2019
Imaging suicidal thoughts and behaviors: a comprehensive review of 2 decades of neuroimaging studies
Schmaal L, van Harmelen AL, Chatzi V, Lippard ETC, Toenders YJ, Averill LA, Mazure CM, Blumberg HP. Imaging suicidal thoughts and behaviors: a comprehensive review of 2 decades of neuroimaging studies. Molecular Psychiatry 2019, 25: 408-427. PMID: 31787757, PMCID: PMC6974434, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-019-0587-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral prefrontal cortexSuicidal ideationSuicidal thoughtsDorsal PFCDorsal anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexHigh-risk circumstancesBrain alterationsBrain areasLarger sample sizeCingulate cortexMolecular alterationsMental disordersNarrative reviewSuicide thoughtsPrefrontal cortexNeurobiological substratesInhibition of behaviorSuicide attempt behaviorBrain systemsCortexInsulaImpairmentComprehensive reviewLongitudinal design
2018
Preliminary examination of gray and white matter structure and longitudinal structural changes in frontal systems associated with future suicide attempts in adolescents and young adults with mood disorders
Lippard ETC, Johnston JAY, Spencer L, Quatrano S, Fan S, Sankar A, Weathers J, Pittman B, Oquendo MA, Blumberg HP. Preliminary examination of gray and white matter structure and longitudinal structural changes in frontal systems associated with future suicide attempts in adolescents and young adults with mood disorders. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2018, 245: 1139-1148. PMID: 30699858, PMCID: PMC6487887, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnisotropyBipolar DisorderCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive Disorder, MajorDiffusion Tensor ImagingFemaleFrontal LobeGray MatterGyrus CinguliHumansInternal CapsuleMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMood DisordersPrefrontal CortexSuicidal IdeationSuicide, AttemptedWhite MatterYoung AdultConceptsMood disordersGray matter volumeLongitudinal structural changesSuicide-related behaviorsFuture suicide attemptsFractional anisotropyWhite matter structuresMatter volumeWhite matterSuicide attemptsHigh-resolution structural magnetic resonance imagingYoung adultsWhite matter fractional anisotropyMajor risk factorStructural magnetic resonance imagingCross-sectional studyFrontal white matterPrefrontal gray matter volumeMatter structuresMagnetic resonance imagingDiffusion tensor imagingInternal capsuleRisk factorsAnterior limbPrevention strategies
2009
Functional and Structural Connectivity Between the Perigenual Anterior Cingulate and Amygdala in Bipolar Disorder
Wang F, Kalmar JH, He Y, Jackowski M, Chepenik LG, Edmiston E, Tie K, Gong G, Shah MP, Jones M, Uderman J, Constable RT, Blumberg HP. Functional and Structural Connectivity Between the Perigenual Anterior Cingulate and Amygdala in Bipolar Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2009, 66: 516-521. PMID: 19427632, PMCID: PMC2830492, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerigenual anterior cingulate cortexHealthy comparison subjectsBipolar disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingDiffusion tensor imagingFunctional connectivityWhite matterFractional anisotropyHC groupPerigenual anterior cingulateAnterior cingulate cortexMagnetic resonance imagingGray matter structuresRegional fractional anisotropyWhite matter connectivityEmotional processingFunctional connectivity measuresSignificant positive associationBD groupComparison subjectsAnterior cingulateCingulate cortexResonance imagingSignificant associationBrain regions
2001
Hippocampal and Anterior Cingulate Activation Deficits in Patients With Geriatric Depression
de Asis J, Stern E, Alexopoulos G, Pan H, Van Gorp W, Blumberg H, Kalayam B, Eidelberg D, Kiosses D, Silbersweig D. Hippocampal and Anterior Cingulate Activation Deficits in Patients With Geriatric Depression. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2001, 158: 1321-1323. PMID: 11481171, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.8.1321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeriatric depressionActivation deficitsComparison subjectsDorsal anterior cingulate gyrusPositron emission tomography scanEmission tomography scanDepressed geriatric patientsAnterior cingulate gyrusHealthy comparison subjectsElderly patientsGeriatric patientsFrontotemporal functionHippocampal dysfunctionTomography scanPrevalent disorderCingulate gyrusMemory dysfunctionWord generation taskPatientsMemory deficitsHippocampal activityActivation paradigmNeural substratesDepressionDysfunction
2000
Increased anterior cingulate and caudate activity in bipolar mania
Blumberg H, Stern E, Martinez D, Ricketts S, de Asis J, White T, Epstein J, McBride P, Eidelberg D, Kocsis J, Silbersweig D. Increased anterior cingulate and caudate activity in bipolar mania. Biological Psychiatry 2000, 48: 1045-1052. PMID: 11094137, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(00)00962-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManic stateAnterior cingulateBipolar disorderHead of caudateFunctional brain abnormalitiesPositron emission tomography techniquesDorsal anterior cingulateEmission tomography techniquesBipolar maniaBrain abnormalitiesSuch dysfunctionCingulateDisordersBrain activityCaudate activityCaudateManiaNeural systemsPrincipal findingsDysfunctionActivityAbnormalitiesEuthymiaExecutive controlFindings