2020
Altered frontal cortex functioning in emotion regulation and hopelessness in bipolar disorder
Sankar A, Purves K, Colic L, Lippard ETC, Millard H, Fan S, Spencer L, Wang F, Pittman B, Constable RT, Gross JJ, Blumberg HP. Altered frontal cortex functioning in emotion regulation and hopelessness in bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders 2020, 23: 152-164. PMID: 32521570, PMCID: PMC7790437, DOI: 10.1111/bdi.12954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExplicit emotion regulationEmotion regulationBrain responsesMood statesDorsal anterior cingulate cortexEmotion regulation difficultiesHappy facial stimuliFrontal cortex functioningDorsal frontal regionsBipolar disorderAcute mood symptomsAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional MRI dataMajor suicide risk factorsNegative affective symptomsEuthymic mood stateRegional brain responsesFacial stimuliRegulation difficultiesFrontal engagementMOFC responseNegative emotionsLoss of motivationDiminished motivationEuthymic individuals
2019
Imaging suicidal thoughts and behaviors: a comprehensive review of 2 decades of neuroimaging studies
Schmaal L, van Harmelen AL, Chatzi V, Lippard ETC, Toenders YJ, Averill LA, Mazure CM, Blumberg HP. Imaging suicidal thoughts and behaviors: a comprehensive review of 2 decades of neuroimaging studies. Molecular Psychiatry 2019, 25: 408-427. PMID: 31787757, PMCID: PMC6974434, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-019-0587-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral prefrontal cortexSuicidal ideationSuicidal thoughtsDorsal PFCDorsal anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexHigh-risk circumstancesBrain alterationsBrain areasLarger sample sizeCingulate cortexMolecular alterationsMental disordersNarrative reviewSuicide thoughtsPrefrontal cortexNeurobiological substratesInhibition of behaviorSuicide attempt behaviorBrain systemsCortexInsulaImpairmentComprehensive reviewLongitudinal design