Reduced Functional Connectivity of Prefrontal Regions and Amygdala Within Affect and Working Memory Networks in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Passarotti AM, Ellis J, Wegbreit E, Stevens MC, Pavuluri MN. Reduced Functional Connectivity of Prefrontal Regions and Amygdala Within Affect and Working Memory Networks in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder. Brain Connectivity 2012, 2: 320-334. PMID: 23035965, PMCID: PMC3621331, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2012.0089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentrolateral prefrontal cortexPediatric bipolar disorderRight ventrolateral prefrontal cortexWorking Memory NetworkFunctional connectivityMemory taskDorsolateral PFCBrain networksRight amygdalaMemory networkEmotion processing regionsEmotion regulation regionsDifferential functional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonanceBilateral temporal regionsConnected brain networksRegulation regionRegional functional connectivityNeutral facesEmotion processingCognitive processesEmotion evaluationPrefrontal regionsProcessing regionsBipolar disorder