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
2021
A graph theory‐based whole brain approach to assess mood state differences in adolescents and young adults with bipolar disorder
Goldman DA, Sankar A, Colic L, Villa L, Kim JA, Pittman B, Constable RT, Scheinost D, Blumberg HP. A graph theory‐based whole brain approach to assess mood state differences in adolescents and young adults with bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders 2021, 24: 412-423. PMID: 34665907, PMCID: PMC9016085, DOI: 10.1111/bdi.13144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLenticular nucleusFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortexMood statesYoung adultsLimited brain regionsAcute mood statesRight lenticular nucleusBipolar I disorderDorsal prefrontal cortexPrevious neuroimaging studiesWhole-brain approachTemporal functional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonanceLeft prefrontal cortexBrain dysfunctionContralateral homologuesHealthy controlsI disordersDepression scoresICD increasesRight cerebellumBipolar disorderEarly interventionBrain 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 designA preliminary study of association between adolescent estradiol level and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex activity during emotion regulation
Chung YS, Poppe A, Novotny S, Epperson CN, Kober H, Granger DA, Blumberg HP, Ochsner K, Gross JJ, Pearlson G, Stevens MC. A preliminary study of association between adolescent estradiol level and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex activity during emotion regulation. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2019, 109: 104398. PMID: 31394491, PMCID: PMC6842698, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNegative emotionsDLPFC activityDorsolateral prefrontal cortex activityHuman functional neuroimaging studiesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPrefrontal cortex activityFunctional neuroimaging studiesCognitive reappraisalCognitive controlEmotion regulationCognitive processingCognitive processesCognitive strategiesEmotional experienceDLPFC functionNeuroimaging studiesDLPFC regionCortex activityEstradiol's rolePrefrontal cortexCortical systemsEmotionsAdolescent girlsActive attempts
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
2015
Anterior Cortical Development During Adolescence in Bipolar Disorder
Najt P, Wang F, Spencer L, Johnston JA, Lippard E, Pittman BP, Lacadie C, Staib LH, Papademetris X, Blumberg HP. Anterior Cortical Development During Adolescence in Bipolar Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2015, 79: 303-310. PMID: 26033826, PMCID: PMC4595154, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter expansionBipolar disorderWhite matterAnterior cortexHealthy adolescentsHigh-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansWhite matter increasesResonance imaging scansGray matter decreasesDorsolateral prefrontal cortexMatter expansionHealthy groupImaging scansCortical volumeFrontal cortexNeurodevelopmental abnormalitiesCortical developmentAnterior paralimbicNeurodevelopmental modelLongitudinal neuroimagingPrefrontal cortexCortexLongitudinal studyAdolescents
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 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