2025
Sex differences in the microglial response to stress and chronic alcohol exposure in mice
Soares A, Garcia-Rivas V, Fai C, Thomas M, Zheng X, Picciotto M, Mineur Y. Sex differences in the microglial response to stress and chronic alcohol exposure in mice. Biology Of Sex Differences 2025, 16: 19. PMID: 40038827, PMCID: PMC11881309, DOI: 10.1186/s13293-025-00701-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse to stressSex differencesAlcohol exposureStress-induced alcohol drinkingHeightened reactivity to stressInescapable footshock stressDevelopment of AUDReactivity to stressChronic alcohol exposureProminent sex differencesIncreased alcohol intakeCharacterize sex differencesFemale C57BL/6J miceDark paradigmComorbid moodFootshock stressStress disorderLimbic circuitsNeurobiological processesModify drinkingNeuroimmune signalingAdministered alcoholFemale rodentsMicroglial densityAlcohol drinkingChronotherapeutic 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-monitoringUnderstanding depression in autism: the role of subjective perception and anterior cingulate cortex volume
Hao Y, Banker S, Trayvick J, Barkley S, Peters A, Thinakaran A, McLaughlin C, Gu X, Schiller D, Foss-Feig J. Understanding depression in autism: the role of subjective perception and anterior cingulate cortex volume. Molecular Autism 2025, 16: 9. PMID: 39930465, PMCID: PMC11812218, DOI: 10.1186/s13229-025-00638-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexAutism spectrum disorderSelf-reported depressionAnterior cingulate cortex volumeCo-occurring depressionAmygdala volumeAutism symptomsSocial functioningCingulate cortex volumeSocial interaction taskSocial interactionSocial interaction behaviorClinically diagnosed depressionHeterogeneity of autism spectrum disorderSubjective perceptionHeightened self-awarenessAutistic young adultsASD adultsDepressive phenotypeSocial deficitsCingulate cortexCross-sectional natureSocial impairmentPrevalence of depressionASD individualsSpecification of claustro-amygdalar and palaeocortical neurons and circuits
Kaur N, Kovner R, Gulden F, Pletikos M, Andrijevic D, Zhu T, Silbereis J, Shibata M, Shibata A, Liu Y, Ma S, Salla N, de Martin X, Klarić T, Burke M, Franjic D, Cho H, Yuen M, Chatterjee I, Soric P, Esakkimuthu D, Moser M, Santpere G, Mineur Y, Pattabiraman K, Picciotto M, Huang H, Sestan N. Specification of claustro-amygdalar and palaeocortical neurons and circuits. Nature 2025, 638: 469-478. PMID: 39814878, PMCID: PMC11821539, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08361-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasolateral amygdala complexPrefrontal cortex connectivityPrefrontal cortexNeuropsychiatric disordersExcitatory neuronsSymptoms of neuropsychiatric disordersEarly-life disruptionAmygdala complexPiriform cortexTemporal cortexDevelopmental shiftReciprocal connectionsCortexClaustrumBehavior modificationSensory informationTranscription factor SOX4DisordersTfap2dNeuronsSimilar alterationsCross-species analysisPiriformSOX11Transcription factors
2024
Neural responses to stress and alcohol cues in individuals with pain with and without alcohol use disorder
Radoman M, McGowan C, Heilner E, Lacadie C, Sinha R. Neural responses to stress and alcohol cues in individuals with pain with and without alcohol use disorder. Addiction Biology 2024, 29: e70010. PMID: 39660770, PMCID: PMC11632857, DOI: 10.1111/adb.70010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior insular cortexAlcohol use disorderRight anterior insular cortexOrbitofrontal cortexUse disorderAlcohol cue-induced cravingStages of alcohol use disorderDorsal anterior cingulate cortexLeft anterior insular cortexNeural responses to stressAlcohol cue-reactivityCue-elicited cravingOFC responsesRight dorsal caudateCue-induced cravingAnterior cingulate cortexVoxel-based analysisResponse to stressPreoccupation/anticipation stageAlcohol cuesCraving assessmentCue-reactivityAmygdala hyperactivationAlcohol cravingCue exposureAmygdala Cannabinoid 1 Receptor, Pain Response, and Emotional Numbing in Trauma-Exposed Individuals
Korem N, Hillmer A, D’Souza D, Nia A, Levy I, Pietrzak R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Amygdala Cannabinoid 1 Receptor, Pain Response, and Emotional Numbing in Trauma-Exposed Individuals. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2432387. PMID: 39250156, PMCID: PMC11385051, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.32387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal Prenatal Social Disadvantage and Neonatal Functional Connectivity: Associations With Psychopathology Symptoms at Age 12 Months
Herzberg M, Nielsen A, Brady R, Kaplan S, Alexopoulos D, Meyer D, Arora J, Miller J, Smyser T, Barch D, Rogers C, Warner B, Smyser C, Luby J. Maternal Prenatal Social Disadvantage and Neonatal Functional Connectivity: Associations With Psychopathology Symptoms at Age 12 Months. Developmental Psychology 2024, 60: 1562-1579. PMID: 38386382, PMCID: PMC11869658, DOI: 10.1037/dev0001708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCortical structure and subcortical volumes in conduct disorder: a coordinated analysis of 15 international cohorts from the ENIGMA-Antisocial Behavior Working Group
Gao Y, Staginnus M, Group E, Gao Y, Staginnus M, Townend S, Arango C, Bajaj S, Banaschewski T, Barker E, Benegal V, Berluti K, Bernhard A, Blair R, Boateng C, Bokde A, Brandeis D, Buitelaar J, Burt S, Cardinale E, Castro-Fornieles J, Chen H, Chen X, Chester S, Colins O, Cornwell H, Craig M, Cubillo A, Desrivieres S, Díaz D, Dietrich A, Dong D, Dykstra A, Franke B, Freitag C, Glennon J, Gonzalez-Madruga K, Hagan C, Hoekstra P, Holla B, Hyde L, Ibrahim K, Jabeen N, Jackson R, Jiang Y, Kohls G, Konrad K, Kypta-Vivanco A, Lamers K, Ma R, Marsh A, Martinelli A, Martinot J, Michalska K, Ming Q, Minosse S, Mitchell C, Monk C, Murphy D, Mycue L, Naaijen J, Oosterling M, Passamonti L, Pauli R, Alonso M, Phillips H, Ploe M, Raschle N, Roberts R, Rogers J, Rosa-Justicia M, Sagar-Ouriaghli I, Schulze U, Schumann G, Sethi A, Smaragdi A, Sonuga-Barke E, Stadler C, Stevens M, Sukhodolsky D, Sully K, Sun X, Toschi N, Townsend C, van der Wee N, Vermeiren R, Viding E, Wang X, Westerman H, Wu Q, Yao S, Zhang J, Zhou J, Zhou J, Jahanshad N, Thomopoulos S, Ching C, Kang M, Thompson P, Klapwijk E, Pine D, Baskin-Sommers A, Cecil C, Aghajani M, Walton E, Fairchild G, De Brito S. Cortical structure and subcortical volumes in conduct disorder: a coordinated analysis of 15 international cohorts from the ENIGMA-Antisocial Behavior Working Group. The Lancet Psychiatry 2024, 11: 620-632. PMID: 39025633, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(24)00187-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup-by-age interactionCallous-unemotional traitsConduct disorder groupConduct disorderBrain structural alterationsSubcortical volumesDisorder groupDiagnosis of conduct disorderCaudal anterior cingulate cortexAnalysis of structural MRI dataCortical thicknessT1-weighted MRI brain scansBrain structural correlatesAnterior cingulate cortexSuperior temporal sulcusStructural MRI dataAssess group differencesMRI brain scansNucleus accumbensADHD comorbidityCingulate cortexDisorder subtypesSmaller amygdalaBrain alterationsTemporal sulcusNPY-mediated synaptic plasticity in the extended amygdala prioritizes feeding during starvation
Dodt S, Widdershooven N, Dreisow M, Weiher L, Steuernagel L, Wunderlich F, Brüning J, Fenselau H. NPY-mediated synaptic plasticity in the extended amygdala prioritizes feeding during starvation. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 5439. PMID: 38937485, PMCID: PMC11211344, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49766-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBed nucleus of the stria terminalisNPY-deficient miceBed nucleus of the stria terminalis neuronsGABAergic inputsControl of feeding behaviorPromote feedingAgRP neuronsOrexigenic neuropeptide Y (NPYSuppress food intakeNeuropeptide Y (NPYAmygdala circuitsAnxiety signalsExtended amygdalaCentral amygdalaBed nucleusCeA projectionsStria terminalisSynaptic adaptationDecreased anxietyAmygdalaSynaptic plasticityRelevant circuitsDecreased feedingAnxietyHypothalamic neuronsResponding to threat: Associations between neural reactivity to and behavioral avoidance of threat in pediatric anxiety
Kitt E, Zacharek S, Odriozola P, Nardini C, Hommel G, Martino A, Anderson T, Spencer H, Broussard A, Dean J, Marin C, Silverman W, Lebowitz E, Gee D. Responding to threat: Associations between neural reactivity to and behavioral avoidance of threat in pediatric anxiety. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 351: 818-826. PMID: 38290579, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReactivity to threatMeasures of avoidanceVentral anterior insulaClinician-based measuresNeural reactivityPediatric anxietyAnxiety disordersBehavioral avoidanceFunctional magnetic resonance imaging taskAmygdala functional connectivityVentromedial prefrontal cortexTreatment-seeking sampleAvoidance of threatClinically significant constructsAssociated with tasksGeneralizability of findingsPrefrontal cortexAnterior insulaNeural findingsLaboratory tasksFunctional connectivityAnxietyAmygdalaAvoidanceSignificant constructsPre-scan state anxiety is associated with greater right amygdala-hippocampal response to fearful versus happy faces among trait-anxious Latina girls
Díaz D, Tseng W, Michalska K. Pre-scan state anxiety is associated with greater right amygdala-hippocampal response to fearful versus happy faces among trait-anxious Latina girls. BMC Psychiatry 2024, 24: 1. PMID: 38167015, PMCID: PMC10759434, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-05403-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState anxietyTrait anxietyHappy facesEmotion processingLatina girlsImplicit emotion processingNon-anxious youthHigh trait anxietyFearful facial affectFearful facesEmotional valenceFacial affectNeural correlatesIndividual differencesBrain activationBrain responsesNeural activationReduced engagementCommunity sampleAnxietyInteractive effectsHigh levelsGirlsMethodsThe present studySystematic differences
2023
The effects of experience of discrimination and acculturation during pregnancy on the developing offspring brain
Spann M, Alleyne K, Holland C, Davids A, Pierre-Louis A, Bang C, Oyeneye V, Kiflom R, Shea E, Cheng B, Peterson B, Monk C, Scheinost D. The effects of experience of discrimination and acculturation during pregnancy on the developing offspring brain. Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 49: 476-485. PMID: 37968451, PMCID: PMC10724278, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01765-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA systematic review of childhood maltreatment and resting state functional connectivity
Gerin M, Viding E, Herringa R, Russell J, McCrory E. A systematic review of childhood maltreatment and resting state functional connectivity. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2023, 64: 101322. PMID: 37952287, PMCID: PMC10665826, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional connectivityCingulate cortexChildhood maltreatmentAltered functional connectivityState functional connectivityDorsal anterior cingulate cortexNegative psychiatric outcomesVentral anterior cingulate cortexDorsolateral prefrontal cortexRsFC alterationsAltered connectivityInclusion criteriaAmygdala connectivityNineteen studiesPsychiatric outcomesFuture symptomsSystematic reviewBrain regionsClinical disordersBrain circuitsAnterior insulaPrefrontal cortexMaltreatment exposureNeural Circuit Transitions Supporting Developmentally Specific Social Behavior
Ferrara N, Che A, Briones B, Padilla-Coreano N, Lovett-Barron M, Opendak M. Neural Circuit Transitions Supporting Developmentally Specific Social Behavior. Journal Of Neuroscience 2023, 43: 7456-7462. PMID: 37940586, PMCID: PMC10634550, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1377-23.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial behaviorSocial neuroscience researchFlexible social behaviorAppropriate social behaviorPrefrontal cortexNeural mechanismsFlexible behaviorNeuroscience researchSensory cortexIn adulthoodSocial interactionMotor controlCortexAdulthoodBehavioral transitionsUnique demandsAmygdalaHabenulaBehaviorTime pointsThalamusEarly time pointsMemoryBrainAmygdala downregulation training using fMRI neurofeedback in post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized, double-blind trial
Zhao Z, Duek O, Seidemann R, Gordon C, Walsh C, Romaker E, Koller W, Horvath M, Awasthi J, Wang Y, O’Brien E, Fichtenholtz H, Hampson M, Harpaz-Rotem I. Amygdala downregulation training using fMRI neurofeedback in post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized, double-blind trial. Translational Psychiatry 2023, 13: 177. PMID: 37230984, PMCID: PMC10209552, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02467-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderControl groupAmygdala activityPTSD treatmentDouble-blind clinical trialStress disorderDouble-blind trialSecondary outcome measurementsTrauma recallNeurofeedback trainingGreater improvementAmygdala controlsPotential clinical applicationsSymptom scoresActive groupClinical trialsTreatment successOutcome measurementsTrauma scriptsSymptom reductionNeurofeedback interventionPTSD symptomsFMRI neurofeedbackAmygdalaNeural markersPathophysiology of nAChRs: Limbic circuits and related disorders
Mineur Y, Soares A, Etherington I, Abdulla Z, Picciotto M. Pathophysiology of nAChRs: Limbic circuits and related disorders. Pharmacological Research 2023, 191: 106745. PMID: 37011774, DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2023.106745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive disorderMedication developmentLimbic system areasPreclinical pharmacological studiesHuman epidemiological studiesHuman affective disordersNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsAntidepressant efficacyClinical evidenceLimbic circuitsNicotine intakePreclinical modelsSpecific nAChRsEpidemiological studiesCurrent therapeuticsAffective disordersAcetylcholine receptorsRelated disordersPharmacological studiesStress disorderDisordersEtiology of anxietyNAChRsRelevant targetsEfficacyStructural inequities contribute to racial/ethnic differences in neurophysiological tone, but not threat reactivity, after trauma exposure
Harnett N, Fani N, Carter S, Sanchez L, Rowland G, Davie W, Guzman C, Lebois L, Ely T, van Rooij S, Seligowski A, Winters S, Grasser L, Musey P, Seamon M, House S, Beaudoin F, An X, Zeng D, Neylan T, Clifford G, Linnstaedt S, Germine L, Bollen K, Rauch S, Haran J, Storrow A, Lewandowski C, Hendry P, Sheikh S, Jones C, Punches B, Swor R, Hudak L, Pascual J, Harris E, Chang A, Pearson C, Peak D, Merchant R, Domeier R, Rathlev N, Bruce S, Miller M, Pietrzak R, Joormann J, Barch D, Pizzagalli D, Harte S, Elliott J, Kessler R, Koenen K, McLean S, Jovanovic T, Stevens J, Ressler K. Structural inequities contribute to racial/ethnic differences in neurophysiological tone, but not threat reactivity, after trauma exposure. Molecular Psychiatry 2023, 28: 2975-2984. PMID: 36725899, PMCID: PMC10615735, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-01971-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderAmygdala connectivityAmygdala reactivityTrauma exposurePrefrontal cortexPTSD symptomsDorsal anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingGreater amygdala connectivityDorsolateral prefrontal cortexSymptoms 3Trauma outcomesSkin conductance levelCingulate cortexEthnic groupsEthnic disparitiesResonance imagingMultisite longitudinal studyStress disorderTwo weeksEthnic variabilityWhite individualsBlack participantsTransfrontal Approach to the Amygdala for Ablation With Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy: An Epilepsy Case Report
Lamsam L, Brigido M, Sivaraju A, Hirsch L, Spencer D, Chiang V, Damisah E. Transfrontal Approach to the Amygdala for Ablation With Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy: An Epilepsy Case Report. Operative Neurosurgery 2023, 24: e381-e384. PMID: 36715982, PMCID: PMC10158899, DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmygdalaEpilepsy, Temporal LobeFemaleHumansLaser TherapyLasersStereotaxic TechniquesConceptsStereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomyLaser interstitial thermal therapyEntorhinal cortexInterstitial thermal therapyComplete ablationMesial temporal lobe epilepsyTemporal arteriovenous malformationTemporal lobe epilepsyLeft temporal arteriovenous malformationMiddle frontal gyrusPrior craniotomyOpen resectionLobe epilepsyCase reportMedial amygdalaArteriovenous malformationsAnterior entorhinal cortexTransfrontal approachAmygdalaInvasive surgeryFrontal gyrusThermal therapyIntracranial electroencephalographyResection
2022
A multidimensional approach to understanding the emergence of sex differences in internalizing symptoms in adolescence
Serio B, Kohler R, Ye F, Lichenstein S, Yip S. A multidimensional approach to understanding the emergence of sex differences in internalizing symptoms in adolescence. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2022, 58: 101182. PMID: 36495789, PMCID: PMC9730154, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLongitudinal volumetric evaluation of hippocampus and amygdala subregions in recent trauma survivors
Ben-Zion Z, Korem N, Spiller TR, Duek O, Keynan JN, Admon R, Harpaz-Rotem I, Liberzon I, Shalev AY, Hendler T. Longitudinal volumetric evaluation of hippocampus and amygdala subregions in recent trauma survivors. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 28: 657-667. PMID: 36280750, PMCID: PMC9918676, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01842-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentAmygdala subregionsPTSD diagnosisGeneral hospital emergency departmentLeft amygdala volumeHospital emergency departmentRight hippocampus volumeCA1 hippocampal subregionRecent trauma survivorsTrauma survivorsCivilian trauma survivorsED admissionEligible participantsHippocampus volumeAmygdala volumeHippocampal subregionsVulnerability traitsDisorder pathogenesisClinical InterviewModerate evidenceHippocampus subregionsTrauma exposureStructural MRIRobust evidenceLower initial volume
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