Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Diaz-Fong JP, McGough J, McCracken JT, Loo SK, Lenartowicz A. Structural integrity of the anterior thalamic radiation predicts alpha oscillations and inattention during visual encoding. Scientific Reports. 2026. doi:10.1038/s41598-026-40086-5

  2. Peel HJ*, Diaz-Fong JP*, Karsan S, Kumar R, Hellemann GS, Feusner JD. Functional brain mapping of body size estimation using a 3D avatar. Scientific Reports. 2026;16(1):4750. doi:10.1038/s41598-026-38383-0 *These authors contributed equally.

  3. Wong WW, Rangaprakash D, Diaz-Fong JP, Peel HJ, Tadayon-Nejad R, Leuchter AF, Feusner JD. Effects of noninvasive neuromodulation combined with rapid, short-duration self-image stimuli in body dysmorphic disorder. Brain Stimulation. 2025. doi:10.1016/j.brs.2025.02.016

  4. Diaz-Fong JP, Feusner JD. Visual Perceptual Processing Abnormalities in Body Dysmorphic Disorder. In:Perceptual Dysregulation in Psychiatric Nosology. Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience. 2024. doi:10.1007/7854_2024_472

  5. Karsan S, Diaz-Fong JP, Ly R, Hellemann G, Feusner JD. Quantifying body size estimation accuracy and body dissatisfaction in body dysmorphic disorder using a digital avatar. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 2024. doi:10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152529

  6. Murray SB, Diaz-Fong JP, Duval CJ, Balkchyan AA, Nagata JM, Lee DJ, Toga AW, Siegel SJ, Jann K. Sex differences in regional gray matter density in pre-adolescent binge eating disorder: a voxel-based morphometry study. Psychological Medicine. 2023;53(13):6077-6089. doi:10.1017/S0033291722003269

  7. Michelini G, Lenartowicz A, Diaz-Fong JP, Bilder RM, McGough JJ, McCracken JT, Loo SK. Methylphenidate, guanfacine, and combined treatment effects on electroencephalography correlates of spatial working memory deficits in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Journal of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry. 2023;62(1):37-47. doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2022.06.017

  8. Wong WW, Rangaprakash D, Diaz-Fong JP, Rotstein NM, Hellemann GS, Feusner JD. Neural and behavioral effects of modification of visual attention in body dysmorphic disorder. Translational Psychiatry. 2022;12(1):325. doi:10.1038/s41398-022-02099-2

  9. Wong WW, Rangaprakash D, Larson MS, Diaz-Fong JP, Tadayon-Nejad R, Leuchter AF, Feusner JD. Can excitatory neuromodulation change distorted perception of one’s appearance? Brain Stimulation. 2021;14(5):1197-1200. doi:10.1016/j.brs.2021.07.010

  10. Simonian JS, Varanasi S, Van Nguyen A, Diaz-Fong JP, Richards GJ, Le J. A critical narrative review of medical cannabis in pediatrics beyond epilepsy, part I: background. Pediatric Medicine. 2020;3(1):14. doi:10.21037/pm-20-68

  11. Simonian JS, Varanasi S, Diaz-Fong JP, Richards GJ, Van Nguyen A, Hoffman J. A critical narrative review of medical cannabis in pediatrics beyond epilepsy, part II: neurodevelopmental, movement, and pain disorders. Pediatric Medicine. 2020;3(1):13. doi:10.21037/pm-20-69

  12. Simonian JS, Varanasi S, Richards GJ, Van Nguyen A, Diaz-Fong JP, Le J. A critical narrative review of medical cannabis in pediatrics beyond epilepsy, part III: chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and inflammatory bowel disease. Pediatric Medicine. 2020;3(1):12. doi:10.21037/pm-20-70

  13. Levitt JG, Kalender G, O’Neill J, Diaz JP, Cook IA, Ginder N, Krantz D, Minzenberg MJ, Vince-Cruz N, Nguyen LD, Alger JR, Leuchter AF. Dorsolateral prefrontal γ-aminobutyric acid in patients with treatment-resistant depression after transcranial magnetic stimulation measured with magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. 2019;44(6):386-394. doi:10.1503/jpn.180230

Conference Abstracts

  1. Diaz-Fong J, Yang N, Gracie V, Peel H, Feusner J. Structural integrity of the vertical occipital fasciculus modulates face processing in body dysmorphic disorder. In:2025 Neuroscience Meeting Planner. Society for Neuroscience. November 2025.

  2. Diaz-Fong J, Yang N, Feusner J. 393. The role of the vertical occipital fasciculus in orientation-dependent face processing in body dysmorphic disorder. In:2025 SOBP Annual Meeting: Abstract Supplement. Biological Psychiatry. May 2025;97(9):S258–S259. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.02.631

  3. Peel H, Diaz-Fong J, Groe K, Karsan S, Kumar R, Feusner J. 338. Mapping neural mechanisms of body size estimation with a 3D avatar: implications for body perception and body image disorders. In:2025 SOBP Annual Meeting: Abstract Supplement. Biological Psychiatry. May 2025;97(9):S235. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.02.576

  4. Master R, Karsan S, Diaz-Fong J, Hellemann G, Kumar R, Feusner J. 334. A multidimensional scaling approach to body size estimation: understanding dimensions of variation in clinical and nonclinical samples. In:2025 SOBP Annual Meeting: Abstract Supplement. Biological Psychiatry. May 2025;97(9):S233. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.02.572

  5. Qian J, Gilliland S, Kuo M, Groe K, Karsan S, Diaz-Fong J, Kumar R, Feusner J. 392. Pupil diameter variability as an indicator of emotional valence during body size estimation. In:2025 SOBP Annual Meeting: Abstract Supplement. Biological Psychiatry. May 2025;97(9):S258. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.02.630

  6. Feusner J, Karsan S, Diaz J, Liang D, Master R, Groe K, Cazzato V. P266. Assessing the feasibility of online body size estimation using a digital avatar tool and video capture. In:ACNP 63rd Annual Meeting: Poster Abstracts P1–P304. Neuropsychopharmacology. December 2024;49(Suppl 1):65–235. doi:10.1038/s41386-024-02011-0

  7. Diaz-Fong JP, Karsan S, Lewis M, Dickinson A, Jeste S, Strober M, Feusner JD. Theta-band effective connectivity related to body size estimation in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: a pilot study. Poster presented at: Society of Biological Psychiatry. May 2024; Austin, Texas, United States. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.16183.02726

  8. Feusner J, Karsan S, Hedlund E, Kuja-Halkola R, Diaz J, Ralph-Nearman C, Ghaderi A, Bulik C. P199. Assessing the heritability of body size estimation and body dissatisfaction in monozygotic twins and age-matched control pairs using a digital avatar: somatomap 3D. In:ACNP 62nd Annual Meeting: Poster Abstracts P1-P250. Neuropsychopharmacology. December 2023;48(Suppl 1):63–210. doi:10.1038/s41386-023-01755-5

  9. Wong W, Rangaprakash D, Tadayon-Nejad R, Diaz J, Leuchter AF, Hellemann G, Feusner JD. P423. Interaction of excitatory neuromodulation and perceptual modification of self-images in body dysmorphic disorder. In:ACNP 61st Annual Meeting: Poster Abstracts P271-P540. Neuropsychopharmacology. December 2022;47(Suppl 1):220–370. doi:10.1038/s41386-022-01485-0

  10. Diaz JP, Nambiar A, Dickinson A, Jeste SS, Strober M, Feusner JD. P187. Early visual neural activity related to body perception in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: a pilot study. In:ACNP 60th Annual Meeting: Poster Abstracts P1-P275. Neuropsychopharmacology. December 2021;46(Suppl 1):72–217. doi:10.1038/s41386-021-01236-7

  11. Diaz-Fong JP, Mills E, Bar-On S, Truong H, Loo SK, Lenartowicz A. Reliability of a 3D scanner for EEG electrode localization: a method comparison across several conditions. Poster presented at: Cognitive Neuroscience Society. April 2022; San Francisco, California, United States.

  12. Wong W, Rangaprakash D, Diaz JP, Rotstein NM, Feusner JD. M103. Effects of visual attention modulation on dynamic effective connectivity and visual fixation during own-face viewing in body dysmorphic disorder. In:ACNP 59th Annual Meeting: Poster Session I. Neuropsychopharmacology. December 2020;45(Suppl 1):121‐122. doi:10.1038/s41386-020-00890-7

Preprints, Protocols, & Registered Reports

  1. Diaz-Fong JP, Lewis M, Qian J, Wong WW, Leuchter AF, Tadayonnejad R, Voineskos D, Konstantinou G, Lam E, Blumberger DM, Feusner JD. Noninvasive neuromodulation of visual perception and neural connectivity in body dysmorphic disorder: a registered report. PCI Registered Reports. 2025. osf.io/ks425

  2. Murray SB, Diaz-Fong JP, Mak V, Feusner JD. Assessing midbrain neuromelanin and its relationship to reward learning in anorexia nervosa: stage 1 of a registered report. Brain and Behavior. 2024;14(6):e3573. doi:10.1002/brb3.3573

  3. Wong WW, Peel H, Cabeen R, Diaz-Fong JP, Feusner JD. Visual system structural and functional connections during face viewing in body dysmorphic disorder. Preprint. bioRxiv. 2024. doi:10.1101/2024.07.12.603273

  4. Diaz-Fong JP, Glouberman J, Lenartowicz A. Spatial Localization of 3D Scanned EEG Electrodes with MeshLab. protocols.io. 2024. doi:10.17504/protocols.io.261geo8zjl47/v1