2022
Validation of ketamine as a pharmacological model of thalamic dysconnectivity across the illness course of schizophrenia
Abram SV, Roach BJ, Fryer SL, Calhoun VD, Preda A, van Erp TGM, Bustillo JR, Lim KO, Loewy RL, Stuart BK, Krystal JH, Ford JM, Mathalon DH. Validation of ketamine as a pharmacological model of thalamic dysconnectivity across the illness course of schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 2448-2456. PMID: 35422467, PMCID: PMC9135621, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01502-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThalamic dysconnectivityHealthy controlsDysconnectivity patternsIllness courseHealthy volunteersN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor hypofunctionResting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging studyHallucination severityEarly illness schizophreniaExcess glutamate releaseGlutamate release inhibitorNMDAR antagonist ketaminePlacebo-controlled studyMagnetic resonance imaging studySub-anesthetic dosesSchizophrenia-like symptomsResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyKetamine infusionGlutamate releaseNMDAR hypofunctionReceptor hypofunctionKetamine effectsThalamic connectivityRelease inhibitor
2018
Changes in global and thalamic brain connectivity in LSD-induced altered states of consciousness are attributable to the 5-HT2A receptor
Preller KH, Burt JB, Ji JL, Schleifer CH, Adkinson BD, Stämpfli P, Seifritz E, Repovs G, Krystal JH, Murray JD, Vollenweider FX, Anticevic A. Changes in global and thalamic brain connectivity in LSD-induced altered states of consciousness are attributable to the 5-HT2A receptor. ELife 2018, 7: e35082. PMID: 30355445, PMCID: PMC6202055, DOI: 10.7554/elife.35082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLysergic acid diethylamideLSD effectsResting-state functional connectivityCortical gene expressionHealthy human participantsThalamic connectivityDopamine receptorsReceptor contributionNeurobiological effectsAgonist activityFunctional connectivityBrain connectivityAcid diethylamideReceptorsKetanserinNeuropharmacologyLSD mechanismCritical roleGene expressionAltered statesHuman participantsRational developmentSerotoninProblem Drinking, Alcohol Expectancy, and Thalamic Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Nondependent Adult Drinkers
Zhornitsky S, Ide J, Wang W, Chao H, Zhang S, Hu S, Krystal J, Li C. Problem Drinking, Alcohol Expectancy, and Thalamic Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Nondependent Adult Drinkers. Brain Connectivity 2018, 8: 487-502. PMID: 30198312, PMCID: PMC6207153, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2018.0633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestResting-state functional connectivityThalamic connectivityCaudate connectivityFrontal associationThalamic dysfunctionCaudate headProblem drinkingWhole-brain linear regressionAE scoreSubcortical structuresFunctional connectivityBilateral caudate headRight caudate headDisorders Identification TestSex differencesThalamic subdivisionsThalamic subregionsParietal associationAlcohol misuseThalamusWhite matter tractographyAUDIT scoresNondependent drinkersAlcohol expectancies
2013
Characterizing Thalamo-Cortical Disturbances in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Illness
Anticevic A, Cole MW, Repovs G, Murray JD, Brumbaugh MS, Winkler AM, Savic A, Krystal JH, Pearlson GD, Glahn DC. Characterizing Thalamo-Cortical Disturbances in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Illness. Cerebral Cortex 2013, 24: 3116-3130. PMID: 23825317, PMCID: PMC4224238, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bht165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThalamo-cortical systemThalamic connectivityBipolar illnessResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingSensory-motor cortexSevere mental illnessFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingThalamic dysconnectivityThalamic seedsClinical presentationNeuropsychiatric syndromeBrain dysconnectivityThalamic nucleiBipolar patientsSchizophrenia patientsSensory gatingMental illnessResonance imagingDysconnectivityCerebellar regionsDiagnostic membershipPrefrontal cortexSchizophreniaIllness