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
1997
Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Tryptophan Depletion—Induced Depressive Relapse
Bremner JD, Innis RB, Salomon RM, Staib LH, Ng CK, Miller HL, Bronen RA, Krystal JH, Duncan J, Rich D, Price LH, Malison R, Dey H, Soufer R, Charney DS. Positron Emission Tomography Measurement of Cerebral Metabolic Correlates of Tryptophan Depletion—Induced Depressive Relapse. JAMA Psychiatry 1997, 54: 364-374. PMID: 9107153, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1997.01830160092012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral metabolic correlatesDepressive relapseBrain metabolismMajor depressionMiddle frontal gyrusOrbitofrontal cortexTryptophan depletionMetabolic correlatesPositron emission tomography scanningFrontal gyrusRelapse-prone patientsPathogenesis of depressionPositron emission tomography (PET) measurementsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsSymptoms of patientsPositron emission tomographySingle photon emissionSpecific brain regionsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexReuptake inhibitorsPlasma tryptophanLimbic regionsCaudate nucleusDepressive symptomsPatients