2022
Increased left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex density following escitalopram intake during relearning: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in healthy humans
Vanicek T, Reed M, Seiger R, Godbersen G, Klöbl M, Unterholzner J, Spurny-Dworak B, Gryglewski G, Handschuh P, Schmidt C, Kraus C, Stimpfl T, Rupprecht R, Kasper S, Lanzenberger R. Increased left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex density following escitalopram intake during relearning: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in healthy humans. Therapeutic Advances In Psychopharmacology 2022, 12: 20451253221132085. PMID: 36420117, PMCID: PMC9677158, DOI: 10.1177/20451253221132085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeft dorsolateral prefrontal cortexAssociative learning taskNon-emotional contentDorsolateral prefrontal cortexVoxel-based morphometry analysisEmotional processingExecutive functionLearning taskNeurobiological processesVoxel-based morphometryPrefrontal cortexBrain plasticityEscitalopram intakeNeural plasticityBrain areasNeuroplastic processesBlood levelsBrain structuresHealthy individualsMorphometry analysisDouble-blind placebo controlGray matterStress-induced dendritic atrophySelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsPlacebo intake
2021
Meta-analysis of brain structural changes after electroconvulsive therapy in depression
Gryglewski G, Lanzenberger R, Silberbauer LR, Pacher D, Kasper S, Rupprecht R, Frey R, Baldinger-Melich P. Meta-analysis of brain structural changes after electroconvulsive therapy in depression. Brain Stimulation 2021, 14: 927-937. PMID: 34119669, DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2021.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectroconvulsive therapyDentate gyrusHippocampal subfieldsSignificant volume increaseSeries of ECTStandardized mean change scoresBrain structuresLongitudinal magnetic resonance imagingBrain structural changesCornu ammonis 1Mean change scoresRegional brain volumesRandom-effects modelMagnetic resonance imagingClinical outcomesSymptom improvementDepressive patientsTreatment outcomesStandardized mean changeBilateral hippocampusIndividual patientsMean changeBrain volumeWarrant replicationResonance imaging