Overview
Availability
- Dr Lena Oestreich is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor, University of Groningen
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of New South Wales
Research interests
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diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI)
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depression
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neuropsychiatric complication of acquired brain injury (stroke and TBI)
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complex trauma/ complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD)
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psychedelic-assisted therapy
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prediction of risk and outcome of mental illness
Works
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2017
Journal Article
Deficits in cortical suppression during vocalization are associated with structural abnormalities in the arcuate fasciculus in early illness schizophrenia and clinical high risk for psychosis
Whitford, Thomas J., Oestreich, Lena K. L., Ford, Judith M., Roach, Brian J., Loewy, Rachel L., Stuart, Barbara K. and Mathalon, Daniel H. (2017). Deficits in cortical suppression during vocalization are associated with structural abnormalities in the arcuate fasciculus in early illness schizophrenia and clinical high risk for psychosis. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 44 (6), 1312-1322. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbx144
2017
Journal Article
Widespread white matter microstructural differences in schizophrenia across 4322 individuals: results from the ENIGMA Schizophrenia DTI Working Group
Kelly, S., Jahanshad, N., Zalesky, A., Kochunov, P., Agartz, I., Alloza, C., Andreassen, O. A., Arango, C., Banaj, N., Bouix, S., Bousman, C. A., Brouwer, R. M., Bruggemann, J., Bustillo, J, Cahn, W., Calhoun, V., Cannon, D., Carr, V., Catts, S., Chen, J., Chen, J.-X., Chen, X., Chiapponi, C., Cho, K. l. K., Ciullo, V., Corvin, A. S., Crespo-Facorro, B., Cropley, V., De Rossi, P. ... Donohoe, G. (2017). Widespread white matter microstructural differences in schizophrenia across 4322 individuals: results from the ENIGMA Schizophrenia DTI Working Group. Molecular Psychiatry, 23 (5), 1261-1269. doi: 10.1038/mp.2017.170
2017
Journal Article
Childhood adversity associated with white matter alteration in the corpus callosum, corona radiata, and uncinate fasciculus of psychiatrically healthy adults
McCarthy-Jones, Simon, Oestreich, Lena K. L., Lyall, Amanda E., Kikinis, Zora, Newell, Dominik T., Savadjiev, Peter, Shenton, Martha E., Kubicki, Martha E., Pasternak, Ofer, Whitfordm Thomas J. and Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank (2017). Childhood adversity associated with white matter alteration in the corpus callosum, corona radiata, and uncinate fasciculus of psychiatrically healthy adults. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 12 (2), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s11682-017-9703-1
2017
Journal Article
Characterizing white matter changes in chronic schizophrenia: a free-water imaging multi-site study
Oestreich, Lena K. L., Lyall, Amanda E., Pasternak, Ofer, Kikinis, Zora, Newell, Dominick T. , Savadjiev, Peter, Bouix, Sylvain, Shenton, Martha E., Kubicki, Marek, Whitford, Thomas J. and McCarthy-Jones, Simon (2017). Characterizing white matter changes in chronic schizophrenia: a free-water imaging multi-site study. Schizophrenia Research, 189, 153-161. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2017.02.006
2017
Journal Article
Sensory prediction errors in the continuum of psychosis
Randeniya, R., Oestreich, L. K. L. and Garrido, M. I. (2017). Sensory prediction errors in the continuum of psychosis. Schizophrenia Research, 191, 109-122. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2017.04.019
2016
Journal Article
Abnormal white matter microstructure and increased extracellular free-water in the cingulum bundle associated with delusions in chronic schizophrenia
Oestreich, Lena K. L., Pasternak, Ofer, Shenton, Martha E., Kubicki, Marek, Gong, Xue, Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank, McCarthy-Jones, Simon and Whitford, Thomas J. (2016). Abnormal white matter microstructure and increased extracellular free-water in the cingulum bundle associated with delusions in chronic schizophrenia. NeuroImage: Clinical, 12, 405-414. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.08.004
2016
Journal Article
Decreased integrity of the fronto-temporal fibers of the left inferior occipito-frontal fasciculus associated with auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia
Oestreich, Lena K. L., McCarthy-Jones, Simon and Whitford, Thomas J. (2016). Decreased integrity of the fronto-temporal fibers of the left inferior occipito-frontal fasciculus associated with auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 10 (2), 445-454. doi: 10.1007/s11682-015-9421-5
2016
Journal Article
Self-initiated actions result in suppressed auditory but amplified visual evoked components in healthy participants
Mifsud, Nathan G., Oestreich, Lena K. L., Jack, Bradley N., Ford, Judith M., Roach, Brian J., Mathalon, Daniel H. and Whitford, Thomas J. (2016). Self-initiated actions result in suppressed auditory but amplified visual evoked components in healthy participants. Psychophysiology, 53 (5), 723-732. doi: 10.1111/psyp.12605
2016
Journal Article
Cortical suppression to delayed self-initiated auditory stimuli in schizotypy
Oestreich, Lena K. L., Mifsud, Nathan G., Ford, Judith M., Roach, Brian J., Mathalon, Daniel H. and Whitford, Thomas J. (2016). Cortical suppression to delayed self-initiated auditory stimuli in schizotypy. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience, 47 (1), 3-10. doi: 10.1177/1550059415581708
2015
Journal Article
Subnormal sensory attenuation to self-generated speech in schizotypy: Electrophysiological evidence for a 'continuum of psychosis'
Oestreich, Lena K. L., Mifsud, Nathan G., Ford, Judith M., Roach, Brian J., Mathalon, Daniel H. and Whitford, Thomas J. (2015). Subnormal sensory attenuation to self-generated speech in schizotypy: Electrophysiological evidence for a 'continuum of psychosis'. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 97 (2), 131-138. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2015.05.014
2015
Journal Article
Reduced integrity of the left arcuate fasciculus is specifically associated with auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia
McCarthy-Jones, Simon, Oestreich, Lena K. L. and Whitford, Thomas J. (2015). Reduced integrity of the left arcuate fasciculus is specifically associated with auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 162 (1-3), 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2014.12.041
2015
Conference Publication
Sensory attenuation to self-generated speech in highly schizotypal individuals: psychophysiological evidence for a 'continuum of psychosis'
Oestreich, Lena, Mifsud, Nathan, Roach, Brian, Mathalon, Daniel, Ford, Judith and Whitford, Thomas (2015). Sensory attenuation to self-generated speech in highly schizotypal individuals: psychophysiological evidence for a 'continuum of psychosis'. 15th International Congress on Schizophrenia Research (ICOSR), Colorado Springs, CO United States, 28 March - 1 April 2015. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Lena Oestreich is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Neural substrates of complex trauma
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Julie Henry, Dr Fiona Maccallum
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Doctor Philosophy
The impact of complex trauma on brain structure and function: implications for the development of complex PTSD
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jess Taubert
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Doctor Philosophy
Structure-function brain network dynamics in post-stroke depression
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Steffen Bollmann
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Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating Complex PTSD versus PTSD in Internally Displaced Populations of Conflict-Affected Areas in Northwest Ethiopia: Implications for Policy and Practice
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fiona Maccallum
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Doctor Philosophy
Brain Disconnections Associated with Neuropsychiatric Complications in Stroke Survivors
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Mattingley
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Master Philosophy
PET images as predictor of outcome following Radiotherapy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lachlan McDowell
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Doctor Philosophy
Assessing prospective memory function in the actual and virtual world.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Julie Henry, Dr Sarah Coundouris, Associate Professor Nell Baghaei, Associate Professor James Kirby
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Doctor Philosophy
Cause-and-effect relationships influencing the MRI derived brain age gap
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Megan O'Mara, Dr Viktor Vegh
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Doctor Philosophy
Layer-Specific and Clinical Mechanisms of Pain Face Perception: Laminar fMRI and Behavioural Sensitivity in Healthy Adults and PTSD
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jess Taubert
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Doctor Philosophy
Behavioral and neurological predictors of post-stroke aphasia recovery
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Copland, Associate Professor Stephen Wilson
Completed supervision
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2018
Master Philosophy
Structural and effective neural networks in schizotypy: in light of auditory prediction errors
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Lena Oestreich directly for media enquiries about:
- Clinical Neuroimaging (Psychiatry & Neurology)
- Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Complex Trauma
- Computational Psychiatry
- Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (dMRI)
- MRI
- Neuroimaging
- Post-Stroke Depression
- Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
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