Network Analysis of Intrinsic Functional Brain Connectivity in Male and Female Adult Smokers: A Preliminary Study
Maria M, Vanderweyen D, Camp C, Zhu X, McKee SA, Cosgrove KP, Hartwell KJ, Brady KT, Joseph JE. Network Analysis of Intrinsic Functional Brain Connectivity in Male and Female Adult Smokers: A Preliminary Study. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2017, 20: 810-818. PMID: 29059410, PMCID: PMC5991199, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntx206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale smokersMale smokersAdult smokersNicotine dependenceSalience network regionsIntrinsic functional brain connectivityFemale adult smokersHigh nicotine dependenceEffects of nicotineAge-matched controlsGraph theory measuresFunctional brain connectivityIntrinsic functional connectivitySex differencesSmoking interventionsNucleus accumbensRight insulaSmokersBrain network communicationFunctional connectivityBrain connectivityBlood oxygenFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experimentsConnector hubsBrain networksCorticolimbic structural alterations linked to health status and trait anxiety in functional neurological disorder
Perez D, Williams B, Matin N, LaFrance W, Costumero-Ramos V, Fricchione G, Sepulcre J, Keshavan M, Dickerson B. Corticolimbic structural alterations linked to health status and trait anxiety in functional neurological disorder. Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2017, 88: 1052. PMID: 28844071, DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2017-316359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathophysiology of functional neurological disorderFunctional neurological disorderInsular volumeTrait anxietyWithin-group analysisSalience networkAmygdalar volumeMental healthVolumetric differencesFunctional neurological disorder cohortsEmotional problemsSevere physical health impairmentMotor FND subtypesSecondary within-group analysisRight amygdalar volumeElevated trait anxietySalience network regionsPhysical health impairmentAssociated with mental healthNeurological symptom severityHealth statusAssociated with role limitationsImpaired mental healthAffective symptomsWell-being deficits
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