2025
Chronotherapeutic intervention targeting emotion regulation brain circuitry, symptoms, and suicide risk in adolescents and young adults with bipolar disorder: a pilot randomised trial
Kim J, Sankar A, Marks R, Carrubba E, Lecza B, Quatrano S, Spencer L, Constable R, Pittman B, Lebowitz E, Silverman W, Swartz H, Blumberg H. Chronotherapeutic intervention targeting emotion regulation brain circuitry, symptoms, and suicide risk in adolescents and young adults with bipolar disorder: a pilot randomised trial. BMJ Mental Health 2025, 28: e301338. PMID: 39971594, PMCID: PMC11840897, DOI: 10.1136/bmjment-2024-301338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBipolar disorderEmotion regulationSuicide riskBrain circuitryChronotherapeutic interventionsEmotional face stimuliLeft amygdala responseRisk of bipolar disorderTargeting emotion regulationReduce suicide riskHigher suicide riskYoung adultsFunctional MRI dataPost-treatment improvementAmygdala responsePotential intervention targetsEmotion dysregulationMania symptomsMood episodesFace stimuliCircuitry dysfunctionRegulation therapyDaily rhythmsWeekly sessionsSelf-monitoringSUSCEPTIBLE PYRAMIDAL NEURONS IN PRIMATE DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX EXPRESS AN ENRICHED CALCIUM INTERACTOME: CRITICAL ROLE OF CALBINDIN AND CAV1.2 IN HIGHER-ORDER COGNITION
Datta *, Yang S, Joyce M, Woo E, McCarroll S, Gonzalez-Burgos G, Perone I, Uchendu S, Ling E, Goldman R, Berretta S, Murray J, Morozov Y, Arellano J, Duque A, Rakic P, O'dell R, van Dyck C, Lewis D, Wang M, Krienen F, Arnsten A. SUSCEPTIBLE PYRAMIDAL NEURONS IN PRIMATE DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX EXPRESS AN ENRICHED CALCIUM INTERACTOME: CRITICAL ROLE OF CALBINDIN AND CAV1.2 IN HIGHER-ORDER COGNITION. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2025, 28: i57-i58. PMCID: PMC11814899, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyae059.100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDorsolateral prefrontal cortexMacaque dlPFCPrefrontal cortexWorking memoryLayer 3 pyramidal cellsAlzheimer s diseasePrefrontal cortex dysfunctionExpression of Grin2bPyramidal cellsHigher-order cognitionIncreased risk of mental disordersRisk of neuropsychiatric disordersDendritic spine pathologyRisk of mental disordersIncreased risk of neuropsychiatric disordersL-type calcium channel Cav1.2Primate dlPFCDLPFC functionCognitive deficitsLayer III pyramidal cellsMemory impairmentPsychiatric disordersBrain circuitryNeuropsychiatric disordersMental representations
2024
Diverging Effects of Violence Exposure and Psychiatric Symptoms on Amygdala-Prefrontal Maturation during Childhood and Adolescence
Keding T, Russell J, Zhu X, He Q, Li J, Herringa R. Diverging Effects of Violence Exposure and Psychiatric Symptoms on Amygdala-Prefrontal Maturation during Childhood and Adolescence. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2024 PMID: 39182725, PMCID: PMC11885587, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBasolateral amygdalaFunctional connectivityPsychiatric symptomsViolence exposureCircuit maturationOrbitofrontal cortex functional connectivityDevelopment of psychiatric symptomsResting-state functional connectivityEffects of violence exposureAmygdala-prefrontal cortexSeverity of psychopathologyBrain age gap estimationIncreased psychiatric symptomsPhiladelphia Neurodevelopmental CohortThreat appraisal processEffects of adversityExposure to violenceNeurobiological correlatesAssociated with delayed maturationBrain circuitryNeurodevelopmental mechanismsPsychiatric riskIndividual differencesNeurodevelopmental CohortAtypical neurodevelopment
2022
The neurobiology of apathy in depression and neurocognitive impairment in older adults: a review of epidemiological, clinical, neuropsychological and biological research
Steffens D, Fahed M, Manning K, Wang L. The neurobiology of apathy in depression and neurocognitive impairment in older adults: a review of epidemiological, clinical, neuropsychological and biological research. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 525. PMID: 36572691, PMCID: PMC9792580, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-02292-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrefrontal cortex circuitCortex circuitPeripheral biomarkersPresence of apathyNeurobiology of apathyPoor health outcomesDefinitive treatmentFuture studiesApathy symptomsClinical managementNeuropsychiatric comorbiditiesFunctional declineCommon conditionNeurocognitive impairmentCognitive disordersNeuropsychological featuresHealth outcomesCognitive impairmentBrain circuitryNeuropsychiatric disordersPrefrontal cortexOlder adultsClinical realityBiomarker researchImpairmentRobust prediction of memory and neuroticism in men and women using connectome‐based predictive modeling
Ju S, Horien C, Constable T, Fredericks C. Robust prediction of memory and neuroticism in men and women using connectome‐based predictive modeling. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2022, 18 DOI: 10.1002/alz.063015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConnectome-based predictive modelingAlzheimer's diseaseRAVLT measuresFunctional MRI scansBackground Alzheimer's diseaseHealthy womenNeurobehavioral scoresHealthy subjectsHigh riskMemory performanceMRI scansBrain circuitryBrain connectivityWomenMenSexBrain connectomeDiseasePearson correlationScoresPredictorsConnectivity matrixBrain-based predictorsBehavioral measuresSubjectsHigh-Risk Drinkers Engage Distinct Stress-Predictive Brain Networks
Goldfarb EV, Scheinost D, Fogelman N, Seo D, Sinha R. High-Risk Drinkers Engage Distinct Stress-Predictive Brain Networks. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2022, 7: 805-813. PMID: 35272096, PMCID: PMC9378362, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisky drinkersHigh-risk drinkersBrain networksMajor public health problemExcessive alcohol intakeWhole-brain functional connectivityPublic health problemEarly preventive interventionsAlcohol use disorderDaily ecological momentary assessmentsAlcohol intakeControl subjectsRisky drinking behaviorsEmotional stress responsesUse disordersEarly markerHealth problemsPreventive interventionsBrain circuitryLight drinkersFunctional connectivityStress protocolHeavy drinkingDrinkersEcological momentary assessmentRethinking “aggression” and impulsivity in bipolar disorder: Risk, clinical and brain circuitry features
Drachman R, Colic L, Sankar A, Spencer L, Goldman DA, Villa LM, Kim JA, Oquendo MA, Pittman B, Blumberg HP. Rethinking “aggression” and impulsivity in bipolar disorder: Risk, clinical and brain circuitry features. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2022, 303: 331-339. PMID: 35181384, PMCID: PMC9109470, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.02.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireChildhood maltreatmentBarratt Impulsiveness Scale scoresBipolar disorderAnterior cingulate cortexEmotional childhood maltreatmentElevated mood statesBIS total scoreBilateral orbitofrontal cortexMotor impulsivenessSuicide attemptsOrbitofrontal cortexImpulsiveness scoresMood statesBehavioral dyscontrolCingulate cortexBehavioral constructsTrauma QuestionnaireBrain circuitrySocial behaviorElevated aggressionModest sample sizeBrain regionsSuicide ideationQuickly moving too slowly: Interneuron migration in Timothy Syndrome
Fernando M, Brennand K. Quickly moving too slowly: Interneuron migration in Timothy Syndrome. Cell Stem Cell 2022, 29: 181-183. PMID: 35120616, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2022.01.004.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2021
Recent advances in understanding neural correlates of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents
Zugman A, Winkler A, Pine D. Recent advances in understanding neural correlates of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. Current Opinion In Psychiatry 2021, 34: 617-623. PMID: 34475352, PMCID: PMC8490291, DOI: 10.1097/yco.0000000000000743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety disordersBrain regionsMedial prefrontal cortexNeural indicesLow-level threatNeural correlatesSmall effect sizesPrefrontal cortexNeural circuitryBrain circuitryCircuitry dysfunctionBrain connectivityCommon psychiatric diagnosesFearEffect sizeMost mental illnessesStria terminalisBed nucleusAnxietyAdolescentsPsychiatric diagnosisMental illnessRecent workDisordersChildren
2020
Experience, circuit dynamics and forebrain recruitment in larval zebrafish prey capture
Oldfield C, Grossrubatscher I, Chávez M, Hoagland A, Huth A, Carroll E, Prendergast A, Qu T, Gallant J, Wyart C, Isacoff E. Experience, circuit dynamics and forebrain recruitment in larval zebrafish prey capture. ELife 2020, 9: e56619. PMID: 32985972, PMCID: PMC7561350, DOI: 10.7554/elife.56619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA robust and reproducible connectome fingerprint of ketamine is highly associated with the connectomic signature of antidepressants
Abdallah CG, Ahn KH, Averill LA, Nemati S, Averill CL, Fouda S, Ranganathan M, Morgan PT, D’Souza D, Mathalon DH, Krystal JH, Driesen NR. A robust and reproducible connectome fingerprint of ketamine is highly associated with the connectomic signature of antidepressants. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 46: 478-485. PMID: 32967000, PMCID: PMC7852889, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-00864-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnectome fingerprintN-methyl-d-aspartate modulatorsNovel rapid-acting antidepressantsMajor depressive disorder patientsMechanism of antidepressantsWeeks of sertralineRapid-acting antidepressantsMagnetic resonance imaging studyDepressive disorder patientsExecutive networkEffects of ketamineLongitudinal functional magnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyBrain functional connectivityCohort AIntravenous infusionSubanesthetic doseClinical trialsNormal salineDisorder patientsConnectomics signaturesBrain circuitryKetamineImaging studies
2018
Gray and white matter differences in adolescents and young adults with prior suicide attempts across bipolar and major depressive disorders
Fan S, Lippard ETC, Sankar A, Wallace A, Johnston JAY, Wang F, Pittman B, Spencer L, Oquendo MA, Blumberg HP. Gray and white matter differences in adolescents and young adults with prior suicide attempts across bipolar and major depressive disorders. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2018, 245: 1089-1097. PMID: 30699851, PMCID: PMC6903411, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderYoung adult suicide attemptersNon-suicide attemptersAdult suicide attemptersBipolar disorderSuicide attemptersFractional anisotropyDepressive disorderGM volumePrevention strategiesBrain circuitryYoung adultsBrain circuitry abnormalitiesAdolescents/young adultsWhite matter fractional anisotropyEarly prevention strategiesAdolescence/young adulthoodMagnetic resonance scanningWhite matter alterationsGray matter volumeSuicide prevention strategiesPrior suicide attemptsWM fractional anisotropyWhole-brain analysisWhite matter differencesOvereating, Overweight, and Substance Use: What Is the Connection?
Saules K, Carr M, Herb K. Overeating, Overweight, and Substance Use: What Is the Connection? Current Addiction Reports 2018, 5: 232-242. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-018-0208-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain reward pathwaysSubstance use disordersRisk factorsReward pathwayExcessive eatingFood addictionWeight loss surgeryGut-brain communicationCommon risk factorsGut-brain connectionAddictive behaviorsGastric bypassNocturnal eatingSUD onsetUse disordersBrain circuitrySubstance useDrug addictionEatingObesityEmotional eatingReviewThis paperBehavioral phenotypesAddictionDysregulationThe Role of Melanin-Concentrating Hormone in the Regulation of the Sleep/Wake Cycle: Sleep Promoter or Arousal Modulator?
Gao X. The Role of Melanin-Concentrating Hormone in the Regulation of the Sleep/Wake Cycle: Sleep Promoter or Arousal Modulator? 2018, 57-74. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-75765-0_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMelanin-concentrating hormoneLower vertebratesHigher animalsNeuropeptide melanin-concentrating hormonePhysiological functionsRole of MCHPhysiological implicationsCritical brain functionsHomeostatic functionsRegulation of sleepSleep/wake cycleRegulationLateral hypothalamusSleep promoterBrain circuitryNeuronal systemsBrain functionSleep homeostasisWake cycleMCH systemRecent evidenceNeural activityVertebratesAnimalsPromoter
2017
Chapter 34 Stroop, Cocaine Dependence, and Intrinsic Connectivity
Mitchell M, Potenza M. Chapter 34 Stroop, Cocaine Dependence, and Intrinsic Connectivity. 2017, 331-339. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-803750-8.00034-8.ChaptersCognitive controlUnderlying neural mechanismsCocaine dependenceCocaine use disorderCognitive interferenceNeurocognitive tasksResponse inhibitionNeural mechanismsIntrinsic connectivityPsychopathological conditionsStroopBrain circuitryDistinct networksBody of literatureTreatment outcomesSuch topicsTaskAddictionDisordersCircuitryDifficultiesConnectivityContext
2016
The Interplay Between Risky Sexual Behaviors and Alcohol Dependence: Genome-Wide Association and Neuroimaging Support for LHPP as a Risk Gene
Polimanti R, Wang Q, Meda SA, Patel KT, Pearlson GD, Zhao H, Farrer LA, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. The Interplay Between Risky Sexual Behaviors and Alcohol Dependence: Genome-Wide Association and Neuroimaging Support for LHPP as a Risk Gene. Neuropsychopharmacology 2016, 42: 598-605. PMID: 27531626, PMCID: PMC5240175, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2016.153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisky sexual behaviorAlcohol dependenceLow-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) analysisLeft superior frontal gyrusMultiple sexual partnersDSM-IV criteriaSexual behaviorMagnetic Resonance Imaging AnalysisAnterior cingulate regionsSuperior frontal gyrusMonetary incentive delay taskLifetime alcohol dependenceIncentive delay taskRight amygdalaClinical relevanceSTD riskUnprotected sexBrain circuitryFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) analysisCingulate regionsSexual partnersFrequency fluctuation analysisFrontal gyrusGenetic findingsReduced activationThe role of genes involved in stress, neural plasticity, and brain circuitry in depressive phenotypes: Convergent findings in a mouse model of neglect
Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Bordner KA, Carlyle BC, Gelernter J, Simen AA, Kaufman J. The role of genes involved in stress, neural plasticity, and brain circuitry in depressive phenotypes: Convergent findings in a mouse model of neglect. Behavioural Brain Research 2016, 315: 71-74. PMID: 27506655, PMCID: PMC5396458, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDepressionDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression RegulationInhibitor of Differentiation ProteinsMaleMaternal DeprivationMaze LearningMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred DBAMicroarray AnalysisNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronal PlasticityPrefrontal CortexReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateRNA, MessengerStress, PsychologicalSwimmingConceptsTubulin Polymerization Promoting ProteinRole of genesGene expression dataEpigenetic changesGene expressionPhenotype dataExpression dataPrefrontal cortex tissueGenesSecondary analysisMedial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) tissueGlutamate NMDA receptorsAdult male miceId-3Early life stressPhenotypeSwimming testMale miceNMDA receptorsDepression riskMaternal separationMouse modelDepressive phenotypeBrain circuitryBehavioral differencesIndividual differences in frontolimbic circuitry and anxiety emerge with adolescent changes in endocannabinoid signaling across species
Gee DG, Fetcho RN, Jing D, Li A, Glatt CE, Drysdale AT, Cohen AO, Dellarco DV, Yang RR, Dale AM, Jernigan TL, Lee FS, Casey BJ, Jernigan T, San Diego U, McCabe C, San Diego U, Chang L, Hawaii U, Akshoomoff N, San Diego U, Newman E, San Diego U, Dale A, San Diego U, Core M, Ernst T, Hawaii U, Dale A, San Diego U, Van Zijl P, Kuperman J, San Diego U, Murray S, Bloss C, Schork N, Appelbaum M, San Diego U, Gamst A, San Diego U, Thompson W, San Diego U, Bartsch H, San Diego U, Jernigan T, Dale A, Akshoomoff N, Chang L, Ernst T, Keating B, Amaral D, Sowell E, Kaufmann W, Van Zijl P, Mostofsky S, Casey B, Ruberry E, Powers A, Rosen B, Kenet T, Frazier J, Kennedy D, University Y, Gruen J. Individual differences in frontolimbic circuitry and anxiety emerge with adolescent changes in endocannabinoid signaling across species. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 4500-4505. PMID: 27001846, PMCID: PMC4843434, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1600013113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatty acid amide hydrolaseAnxiety-related behaviorGene expressionFrontolimbic circuitryEndocannabinoid signalingAnxiety disordersNeural circuit maturationPostnatal day 45Phenotypic differencesFrontoamygdala circuitryAnandamide levelsGenetic effectsAEA levelsBiological stateIndividual differencesCircuit maturationGenetic alterationsFAAH genotypeMouse modelDevelopmental neurobiologyLevels of analysisAdolescent changesDevelopmental windowAmide hydrolaseBrain circuitry
2015
Neural Mechanisms Associated with Stress‐Induced Drug Craving
Milivojevic V, Fox H, Sinha R. Neural Mechanisms Associated with Stress‐Induced Drug Craving. 2015, 240-265. DOI: 10.1002/9781118472415.ch11.ChaptersStress-induced drug cravingDrug cravingBrain circuitryMedial prefrontal activityStress-induced cravingCue-induced cravingHigh arousal statesPathophysiology of addictionRole of stressAvoidance motivationBiology of stressNeural correlatesPrefrontal activityIncentive motivationNeural mechanismsAddicted individualsNegative reinforcementDrug useRelapse outcomesCravingArousal stateSubstance abuseAnxietyMotivationConditions of stress
2013
The role of neurotrophins in major depressive disorder
Jiang C, Salton S. The role of neurotrophins in major depressive disorder. Translational Neuroscience 2013, 4: 46-58. PMID: 23691270, PMCID: PMC3656715, DOI: 10.2478/s13380-013-0103-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain-derived neurotrophic factorDepressive behaviorRole of neurotrophinsMajor depressive disorderTransgenic mouse modelStability of synapsesComplex brain circuitryAntidepressant effectsDendritic lengthSpine densityNeurotrophic factorDepressive disorderNeuronal cytoarchitectureNucleus accumbensMouse modelAnalyses of knockoutBrain circuitryPrefrontal cortexNeurotrophinsGrowth factorSingle nucleotide polymorphismsCritical modulatorHuman genetic studiesSubtle alterationsNucleotide polymorphisms
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