2023
Altered Resting-State Activity and Connectivity in Late-Life Depression with Suicidal Ideation
Wang L, Manning K, Pearlson G, Steffens D. Altered Resting-State Activity and Connectivity in Late-Life Depression with Suicidal Ideation. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 31: e22-e23. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.02.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDefault mode networkVentrolateral prefrontal cortexLate-life depressionFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortexOlder adultsOlder depressed adultsBrain activityDepressed adultsSuicidal ideationGreater brain activityVisual cortexWeaker functional connectivityStronger functional connectivityResting-state fMRI dataResting-state activitySuicidal behaviorWhole-brain voxelwiseNon-SI groupROI functional connectivityDepression severitySI groupCerebellar cortexCerebellar functional connectivityResting activity
2019
Increased ventromedial prefrontal cortex activity and connectivity predict poor sertraline treatment outcome in late‐life depression
Emam H, Steffens DC, Pearlson G, Wang L. Increased ventromedial prefrontal cortex activity and connectivity predict poor sertraline treatment outcome in late‐life depression. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2019, 34: 730-737. PMID: 30761621, PMCID: PMC6480406, DOI: 10.1002/gps.5079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-life depressionSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsNonresponder groupFunctional connectivitySSRI responseMADRS scoresResting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scansMontgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating ScaleMajor depressive disorder patientsPrefrontal cortexMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scansSubgenual cingulate areaSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsDepressive disorder patientsAcute treatment responseResonance imaging scansDepression Rating ScaleLower functional connectivityHigher functional connectivityFalse discovery rate correctionResting-state activityDefault mode networkROI connectivityAntidepressant treatment