differential associations of conduct disorder, callous-unemotional traits and irritability with outcome expectations and values regarding the consequences of aggression. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 16(1), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35606814.
- AlRasheed MM, Fekih-Romdhane F, Bajaj S, COMITY investigators. The prevalence and severity of insomnia symptoms during COVID-19: A global systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36030616.
- Bashford-Largo J, Zhang R, Mathur A, Elowsky J, Schwartz A, Dobbertin M, Blair RJR, Blair KS, Bajaj S. Reduced cortical volume of the default mode network in adolescents with generalized anxiety disorder. Depress Anxiety 39(6):485-495, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35312127.
- Blair KS, Aloi J, Bashford-Largo J, Zhang R, Elowsky J, Lukoff J, Vogel S, Carollo E, Schwartz A, Pope K, Bajaj S, Tottenham N, Dobbertin M, Blair RJ. Different forms of childhood maltreatment have different impacts on the neural systems involved in the representation of reinforcement value. Dev Cogn Neurosci 53:101051, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34953316.
- Bajaj S, Blair KS, Bashford-Largo J, Zhang R, Mathur A, Schwartz A, Elowsky J, Dobbertin M, Hwang S, Leibenluft E, Blair RJR. Network-wise surface-based morphometric insight into the cortical neural circuitry underlying irritability in adolescents. Transl Psychiatry 11(1):581, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34759268.
- Seok JW, Bajaj S, Soltis-Vaughan B, Lerdahl A, Garvey W, Bohn A, Edwards R, Kratochvil CJ, Blair J, Hwang S. Structural atrophy of the right superior frontal gyrus in adolescents with severe irritability. Hum Brain Mapp 42(14):4611-4622, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34288223.
- Blair RJ, Zhang RU, Bashford-Largo J, Bajaj S, Mathur A, Ringle J, Schwartz A, Elowsky J, Dobbertin M, Blair KS, Tyler PM. Reduced neural responsiveness to looming stimuli is associated with increased aggression. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 16(10):1091-1099, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33960389.
- R Blair RJ, Bashford-Largo J, Zhang R, Mathur A, Schwartz A, Elowsky J, Tyler P, Hammond CJ, Filbey FM, Dobbertin M, Bajaj S, Blair KS. Alcohol and Cannabis Use Disorder Symptom Severity, Conduct Disorder, and Callous-Unemotional Traits and Impairment in Expression Recognition. Front Psychiatry, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34616316.
- Bashford-Largo J, Aloi J, Zhang R, Bajaj S, Carollo E, Elowsky J, Schwartz A, Dobbertin M, Blair J, Blair K. Reduced neural differentiation of rewards and punishment during passive avoidance learning in adolescents with generalized anxiety disorder, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33739566.
- Blair RJR, Bajaj S, Sherer N, Bashford-Largo J, Zhang R, Aloi J, Hammond C, Lukoff J, Schwartz A, Elowsky J, Tyler P, Filbey FM, Dobbertin M, Blair KS. Alcohol Use Disorder and Cannabis Use Disorder Symptomatology in Adolescents and Aggression: Associations With Recruitment of Neural Regions Implicated in Retaliation. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging 6(5):536-544, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33712378.
- Bajaj S, Killgore WDS. Association between emotional intelligence and effective brain connectome: A large-scale spectral DCM study. Neuroimage 229:117750, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33454407.
- Aloi J, Crum KI, Blair KS, Zhang R, Bashford-Largo J, Bajaj S, Schwartz A, Carollo E, Hwang S, Leiker E, Filbey FM, Averbeck BB, Dobbertin M, Blair RJR. Individual associations of adolescent alcohol use disorder versus cannabis use disorder symptoms in neural prediction error signaling and the response to novelty. Dev Cogn Neurosci 48:100944, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33773241.
- Zhang R, Bashford-Largo J, Lukoff J, Elowsky J, Carollo E, Schwartz A, Dobbertin M, Bajaj S, Blair KS, Leibenluft E, Blair RJR. Callous-Unemotional Traits Moderate the Relationship Between Irritability and Threatening Responding. Front Psychiatry 12:617052, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34867494.
- Alkozei A, Dailey NS, Bajaj S, Vanuk JR, Raikes AC, Killgore WDS. Exposure to Blue Wavelength Light Is Associated With Increases in Bidirectional Amygdala-DLPFC Connectivity at Rest. Front Neurol 12:625443, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33841300.
- Bajaj S, Raikes AC, Razi A, Miller MA, Killgore WD. Blue-Light Therapy Strengthens Resting-State Effective Connectivity within Default-Mode Network after Mild TBI. J Cent Nerv Syst Dis 13:11795735211015076, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34104033.
- Killgore WDS, Vanuk JR, Shane BR, Weber M, Bajaj S. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of blue wavelength light exposure on sleep and recovery of brain structure, function, and cognition following mild traumatic brain injury. Neurobiol Dis 134:104679, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31751607.
- Bajaj S, Killgore WDS. Sex differences in limbic network and risk-taking propensity in healthy individuals. J Neurosci Res 98(2):371-383, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31373060.
- Bajaj S, Blair KS, Zhang R, Bashford-Largo J, Dobbertin M, Blair RJ. Impact of Sleep Quality on the Association Between Unease and Physical Exercise During Initial Stages of COVID-19 Pandemic in India. Nat Sci Sleep 12:705-708, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33117006.
- Bajaj S, Blair KS, Schwartz A, Dobbertin M, Blair RJR. Worry and insomnia as risk factors for depression during initial stages of COVID-19 pandemic in India. PLoS One 15(12):e0243527, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33301508.
- Bajaj S, Killgore WDS. Vulnerability to mood degradation during sleep deprivation is influenced by white-matter compactness of the triple-network model. Neuroimage 202:116123, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31461677.
- Alkozei A, Smith R, Waugaman DL, Kotzin MD, Bajaj S, S Killgore WD. The Mediating Role of Interpretation Bias on the Relationship Between Trait Gratitude and Depressive Symptoms. Int J Appl Posit Psychol 4:135-147, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Bajaj S, Raikes AC, Smith R, Vanuk JR, Killgore WDS. The Role of Prefrontal Cortical Surface Area and Volume in Preclinical Suicidal Ideation in a Non-Clinical Sample. Front Psychiatry 10:445, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31312146.
- Bajaj S, Raikes A, Smith R, Dailey NS, Alkozei A, Vanuk JR, Killgore WDS. The Relationship Between General Intelligence and Cortical Structure in Healthy Individuals. Neuroscience 388:36-44, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30012372.
- Alkozei A, Killgore WDS, Smith R, Dailey NS, Bajaj S, Raikes AC, Haack M. Chronic sleep restriction differentially affects implicit biases toward food among men and women: preliminary evidence. J Sleep Res 27(4):e12629, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29094414.
- Bajaj S, Dailey NS, Rosso IM, Rauch SL, Killgore WDS. Time-dependent differences in cortical measures and their associations with behavioral measures following mild traumatic brain injury. Hum Brain Mapp 39(5):1886-1897, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29359498.
- Smith R, Bajaj S, Dailey NS, Alkozei A, Smith C, Sanova A, Lane RD, Killgore WDS. Greater cortical thickness within the limbic visceromotor network predicts higher levels of trait emotional awareness. Conscious Cogn 57:54-61, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29169034.
- Dailey NS, Smith R, Bajaj S, Alkozei A, Gottschlich MK, Raikes AC, Satterfield BC, Killgore WDS. Elevated Aggression and Reduced White Matter Integrity in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A DTI Study. Front Behav Neurosci 12:118, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30013466.
- Raikes AC, Bajaj S, Dailey NS, Smith RS, Alkozei A, Satterfield BC, Killgore WDS. Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) Correlates of Self-Reported Sleep Quality and Depression Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Front Neurol 9:468, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29973910.
- Alkozei A, Killgore WDS, Smith R, Dailey NS, Bajaj S, Haack M. Chronic Sleep Restriction Increases Negative Implicit Attitudes Toward Arab Muslims. Sci Rep 7(1):4285, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28655901.
- Bajaj S, Alkozei A, Dailey NS, Killgore WDS. Brain Aging: Uncovering Cortical Characteristics of Healthy Aging in Young Adults. Front Aging Neurosci 9:412, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29321739.
- Alkozei A, Smith R, Dailey NS, Bajaj S, Killgore WDS. Acute exposure to blue wavelength light during memory consolidation improves verbal memory performance. PLoS One 12(9):e0184884, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28922397.
- Bajaj S, Vanuk JR, Smith R, Dailey NS, Killgore WDS. Blue-Light Therapy following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Effects on White Matter Water Diffusion in the Brain. Front Neurol 8:616, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29213254.
- Bajaj S, Adhikari BM, Friston KJ, Dhamala M. Bridging the Gap: Dynamic Causal Modeling and Granger Causality Analysis of Resting State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Brain Connect 6(8):652-661, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27506256.
- Bajaj S, Housley SN, Wu D, Dhamala M, James GA, Butler AJ. Dominance of the Unaffected Hemisphere Motor Network and Its Role in the Behavior of Chronic Stroke Survivors. Front Hum Neurosci 10:650, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28082882.
- Bajaj S, Butler AJ, Drake D, Dhamala M. Functional organization and restoration of the brain motor-execution network after stroke and rehabilitation. Front Hum Neurosci 9:173, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25870557.
- Bajaj S, Butler AJ, Drake D, Dhamala M. Brain effective connectivity during motor-imagery and execution following stroke and rehabilitation. Neuroimage Clin 8:572-82, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26236627.
- Bajaj S, Drake D, Butler AJ, Dhamala M. Oscillatory motor network activity during rest and movement: an fNIRS study. Front Syst Neurosci 8:13, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24550793.
- Bajaj S, Adhikari BM, Dhamala M. Higher frequency network activity flow predicts lower frequency node activity in intrinsic low-frequency BOLD fluctuations. PLoS One 8(5):e64466, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23691225.
- Bajaj S, Lamichhane B, Adhikari BM, Dhamala M. Amygdala mediated connectivity in perceptual decision-making of emotional facial expressions. Brain Connect 3(4):386-97, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23705655.
Review Articles
- Dobbertin M, Blair KS, Carollo E, Blair JR, Dominguez A, Bajaj S. Neuroimaging alterations of the suicidal brain and its relevance to practice: an updated review of MRI studies. Front Psychiatry 14:1083244, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37181903.
- Blair, RJ, Mathur, A, Haines, N, Bajaj, S. Future directions for cognitive neuroscience in psychiatry. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences 44, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
Book Chapters
- Rockers ED, Pascual MB, Bajaj S, Masdeu JC, Xue Z. Quantitative Analysis of 3D T1‐Weighted Gadolinium (Gd) DCE‐MRI with Different Repetition Times. In: Medical Imaging and Augmented Reality. Springer, 2016.
- Bajaj S, Amidi A, Sleurs C. Multimodal Neuroimaging Research Approaches to Understanding Neurotoxicity in Adult Cancer Survivors. In: Neurotoxicity in Cancer Therapy. Springer Nature.
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