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Mara Mather, PhD

Title(s)Professor of Gerontology, Psychology¿, and Biomedical Engineering
SchoolSchool of Gerontology
AddressGER 306D
University Park Campus
Los Angeles CA 90089-0191
Phone+1 213 821 1868
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    1. Autonomic dysfunction in neurodegenerative disease. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2025 May; 26(5):276-292. Mather M. PMID: 40140684.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    2. Changes in Negative Emotions Across Five Weeks of HRV Biofeedback Intervention were Mediated by Changes in Resting Heart Rate Variability. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2025 Mar; 50(1):25-48. Jung H, Yoo HJ, Choi P, Nashiro K, Min J, Cho C, Thayer JF, Lehrer P, Mather M. PMID: 39516353; PMCID: PMC11882736.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. Correction to: Sex Differences in Neural Correlates of Emotion Regulation in Relation to Resting Heart Rate Variability. Brain Topogr. 2024 Nov; 37(6):1242. Min J, Koenig J, Nashiro K, Yoo HJ, Cho C, Thayer JF, Mather M. PMID: 39106004; PMCID: PMC11408398.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    
    4. Applying human affectome framework to autonomic compensation model. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2024 Apr; 159:105611. Min J, Mather M. PMID: 38437973.
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    5. Daily biofeedback to modulate heart rate oscillations affects structural volume in hippocampal subregions targeted by the locus coeruleus in older adults but not younger adults. Neurobiol Aging. 2023 12; 132:85-99. Yoo HJ, Nashiro K, Dutt S, Min J, Cho C, Thayer JF, Lehrer P, Chang C, Mather M. PMID: 37769491; PMCID: PMC10840698.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    
    6. Daily heart rate variability biofeedback training decreases locus coeruleus MRI contrast in younger adults in a randomized clinical trial. Int J Psychophysiol. 2023 11; 193:112241. Bachman SL, Cole S, Yoo HJ, Nashiro K, Min J, Mercer N, Nasseri P, Thayer JF, Lehrer P, Mather M. PMID: 37647944; PMCID: PMC10591988.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 10     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    7. Multimodal neuroimaging data from a 5-week heart rate variability biofeedback randomized clinical trial. Sci Data. 2023 07 29; 10(1):503. Yoo HJ, Nashiro K, Min J, Cho C, Mercer N, Bachman SL, Nasseri P, Dutt S, Porat S, Choi P, Zhang Y, Grigoryan V, Feng T, Thayer JF, Lehrer P, Chang C, Stanley JA, Head E, Rouanet J, Marmarelis VZ, Narayanan S, Wisnowski J, Nation DA, Mather M. PMID: 37516756; PMCID: PMC10387077.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    8. Sex Differences in Neural Correlates of Emotion Regulation in Relation to Resting Heart Rate Variability. Brain Topogr. 2023 09; 36(5):698-709. Min J, Koenig J, Nashiro K, Yoo HJ, Cho C, Thayer JF, Mather M. PMID: 37353651; PMCID: PMC10415482.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    9. Modulating heart rate oscillation affects plasma amyloid beta and tau levels in younger and older adults. Sci Rep. 2023 03 09; 13(1):3967. Min J, Rouanet J, Martini AC, Nashiro K, Yoo HJ, Porat S, Cho C, Wan J, Cole SW, Head E, Nation DA, Thayer JF, Mather M. PMID: 36894565; PMCID: PMC9998394.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. Changes in Medial Prefrontal Cortex Mediate Effects of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback on Positive Emotional Memory Biases. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2023 06; 48(2):135-147. Cho C, Yoo HJ, Min J, Nashiro K, Thayer JF, Lehrer PM, Mather M. PMID: 36658380; PMCID: PMC10195741.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 10     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Increasing coordination and responsivity of emotion-related brain regions with a heart rate variability biofeedback randomized trial. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2023 02; 23(1):66-83. Nashiro K, Min J, Yoo HJ, Cho C, Bachman SL, Dutt S, Thayer JF, Lehrer PM, Feng T, Mercer N, Nasseri P, Wang D, Chang C, Marmarelis VZ, Narayanan S, Nation DA, Mather M. PMID: 36109422; PMCID: PMC9931635.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 26     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    12. Heart rate variability (HRV) changes and cortical volume changes in a randomized trial of five weeks of daily HRV biofeedback in younger and older adults. Int J Psychophysiol. 2022 11; 181:50-63. Yoo HJ, Nashiro K, Min J, Cho C, Bachman SL, Nasseri P, Porat S, Dutt S, Grigoryan V, Choi P, Thayer JF, Lehrer PM, Chang C, Mather M. PMID: 36030986; PMCID: PMC11195601.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 18     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    13. Emotion Downregulation Targets Interoceptive Brain Regions While Emotion Upregulation Targets Other Affective Brain Regions. J Neurosci. 2022 04 06; 42(14):2973-2985. Min J, Nashiro K, Yoo HJ, Cho C, Nasseri P, Bachman SL, Porat S, Thayer JF, Chang C, Lee TH, Mather M. PMID: 35193926; PMCID: PMC8985868.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 21     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    14. Is there a maximum desirable heart rate variability? Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2021 09; 128:87-89. Mather M. PMID: 34129852.
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    15. Noradrenaline in the aging brain: Promoting cognitive reserve or accelerating Alzheimer's disease? Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2021 08; 116:108-124. Mather M. PMID: 34099360; PMCID: PMC8292227.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 23     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    16. Commentary on Aging and Positive Mood: Longitudinal Neurobiological and Cognitive Correlates. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2020 09; 28(9):957-958. Mather M. PMID: 32631748; PMCID: PMC7831543.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    17. Isometric exercise facilitates attention to salient events in women via the noradrenergic system. Neuroimage. 2020 04 15; 210:116560. Mather M, Huang R, Clewett D, Nielsen SE, Velasco R, Tu K, Han S, Kennedy BL. PMID: 31978545; PMCID: PMC7061882.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 26     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    18. Arousal increases neural gain via the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system in younger adults but not in older adults. Nat Hum Behav. 2018; 2:356-366. Lee TH, Greening SG, Ueno T, Clewett D, Ponzio A, Sakaki M, Mather M. PMID: 30320223; PMCID: PMC6176734.
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    19. Brain structural concomitants of resting state heart rate variability in the young and old: evidence from two independent samples. Brain Struct Funct. 2018 Mar; 223(2):727-737. Yoo HJ, Thayer JF, Greening S, Lee TH, Ponzio A, Min J, Sakaki M, Nga L, Mather M, Koenig J. PMID: 28921167; PMCID: PMC5828882.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 34     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    20. Higher locus coeruleus MRI contrast is associated with lower parasympathetic influence over heart rate variability. Neuroimage. 2017 04 15; 150:329-335. Mather M, Joo Yoo H, Clewett DV, Lee TH, Greening SG, Ponzio A, Min J, Thayer JF. PMID: 28215623; PMCID: PMC5391255.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 31     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    21. The Locus Coeruleus: Essential for Maintaining Cognitive Function and the Aging Brain. Trends Cogn Sci. 2016 Mar; 20(3):214-226. Mather M, Harley CW. PMID: 26895736; PMCID: PMC4761411.
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    22. Individual Differences in Anticipatory Somatosensory Cortex Activity for Shock is Positively Related with Trait Anxiety and Multisensory Integration. Brain Sci. 2016 Jan 06; 6(1). Greening SG, Lee TH, Mather M. PMID: 26751483; PMCID: PMC4810172.
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    23. The Affective Neuroscience of Aging. Annu Rev Psychol. 2016; 67:213-38. Mather M. PMID: 26436717; PMCID: PMC5780182.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 111     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    24. Actions and interactions of estradiol and glucocorticoids in cognition and the brain: Implications for aging women. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2015 Aug; 55:36-52. Ycaza Herrera A, Mather M. PMID: 25929443; PMCID: PMC4501869.
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    25. Emotional arousal amplifies the effects of biased competition in the brain. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2014 Dec; 9(12):2067-77. Lee TH, Sakaki M, Cheng R, Velasco R, Mather M. PMID: 24532703; PMCID: PMC4249484.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 50     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    26. How fMRI Can Inform Cognitive Theories. Perspect Psychol Sci. 2013 Jan; 8(1):108-13. Mather M, Cacioppo JT, Kanwisher N. PMID: 23544033; PMCID: PMC3610572.
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    27. Introduction to the Special Section: 20 Years of fMRI-What Has It Done for Understanding Cognition? Perspect Psychol Sci. 2013 Jan; 8(1):41-3. Mather M, Cacioppo JT, Kanwisher N. PMID: 26172251.
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    28. Risk preferences and aging: the "certainty effect" in older adults' decision making. Psychol Aging. 2012 Dec; 27(4):801-16. Mather M, Mazar N, Gorlick MA, Lighthall NR, Burgeno J, Schoeke A, Ariely D. PMID: 23066800; PMCID: PMC3565580.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 47     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    29. The emotion paradox in the aging brain. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2012 Mar; 1251:33-49. Mather M. PMID: 22409159; PMCID: PMC3395773.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 124     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    30. Arousal-Biased Competition in Perception and Memory. Perspect Psychol Sci. 2011 Mar; 6(2):114-33. Mather M, Sutherland MR. PMID: 21660127; PMCID: PMC3110019.
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    31. Sex differences in how stress affects brain activity during face viewing. Neuroreport. 2010 Oct 06; 21(14):933-7. Mather M, Lighthall NR, Nga L, Gorlick MA. PMID: 20808182; PMCID: PMC2948784.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 23     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    32. To brake or accelerate when the light turns yellow? Stress reduces older adults' risk taking in a driving game. Psychol Sci. 2009 Feb; 20(2):174-6. Mather M, Gorlick MA, Lighthall NR. PMID: 19175527; PMCID: PMC2704238.
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    33. The limits of arousal's memory-impairing effects on nearby information. Am J Psychol. 2009; 122(3):349-69. Mather M, Gorlick MA, Nesmith K. PMID: 19827704; PMCID: PMC2763339.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 21     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    34. The emotional harbinger effect: poor context memory for cues that previously predicted something arousing. Emotion. 2008 Dec; 8(6):850-60. Mather M, Knight M. PMID: 19102596; PMCID: PMC2728072.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 27     Fields:    Translation:Humans
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