2016
Amygdala volume is reduced in early course schizophrenia
Rich AM, Cho YT, Tang Y, Savic A, Krystal JH, Wang F, Xu K, Anticevic A. Amygdala volume is reduced in early course schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2016, 250: 50-60. PMID: 27035063, PMCID: PMC4904038, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2016.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingAmygdala volumeSchizophrenia patientsSubcortical structuresEarly course schizophrenia patientsEarly illness courseChronic schizophrenia patientsNeuropathology of schizophreniaMajor subcortical structuresSmaller amygdala volumesEarly course schizophreniaHealthy comparison subjectsBonferroni correctionGray matter volumeAcute stress responseMedication useIllness coursePathophysiologic changesGlobus pallidusIllness phaseNucleus accumbensHigh riskComparison subjectsMatter volumeHR subjects
2015
Early-Course Unmedicated Schizophrenia Patients Exhibit Elevated Prefrontal Connectivity Associated with Longitudinal Change
Anticevic A, Hu X, Xiao Y, Hu J, Li F, Bi F, Cole MW, Savic A, Yang GJ, Repovs G, Murray JD, Wang XJ, Huang X, Lui S, Krystal JH, Gong Q. Early-Course Unmedicated Schizophrenia Patients Exhibit Elevated Prefrontal Connectivity Associated with Longitudinal Change. Journal Of Neuroscience 2015, 35: 267-286. PMID: 25568120, PMCID: PMC4287147, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2310-14.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly course schizophreniaFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortexImmediate symptom improvementSevere mental illnessEarly course patientsHealthy human subjectsHuman subjectsWhole-brain levelFunctional connectivity patternsResting-state fMRIIllness onsetSymptom improvementChronic illnessFunctional impairmentTherapeutic implicationsPFC connectivityOverall connection strengthMental illnessLongitudinal progressionLongitudinal changesSchizophrenia studiesSchizophreniaDiagnostic classificationPatients