Reduced global functional connectivity of the medial prefrontal cortex in major depressive disorder
Murrough JW, Abdallah CG, Anticevic A, Collins KA, Geha P, Averill LA, Schwartz J, DeWilde KE, Averill C, Jia-Wei Yang G, Wong E, Tang CY, Krystal JH, Iosifescu DV, Charney DS. Reduced global functional connectivity of the medial prefrontal cortex in major depressive disorder. Human Brain Mapping 2016, 37: 3214-3223. PMID: 27144347, PMCID: PMC4980239, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal brain connectivityMedial prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexRight subgenual anterior cingulate cortexVentromedial prefrontal cortexCingulate cortexMontgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating ScaleSymptom severityBrain connectivitySubgenual anterior cingulate cortexDepression Rating ScaleMedication-free patientsMajor depressive disorderKey pathological featureDepressive symptom severitySubgenual cingulate cortexHum Brain MappAnterior cingulate cortexHigher symptom severityFunctional connectivity analysisFunctional magnetic resonancePathological featuresHealthy groupAltered connectivityDepressive disorder