2024
Deficits in prefrontal metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 are associated with functional alterations during emotional processing in bipolar disorder
Asch R, Worhunsky P, Davis M, Holmes S, Cool R, Boster S, Carson R, Blumberg H, Esterlis I. Deficits in prefrontal metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 are associated with functional alterations during emotional processing in bipolar disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 361: 415-424. PMID: 38876317, PMCID: PMC11250898, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.06.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Bipolar disorderGlutamate receptor 5Positron emission tomographyFear processingEmotional processingAssociated with greater activationEmotion processing taskAssociated with impulsivityFunctional brain differencesAssociated with functional alterationsParietal brain regionsPathology of BDIncreased cortical activityAssociated with difficultiesDepressive disorderHealthy comparisonReceptor availabilityBrain differencesPre/postcentral gyriAttention difficultiesGreater activationBrain regionsPsychomotor functionTreatment development
2023
Predicting depressed and elevated mood symptomatology in bipolar disorder using brain functional connectomes
Sankar A, Shen X, Colic L, Goldman D, Villa L, Kim J, Pittman B, Scheinost D, Constable R, Blumberg H. Predicting depressed and elevated mood symptomatology in bipolar disorder using brain functional connectomes. Psychological Medicine 2023, 53: 6656-6665. PMID: 36891769, PMCID: PMC10491744, DOI: 10.1017/s003329172300003x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBipolar disorderYoung Mania Rating ScaleMania Rating ScaleFunctional connectomeBrain functional connectomeSymptom scoresHamilton DepressionMagnetic resonance imaging dataEmotion processing taskMood symptomatologyRating ScaleFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataConnectomeAdultsImaging dataIndependent samplesPredictive abilitySymptomatology