2024
Towards a neurodevelopmental model of bipolar disorder: a critical review of trait- and state-related functional neuroimaging in adolescents and young adults
Colic L, Sankar A, Goldman D, Kim J, Blumberg H. Towards a neurodevelopmental model of bipolar disorder: a critical review of trait- and state-related functional neuroimaging in adolescents and young adults. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 1-13. PMID: 39333385, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02758-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional magnetic resonance imagingVentral prefrontal cortexBipolar disorderPrefrontal cortexNeurodevelopmental modelBrain systemsMood statesFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyModel of bipolar disorderProcessing of rewardAcute mood statesRegulation of emotionVentral cortical regionsYoung adultsFunctional imaging findingsTrait vulnerabilityMood episodesSyndromal BDNeuroimaging evidenceFunctional neuroanatomyBrain differencesNeuroimaging studiesNeurodevelopmental mechanismsPrecentral gyrusBrain regionsDeficits in prefrontal metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 are associated with functional alterations during emotional processing in bipolar disorder
Asch R, Worhunsky P, Davis M, Holmes S, Cool R, Boster S, Carson R, Blumberg H, Esterlis I. Deficits in prefrontal metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 are associated with functional alterations during emotional processing in bipolar disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 361: 415-424. PMID: 38876317, PMCID: PMC11250898, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.06.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Bipolar disorderGlutamate receptor 5Positron emission tomographyFear processingEmotional processingAssociated with greater activationEmotion processing taskAssociated with impulsivityFunctional brain differencesAssociated with functional alterationsParietal brain regionsPathology of BDIncreased cortical activityAssociated with difficultiesDepressive disorderHealthy comparisonReceptor availabilityBrain differencesPre/postcentral gyriAttention difficultiesGreater activationBrain regionsPsychomotor functionTreatment development
2022
Neuroimaging Studies of Brain Structure in Older Adults with Bipolar Disorder: A Review
Rajashekar N, Blumberg HP, Villa LM. Neuroimaging Studies of Brain Structure in Older Adults with Bipolar Disorder: A Review. Journal Of Psychiatry And Brain Science 2022, 7: e220006. PMID: 36092855, PMCID: PMC9453888, DOI: 10.20900/jpbs.20220006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBipolar disorderWhite matterBrain regionsBrain differencesDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging studiesOlder adultsMagnetic resonance imaging studyMood-stabilizing medicationsWhite matter findingsGray matter reductionsLater lifeCommon mood disorderYounger age groupsResonance imaging studyStructural brain differencesSubcortical brain regionsAdverse outcomesCognitive dysfunctionBrain changesClinical dataMood disordersProtective effectElevated riskHigh riskCognitive symptoms