2024
Human brain state dynamics are highly reproducible and associated with neural and behavioral features
Lee K, Ji J, Fonteneau C, Berkovitch L, Rahmati M, Pan L, Repovš G, Krystal J, Murray J, Anticevic A. Human brain state dynamics are highly reproducible and associated with neural and behavioral features. PLOS Biology 2024, 22: e3002808. PMID: 39316635, PMCID: PMC11421804, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCo-activation patternsResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingBehavioral featuresNeural variationsMoment-to-moment changesSingle-subject levelBrain state dynamicsEmotion regulationHealthy young adultsBehavioral phenotypesCognitive functionSubstance useNeural activityNeuroimaging markersNeural featuresYoung adultsMagnetic resonance imagingCo-activationResonance imagingCo-variationNeuroimagingIndividualsEmotionsFunctional outcomesCerebellar Contributions to Traumatic Autobiographical Memory in People with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Blithikioti C, Duek O, Gordon C, Krystal J, Levy I, Harpaz-Rotem I, Schiller D, Perl O. Cerebellar Contributions to Traumatic Autobiographical Memory in People with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The Cerebellum 2024, 1-9. PMID: 39180693, DOI: 10.1007/s12311-024-01731-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingRight cerebellar lobule VICerebellar lobule VIAutobiographical memoryTraumatic eventsAutobiographical recallStress disorderLobule VIRe-experiencing of traumatic eventsChronic post-traumatic stress disorderDebilitating mental health conditionPTSD pathophysiologyProcessing negative emotionsNegative affective statesCerebellar Crus IIMental health conditionsCerebellar engagementRe-experiencingTrauma exposureCerebellar contributionReactivity paradigmNegative emotionsAffective statesCrus IIFindings of PTSD-specific deficits in default mode network strength following a mild experimental stressor
Averill C, Averill L, Akiki T, Fouda S, Krystal J, Abdallah C. Findings of PTSD-specific deficits in default mode network strength following a mild experimental stressor. NPP—Digital Psychiatry And Neuroscience 2024, 2: 9. PMID: 38919723, PMCID: PMC11197271, DOI: 10.1038/s44277-024-00011-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderMajor depressive disorderConnectivity deficitsConnection strengthPrimary diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorderExperimental stressorsDiagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorderResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingVentromedial prefrontal cortexDMN connectivity strengthStress-induced reductionEffect of groupDMN alterationsPrefrontal cortexDepressive disorderDMN connectivityStressor taskStress disorderBrain region(sAcute stressorFunctional connectivityDMNExploratory analysisDeficits
2022
Multimodal neuroimaging of metabotropic glutamate 5 receptors and functional connectivity in alcohol use disorder
Smart K, Worhunsky PD, Scheinost D, Angarita GA, Esterlis I, Carson RE, Krystal JH, O'Malley SS, Cosgrove KP, Hillmer AT. Multimodal neuroimaging of metabotropic glutamate 5 receptors and functional connectivity in alcohol use disorder. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2022, 46: 770-782. PMID: 35342968, PMCID: PMC9117461, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabotropic glutamate 5 receptorsDefault mode networkFunctional magnetic resonance imagingReceptor availabilityPositron emission tomographyAUD groupFunctional connectivityReceptor positron emission tomographyResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingNetwork-level functional connectivityBrain connectivityWeeks of abstinenceGlobal functional connectivityAlcohol use disorderMagnetic resonance imagingFMRI outcomesHealthy controlsSupervised abstinencePET resultsUse disordersSynaptic plasticityResonance imagingBrain regionsEmission tomographyOrbitofrontal cortex
2019
Regulation of Craving and Negative Emotion in Alcohol Use Disorder
Suzuki S, Mell MM, O'Malley SS, Krystal JH, Anticevic A, Kober H. Regulation of Craving and Negative Emotion in Alcohol Use Disorder. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2019, 5: 239-250. PMID: 31892465, PMCID: PMC7010564, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2019.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderNegative emotionsNegative affectPrefrontal cortexIndividual differencesRegulation conditionsCognitive behavioral therapy treatmentEmotion regulation taskFunctional magnetic resonance imagingNegative affect conditionRegulation of cravingNegative alcohol expectanciesNotable individual differencesSelf-reported cravingBehavioral therapy treatmentUse disordersRegulation successCognitive strategiesAffect conditionRegulation strategiesAlcohol expectanciesPFC regionsNeural mechanismsRegulation taskAUD treatmentReduced Salience and Enhanced Central Executive Connectivity Following PTSD Treatment
Abdallah CG, Averill CL, Ramage AE, Averill LA, Alkin E, Nemati S, Krystal JH, Roache JD, Resick P, Young-McCaughan S, Peterson AL, Fox P. Reduced Salience and Enhanced Central Executive Connectivity Following PTSD Treatment. Chronic Stress 2019, 3: 2470547019838971. PMID: 31008419, PMCID: PMC6469713, DOI: 10.1177/2470547019838971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderCognitive processing therapyCentral executive networkSymptom provocationPTSD treatmentSecondary analysisGroup cognitive processing therapyPTSD participantsGlobal brain connectivityEffective PTSD treatmentExecutive networkFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingEffect of treatmentUnknown neurobiological mechanismsUS Army soldiersTreatment periodWeek 8Higher pretreatmentMRI scansPrimary analysisResonance imagingSalience networkStress disorderBrain connectivitySalience Network Disruption in U.S. Army Soldiers With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Abdallah CG, Averill CL, Ramage AE, Averill LA, Goktas S, Nemati S, Krystal JH, Roache JD, Resick PA, Young-McCaughan S, Peterson AL, Fox P, Consortium T. Salience Network Disruption in U.S. Army Soldiers With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Chronic Stress 2019, 3: 2470547019850467. PMID: 31131337, PMCID: PMC6529942, DOI: 10.1177/2470547019850467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderSymptom provocationActive-duty US Army soldiersSalience networkStress disorderPTSD participantsGlobal brain connectivityNodal strengthFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingBrain gray matterUS Army soldiersArmy soldiersDorsal salience networksFunctional dysconnectivityU.S. Army soldiersParietal cortexConnectivity findingsGray matterResonance imagingEffective therapeuticsFunctional connectivityAnterior insulaBrain connectivityGlobal signal regression
2018
Thalamic Cortical Error–Related Responses in Adult Social Drinkers: Sex Differences and Problem Alcohol Use
Ide JS, Zhornitsky S, Chao HH, Zhang S, Hu S, Wang W, Krystal JH, Li CR. Thalamic Cortical Error–Related Responses in Adult Social Drinkers: Sex Differences and Problem Alcohol Use. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2018, 3: 868-877. PMID: 29859929, PMCID: PMC6177312, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-brain linear regressionError-related activationSex differencesBilateral dorsal anterior cingulate cortexAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresSocial drinkersDorsal anterior cingulate cortexSubstance use disordersAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSuperior temporal cortexStatistical parametric mappingProblem alcohol useBilateral thalamusAlcohol drinkersAdult social drinkersStop-signal taskMale social drinkersTemporal cortexUse disordersCerebral activationIndependent sample t-testCingulate cortexSubcortical regionsDose-Related Target Occupancy and Effects on Circuitry, Behavior, and Neuroplasticity of the Glycine Transporter-1 Inhibitor PF-03463275 in Healthy and Schizophrenia Subjects
D’Souza D, Carson RE, Driesen N, Johannesen J, Ranganathan M, Krystal JH, Ahn K, Bielen K, Carbuto M, Deaso E, D’Souza D, Ranganathan M, Naganawa M, Ranganathan M, D’Souza D, Nabulsi N, Zheng M, Lin S, Huang Y, Carson R, Driesen N, Ahn K, Morgan P, Suckow R, He G, McCarthy G, Krystal J, Johannesen J, Kenney J, Gelernter J, Gueorguieva R, Pittman B. Dose-Related Target Occupancy and Effects on Circuitry, Behavior, and Neuroplasticity of the Glycine Transporter-1 Inhibitor PF-03463275 in Healthy and Schizophrenia Subjects. Biological Psychiatry 2018, 84: 413-421. PMID: 29499855, PMCID: PMC6068006, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.12.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAzabicyclo CompoundsBrainCognitive DysfunctionDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodFemaleGlycine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsHumansImidazolesKetamineLong-Term PotentiationMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemory, Short-TermMiddle AgedPositron-Emission TomographySchizophreniaYoung AdultConceptsHealthy control subjectsLong-term potentiationSchizophrenia patientsControl subjectsCognitive impairmentClinical trialsGlyT1 occupancyN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor functionGlycine transporter-1 inhibitorKetamine-induced disruptionKetamine-induced effectsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyMemory-related activationF-MKSubstudy 1Schizophrenia subjectsResonance imagingReceptor functionCortical regionsEmission tomographyTarget engagementPotentiationSchizophrenia
2017
Prefrontal Connectivity and Glutamate Transmission: Relevance to Depression Pathophysiology and Ketamine Treatment
Abdallah CG, Averill CL, Salas R, Averill LA, Baldwin PR, Krystal JH, Mathew SJ, Mathalon DH. Prefrontal Connectivity and Glutamate Transmission: Relevance to Depression Pathophysiology and Ketamine Treatment. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2017, 2: 566-574. PMID: 29034354, PMCID: PMC5635826, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2017.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-resistant depressionTRD patientsHealthy subjectsHealthy controlsStudy AStudy BEffects of lamotrigineAbility of ketamineGlobal brain connectivityEffects of ketamineFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSignificant reductionOral lamotrigineKetamine treatmentKetamine infusionKetamine's mechanismGlutamate transmissionGlutamate neurotransmissionDepression pathophysiologyPharmacological challengeKetamine interactionKetaminePrefrontal connectivityResonance imagingSearching for Cross-Diagnostic Convergence: Neural Mechanisms Governing Excitation and Inhibition Balance in Schizophrenia and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Foss-Feig JH, Adkinson BD, Ji JL, Yang G, Srihari VH, McPartland JC, Krystal JH, Murray JD, Anticevic A. Searching for Cross-Diagnostic Convergence: Neural Mechanisms Governing Excitation and Inhibition Balance in Schizophrenia and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2017, 81: 848-861. PMID: 28434615, PMCID: PMC5436134, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderSpectrum disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingRecent theoretical accountsEarly course schizophreniaNeurodevelopmental disordersPharmacological challenge studiesNeural correlatesNeuroscience literatureTheoretical accountsNeural circuitryTheoretical neuroscienceNoninvasive neuroimagingBehavioral dysfunctionFuture researchNeuropsychiatric conditionsComputational modelSchizophreniaProton magnetic resonance spectroscopyDisordersInhibition imbalanceMagnetic resonance imagingDistinct modalitiesPoint of convergenceInhibition balance
2016
Altered Global Signal Topography in Schizophrenia
Yang GJ, Murray JD, Glasser M, Pearlson GD, Krystal JH, Schleifer C, Repovs G, Anticevic A. Altered Global Signal Topography in Schizophrenia. Cerebral Cortex 2016, 27: 5156-5169. PMID: 27702810, PMCID: PMC6075538, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhw297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSCZ patientsGS topographyHealthy subjectsResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signalDevelopment of pharmacotherapiesGlobal signal topographyHealthy comparison subjectsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingLevel-dependent signalMagnetic resonance imagingAnti-correlated relationshipExtensive abnormalitiesComparison subjectsAssociation cortexNeural information flowResonance imagingNeuropsychiatric diseasesSensory areasPatientsSchizophreniaSensory regionsProfound alterationsSignal topographyAlterations
2013
Characterizing Thalamo-Cortical Disturbances in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Illness
Anticevic A, Cole MW, Repovs G, Murray JD, Brumbaugh MS, Winkler AM, Savic A, Krystal JH, Pearlson GD, Glahn DC. Characterizing Thalamo-Cortical Disturbances in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Illness. Cerebral Cortex 2013, 24: 3116-3130. PMID: 23825317, PMCID: PMC4224238, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bht165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThalamo-cortical systemThalamic connectivityBipolar illnessResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingSensory-motor cortexSevere mental illnessFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingThalamic dysconnectivityThalamic seedsClinical presentationNeuropsychiatric syndromeBrain dysconnectivityThalamic nucleiBipolar patientsSchizophrenia patientsSensory gatingMental illnessResonance imagingDysconnectivityCerebellar regionsDiagnostic membershipPrefrontal cortexSchizophreniaIllness
2011
Imaging human reward processing with positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging
Urban NB, Slifstein M, Meda S, Xu X, Ayoub R, Medina O, Pearlson GD, Krystal JH, Abi-Dargham A. Imaging human reward processing with positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging. Psychopharmacology 2011, 221: 67-77. PMID: 22052081, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2543-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomography studyMonetary incentive delay taskDopamine releaseVentral striatumBOLD activationVoxelwise analysisFMRI BOLD activationEndogenous dopamine releaseEmission tomography studiesROI analysisMesolimbic dopamine releaseFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyReward processingBOLD signal changesFunctional neuroimaging studiesPrecommissural putamenIncentive delay taskSignal changesPosterior caudateStriatal subregionsHealthy subjectsGlutamatergic signalingPercent changeCognitive Neuroscience Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia II: Developing Imaging Biomarkers to Enhance Treatment Development for Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
Carter CS, Barch DM, Bullmore E, Breiling J, Buchanan RW, Butler P, Cohen JD, Geyer M, Gollub R, Green MF, Jaeger J, Krystal JH, Moore H, Nuechterlein K, Robbins T, Silverstein S, Smith EE, Strauss M, Wykes T. Cognitive Neuroscience Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia II: Developing Imaging Biomarkers to Enhance Treatment Development for Schizophrenia and Related Disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 70: 7-12. PMID: 21529781, PMCID: PMC3116022, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.01.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive Neuroscience Treatment ResearchTreatment researchCognitive neuroscienceTreatment developmentFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSchizophrenia (MATRICS) initiativeSchizophrenia IIPotential confoundsImpaired cognitionCognitionNeural systemsNeural activityPsychometric propertiesMental healthBrain functionTranscranial magnetic simulationNeuroscienceTreatment effectsSchizophreniaMulticenter phase IITranslational researchImproved animal modelsPragmatic issuesBiological psychiatryMagnetic resonance imaging
2007
Probing the Pathophysiology of Auditory/Verbal Hallucinations by Combining Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Hoffman RE, Hampson M, Wu K, Anderson AW, Gore JC, Buchanan RJ, Constable RT, Hawkins KA, Sahay N, Krystal JH. Probing the Pathophysiology of Auditory/Verbal Hallucinations by Combining Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Cerebral Cortex 2007, 17: 2733-2743. PMID: 17298962, PMCID: PMC2634833, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhl183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationTranscranial magnetic stimulationFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingMagnetic stimulationSham stimulationTemporoparietal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationAuditory/verbal hallucinationsResonance imagingWernicke's areaVerbal hallucinationsBOLD signal time coursesBroca's areaSchizophrenia spectrum disordersGreater rateInferior frontal regionsPatientsTemporoparietal areasSignal time courseCortical sitesPathophysiologySupramarginal gyrusHallucinationsRight homologueStimulation
2003
Preliminary evidence of hippocampal dysfunction in adolescent MDMA (“ecstasy”) users: possible relationship to neurotoxic effects
Jacobsen LK, Mencl WE, Pugh KR, Skudlarski P, Krystal JH. Preliminary evidence of hippocampal dysfunction in adolescent MDMA (“ecstasy”) users: possible relationship to neurotoxic effects. Psychopharmacology 2003, 173: 383-390. PMID: 14647960, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1679-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMDMA usersCognitive deficitsMDMA useBrain functionDivided attentionMemory taskMemory loadResultsMDMA usersLeft hippocampusHippocampal dysfunctionSubstance useCognitive impairmentAdolescencePreliminary evidenceReaction timeDevelopmental impactPilot sampleDeficitsMDMAMagnetic resonance imagingIQAttentionMemoryHippocampusFrontostriatal Abnormalities in Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder: Preliminary Observations From Functional MRI
Blumberg HP, Martin A, Kaufman J, Leung HC, Skudlarski P, Lacadie C, Fulbright RK, Gore JC, Charney DS, Krystal JH, Peterson BS. Frontostriatal Abnormalities in Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder: Preliminary Observations From Functional MRI. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2003, 160: 1345-1347. PMID: 12832254, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.7.1345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBipolar disorder groupBipolar disorderHealthy groupComparison subjectsDisorder groupNormal comparison subjectsAdult bipolar disorderHealthy comparison subjectsPresence of dysfunctionFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingBipolar disorder subjectsAge-related increaseEvent-related functional magnetic resonance imagingFrontostriatal abnormalitiesLeft putamenFunctional abnormalitiesPrefrontal abnormalitiesDepressive symptomsResonance imagingVentral striatumFrontostriatal circuitsDisorder subjectsFunctional MRIDevelopmental disturbances
2002
Impact of intravenous nicotine on BOLD signal response to photic stimulation
Jacobsen LK, Gore JC, Skudlarski P, Lacadie CM, Jatlow P, Krystal JH. Impact of intravenous nicotine on BOLD signal response to photic stimulation. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2002, 20: 141-145. PMID: 12034334, DOI: 10.1016/s0730-725x(02)00494-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBOLD signal responseFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPhotic stimulationIntravenous infusionNeuronal activitySuccessive intravenous infusionsBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signalEffects of nicotineLevel-dependent signalMagnetic resonance imagingHealthy smokersVascular effectsTobacco smokingBrain effectsNicotine receptorsIntravenous nicotineEvidence of alterationsOccipital cortexVisual cortexResonance imagingNicotineBOLD signalStimulationInfusionCortex