Preliminary evidence for medication effects on functional abnormalities in the amygdala and anterior cingulate in bipolar disorder
Blumberg HP, Donegan NH, Sanislow CA, Collins S, Lacadie C, Skudlarski P, Gueorguieva R, Fulbright RK, McGlashan TH, Gore JC, Krystal JH. Preliminary evidence for medication effects on functional abnormalities in the amygdala and anterior cingulate in bipolar disorder. Psychopharmacology 2005, 183: 308-313. PMID: 16249909, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-0156-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnmedicated bipolar disorderMood-stabilizing medicationsBipolar disorderBD participantsPotential treatment targetMagnetic resonance imagingPreliminary evidenceMethodsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAnterior cingulate activationResultsThe groupMedication effectsFunctional abnormalitiesHealthy comparison participantsObjectivesThe aimAnterior cingulateTreatment targetsResonance imagingMedicationsHC participantsAmygdala activationCingulate activationAmygdala increasesComparison participantsEmotional stimuliAbnormalities