Persistent Frustration-Induced Reconfigurations of Brain Networks Predict Individual Differences in Irritability
Linke J, Haller S, Xu E, Nguyen L, Chue A, Botz-Zapp C, Revzina O, Perlstein S, Ross A, Tseng W, Shaw P, Brotman M, Pine D, Gotts S, Leibenluft E, Kircanski K. Persistent Frustration-Induced Reconfigurations of Brain Networks Predict Individual Differences in Irritability. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 62: 684-695. PMID: 36563874, PMCID: PMC11224120, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state scansPathophysiology of irritabilitySelf-reported irritabilityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingParent-reported irritabilitySpecific intervention targetsRisk factorsMotor functionPsychiatric consultationCircuit reorganizationCommon reasonAffective disordersBrain network configurationIrritability symptomsResonance imagingBrain regionsIrritabilityCentral mechanismsAberrant responsesPilot studyIntervention targetsRecovery periodPediatric irritabilityBrain networksDifferences in white matter segments in autistic males, non-autistic siblings, and non-autistic participants: An intermediate phenotype approach
Chien YL, Chen YJ, Tseng WL, Hsu YC, Wu CS, Tseng WI, Gau SS. Differences in white matter segments in autistic males, non-autistic siblings, and non-autistic participants: An intermediate phenotype approach. Autism 2022, 27: 1036-1052. PMID: 36254873, DOI: 10.1177/13623613221125620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-autistic siblingsNon-autistic peopleAutistic peopleAutistic traitsBrain regionsTheory of mindNon-autistic participantsHigher cognitive functionsAnterior brain regionsSocial cognitionNeurocognitive strengthsNeuropsychological characteristicsCognitive functionAutistic malesDifferent brain regionsAutismBrain adaptationIntermediate phenotype approachWhite matter differencesFuture researchNeural pathwaysBiological basisPeopleSiblingsCausal link