Article
Neurosciences
Justin M. Fine, David J. -N. Maisson, Seng Bum Michael Yoo, Tyler V. Cash-Padgett, Maya Zhe Wang, Jan Zimmermann, Benjamin Y. Hayden
Summary: An important question in neuroeconomics is how the brain represents the value of offers in a way that allows for comparison while preserving the details that influence value. This study examined neuronal responses in male macaques and found that there was no overlap in neural coding between risky and safe options, even when the options had identical subjective values. However, these regions were linked through a linear transform of their encodings, allowing for comparison of different types of options.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Biology
Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez, Nicholas L. Balderston, James A. Bisby, Joseph Leshin, Abigail Hsiung, John A. King, Daniel S. Pine, Neil Burgess, Christian Grillon, Monique Ernst
Summary: The study used fMRI imaging to investigate how pathological anxiety disorders affect brain activation during a contextual threat learning paradigm. Results showed that anxiety disorder patients engage different brain areas to modulate context-appropriate emotional responses, particularly in safe and dangerous zones within the experiment.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Jeremy Hogeveen, Denicia F. Aragon, Kimberly Rogge-Obando, Richard A. Campbell, C. William Shuttleworth, Rebecca E. Avila-Rieger, Ronald A. Yeo, J. Kevin Wilson, Violet Fratzke, Emma Brandt, Jacqueline Story-Remer, Darbi Gill, Andrew R. Mayer, James F. Cavanagh, Davin K. Quinn
Summary: This study revealed a connection between apathy following traumatic brain injury (TBI) and alterations in motivational neural circuits, with different levels of apathy in TBI patients related to changes in brain region functional connectivity.
JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Edmund T. Rolls, Gustavo Deco, Chu-Chung Huang, Jianfeng Feng
Summary: The human orbitofrontal cortex, vmPFC, and anterior cingulate cortex play a crucial role in reward processing, emotion, and episodic memory. Effective connectivity between cortical regions and subcortical regions was measured in the human brain, revealing the complex network involved in these processes. This research enhances our understanding of the functional and neural connections in the brain.
Article
Biology
Roland Esser, Christoph W. Korn, Florian Ganzer, Jan Haaker
Summary: Learning to be safe is crucial for adaptive behavior, while detecting the absence of expected threats is key for threat extinction learning. A possible mechanism for extinction learning involves a dopaminergic mismatch signal, which encodes the absence of expected threats.
Review
Biology
Tayebeh Sepahvand, Kyron D. Power, Tian Qin, Qi Yuan
Summary: Through the study of threat conditioning, extinction, and second-order threat conditioning in animal models, insights have been gained into the brain-based mechanisms of fear- and anxiety-related disorders and their treatment. The basolateral amygdala (BLA) has received much attention in these processes, and this review provides an overview of its role. Recent evidence suggests that the BLA serves as the core of a greater network of structures, including associative and sensory cortices, in these forms of learning. The BLA is regulated by inputs from the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, as well as by neuromodulators such as norepinephrine and dopamine, which may contribute important learning signals to these processes. The sensory cortices may play a crucial role in the long-term storage of threat memories, and further research can explore their potential in the storage of extinction and second-order conditioning memories.
Review
Anatomy & Morphology
Edmund T. Rolls
Summary: The orbitofrontal cortex and amygdala are involved in emotion and motivation, but the relationship between these functions is not clear. A unified theory of emotion and motivation is described, in which motivational states involve instrumental goal-directed actions for rewards or punishment avoidance, while emotional states are elicited by received or not received rewards or punishment. Recent evidence suggests that the orbitofrontal cortex is involved in reward value and depression, while the amygdala is implicated in brainstem-mediated responses to stimuli and not declarative emotion. The anterior cingulate cortex is involved in learning actions for rewards and provides goals for navigation, along with the orbitofrontal and ventromedial prefrontal cortex.
BRAIN STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
(2023)
Article
Biology
Hanna Keren, Charles Zheng, David C. Jangraw, Katharine Chang, Aria Vitale, Robb B. Rutledge, Francisco Pereira, Dylan M. Nielson, Argyris Stringaris
Summary: The research suggests that early events have a stronger influence on reported mood than recent events. This has implications for the timing of events in experimental or clinical settings and points towards new directions for individualized mood interventions.
Article
Biology
Lilya Andrianova, Steliana Yanakieva, Gabriella Margetts-Smith, Shivali Kohli, Erica S. Brady, John P. Aggleton, Michael T. Craig
Summary: The connectivity and interplay between the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus are important for cognitive processes, but the existence of a direct glutamatergic projection from the anterior cingulate cortex to the hippocampus has been questioned. In this study, multiple methods were used to validate a recent finding of this projection, but no evidence of such a projection was found.
Article
Neurosciences
Marcos Domic-Siede, Martin Irani, Joaquin Valdes, Marcela Perrone-Bertolotti, Tomas Ossandon
Summary: The study reveals the importance of cognitive planning in human goal-directed behavior, with different brain regions playing specific roles in the planning process. Activity in the prefrontal cortex is associated with increased time needed for plan elaboration, while activity in the frontopolar cortex is negatively correlated with execution time, indicating its role in efficiency and accuracy in plan execution. Theta activity in different brain regions reflects high cognitive demand and the successful generation of self-made plans.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Wiktor Bilecki, Joachim Latusz, Kinga Gawlinska, Magdalena Chmelova, Marzena Mackowiak
Summary: The study showed that short-term adolescent social isolation did not significantly affect fear memory and anxiety in adult rats, but altered protein levels related to synapse maturation and energy transfer. Additionally, the impact of adolescent social isolation on normally developing brains was different than those with a history of MAM administration.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Billy Kim, Dowon Kim, Anton Schulmann, Yash Patel, Carolina Caban-Rivera, Paul Kim, Ananya Jambhale, Kory R. Johnson, Ningping Feng, Qing Xu, Sun Jung Kang, Ajeet Mandal, Michael Kelly, Nirmala Akula, Francis J. McMahon, Barbara Lipska, Stefano Marenco, Pavan K. Auluck
Summary: Regional cellular heterogeneity in human neocortex is still unclear. This study uses single-nucleus RNA-sequencing to examine cell-specific transcriptional features in DLPFC and sgACC, finding more inhibitory cells in sgACC and considerable variability in excitatory neuron subclusters across brain regions. In addition, genetic signals of psychiatric disorders are mainly enriched in neurons.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Sarah M. Tashjian, Tomislav D. Zbozinek, Dean Mobbs
Summary: The model presented in the article suggests that the human brain computes safety through threat-oriented and self-oriented evaluations, with dynamic interaction between these two components serving as the mechanism of safety estimation. Research indicates that distinct regions of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex respond to threat and safety to facilitate survival decisions. Safety is not simply the inverse of danger, but rather reflects independent computations that mediate defensive circuits and behaviors.
TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Yujia Peng, Jeffrey D. Knotts, Katherine S. Young, Susan Y. Bookheimer, Robin Nusslock, Richard E. Zinbarg, Nicholas J. Kelley, Aileen M. Echiverri-Cohen, Michelle G. Craske
Summary: This study investigated the shared and unique neural mechanisms underlying anxiety and major depressive disorders. Results showed that greater neural responses to threatening stimuli during fear acquisition were associated with an increase in fear symptoms over a 30-month period, while elevated neural responses to the extinguished stimulus during extinction recall were negatively associated with changes in general distress.
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY-COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROIMAGING
(2023)
Review
Neurosciences
Christine Stubbendorff, Carl W. Stevenson
Summary: Research has shown that dopamine plays a crucial role in regulating various contextual fear processes, although the related neurochemical mechanisms are still not fully understood. Understanding how dopamine regulates contextual fear can provide novel insights into the neurochemical modulation of neural circuit function underlying memory processing.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Lara M. Wierenga, Gaelle E. Doucet, Danai Dima, Ingrid Agartz, Moji Aghajani, Theophilus N. Akudjedu, Anton Albajes-Eizagirre, Dag Alnaes, Kathryn Alpert, Ole A. Andreassen, Alan Anticevic, Philip Asherson, Tobias Banaschewski, Nuria Bargallo, Sarah Baumeister, Ramona Baur-Streubel, Alessandro Bertolino, Aurora Bonvino, Dorret Boomsma, Stefan Borgwardt, Josiane Bourque, Anouk den Braber, Daniel Brandeis, Alan Breier, Henry Brodaty, Rachel M. Brouwer, Jan K. Buitelaar, Geraldo F. Busatto, Vince D. Calhoun, Erick J. Canales-Rodriguez, Dara M. Cannon, Xavier Caseras, Francisco X. Castellanos, Tiffany M. Chaim-Avancini, Christopher R. K. Ching, Vincent P. Clark, Patricia J. Conrod, Annette Conzelmann, Fabrice Crivello, Christopher G. Davey, Erin W. Dickie, Stefan Ehrlich, Dennis Van't Ent, Simon E. Fisher, Jean-Paul Fouche, Barbara Franke, Paola Fuentes-Claramonte, Eco J. C. de Geus, Annabella Di Giorgio, David C. Glahn, Ian H. Gotlib, Hans J. Grabe, Oliver Gruber, Patricia Gruner, Raquel E. Gur, Ruben C. Gur, Tiril P. Gurholt, Lieuwe de Haan, Beathe Haatveit, Ben J. Harrison, Catharina A. Hartman, Sean N. Hatton, Dirk J. Heslenfeld, Odile A. van den Heuvel, Ian B. Hickie, Pieter J. Hoekstra, Sarah Hohmann, Avram J. Holmes, Martine Hoogman, Norbert Hosten, Fleur M. Howells, Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol, Chaim Huyser, Neda Jahanshad, Anthony C. James, Jiyang Jiang, Erik G. Jonsson, John A. Joska, Andrew J. Kalnin, Marieke Klein, Laura Koenders, Knut K. Kolskar, Bernd Kramer, Jonna Kuntsi, Jim Lagopoulos, Luisa Lazaro, Irina S. Lebedeva, Phil H. Lee, Christine Lochner, Marise W. J. Machielsen, Sophie Maingault, Nicholas G. Martin, Ignacio Martinez-Zalacain, David Mataix-Cols, Bernard Mazoyer, Brenna C. McDonald, Colm McDonald, Andrew M. McIntosh, Katie L. McMahon, Genevieve McPhilemy, Dennis van der Meer, Jose M. Menchon, Jilly Naaijen, Lars Nyberg, Jaap Oosterlaan, Yannis Paloyelis, Paul Pauli, Giulio Pergola, Edith Pomarol-Clotet, Maria J. Portella, Joaquim Radua, Andreas Reif, Genevieve Richard, Joshua L. Roffman, Pedro G. P. Rosa, Matthew D. Sacchet, Perminder S. Sachdev, Raymond Salvador, Salvador Sarro, Theodore D. Satterthwaite, Andrew J. Saykin, Mauricio H. Serpa, Kang Sim, Andrew Simmons, Jordan W. Smoller, Iris E. Sommer, Carles Soriano-Mas, Dan J. Stein, Lachlan T. Strike, Philip R. Szeszko, Henk S. Temmingh, Sophia Thomopoulos, Alexander S. Tomyshev, Julian N. Trollor, Anne Uhlmann, Ilya M. Veer, Dick J. Veltman, Aristotle Voineskos, Henry Volzke, Henrik Walter, Lei Wang, Yang Wang, Bernd Weber, Wei Wen, John D. West, Lars T. Westlye, Heather C. Whalley, Steven C. R. Williams, Katharina Wittfeld, Daniel H. Wolf, Margaret J. Wright, Yuliya N. Yoncheva, Marcus Zanetti, Georg C. Ziegler, Greig de Zubicaray, Paul M. Thompson, Eveline A. Crone, Sophia Frangou, Christian K. Tamnes
Summary: Males exhibit greater variability than females in many traits, which may have implications for understanding sex differences in health and disease. A mega-analysis of brain structure variability based on MRI data of 16,683 healthy individuals spanning nine decades of life reveals significant patterns of greater male than female between-subject variance in subcortical volumes, cortical surface area, and cortical thickness. These sex differences are present in childhood and may be influenced by early life genetic or gene-environment interaction mechanisms. The findings underscore the importance of individual differences within each sex, which may contribute to sex-specific vulnerability to disorders.
HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Sophia Frangou, Amirhossein Modabbernia, Steven C. R. Williams, Efstathios Papachristou, Gaelle E. Doucet, Ingrid Agartz, Moji Aghajani, Theophilus N. Akudjedu, Anton Albajes-Eizagirre, Dag Alnaes, Kathryn Alpert, Micael Andersson, Nancy C. Andreasen, Ole A. Andreassen, Philip Asherson, Tobias Banaschewski, Nuria Bargallo, Sarah Baumeister, Ramona Baur-Streubel, Alessandro Bertolino, Aurora Bonvino, Dorret Boomsma, Stefan Borgwardt, Josiane Bourque, Daniel Brandeis, Alan Breier, Henry Brodaty, Rachel M. Brouwer, Jan K. Buitelaar, Geraldo F. Busatto, Randy L. Buckner, Vincent Calhoun, Erick J. Canales-Rodriguez, Dara M. Cannon, Xavier Caseras, Francisco X. Castellanos, Simon Cervenka, Tiffany M. Chaim-Avancini, Christopher R. K. Ching, Victoria Chubar, Vincent P. Clark, Patricia Conrod, Annette Conzelmann, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Fabrice Crivello, Eveline A. Crone, Anders M. Dale, Christopher Davey, Eco J. C. de Geus, Lieuwe de Haan, Greig de Zubicaray, Anouk den Braber, Erin W. Dickie, Annabella Di Giorgio, Nhat Trung Doan, Erlend S. Dorum, Stefan Ehrlich, Susanne Erk, Thomas Espeseth, Helena Fatouros-Bergman, Simon E. Fisher, Jean-Paul Fouche, Barbara Franke, Thomas Frodl, Paola Fuentes-Claramonte, David C. Glahn, Ian H. Gotlib, Hans-Joergen Grabe, Oliver Grimm, Nynke A. Groenewold, Dominik Grotegerd, Oliver Gruber, Patricia Gruner, Rachel E. Gur, Ruben C. Gur, Ben J. Harrison, Catharine A. Hartman, Sean N. Hatton, Andreas Heinz, Dirk J. Heslenfeld, Derrek P. Hibar, Ian B. Hickie, Beng-Choon Ho, Pieter J. Hoekstra, Sarah Hohmann, Avram J. Holmes, Martine Hoogman, Norbert Hosten, Fleur M. Howells, Hilleke E. Hulshoff Pol, Chaim Huyser, Neda Jahanshad, Anthony James, Terry L. Jernigan, Jiyang Jiang, Erik G. Jonsson, John A. Joska, Rene Kahn, Andrew Kalnin, Ryota Kanai, Marieke Klein, Tatyana P. Klyushnik, Laura Koenders, Sanne Koops, Bernd Kraemer, Jonna Kuntsi, Jim Lagopoulos, Luisa Lazaro, Irina Lebedeva, Won Hee Lee, Klaus-Peter Lesch, Christine Lochner, Marise W. J. Machielsen, Sophie Maingault, Nicholas G. Martin, Ignacio Martinez-Zalacain, David Mataix-Cols, Bernard Mazoyer, Colm McDonald, Brenna C. McDonald, Andrew M. McIntosh, Katie L. McMahon, Genevieve McPhilemy, Jose M. Menchon, Sarah E. Medland, Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Jilly Naaijen, Pablo Najt, Tomohiro Nakao, Jan E. Nordvik, Lars Nyberg, Jaap Oosterlaan, Victor Ortiz-Garcia de la Foz, Yannis Paloyelis, Paul Pauli, Giulio Pergola, Edith Pomarol-Clotet, Maria J. Portella, Steven G. Potkin, Joaquim Radua, Andreas Reif, Daniel A. Rinker, Joshua L. Roffman, Pedro G. P. Rosa, Matthew D. Sacchet, Perminder S. Sachdev, Raymond Salvador, Pascual Sanchez-Juan, Salvador Sarro, Theodore D. Satterthwaite, Andrew J. Saykin, Mauricio H. Serpa, Lianne Schmaal, Knut Schnell, Gunter Schumann, Kang Sim, Jordan W. Smoller, Iris Sommer, Carles Soriano-Mas, Dan J. Stein, Lachlan T. Strike, Suzanne C. Swagerman, Christian K. Tamnes, Henk S. Temmingh, Sophia Thomopoulos, Alexander S. Tomyshev, Diana Tordesillas-Gutierrez, Julian N. Trollor, Jessica A. Turner, Anne Uhlmann, Odile A. van den Heuvel, Dennis van den Meer, Nic J. A. van der Wee, Neeltje E. M. van Haren, Dennis van't Ent, Theo G. M. van Erp, Ilya M. Veer, Dick J. Veltman, Aristotle Voineskos, Henry Voelzke, Henrik Walter, Esther Walton, Lei Wang, Yang Wang, Thomas H. Wassink, Bernd Weber, Wei Wen, John D. West, Lars T. Westlye, Heather Whalley, Lara M. Wierenga, Katharina Wittfeld, Daniel H. Wolf, Amanda Worker, Margaret J. Wright, Kun Yang, Yulyia Yoncheva, Marcus Zanetti, Georg C. Ziegler, Paul M. Thompson, Danai Dima
Summary: The study used data from the ENIGMA Consortium to explore the relationship between age and cortical thickness, finding that most regions peak in cortical thickness during childhood, with a negative association between age and cortical thickness where the slope is steeper before the age of 30 and more gradual afterwards.
HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Caitlin Hall, Ben J. Harrison, Kartik K. Iyer, Hannah S. Savage, Martha Zakrzewski, Lisa A. Simms, Graham Radford-Smith, Rosalyn J. Moran, Luca Cocchi
Summary: There is a growing awareness that the composition of the gut microbiota influences behavior, including responses to threat. Research shows interactions between high-level ecological indices and threat-related neural dynamics in the brain, with the abundance of Ruminococcus being linked to connectivity and activity during threat updating. Further investigations on microbiota-derived metabolites and their relationship with threat-related brain processes are warranted based on functional inference analysis.
HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Trevor Steward, Po-Han Kung, Christopher G. Davey, Bradford A. Moffat, Rebecca K. Glarin, Alec J. Jamieson, Kim L. Felmingham, Ben J. Harrison
Summary: Negative self-beliefs are central to psychopathology and little is known about the brain mechanisms underlying cognitive restructuring of such beliefs. This study used a novel paradigm and ultra-high resolution fMRI to investigate the brain activation during cognitive restructuring. The findings suggest that specific brain regions, including the fronto-striato-thalamic circuit and the medial prefrontal cortex, are activated during cognitive restructuring. Furthermore, the study provides evidence that the mediodorsal thalamus has a strong excitatory effect on other regions involved in cognitive restructuring.
MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Simone Battaglia, Ben J. Harrison, Miquel A. Fullana
Summary: Current models highlight the crucial role of vmPFC in fear inhibition and acquisition, with recent brain imaging studies providing further insights into its involvement in fear conditioning.
MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Alec J. Jamieson, Ben J. Harrison, Adeel Razi, Christopher G. Davey
Summary: The study found that depressed patients had stronger inhibitory connectivity from the rACC, while treatment responders showed distinct alterations in connectivity patterns before treatment compared to healthy controls.
NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Christopher G. Davey, Micah Cearns, Alec Jamieson, Ben J. Harrison
Summary: This study used machine learning to predict depression remission and confirmed the predictive nature of rostral anterior cingulate cortex (rACC) activity. The machine learning model can assist in providing earlier support and more intensive therapies.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Maria Pico-Perez, Miquel A. Fullana, Anton Albajes-Eizagirre, Daniel Vega, Josep Marco-Pallares, Ana Vilar, Jacobo Chamorro, Kim L. Felmingham, Ben J. Harrison, Joaquim Radua, Carles Soriano-Mas
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate neural predictors of cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) outcome in anxiety-related disorders. The results suggest that brain response in regions involved in salience and interoception processing is strongly associated with a positive CBT outcome. These findings may contribute to the development of personalized approaches for the treatment of anxiety-related disorders.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Christopher G. Davey, Ben J. Harrison
Summary: The experience of the self in depression is different, characterized by pervasive low mood and negative self-related thoughts. Recent neuroscience studies, including functional brain imaging, have provided new insights into the self, revealing how it is supported by complex, hierarchical brain processes. The self-axis model of depression proposed in this study offers a new perspective on the disorder, emphasizing its multi-level nature and the potential effects of interventions at different levels of the self axis.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Lydia Fortea, Miquel Tortella-Feliu, Asier Juaneda-Segui, Victor De la Pena-Arteaga, Pamela Chavarria-Elizondo, Laia Prat-Torres, Carles Soriano-Mas, Sean P. Lane, Joaquim Radua, Miquel A. Fullana
Summary: Smartphone apps using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) are a feasible and reliable method for assessing anxiety, providing valuable insights into human anxiety.
Article
Neurosciences
Yash Patel, Jean Shin, Christoph Abe, Ingrid Agartz, Clara Alloza, Dag Alnaes, Sonia Ambrogi, Linda A. Antonucci, Celso Arango, Volker Arolt, Guillaume Auzias, Rosa Ayesa-Arriola, Nerisa Banaj, Tobias Banaschewski, Cibele Bandeira, Zeynep Basgoze, Renata Basso Cupertino, Claiton H. D. Bau, Jochen Bauer, Sarah Baumeister, Fabio Bernardoni, Alessandro Bertolino, Caterina del Mar Bonnin, Daniel Brandeis, Silvia Brem, Jason Bruggemann, Robin Bulow, Juan R. Bustillo, Sara Calderoni, Rosa Calvo, Erick J. Canales-Rodriguez, Dara M. Cannon, Susanna Carmona, Vaughan J. Carr, Stanley V. Catts, Sneha Chenji, Qian Hui Chew, David Coghill, Colm G. Connolly, Annette Conzelmann, Alexander R. Craven, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Kathryn Cullen, Andreas Dahl, Udo Dannlowski, Christopher G. Davey, Christine Deruelle, Covadonga M. Diaz-Caneja, Katharina Dohm, Stefan Ehrlich, Jeffery Epstein, Tracy Erwin-Grabner, Lisa T. Eyler, Jennifer Fedor, Jacqueline Fitzgerald, William Foran, Judith M. Ford, Lydia Fortea, Paola Fuentes-Claramonte, Janice Fullerton, Lisa Furlong, Louise Gallagher, Bingchen Gao, Si Gao, Jose M. Goikolea, Ian Gotlib, Roberto Goya-Maldonado, Hans J. Grabe, Melissa Green, Eugenio H. Grevet, Nynke A. Groenewold, Dominik Grotegerd, Oliver Gruber, Jan Haavik, Tim Hahn, Ben J. Harrison, Walter Heindel, Frans Henskens, Dirk J. Heslenfeld, Eva Hilland, Pieter J. Hoekstra, Sarah Hohmann, Nathalie Holz, Fleur M. Howells, Jonathan C. Ipser, Neda Jahanshad, Babette Jakobi, Andreas Jansen, Joost Janssen, Rune Jonassen, Anna Kaiser, Vasiliy Kaleda, James Karantonis, Joseph A. King, Tilo Kircher, Peter Kochunov, Sheri-Michelle Koopowitz, Mikael Landen, Nils Inge Landro, Stephen Lawrie, Irina Lebedeva, Beatriz Luna, Astri J. Lundervold, Frank P. MacMaster, Luigi A. Maglanoc, Daniel H. Mathalon, Colm McDonald, Andrew McIntosh, Susanne Meinert, Patricia T. Michie, Philip Mitchell, Ana Moreno-Alcazar, Bryan Mowry, Filippo Muratori, Leila Nabulsi, Igor Nenadic, Ruth O'Gorman Tuura, Jaap Oosterlaan, Bronwyn Overs, Christos Pantelis, Mara Parellada, Jose C. Pariente, Paul Pauli, Giulio Pergola, Francesco Maria Piarulli, Felipe Picon, Fabrizio Piras, Edith Pomarol-Clotet, Clara Pretus, Yann Quide, Joaquim Radua, J. Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Paul E. Rasser, Andreas Reif, Alessandra Retico, Gloria Roberts, Susan Rossell, Diego Luiz Rovaris, Katya Rubia, Matthew Sacchet, Josep Salavert, Raymond Salvador, Salvador Sarro, Akira Sawa, Ulrich Schall, Rodney Scott, Pierluigi Selvaggi, Tim Silk, Kang Sim, Antonin Skoch, Gianfranco Spalletta, Filip Spaniel, Dan J. Stein, Olaf Steinstrater, Aleks Stolicyn, Yoichiro Takayanagi, Leanne Tamm, Maria Tavares, Alexander Teumer, Katharina Thiel, Sophia I. Thomopoulos, David Tomecek, Alexander S. Tomyshev, Diana Tordesillas-Gutierrez, Michela Tosetti, Anne Uhlmann, Tamsyn Van Rheenen, Javier Vazquez-Bourgon, Meike W. Vernooij, Eduard Vieta, Oscar Vilarroya, Cynthia Weickert, Thomas Weickert, Lars T. Westlye, Heather Whalley, David Willinger, Alexandra Winter, Katharina Wittfeld, Tony T. Yang, Yuliya Yoncheva, Jende L. Zijlmans, Martine Hoogman, Barbara Franke, Daan van Rooij, Jan Buitelaar, Christopher R. K. Ching, Ole A. Andreassen, Elena Pozzi, Dick Veltman, Lianne Schmaal, Theo G. M. van Erp, Jessica Turner, F. Xavier Castellanos, Zdenka Pausova, Paul Thompson, Tomas Paus
Summary: The study found that group differences in cortical area for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia, and Child Behavior Checklist were dominant in multimodal association cortices across 11 cortical regions. These differences were associated with interregional profiles of prenatal cell-specific gene expression, implying that prenatal cell-specific processes may lead to deviations from typical brain development and vulnerability to mental illness. Additionally, genes coexpressed with radial glia and endothelial and mural cells were enriched with genes related to known pre/perinatal risk factors for psychosis, supporting a neurodevelopmental model of mental illness vulnerability.
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
James Agathos, Trevor Steward, Christopher G. Davey, Kim L. Felmingham, Sevil Ince, Bradford A. Moffat, Rebecca K. Glarin, Ben J. Harrison
Summary: Negative self-beliefs, involving self-judgment and social judgment, are fundamental in psychopathology. Cognitive restructuring, a core treatment mechanism in psychotherapy, is poorly understood in terms of neural mechanisms. This study found distinct patterns of posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) engagement during cognitive restructuring, highlighting its role in supporting neural interactions between different networks.
SOCIAL COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Marina Lopez-Sola, Jesus Pujol, Jordi Monfort, Joan Deus, Laura Blanco-Hinojo, Ben J. Harrison, Tor D. Wager
Summary: This study validates the use of fMRI-based neurophysiological measures (NPS) in knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients and tests the effects of naproxen on this measure. The results show that NPS is activated during OA pain and does not respond to placebo, while naproxen can decrease NPS responses. This suggests that NPS may be a neurophysiological measure sensitive to OA pain.