2022
Validation of ketamine as a pharmacological model of thalamic dysconnectivity across the illness course of schizophrenia
Abram SV, Roach BJ, Fryer SL, Calhoun VD, Preda A, van Erp TGM, Bustillo JR, Lim KO, Loewy RL, Stuart BK, Krystal JH, Ford JM, Mathalon DH. Validation of ketamine as a pharmacological model of thalamic dysconnectivity across the illness course of schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 2448-2456. PMID: 35422467, PMCID: PMC9135621, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01502-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThalamic dysconnectivityHealthy controlsDysconnectivity patternsIllness courseHealthy volunteersN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor hypofunctionResting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging studyHallucination severityEarly illness schizophreniaExcess glutamate releaseGlutamate release inhibitorNMDAR antagonist ketaminePlacebo-controlled studyMagnetic resonance imaging studySub-anesthetic dosesSchizophrenia-like symptomsResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyKetamine infusionGlutamate releaseNMDAR hypofunctionReceptor hypofunctionKetamine effectsThalamic connectivityRelease inhibitor
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