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 regions
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
2017
Longitudinal Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study of Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder
Weathers J, Lippard ETC, Spencer L, Pittman B, Wang F, Blumberg HP. Longitudinal Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study of Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2017, 57: 111-117. PMID: 29413143, PMCID: PMC5806147, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2017.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescents/young adultsDiffusion tensor imaging studyAdolescence/young adulthoodLongitudinal diffusion tensor imaging studyBipolar disorderVentral prefrontal cortexFractional anisotropyYoung adultsHealthy controlsWhite matterImaging studiesUncinate fasciculusYoung adulthoodUF fractional anisotropyWhole-brain analysisClinical factorsTime-related changesSignificant interactionLongitudinal neuroimagingPrefrontal cortexDTI scansNeurodevelopmental pathophysiologyAdultsAgeTrait features
2006
Neuroimaging of emotional brain circuitry in bipolar disorder
Weder N, Chepenik L, Kalmar J, Blumberg H. Neuroimaging of emotional brain circuitry in bipolar disorder. Current Psychosis And Therapeutics Reports 2006, 4: 159-166. DOI: 10.1007/bf02629390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeural systemsVentral striatumRegulation of emotionEmotional brain circuitryVentral prefrontal cortexBipolar disorderMotivational behaviorPrefrontal cortexNeurodevelopmental trajectoriesCore featuresBrain circuitryMood-stabilizing medicationsBrain regionsBrain structuresPathophysiologic mechanismsResearch directionsNew research directionsRegional abnormalitiesBeneficial effectsAbnormalitiesEmotionsDisordersStriatumCircuitryAdolescentsThe role of the ventral prefrontal cortex in mood disorders
Fredericks C, Kalmar J, Blumberg H. The role of the ventral prefrontal cortex in mood disorders. 2006, 545-578. DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198565741.003.0021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVentral prefrontal cortexMood disordersPrefrontal cortexPregenual anterior cingulateLateral orbitofrontal cortexRostral frontal cortexMajor depressionFrontal cortexAnterior cingulateBipolar disorderOrbitofrontal cortexBrain structuresCortexDisordersMultiple studiesSpecific subregionsNeural systemsSignificant connectivityNeuropathophysiologyCingulateAge, Rapid-Cycling, and Pharmacotherapy Effects on Ventral Prefrontal Cortex in Bipolar Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study
Blumberg HP, Krystal JH, Bansal R, Martin A, Dziura J, Durkin K, Martin L, Gerard E, Charney DS, Peterson BS. Age, Rapid-Cycling, and Pharmacotherapy Effects on Ventral Prefrontal Cortex in Bipolar Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study. Biological Psychiatry 2006, 59: 611-618. PMID: 16414030, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy comparison subjectsWhite matter volumeMagnetic resonance imagingMatter volumeBD patientsHigh-resolution structural magnetic resonance imagingYoung adulthoodStructural magnetic resonance imagingTotal brain volumeCross-sectional studyGray matter volumeAge group interactionVentral prefrontal cortexPharmacotherapy effectsPrefrontal cortex functionIllness featuresBD IProtective effectVolume abnormalitiesHC subjectsComparison subjectsBrain volumeVolume deficitsBipolar disorderRapid initial decline
2003
A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Bipolar Disorder: State- and Trait-Related Dysfunction in Ventral Prefrontal Cortices
Blumberg HP, Leung HC, Skudlarski P, Lacadie CM, Fredericks CA, Harris BC, Charney DS, Gore JC, Krystal JH, Peterson BS. A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Bipolar Disorder: State- and Trait-Related Dysfunction in Ventral Prefrontal Cortices. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 601-609. PMID: 12796223, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.6.601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral prefrontal cortexBipolar disorderPrefrontal cortexMood statesMagnetic resonance imaging studyHealthy control subjectsAcute mood statesLeft ventral prefrontal cortexResonance imaging studySignal changesDisturbances of attentionFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyAnterior cingulate cortexBipolar disorder IDorsal anterior cingulateEvent-related functional magnetic resonanceFunctional magnetic resonanceAcute episodeControl subjectsExaggerated increaseFunctional impairmentBlunted activationMood episodesSpecific mood statesPrefrontal abnormalities