2002
Reduced volume of orbitofrontal cortex in major depression
Bremner JD, Vythilingam M, Vermetten E, Nazeer A, Adil J, Khan S, Staib LH, Charney DS. Reduced volume of orbitofrontal cortex in major depression. Biological Psychiatry 2002, 51: 273-279. PMID: 11958777, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01336-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceDepressive DisorderFemaleFrontal LobeHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedConceptsMajor depressionOrbitofrontal cortexOrbitofrontal cortical volumeCortical volumeArea 32Area 24Brodmann's area 32Recent postmortem studiesWhole brain volumeSymptoms of depressionBrodmann's area 24Magnetic resonance imagingFrontal cortical regionsFunctional neuroimaging studiesSubcallosal gyrusDepressed patientsPostmortem studiesCortical subregionsComparison subjectsBrain volumePatientsResonance imagingCortical regionsCortexNeuroimaging studies
2000
Hippocampal Volume Reduction in Major Depression
Bremner J, Narayan M, Anderson E, Staib L, Miller H, Charney D. Hippocampal Volume Reduction in Major Depression. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2000, 157: 115-118. PMID: 10618023, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.157.1.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmaller left hippocampal volumeLeft hippocampal volumeHippocampal volumeMajor depressionComparison subjectsHippocampal volume reductionWhole brain volumeMagnetic resonance imagingNondepressed comparison subjectsAlcohol exposureBrain areasBrain volumeResonance imagingPatientsElevated levelsDepressionHippocampusVolume reductionComparison regionBrain sizeSubjectsRemissionGlucocorticoidsFindings
1997
Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Tryptophan Depletion—Induced Depressive Relapse
Bremner JD, Innis RB, Salomon RM, Staib LH, Ng CK, Miller HL, Bronen RA, Krystal JH, Duncan J, Rich D, Price LH, Malison R, Dey H, Soufer R, Charney DS. Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Tryptophan Depletion—Induced Depressive Relapse. JAMA Psychiatry 1997, 54: 364-374. PMID: 9107153, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830160092012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral metabolic correlatesDepressive relapseBrain metabolismMajor depressionMiddle frontal gyrusOrbitofrontal cortexTryptophan depletionMetabolic correlatesPositron emission tomography scanningFrontal gyrusRelapse-prone patientsPathogenesis of depressionPositron emission tomography (PET) measurementsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsSymptoms of patientsPositron emission tomographySingle photon emissionSpecific brain regionsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexReuptake inhibitorsPlasma tryptophanLimbic regionsCaudate nucleusDepressive symptomsPatients