2006
The 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 connectivityNeuropathophysiologyCingulate
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