2016
Reduced global functional connectivity of the medial prefrontal cortex in major depressive disorder
Murrough JW, Abdallah CG, Anticevic A, Collins KA, Geha P, Averill LA, Schwartz J, DeWilde KE, Averill C, Jia-Wei Yang G, Wong E, Tang CY, Krystal JH, Iosifescu DV, Charney DS. Reduced global functional connectivity of the medial prefrontal cortex in major depressive disorder. Human Brain Mapping 2016, 37: 3214-3223. PMID: 27144347, PMCID: PMC4980239, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal brain connectivityMedial prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexRight subgenual anterior cingulate cortexVentromedial prefrontal cortexCingulate cortexMontgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating ScaleSymptom severityBrain connectivitySubgenual anterior cingulate cortexDepression Rating ScaleMedication-free patientsMajor depressive disorderKey pathological featureDepressive symptom severitySubgenual cingulate cortexHum Brain MappAnterior cingulate cortexHigher symptom severityFunctional connectivity analysisFunctional magnetic resonancePathological featuresHealthy groupAltered connectivityDepressive disorder
2003
Frontostriatal Abnormalities in Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder: Preliminary Observations From Functional MRI
Blumberg HP, Martin A, Kaufman J, Leung HC, Skudlarski P, Lacadie C, Fulbright RK, Gore JC, Charney DS, Krystal JH, Peterson BS. Frontostriatal Abnormalities in Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder: Preliminary Observations From Functional MRI. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2003, 160: 1345-1347. PMID: 12832254, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.7.1345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBipolar disorder groupBipolar disorderHealthy groupComparison subjectsDisorder groupNormal comparison subjectsAdult bipolar disorderHealthy comparison subjectsPresence of dysfunctionFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingBipolar disorder subjectsAge-related increaseEvent-related functional magnetic resonance imagingFrontostriatal abnormalitiesLeft putamenFunctional abnormalitiesPrefrontal abnormalitiesDepressive symptomsResonance imagingVentral striatumFrontostriatal circuitsDisorder subjectsFunctional MRIDevelopmental disturbances