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
2014
Ventral Anterior Cingulate Connectivity Distinguished Nonpsychotic Bipolar Illness From Psychotic Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia
Anticevic A, Savic A, Repovs G, Yang G, McKay DR, Sprooten E, Knowles EE, Krystal JH, Pearlson GD, Glahn DC. Ventral Anterior Cingulate Connectivity Distinguished Nonpsychotic Bipolar Illness From Psychotic Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2014, 41: 133-143. PMID: 24782562, PMCID: PMC4266289, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbu051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral anterior cingulate cortexBipolar illnessPsychosis historyWhole-brain connectivityBipolar patientsConnectivity alterationsBrain connectivityCo-occurring psychosisChronic schizophrenia patientsHealthy comparison subjectsBipolar disorder patientsPsychotic bipolar disorder patientsBipolar disorder groupAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional connectivity studiesPsychotic bipolar disorderLifetime psychosisChronic schizophreniaPsychotic symptomsDisorder patientsPatientsComparison subjectsSchizophrenia patientsBipolar disorderCingulate cortex