
Overview
overview
- Dr. Dick is a developmental cognitive neuroscientist who studies the neurobiology of language and executive function using diffusion-weighted and functional imaging. He is specifically interested in how these cognitive processes are mutually supported by developing structural and functional neural networks, in both typically developing and atypically developing children (e.g., children with ADHD, pediatric stroke). In 2018 he edited a graduate developmental science text (Dick & Müller, Eds., Advancing Developmental Science; Philosophy, Theory, and Method). He has been funded by the NIDCD, NICHD, NIMH, NIDA, NIDDK and NSF to conduct his work.
research interests
- The Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at Florida International University (FIU), Miami, is directed by Dr. Anthony Dick. The laboratory conducts leading research on how children’s brains develop as they learn language and problem solving skills (i.e., executive function). We use safe and non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to learn about brain development. Our research is supported by active grants from the NIH (R01MH112588; R01DK119814; U01DA041156; R01HD098152) and from the National Science Foundation (NSF2028680), and our findings are published in major scientific journals and help to inform educational and mental health policy. Please use the links above to navigate the site!
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
-
Article
-
2022Family Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Risks of Financial Insecurity and CopingFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/jora.12776 Web of Science: 000815028400001
-
2022How much and what: Using a buffet to determine self-regulation of food intake among young school-age childrenFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2022.113745 Web of Science: 000820529200005
-
2022Contributions of executive function to spatial thinking in young childrenFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/icd.2317 Web of Science: 000786691100001
-
2022The Pandemic's Toll on Young Adolescents: Prevention and Intervention Targets to Preserve Their Mental HealthFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.11.023 Web of Science: 000760316700007
-
2022Parental Knowledge/Monitoring and Depressive Symptoms During Adolescence: Protective Factor or Spurious Association?Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10802-021-00896-9 Web of Science: 000745525800001
-
2021Neural vulnerability and hurricane-related media are associated with post-traumatic stress in youthFull Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41562-021-01216-3 Web of Science: 000720455400021
-
2021In vivo restricted diffusion imaging (RDI) is sensitive to differences in axonal density in typical children and adultsFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00429-021-02364-y Web of Science: 000688401900001
-
2021Early Adolescent Substance Use Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Survey in the ABCD Study CohortFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.06.015 Web of Science: 000688379900008
-
2021Substance use patterns in 9-10 year olds: Baseline findings from the adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) studyFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108946 Web of Science: 000704373800002
-
2021Meaningful associations in the adolescent brain cognitive development studyFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118262 Web of Science: 000681292300006
-
2021Baseline brain function in the preadolescents of the ABCD StudyFull Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41593-021-00867-9 Web of Science: 000658708100001
-
2021Reward Processing in Children With Disruptive Behavior Disorders and Callous-Unemotional Traits in the ABCD StudyFull Text via DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19101092 Web of Science: 000636665900011
-
2021Rates of Incidental Findings in Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in ChildrenFull Text via DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0306 Web of Science: 000635614200001
-
2020Altered hippocampal microstructure and function in children who experienced Hurricane IrmaFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/dev.22071 Web of Science: 000598896900001
-
2020The phonological loop: is speech special?Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00221-020-05886-9 Web of Science: 000554059300001
-
2020Measuring Cognitive Flexibility with the Flexible Item Selection Task: From fMRI Adaptation to Individual Connectome MappingFull Text via DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01536 Web of Science: 000531875200002
-
2019Image processing and analysis methods for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development StudyFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116091 Web of Science: 000491861000051
-
2019Fiber pathways supporting early literacy development in 5-8-year-old childrenFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2018.12.004 Web of Science: 000471734800009
-
2019No evidence for a bilingual executive function advantage in the nationally representative ABCD studyFull Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41562-019-0609-3 Web of Science: 000474839900015
-
2019Diffusion weighted imaging evidence of extra-callosal pathways for interhemispheric communication after complete commissurotomyFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00429-019-01864-2 Web of Science: 000471236200014
-
2019Laterality of the frontal aslant tract (FAT) explains externalizing behaviors through its association with executive functionFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/desc.12744 Web of Science: 000459701600005
-
2019Strategy Selection Versus Flexibility: Using Eye-Trackers to Investigate Strategy Use During Mental RotationFull Text via DOI: 10.1037/xlm0000574 Web of Science: 000456787500005
-
2019The role of the arcuate and middle longitudinal fasciculi in speech perception in noise in adulthoodFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24367 Web of Science: 000459795200017
-
2018Structural Connections of Functionally Defined Human Insular SubdivisionsFull Text via DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhx211 Web of Science: 000446091100004
-
2017Cerebellar Contributions to Language in Typical and Atypical Development: A ReviewFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2017.1334783 Web of Science: 000413943500004
-
2015Meta-analytic connectivity and behavioral parcellation of the human cerebellumFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.05.008 Web of Science: 000358045100031
-
2014Frontal and temporal contributions to understanding the iconic co-speech gestures that accompany speechFull Text via DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22222 Web of Science: 000334398500013
-
2013
Stuck in the moment: cognitive inflexibility in preschoolers following an extended time period Full Text via DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00959 Web of Science: 000331567500001 -
2013Interhemispheric Functional Connectivity following Prenatal or Perinatal Brain Injury Predicts Receptive Language OutcomeFull Text via DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2851-12.2013 Web of Science: 000316948600019
-
2012A network model of observation and imitation of speechFull Text via DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00084 Web of Science: 000208863900096
-
2012Sources of Cognitive Inflexibility in Set-Shifting Tasks: Insights Into Developmental Theories From Adult DataFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/15248372.2011.573516 Web of Science: 000302059800005
-
2010Neural development of networks for audiovisual speech comprehensionFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2009.08.005
-
2010Left hemisphere regions are critical for language in the face of early left focal brain injuryFull Text via DOI: 10.1093/brain/awq104 Web of Science: 000278226700013
-
Book Chapter
-
2019Neuromotor Organization of Speech Production. 370-401.Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190672027.013.15
-
2018Adapting PCIT to treat anxiety in young children: The PCIT CALM program. 129-147.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-97698-3_9
-
2018The Ontogenesis of Neural Networks from a Network Science Perspective. 65-78.Web of Science: 000441169600007
-
2017Integrating Philosophy, Theory, and Method in Contemporary Developmental Science. 1-12.Full Text via DOI: 10.4324/8791315174686-1
-
2017The Ontogenesis of Neural Networks from a Network Science Perspective. 65-78.Full Text via DOI: 10.4324/8791315174686-6
-
2017Advancing developmental science: Philosophy, theory, and method. 1-258.Full Text via DOI: 10.4324/8791315174686
-
2016Chapter 32 The Neurobiology of Gesture and Its Development. 389-398.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-407794-2.00032-8
-
2015Structural and Functional Components of Brain Networks for Language. 653-659.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-397025-1.00061-0
-
2015The Neurobiology of Gesture and Its Development. 389-398.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-407794-2.00032-8
-
2010Executive Function: Description and ExplanationFull Text via DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195327694.003.0001
-
-
Conference
-
2018CLINICAL AND NEUROCOGNITIVE PROFILES OF ADOLESCENTS WITH LATE-ONSET ADHD SYMPTOMS. S299-S299.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.07.729 Web of Science: 000544087502058
-
2018TASK-BASED NEUROIMAGING PROBES OF THE DEVELOPINGBRAIN IN THE ABCD STUDY. 323A-323A.Web of Science: 000443221503211
-
-
Note
-
Other Scholarly Work
-
2020Meaningful Associations in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development StudyFull Text via DOI: 10.1101/2020.09.01.276451
-
2019No evidence for a bilingual executive function advantage in the ABCD study (vol 3, pg 692, 2019). 1124-1124.Full Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41562-019-0756-6 Web of Science: 000489637200046
-
2019No evidence for a bilingual executive function advantage in the nationally representative ABCD study (vol 3, pg 692, 2019). 999-999.Full Text via DOI: 10.1038/s41562-019-0709-0 Web of Science: 000485813100019
-
2014Does it talk the talk? On the role of basal ganglia in emotive speech processingFull Text via DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X13004044 Web of Science: 000348056700012
-
2013The neurobiology of receptive-expressive language interdependence. 352-353.Full Text via DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X12002543 Web of Science: 000322225700008
-
-
Preprint
-
2022Language and the cerebellum: structural connectivity to the eloquent brainFull Text via DOI: 10.1101/2022.04.19.488812
-
2021Contributions of Executive Function to Spatial Thinking in Preschool ChildrenFull Text via DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/dcjx5
-
2018The frontal aslant tract (FAT) and its role in speech, language and executive functionFull Text via DOI: 10.1101/249912
-
Review
-
2021Clear Theories Are Needed to Interpret Differences: Perspectives on the Bilingual Advantage Debate. 433-451.Full Text via DOI: 10.1162/nol_a_00038
-
2019The frontal aslant tract (FAT) and its role in speech, language and executive function. 148-163.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2018.10.015 Web of Science: 000458223400012
-
2018The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study: Imaging acquisition across 21 sites. 43-54.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2018.03.001 Web of Science: 000434985300007
-
2016Broca and Wernicke are dead, or moving past the classic model of language neurobiology. 60-71.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2016.08.004 Web of Science: 000388057200008
-
2014The Language Connectome: New Pathways, New Concepts. 453-467.Full Text via DOI: 10.1177/1073858413513502 Web of Science: 000342640800008
-
2012Beyond the arcuate fasciculus: consensus and controversy in the connectional anatomy of language. 3529-3550.Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/brain/aws222 Web of Science: 000312655100009
-
2012Gesture in the developing brain. 165-180.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01100.x Web of Science: 000300690700001
-
Research
principal investigator on
co-principal investigator on
- Early childhood behavioral and neurobiological profiles in the prediction of obesity: The role of self-regulation and the caregiving environment awarded by Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases 2018 - 2023
- Biosignatures of Executive Function and Emotion Regulation in young children with ADHD awarded by National Institute of Mental Health 2017 - 2022
investigator on
- Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD): FIU awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2020 - 2027
- Individual Differences in the Development of Spatial Skills: Role of Hippocampal Function and Structure awarded by Child Health and Human Development 2019 - 2023
- Child spatial ability: What role do parents play? awarded by Child Health and Human Development 2021 - 2023
- Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD): FIU awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2015 - 2020
- Cognitive and Behavioral Predictors of Success at the High School Transition awarded by FIU Foundation 2017 - 2019
- Biosignatures of Executive Function and Emotion Regulation in young children with ADHD awarded by National Institute of Mental Health 2016 - 2018
Contact
full name
- Anthony Dick
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9907-8155 (confirmed)
visualizations
publication subject areas
Citation index-derived subject areas the researcher has published in