2019
Association between spontaneous activity of the default mode network hubs and leukocyte telomere length in late childhood and early adolescence
Rebello K, Moura L, Xavier G, Spindola L, Carvalho C, Hoexter M, Gadelha A, Picon F, Pan P, Zugman A, Grassi-Oliveira R, Brietzke E, Belangero S, Salum G, Rohde L, Miguel E, Bressan R, Jackowski A, Sato J. Association between spontaneous activity of the default mode network hubs and leukocyte telomere length in late childhood and early adolescence. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2019, 127: 109864. PMID: 31706071, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.109864.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse childhood experiencesMedial prefrontal cortexPosterior cingulate cortexDefault mode networkResting-state functional magnetic resonanceEarly life stressBrain's default mode networkFunctional magnetic resonanceBlood samplesSpontaneous activityDefault mode network hubCingulate cortexDMN hubsPsychiatric conditionsFamily environmentLength shorteningPrefrontal cortexMental healthFractional amplitudeLow-frequency fluctuationsMode networkFamily Environment ScaleHypothesis-driven studiesTelomere lengthLate childhood
2017
Fear extinction in an obsessive-compulsive disorder animal model: Influence of sex and estrous cycle
Reimer A, de Oliveira A, Diniz J, Hoexter M, Miguel E, Milad M, Brandão M. Fear extinction in an obsessive-compulsive disorder animal model: Influence of sex and estrous cycle. Neuropharmacology 2017, 131: 104-115. PMID: 29225044, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderFear extinctionOCD patientsTreatment of OCDFear extinction retentionExtinction retention deficitsFear extinction trainingOCD pathophysiologyOCD-like symptomsAnterior cingulate cortexFear inhibitionExtinction retentionAccount sex differencesEstrous cycleExtinction trainingRetention deficitsRepetitive behaviorsDistinct neurotransmitter systemsMedial prefrontalUntreated OCD patientsCingulate cortexAnimal modelsSelf-grooming behaviorBrain areasEstrous cycle phase
2000
A voxel-based investigation of regional cerebral blood flow abnormalities in obsessive–compulsive disorder using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
Busatto G, Zamignani D, Buchpiguel C, Garrido G, Glabus M, Rocha E, Maia A, Rosario-Campos M, Castro C, Furuie S, Gutierrez M, McGuire P, Miguel E. A voxel-based investigation of regional cerebral blood flow abnormalities in obsessive–compulsive disorder using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Psychiatry Research 2000, 99: 15-27. PMID: 10891646, DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4927(00)00050-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexECD uptakeObsessive-compulsive disorderCingulate cortexLateral orbitofrontal cortexObsessive-compulsive symptomsOrbitofrontal cortexControl subjectsOCD patientsLeft dorsal anterior cingulate cortexRegional cerebral blood flow abnormalitiesImaging studiesCerebral blood flow abnormalitiesRight medial orbitofrontal cortexPatient samplesRegional cerebral blood flowPathophysiology of OCDRight lateral orbitofrontal cortexRCBF SPECT studiesHealthy control subjectsBlood flow abnormalitiesCerebral blood flowLarger patient samplesSmall patient sampleLeft lateral orbitofrontal cortex
1995
Transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo e os gânglios da base
Filho E. Transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo e os gânglios da base. Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria 1995, 53: 858-859. PMID: 8729788, DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1995000500036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderBasal gangliaCaudate nucleusPathophysiology of OCDSmaller caudate nucleusPrimary lesionCingulate cortexBrain structuresMagnetic resonance imagesCortexMental functionsPatientsGangliaMotor controlResonance imagesNucleus functionRecent studiesAdaptative responseThalamusPathophysiology