2025
Sex Differences in Histamine Regulation of Striatal Dopamine
Van Zandt M, Pittenger C. Sex Differences in Histamine Regulation of Striatal Dopamine. Journal Of Neuroscience 2025, 45: e2182242025. PMID: 40355265, PMCID: PMC12160404, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2182-24.2025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstantia nigra pars compactaAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderStriatal dopamineTourette syndromeSex differencesNeuropsychiatric conditionsModulation of striatal dopamineDysregulation of dopamineRegulation of dopamineReplicating previous workDeficit hyperactivity disorderInfusion of agonistsStriatal circuitryDopamine modulationHyperactivity disorderDopamineHistamine regulationBasal gangliaH3R agonistTargeted infusionGABAergic neuronsIntracerebroventricularMale miceEffect of histamineHistamine receptorsShared subcortical arousal systems across sensory modalities during transient modulation of attention
Khalaf A, Lopez E, Li J, Horn A, Edlow B, Blumenfeld H. Shared subcortical arousal systems across sensory modalities during transient modulation of attention. NeuroImage 2025, 312: 121224. PMID: 40250641, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubcortical arousal systemsArousal systemSensory modalitiesEvent-related fMRI paradigmModulation of visual attentionModulation of attentionFMRI paradigmConscious awarenessPerception taskPerceptual modalitiesCentral thalamusMidbrain reticular formationBasal forebrainBasal gangliaVisual attentionSubcortical targetsFMRI datasetsTherapeutic neuromodulationTransient modulationReticular formationSustained changesAttentionForebrainThalamusHypothalamusChapter 53 Tourette syndrome
Abdallah S, Fasching L, Brady M, Bloch M, Lombroso P, Vaccarino F, Fernandez T. Chapter 53 Tourette syndrome. 2025, 951-962. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-19176-3.00044-3.ChaptersTourette syndromeCortico-striatal-thalamo-cortical circuitryStriatal volume lossAdult TS patientsNeuroimaging studiesNeuropsychiatric disordersDopaminergic receptorsVocal ticsStriatal interneuronsClasses of striatal interneuronsBasal gangliaMetabolic hypofunctionEnvironmental risk factorsTS patientsAmeliorate symptomsGenetic contributionMolecular abnormalitiesPharmacological strategiesCircuitryAffecting 1Animal modelsRisk factorsInterneuronal circuitryVolume lossAbnormalities
2024
Hierarchical gradients of multiple timescales in the mammalian forebrain
Song M, Shin E, Seo H, Soltani A, Steinmetz N, Lee D, Jung M, Paik S. Hierarchical gradients of multiple timescales in the mammalian forebrain. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2415695121. PMID: 39671181, PMCID: PMC11665873, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2415695121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTask-related activityHierarchical gradientIntrinsic timescalesFeatures of cortical circuitsCorrelations of neural activityCortex of monkeysTemporal correlation of neural activityBrain regionsAssociation areasNeural activitySpatial receptive fieldsBasal gangliaThalamic activityConnectivity patternsCortical circuitsHierarchical axisCortical projectionsMammalian brainTimescalesMammalian forebrainCortexBrainHierarchical organizationProperties of synapsesMultiple timescalesToxic and Metabolic Diseases of the CNS
Subramanian H, Mahajan A. Toxic and Metabolic Diseases of the CNS. What Radiology Residents Need To Know 2024, 231-244. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-55124-6_16.ChaptersCentral nervous systemMetabolic disordersBrain parenchymal involvementPredominant site of involvementSite of involvementNonspecific imaging appearancesDeep white matterParenchymal involvementDifferential diagnosisSpinal cordSevere casesImaging appearanceCerebral cortexCorpus callosumWhite matterMetabolic diseasesNervous systemPredominant siteToxic etiologyBasal gangliaSevere disordersDiagnosisDisordersImage patternsImage featuresThe Role of 3’ Regulatory Region Flanking Kinectin 1 Gene in Schizophrenia
Guo X, Luo X, Huang X, Zhang Y, Ji J, Wang X, Wang K, Wang J, Pan X, Chen B, Tan Y, Luo X. The Role of 3’ Regulatory Region Flanking Kinectin 1 Gene in Schizophrenia. ALPHA PSYCHIATRY 2024, 25: 413-420. PMID: 39148597, PMCID: PMC11322729, DOI: 10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2024.241616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGray matter volumeAssociated with volumetric reductionsBasal gangliaSuperior frontal cortexDevelopment of schizophreniaSingle-nucleotide polymorphismsRisk of schizophreniaNucleus accumbensFrontal cortexPosterior cingulateMatter volumeInsular cortexBrain areasSchizophreniaSubcortical nucleiVolumetric reductionCortexPutamenCortical areasIndependent samplesRisk allelesSignificance of variantsRegulatory regionsMRNA expressionGenome-wide association studiesDifferential interactions between gene expressions and stressors across the lifespan in major depressive disorder
Wang R, Su Y, O'Donnell K, Caron J, Meaney M, Meng X, Li Y. Differential interactions between gene expressions and stressors across the lifespan in major depressive disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 362: 688-697. PMID: 39029669, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.07.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMDD riskDepressive disorderPatterns of stressorsVulnerability-stress theoriesSusceptibility to MDDTranscriptome-wide association studyDimensions of stressorsLatent profile modelsLongitudinal community-based cohortPrefrontal cortexLifetime stressorsMDDGene expressionBrain amygdalaBasal gangliaStress researchNominal p-values <Southwest MontrealStressorsBrainFine-mapping analysisBrain cortexStudy cohortGenetic predispositionCortex
2023
Postinfectious Inflammation, Autoimmunity, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Sydenham Chorea, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infection, and Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Disorder
Vreeland A, Calaprice D, Or-Geva N, Frye R, Agalliu D, Lachman H, Pittenger C, Pallanti S, Williams K, Ma M, Thienemann M, Gagliano A, Mellins E, Frankovich J. Postinfectious Inflammation, Autoimmunity, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Sydenham Chorea, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infection, and Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Disorder. Developmental Neuroscience 2023, 45: 361-374. PMID: 37742615, DOI: 10.1159/000534261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndromeObsessive-compulsive disorderGroup A streptococciSydenham's choreaNeuropsychiatric disordersStreptococcal infectionAcute-onset obsessive-compulsive disorderPediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infectionsAssociated with streptococcal infectionsAnimal modelsPediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersAnti-neuronal autoantibodiesAutoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersTriggered by infectionModulate neuronal activityRandomized clinical trialsNeuropsychiatric syndromeNeuropsychiatric manifestationsRheumatologic diseasesClinical trialsA streptococciNeural antigensBasal gangliaClinical syndromeNeuronal activityMapping Lesion-Related Epilepsy to a Human Brain Network
Schaper F, Nordberg J, Cohen A, Lin C, Hsu J, Horn A, Ferguson M, Siddiqi S, Drew W, Soussand L, Winkler A, Simó M, Bruna J, Rheims S, Guenot M, Bucci M, Nummenmaa L, Staals J, Colon A, Ackermans L, Bubrick E, Peters J, Wu O, Rost N, Grafman J, Blumenfeld H, Temel Y, Rouhl R, Joutsa J, Fox M. Mapping Lesion-Related Epilepsy to a Human Brain Network. JAMA Neurology 2023, 80: 891-902. PMID: 37399040, PMCID: PMC10318550, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of epilepsyLesion locationBrain regionsPoststroke epilepsyControl patientsSeizure controlBrain lesionsIndependent cohortBrain networksLesion typeBrain stimulation sitesLesion network mappingLesion-related epilepsyImproved seizure controlDrug-resistant epilepsyCase-control studyBrain stimulation therapyHuman brain networksSpecific brain regionsDifferent lesion typesSpecific brain networksBasal gangliaVascular territoriesStimulation therapyMAIN OUTCOMEA significant, functional and replicable risk KTN1 variant block for schizophrenia
Mao Q, Lin X, Yin Q, Liu P, Zhang Y, Qu S, Xu J, Cheng W, Luo X, Kang L, Taximaimaiti R, Zheng C, Zhang H, Wang X, Ren H, Cao Y, Lin J, Luo X. A significant, functional and replicable risk KTN1 variant block for schizophrenia. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 3890. PMID: 36890161, PMCID: PMC9995530, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-27448-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuroinflammation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Sydenham Chorea, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections, and Pediatric Acute Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome
Vreeland A, Thienemann M, Cunningham M, Muscal E, Pittenger C, Frankovich J. Neuroinflammation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Sydenham Chorea, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections, and Pediatric Acute Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome. Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2023, 46: 69-88. PMID: 36740356, DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2022.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndromePediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersAutoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersSydenham's choreaStreptococcal infectionNeuroinflammatory diseasesNeuropsychiatric syndromeNeuropsychiatric disordersSource of inflammationObsessive-compulsive disorderRheumatological diseasesBasal gangliaClinical trialsClinical dataMajor manifestationsDiagnostic biomarkersImmune systemDisordersDiseaseBehavioral disordersInflammationChoreaSyndromeInfectionFuture studiesMale-specific, replicable and functional roles of genetic variants and cerebral gray matter volumes in ADHD: a gene-wide association study across KTN1 and a region-wide functional validation across brain
Luo X, Lin X, Ide J, Luo X, Zhang Y, Xu J, Wang L, Chen Y, Cheng W, Zheng J, Wang Z, Yu T, Taximaimaiti R, Jing X, Wang X, Cao Y, Tan Y, Li C. Male-specific, replicable and functional roles of genetic variants and cerebral gray matter volumes in ADHD: a gene-wide association study across KTN1 and a region-wide functional validation across brain. Child And Adolescent Psychiatry And Mental Health 2023, 17: 4. PMID: 36609385, PMCID: PMC9824933, DOI: 10.1186/s13034-022-00536-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGray matter volumeAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderTotal intracranial volumeSubcortical gray matter volumesMRNA expressionBasal gangliaEuropean cohortABCD cohortMatter volumeCerebral gray matter volumeRisk of ADHDPathogenesis of ADHDGene-wide association studyAmygdala gray matter volumeRegulatory effectsDeficit hyperactivity disorderBrain cohortSubcortical regionsBrain regionsIntracranial volumeCohortSubcortical structuresADHD risk allelesADHD riskHyperactivity disorder
2022
Brain injury patterns in hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy of term neonates
Bobba PS, Malhotra A, Sheth KN, Taylor SN, Ment LR, Payabvash S. Brain injury patterns in hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy of term neonates. Journal Of Neuroimaging 2022, 33: 79-84. PMID: 36164277, DOI: 10.1111/jon.13052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyHypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyHypoxic-ischemic lesionsSeverity of HIEModerate hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyTerm neonatesIschemic lesionsDiffusion-weighted imagingBasal gangliaDiagnosis of HIESeverity categoriesBrain injury patternsDeep white matterMRI diffusion-weighted imagingT2-weighted imagesPresence of lesionsVoxel-wise analysisRespiration (APGAR) scoreInfarct volumeStandard brain spaceIschemic encephalopathyInjury patternsBrain injuryLentiform nucleusLesion volumeA graph theory neuroimaging approach to distinguish the depression of bipolar disorder from major depressive disorder in adolescents and young adults
Goldman DA, Sankar A, Rich A, Kim JA, Pittman B, Constable RT, Scheinost D, Blumberg HP. A graph theory neuroimaging approach to distinguish the depression of bipolar disorder from major depressive disorder in adolescents and young adults. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2022, 319: 15-26. PMID: 36103935, PMCID: PMC9669784, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescents/young adultsMajor depressive disorderDepressive disorderYoung adultsICD increasesBipolar disorderInterhemispheric functional connectivityFunctional connectivity differencesSeed-based analysisFunctional connectivity patternsSeed-based connectivityFunctional magnetic resonanceFunctional connectivity measuresBasal gangliaFunctional dysconnectivityIllness progressionTreatment strategiesClinical measuresEarly diagnosisHC groupTargeted treatmentConnectivity differencesSuicide thoughtsFunctional connectivityDeleterious treatmentThe Phenomenology of Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms in Tourette Syndrome
Ferrão Y, de Alvarenga P, Hounie A, de Mathis M, Farhat L, do Rosário M, Miguel E. The Phenomenology of Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms in Tourette Syndrome. 2022, 45-64. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780197543214.003.0004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTourette syndromeObsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive symptomsComorbid obsessive-compulsive disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderPsychiatric comorbidityBasal gangliaBehavioral comorbiditiesSeparation anxiety disorderTreatment approachesClinical practiceComorbid diagnosesSymptom presentationComorbiditiesSimple phobiaStress disorderAnxiety disordersHyperactivity disorderSymptomsDisordersGenetic vulnerabilityBehavioral problemsSyndromeCellular and Molecular Pathology in Tourette Syndrome
Fasching L, Brady M, Vaccarino F. Cellular and Molecular Pathology in Tourette Syndrome. 2022, 171-183. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780197543214.003.0012.ChaptersTourette syndromeBasal gangliaAminobutyric acid-ergic interneuronsActive cholinergic interneuronsPathophysiology of TSCholinergic interneuronsPathological findingsMicroglial cellsTic disordersCaudate nucleusCortical hemispherePathogenic mechanismsInterneuronsSyndromeMolecular pathologyGangliaProminent increaseAvailable literatureInflammationPathophysiologyPutamenFindingsPathologyStructural brain network topological alterations in stuttering adults
Gracco V, Sares A, Koirala N. Structural brain network topological alterations in stuttering adults. Brain Communications 2022, 4: fcac058. PMID: 35368614, PMCID: PMC8971894, DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcac058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNetwork alterationsStructural network alterationsPersistent developmental stutteringWide-spread decreasesStructural connectivity differencesNetwork-based statisticsFrontal brain regionsStructural connectomeBrain network propertiesBasal gangliaNeurodevelopmental effectsTopological alterationsSensorimotor networkDevelopmental stutteringPersistent stutteringSensorimotor integrationBrain regionsConnectivity differencesMemory-related functionsWhole-brain structural connectomesAdultsGraph theoretical measuresSpeech disordersSpeech fluencyEffect sizeCerebral Volumetric Correlates of Apathy in Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Older Adults: Meta-Analysis, Label-Based Review, and Study of an Independent Cohort
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Chao HH, van Dyck CH, Li CR. Cerebral Volumetric Correlates of Apathy in Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Older Adults: Meta-Analysis, Label-Based Review, and Study of an Independent Cohort. Journal Of Alzheimer’s Disease 2022, 85: 1251-1265. PMID: 34924392, PMCID: PMC9215906, DOI: 10.3233/jad-215316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseInferior frontal gyrusIndependent cohortEmotional scoresHealthy controlsCognitive impairmentVolumetric correlatesMini-Mental State Examination scoreAD/mild cognitive impairmentNeuroanatomical correlatesState Examination scoreApathy Evaluation ScaleGray matter volumeVoxel-based morphometryRight inferior frontal gyrusLabel-based reviewMild cognitive impairmentNormal older adultsCortical atrophyHigh morbidityBasal gangliaRight putamenMatter volumeAnterior cingulateReduced quality
2021
Synaptic Density and Neuronal Metabolic Function Measured by Positron Emission Tomography in the Unilateral 6-OHDA Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease
Raval NR, Gudmundsen F, Juhl M, Andersen IV, Speth N, Videbæk A, Petersen IN, Mikkelsen JD, Fisher PM, Herth MM, Plavén-Sigray P, Knudsen GM, Palner M. Synaptic Density and Neuronal Metabolic Function Measured by Positron Emission Tomography in the Unilateral 6-OHDA Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease. Frontiers In Synaptic Neuroscience 2021, 13: 715811. PMID: 34867258, PMCID: PMC8636601, DOI: 10.3389/fnsyn.2021.715811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuronal metabolic functionPositron emission tomographyParkinson's diseaseSynaptic densityCortical regionsJ bindingDopaminergic lesionVentral midbrainEmission tomographyIpsilateral ventral midbrainLower synaptic densityRostral substantia nigraUnilateral dopaminergic lesionNon-motor symptomsThalamo-cortical circuitsMetabolic functionsMedial forebrain bundleHigh synaptic densityMedial prefrontal cortexCerebral changesMotor dysfunctionUnilateral injectionDopaminergic neuronsSubstantia nigraBasal gangliaTranscranial direct current stimulation targeting the medial prefrontal cortex modulates functional connectivity and enhances safety learning in obsessive‐compulsive disorder: Results from two pilot studies
Adams TG, Cisler JM, Kelmendi B, George JR, Kichuk SA, Averill CL, Anticevic A, Abdallah CG, Pittenger C. Transcranial direct current stimulation targeting the medial prefrontal cortex modulates functional connectivity and enhances safety learning in obsessive‐compulsive disorder: Results from two pilot studies. Depression And Anxiety 2021, 39: 37-48. PMID: 34464485, PMCID: PMC8732293, DOI: 10.1002/da.23212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscranial direct current stimulationMedial prefrontal cortexDefault mode networkObsessive-compulsive disorderDirect current stimulationFunctional connectivityCurrent stimulationSham transcranial direct current stimulationResting-state functional magnetic resonanceSafety learningActive transcranial direct current stimulationEffects of tDCSMainstay of treatmentCommunity volunteersExposure-based psychotherapySuperior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonanceBasal gangliaClinical trialsExposure-based therapyVivo exposureSalience networkSubjective emotional distressAnterior insulaPrefrontal cortex
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