Background Long-term longitudinal studies are necessary to establish neuroimaging
indicators which contribute to the detection of severity changes over time in patients with …

Background and Objective: Acupuncture is used as an alternative treatment for patients with
major depressive disorder (MDD). The associated therapeutic effect of acupuncture is often …

Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with decreased function of
cortico-limbic circuits, which play important roles in the pathogenesis of MDD. Abnormal …

Several neuroimaging studies have reported 'hypofrontality'in depressed patients
performing a cognitive challenge compared to control subjects. Hypofrontality in depression …

Background Affective disorders (AD) have been conceptualized as neural network-level
diseases. In this study, we utilized functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to …

Introduction Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a global psychiatric disorder with no
established biomarker. There is growing evidence that functional near-infrared spectroscopy …

Cognitive impairments are considered as a core feature of schizophrenia and have been
reported in associated with dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex (PFC). The Tower of London …

Social cognition is an important determinant of functional impairment in schizophrenia, but
its relationship with the prefrontal functional abnormalities associated with the condition is …

There is a large body of evidence showing a substantial relationship between depression
and deficits in cognitive functioning. Especially in late-life depression, cognitive impairments …

Purpose Daytime complaints such as memory and attention deficits and failure to
accomplish daily tasks are common in insomnia patients. However, objective psychological …