Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anna Manelis, Adriane Soehner, Yaroslav O. Halchenko, Skye Satz, Rachel Ragozzino, Mora Lucero, Holly A. Swartz, Mary L. Phillips, Amelia Versace
Summary: The study identified differences in white matter microstructure between individuals with bipolar disorder type-II and unipolar depression, suggesting that these distinctions can help differentiate between the two mood disorders. Additionally, the research demonstrated the impact of depression and subthreshold mania interaction on white matter microstructure.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Review
Neurosciences
Ehsan Shekari, Nazbanou Nozari
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive review of the role of white matter in connecting cortical areas involved in language processing. Hypotheses about the functions of major tracts connecting these areas are evaluated using data from studies in neurotypical individuals, neuropsychological data, and intraoperative stimulation studies. The study highlights the conclusions supported by the data and identifies areas requiring further investigation.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Walker S. Pedersen, Douglas C. Dean, Nagesh Adluru, Lauren K. Gresham, Seungbeum D. Lee, Michael P. Kelly, Jeanette A. Mumford, Richard J. Davidson, Stacey M. Schaefer
Summary: The study investigated the association between uncinate fasciculus fractional anisotropy (FA) and emotional recovery, as well as corrugator activity. It found that higher FA was linked to better recovery from negative provocation, and also identified potential associations between other white matter fibers and emotion regulation.
Article
Neurosciences
Jie Zhang, Ye Yao, Jin-song Wu, Edmund T. Rolls, Ce-chen Sun, Ling-hao Bu, Jun-feng Lu, Ching-po Lin, Jian-feng Feng, Ying Mao, Liang-fu Zhou
Summary: This study used multi-modal neuroimaging analyses to localize the cortical regions and white matter tracts responsible for auditory language comprehension. The results showed that cortical areas in the posterior temporal lobe are crucial for language comprehension. The fiber integrity of the arcuate fasciculus and the inferior longitudinal fasciculus was strongly correlated with auditory comprehension and the grey matter volume of the inferior temporal and middle temporal gyri.
HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Tsafrir Greenberg, Michele A. Bertocci, Amelia Versace, Joao Paulo Lima Santos, Henry W. Chase, Ricki Siffler, Haris A. Aslam, Simona Graur, Genna Bebko, Jeanette C. Lockovich, Mary L. Phillips
Summary: The study found a relationship between white matter microstructure in the right uncinate fasciculus and depressive symptoms, general distress, and QoL. These findings emphasize the role of white matter microstructure in the right uncinate fasciculus in relation to emotional and general distress symptoms and QoL in young adults.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Natalia Tesli, Lars T. Westlye, Guttorm B. Storvestre, Tiril P. Gurholt, Ingrid Agartz, Ingrid Melle, Ole A. Andreassen, Unn K. Haukvik
Summary: Research suggests that schizophrenia patients (SCZ) have white matter abnormalities in the brain compared to healthy controls (HC), but there are no significant differences in these abnormalities between SCZ patients with a history of violence (SCZ-V) and those without (SCZ-NV). Additionally, there are no significant associations between measures of violence or aggression and DTI metrics in SCZ.
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Hiroaki Yoshikawa, Soichiro Kitamura, Kiwamu Matsuoka, Masato Takahashi, Rio Ishida, Naoko Kishimoto, Fumihiko Yasuno, Yuka Yasuda, Ryota Hashimoto, Toshiteru Miyasaka, Kimihiko Kichikawa, Toshifumi Kishimoto, Manabu Makinodan
Summary: Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to experience adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) than typically developed (TD) children. This study investigated the relationship between ACEs and microstructural integrity in frontal lobe-related white matter. The results showed that individuals with ASD had lower fractional anisotropy (FA) and higher radial diffusivity (RD) in the left anterior thalamic radiation (ATR) compared to TD participants. Additionally, ASD individuals exposed to severe ACEs had higher RD in the left ATR than those exposed to mild ACEs and TD participants. The severity of ACEs, particularly neglect, was correlated with lower FA and higher RD in the left uncinate fasciculus (UF) and ATR in individuals with ASD, but not in TD participants.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Ben D. A. Gorman, Fernando Calamante, Oren Civier, Marilena M. DeMayo, Eleni Andrea Demetriou, Ian B. Hickie, Adam J. Guastella
Summary: Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is associated with changes in brain structural connectivity, with increased FDC in the right superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF) and right inferior longitudinal fasciculus (R-ILF) regions. The study also revealed a correlation between white matter structural changes and symptom severity.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Psychiatry
Carolin Spindler, Louisa Mallien, Sebastian Trautmann, Nina Alexander, Markus Muehlhan
Summary: White matter (WM) alterations are significant in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD), and these changes may contribute to motor, cognitive, affective, and perceptual impairments. However, further research is needed to understand the variations of WM alterations over the course of the disorder and their reversibility with prolonged abstinence.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Dongha Lee, Hae-Jeong Park
Summary: This study investigates the three-dimensional organization of neural fiber connections in the white matter of the brain. By analyzing connection distribution maps and related parameters, the study reveals the patterns of major fiber bundle connections in the white matter.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Davide Giampiccolo, Sylvie Moritz-Gasser, Sam Ng, Anne-Laure Lemaitre, Hugues Duffau
Summary: The study reveals that jargonaphasia is caused by white matter stimulation, suggesting disconnection as a significant factor. The involvement of white matter pathways in different forms of jargonaphasia indicates a continuum of disorders distinguished by semantic impairment.
Article
Immunology
Tiffany C. Ho, Artenisa Kulla, Giana I. Teresi, Lucinda M. Sisk, Yael Rosenberg-Hasson, Holden T. Maecker, Ian H. Gotlib
Summary: This study is the first to explore the relationship between peripheral inflammation and white matter microstructure in fronto-cingulatelimbic tracts in depressed and nondepressed adolescents. The results show that depressed adolescents had higher levels of inflammation compared to controls, but there was no significant difference in white matter connectivity between the two groups. While there was an association between inflammation levels and white matter structure, the diagnostic group did not moderate this relationship.
BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY
(2022)
Article
Anatomy & Morphology
Firat Soylu, Kaitlyn May, Rajesh Kana
Summary: This study investigated white matter volume and gray matter volume differences between autistic and nonautistic samples, and their relationships with age and theory of mind (ToM) skills. The results showed widespread differences in both gray and white matter volumes between the two groups in regions crucial for social processes. The autistic group exhibited different correlations between age and structural changes compared to the nonautistic group, suggesting abnormalities in developmental structural changes. Additionally, differences were found in how gray and white matter volumes relate to ToM skills, particularly in the left frontal regions and cingulate/corpus callosum, respectively. The left insula was identified as a crucial region distinguishing ToM performance between the two groups.
BRAIN STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Raviteja Kotikalapudi, Mihai Dricu, Dominik Andreas Moser, Tatjana Aue
Summary: This study investigated the white matter correlates of personality profiles predictive of subjective well-being. Three personality profiles were found to correlate with the integrity of white matter tracts, suggesting different neural mechanisms underlying subjective well-being.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Neuroimaging
Klara Schevenels, Robin Gerrits, Robin Lemmens, Bert De Smedt, Inge Zink, Maaike Vandermosten
Summary: A longitudinal study of aphasia patients after stroke was conducted, with focus on the impact of disruption of white matter connectivity on language recovery. The study found that behavioral gains coincided with white matter neuroplasticity, but diffusion measures did not provide additional value for language prediction at different stages of recovery.
NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Merce Madre, Paola Fuentes-Claramonte, Pol Palau, Naia Saez, Noemi Moro, Clara Blanch, Norma Verdolini, Maria Angeles Garcia-Leon, Isabel Feria, Josep Munuera, Salvador Sarro, Joaquim Radua, Peter McKenna, Raymond Salvador, Edith Pomarol-Clotet
Summary: This study found evidence of impaired goal management in manic patients, which is associated with reduced activity in the frontal and parietal regions.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Clinical
San Lee, Keum Hwa Lee, Kyung Mee Park, Sung Jong Park, Won Jae Kim, Jinhee Lee, Andreas Kronbichler, Lee Smith, Marco Solmi, Brendon Stubbs, Ai Koyanagi, Louis Jacob, Andrew Stickley, Trevor Thompson, Elena Dragioti, Hans Oh, Andre R. Brunoni, Andre F. Carvalho, Joaquim Radua, Suk Kyoon An, Kee Namkoong, Eun Lee, Jae Il Shin, Paolo Fusar-Poli
Summary: Errors in data extraction may account for discrepancies in previous meta-analyses on the association between depression and inflammatory biomarkers.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Letter
Neurosciences
Tianyang Zhang, Gustaf Brander, Josef Isung, Kayoko Isomura, Anna Sidorchuk, Henrik Larsson, Zheng Chang, David Mataix-Cols, Lorena Fernandez de la Cruz
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Chris Hollis, Charlotte L. Hall, Kareem Khan, Rebecca Jones, Louise Marston, Marie Le Novere, Rachael Hunter, Per Andren, Sophie D. Bennett, Beverley J. Brown, Liam R. Chamberlain, E. Bethan Davies, Amber Evans, Natalia Kouzoupi, Caitlin McKenzie, Charlotte Sanderson, Isobel Heyman, Joseph Kilgariff, Cristine Glazebrook, David Mataix-Cols, Eva Serlachius, Elizabeth Murray, Tara Murphy
Summary: This study evaluated the long-term clinical and cost effectiveness of online therapist-supported exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy for treating tics. The results showed that online ERP therapy reduced tic severity and had long-lasting effects at 12 and 18 months after treatment initiation. The economic evaluation indicated that online ERP therapy is a cost-effective intervention.
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
David Mataix-Cols, Kayoko Isomura, Gustaf Brander, Isabell Brikell, Paul Lichtenstein, Zheng Chang, Henrik Larsson, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Kevin J. Black, Anna Sidorchuk, Lorena Fernandez de la Cruz
Summary: A Swedish study found that 20% of children with tic disorders continued to have chronic tic disorders into adulthood, with childhood psychiatric comorbidities and family history of psychiatric disorders being the strongest risk factors for tic disorder persistence.
MOVEMENT DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Oskar Flygare, Erik Andersson, Gjermund Glimsdal, David Mataix-Cols, Diana Pascal, Christian Rueck, Jesper Enander
Summary: This study conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis of internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD-NET) and found that BDD-NET is more cost-effective compared to online supportive psychotherapy.
INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Lina Lundstrom, Oskar Flygare, Ekaterina Ivanova, David Mataix-Cols, Jesper Enander, Diana Pascal, Long -Long Chen, Erik Andersson, Christian Ruck
Summary: This study evaluated the implementation of therapist-guided internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy (ICBT) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) in the Swedish public health system. The results showed that ICBT was efficacious in reducing symptoms and could be reproduced in a clinical setting. The implementation of OCD-NET and BDD-NET in the Swedish public health service was deemed suitable.
INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Psychiatry
Thiago Blanco-Vieira, Joaquim Radua, Livia Marcelino, Michael Bloch, David Mataix-Cols, Maria Conceicao do Rosario
Summary: This study is the first systematic review and meta-analysis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) genetic epidemiology, aiming to update the current knowledge in the field. The findings include the high prevalence and familial nature of OCD, especially among the relatives of children and adolescent probands, with a phenotypic heritability of around 50%, and the higher correlations of OCD symptoms between monozygotic twins are mainly attributed to genetic and non-shared environmental factors.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Letter
Psychiatry
Johan Ahlen, Paulina Ghaderi, Rebecka Boyaci, David Mataix-Cols
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Oskar Flygare, John Wallert, Long-Long Chen, Lorena Fernandez de la Cruz, Lina Lundstroem, David Mataix-Cols, Christian Rack, Erik Andersson
Summary: This study evaluated cutoffs for treatment response and remission in OCD using the self-rated Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised (OCI-R). The results showed that OCI-R is a simple and time-efficient way to determine treatment response and remission in OCD.
Meeting Abstract
Psychiatry
G. Anmella, M. De Prisco, V. Oliva, M. Sanabra, L. Fortea, M. Ortuno, G. Fico, A. Murru, E. Vieta, D. Hidalgo-Mazzei, A. Solanes, J. Radua
EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Psychiatry
G. Salazar De Pablo, J. Radua, I. Bonoldi, V. Arienty, F. Besana, A. Cabras, A. Catalan, P. Fusar-Poli
EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Psychiatry
M. De Prisco, V. Oliva, G. Fico, J. Radua, I. Grande, N. Roberto, G. Anmella, D. Hidalgo-Mazzei, M. Fornaro, A. de Bartolomeis, A. Serretti, E. Vieta, A. Murru
EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Psychiatry
B. M. Hogg, I. Gardoki-Souto, A. Valiente-Gomez, A. Ribeiro Rosa, L. Fortea, J. Radua, B. L. Amann, A. Moreno-Alcazar
EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Michele De Prisco, Vincenzo Oliva, Giovanna Fico, Laura Montejo, Chiara Possidente, Lorenzo Bracco, Lydia Fortea, Gerard Anmella, Diego Hidalgo-Mazzei, Michele Fornaro, Andrea de Bartolomeis, Alessandro Serretti, Andrea Murru, Eduard Vieta, Joaquim Radua
Summary: Facial emotion recognition shows distinct patterns in individuals with bipolar disorder compared to other mental disorders, which may help distinguish between different psychiatric conditions. Standardizing facial emotion recognition tasks is important for improving the accuracy of this tool.
PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
