2022
Hypothalamic Functional Connectivity and Apathy in People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Healthy Controls
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Chao H, van Dyck C, Li C. Hypothalamic Functional Connectivity and Apathy in People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Healthy Controls. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2022, 90: 1615-1628. PMID: 36314209, PMCID: PMC10064487, DOI: 10.3233/jad-220708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle temporal gyrusMild cognitive impairmentMotivation circuitsFunctional connectivityPath analysisWhole-brain regressionPCu/PCCState functional connectivityTotal scoreTemporal gyrusNeural markersCingulate cortexMemory dysfunctionRSFCHealthy controlsCognitive statusCognitive impairmentAlzheimer's diseaseApathyPrecuneusMemoryRsFCsDepressionScale total scoreCognitive subscores
2021
The mediating effect of brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels on childhood trauma and psychiatric symptoms in patients with first-episode schizophrenia
Wang L, Yin Y, Zhou Y, Huang J, Zhang P, Chen S, Fan H, Cui Y, Luo X, Tan S, Wang Z, Li CR, Tian B, Tian L, Hong L, Tan Y. The mediating effect of brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels on childhood trauma and psychiatric symptoms in patients with first-episode schizophrenia. Australian & New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry 2021, 56: 828-835. PMID: 34263656, DOI: 10.1177/00048674211031478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factor levelsSerum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levelsNeurotrophic factor levelsFirst-episode schizophreniaQuestionnaire total scoreNegative Syndrome Scale total scoreChildhood Trauma Questionnaire total scoreScale total scoreNegative Syndrome ScaleFactor levelsTotal scoreChildhood traumaHealthy controlsLower serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor levelsAbnormal brain-derived neurotrophic factorChildhood traumatic experiencesSyndrome ScaleBrain-derived neurotrophic factorPathogenesis of schizophreniaEmotional neglectEnzyme-linked immunosorbentSevere childhood traumaChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireClinical symptomsNeurotrophic factor