2023
Association between perceived stress and brain structure volumes in older adults without late-life depression: a key role for the thalamus?
Anam A, Wang L, Pearlson G. Association between perceived stress and brain structure volumes in older adults without late-life depression: a key role for the thalamus? American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 31: s61-s62. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.12.221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLate-life depressionThalamus volumeEarly life stressHC groupLLD groupPrefrontal cortexOlder adultsAnterior cingulateBrain volumeControl groupDuke Depression Evaluation ScheduleMontgomery-Asberg Depression Rating ScaleSimilar findingsHealthy control subjectsDepression Rating ScaleIntracranial brain volumeSignificant differencesSignificant correlationConnecticut Health CenterDorsal anterior cingulateSubcortical brain regionsStandardized acquisition protocolBrain structure volumesVentral anterior cingulateInstitutional review board
2016
Subcortical volumetric abnormalities in bipolar disorder
Hibar DP, Westlye LT, van Erp TG, Rasmussen J, Leonardo CD, Faskowitz J, Haukvik UK, Hartberg CB, Doan NT, Agartz I, Dale AM, Gruber O, Krämer B, Trost S, Liberg B, Abé C, Ekman CJ, Ingvar M, Landén M, Fears SC, Freimer NB, Bearden CE, Sprooten E, Glahn D, Pearlson G, Emsell L, Kenney J, Scanlon C, McDonald C, Cannon D, Almeida J, Versace A, Caseras X, Lawrence N, Phillips M, Dima D, Delvecchio G, Frangou S, Satterthwaite T, Wolf D, Houenou J, Henry C, Malt U, Bøen E, Elvsåshagen T, Young A, Lloyd A, Goodwin G, Mackay C, Bourne C, Bilderbeck A, Abramovic L, Boks M, van Haren N, Ophoff R, Kahn R, Bauer M, Pfennig A, Alda M, Hajek T, Mwangi B, Soares J, Nickson T, Dimitrova R, Sussmann J, Hagenaars S, Whalley H, McIntosh A, Thompson P, Andreassen O. Subcortical volumetric abnormalities in bipolar disorder. Molecular Psychiatry 2016, 21: 1710-1716. PMID: 26857596, PMCID: PMC5116479, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2015.227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral ventricleBipolar disorderBDII patientsBD patientsIntracranial volumeLarger thalamic volumesSubcortical volumetric abnormalitiesLarger lateral ventriclesSignificant differencesSubcortical brain measuresCase-control differencesDevelopment of biomarkersMean hippocampusVolumetric abnormalitiesIllness onsetThalamic volumeBDI patientsGlobus pallidusSmaller hippocampiClinical subtypesDisease progressionHealthy controlsBrain changesNucleus accumbensPatients
2015
Identifying Brain Dynamic Network States VIA GIG-ICA: Application to Schizophrenia, Bipolar and Schizoaffective Disorders
Du Y, Pearlson G, He H, Wu L, Chen J, Calhoun V. Identifying Brain Dynamic Network States VIA GIG-ICA: Application to Schizophrenia, Bipolar and Schizoaffective Disorders. 2015, 478-481. DOI: 10.1109/isbi.2015.7163915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional connectivity statesSchizoaffective disorderBipolar disorderSAD patientsDynamic functional networksFunctional networksConnectivity statesResting-state fMRI dataBP patientsHealthy controlsPatientsSZ patientsFunctional connectivitySimilar symptomsFMRI dataDisordersSchizophreniaMental diseasesSignificant differences
2000
White matter hyperintensity volume in late‐onset and early‐onset schizophrenia
Rivkin P, Kraut M, Barta P, Anthony J, Arria A, Pearlson G. White matter hyperintensity volume in late‐onset and early‐onset schizophrenia. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2000, 15: 1085-1089. PMID: 11180463, DOI: 10.1002/1099-1166(200012)15:12<1085::aid-gps250>3.0.co;2-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter hyperintensitiesMagnetic resonance imagingWhite matter hyperintensity volumeLate-onset psychosisEarly-onset schizophreniaEarly-onset schizophrenicsNeuro-imaging studiesNeuro-degenerative processesControl subjectsCase ascertainmentOnset psychosisHyperintensity volumeMatter hyperintensitiesOnset schizophreniaWMH volumeAnatomic correlatesResonance imagingStudy designSchizophreniaSignificant differencesWMH measurementsPresent studySchizophrenicsContinuous measureLatent vulnerability
1996
A Quantitative MRI Study of the Basal Ganglia in Depression in HIV Seropositive Men
Davison S, Aylward E, McArthur J, Selnes O, Lyketsos C, Barta P, Pearlson G. A Quantitative MRI Study of the Basal Ganglia in Depression in HIV Seropositive Men. Journal Of LGBT Health Research 1996, 1: 29-41. PMID: 16873169, DOI: 10.1300/j128v01n03_02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-seropositive menBasal ganglia volumesBasal ganglia atrophyBasal gangliaMagnetic resonance imagingSeropositive menGanglia volumesHIV infectionHIV-seropositive homosexual menSeropositive homosexual menHIV-seropositive patientsQuantitative MRI studyQuantitative magnetic resonance imagingSeropositive patientsSuch infectionsComparison subjectsMRI studiesHomosexual menAffective disordersDepressive symptomatologyGangliaResonance imagingInfectionSignificant differencesDepressionExploratory factor analysis of MRI brain structure measures in schizophrenia
Tien A, Eaton W, Schlaepfer T, McGilchrist I, Menon R, Richard P, Aylward E, Barta P, Strauss M, Pearlson G. Exploratory factor analysis of MRI brain structure measures in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 1996, 19: 93-101. PMID: 8789907, DOI: 10.1016/0920-9964(96)88520-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior temporal gyrusSchizophrenia groupNormal groupTemporal gyrusStructural brain abnormalitiesLateral temporal lobe structuresBrain volume measuresTemporal lobe structuresSpecific brain regionsPosterior superior temporal gyrusBrain structure measuresBasal gangliaBrain abnormalitiesCortical greyEntorhinal cortexBrain regionsSchizophrenic subjectsNeuropsychiatric dataLobe structuresSchizophreniaSignificant differencesSignificant correlationGray regionGyrusFactor structure
1993
Dopamine D2 receptor density estimates in schizophrenia: A positron emission tomography study with11C-N-methylspiperone
Tune L, Wong D, Pearlson G, Strauss M, Young T, Shaya E, Dannals R, Wilson A, Ravert H, Sapp J, Cooper T, Chase G, Wagner H. Dopamine D2 receptor density estimates in schizophrenia: A positron emission tomography study with11C-N-methylspiperone. Psychiatry Research 1993, 49: 219-237. PMID: 7909948, DOI: 10.1016/0165-1781(93)90063-m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographySchizophrenic patientsBmax valuesEntire groupControl subjectsEmission tomographyDopamine D2 receptor densityNeuroleptic-free patientsDuration of illnessChronic schizophrenic patientsD2 receptor densityClinical characteristicsPatient populationReceptor abnormalitiesCorpus striatumClinical dataReceptor densityPatientsControl groupFunction of ageLate manifestationDifferent radioligandsFour-compartment modelSignificant differencesRadioligand