Multilayer network analysis reveals instability of brain dynamics in untreated first-episode schizophrenia
Gao Z, Xiao Y, Zhu F, Tao B, Zhao Q, Yu W, Sweeney J, Gong Q, Lui S. Multilayer network analysis reveals instability of brain dynamics in untreated first-episode schizophrenia. Cerebral Cortex 2024, 34: bhae402. PMID: 39375878, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhae402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal attention networkFirst-episode schizophreniaNetwork switching rateAntipsychotic treatmentSchizophrenia patientsReduction of negative symptomsResting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging dataUntreated first-episode schizophreniaDrug-naive schizophrenia patientsHealthy controlsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging dataEarly-stage schizophreniaFirst-episode drug-naive schizophrenia patientsInferior parietal lobuleFunctional network activityBrain network activityMagnetic resonance imaging dataNetwork activityAntipsychotic medicationNegative symptomsParietal lobuleAcute psychosisParietal regionsSchizophreniaMultilayer network analysis