Prefrontal cortex and depression

DA Pizzagalli, AC Roberts - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2022 - nature.com
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) has emerged as one of the regions most consistently impaired in
major depressive disorder (MDD). Although functional and structural PFC abnormalities …

The stressed synapse 2.0: pathophysiological mechanisms in stress-related neuropsychiatric disorders

G Sanacora, Z Yan, M Popoli - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2022 - nature.com
Stress is a primary risk factor for several neuropsychiatric disorders. Evidence from
preclinical models and clinical studies of depression have revealed an array of structural …

Resting-state fMRI functional connectivity and mindfulness in clinical and non-clinical contexts: A review and synthesis

I Sezer, DA Pizzagalli, MD Sacchet - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review synthesizes relations between mindfulness and resting-state fMRI functional
connectivity of brain networks. Mindfulness is characterized by present-moment awareness …

Modelling behaviors relevant to brain disorders in the nonhuman primate: Are we there yet?

JT Scott, JA Bourne - Progress in Neurobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent years have seen a profound resurgence of activity with nonhuman primates (NHPs)
to model human brain disorders. From marmosets to macaques, the study of NHP species …

Prefrontal cortical circuits in anxiety and fear: an overview

Y Chen, N Hu, J Yang, T Gao - Frontiers of Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Pathological anxiety is among the most difficult neuropsychiatric diseases to treat
pharmacologically, and it represents a major societal problem. Studies have implicated …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding them to understand ourselves: the importance of NHP research for translational neuroscience

A Lear, SN Baker, HF Clarke, AC Roberts… - Current Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Studying higher brain function presents fundamental scientific challenges but has great
potential for impactful translation to the clinic, supporting the needs of many patients …

Childhood threat is associated with lower resting-state connectivity within a central visceral network

L Banihashemi, CW Peng, A Rangarajan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Childhood adversity is associated with altered or dysregulated stress reactivity; these altered
patterns of physiological functioning persist into adulthood. Evidence from both preclinical …

Spatiotemporal dynamics of stress-induced network reconfigurations reflect negative affectivity

A Kühnel, M Czisch, PG Sämann, T Brückl… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Maladaptive stress responses are important risk factors in the etiology of mood
and anxiety disorders, but exact pathomechanisms remain to be understood. Mapping …

[HTML][HTML] Associations of residential greenness, ambient air pollution, biological sex, and glucocorticoids levels in rural China

J Wang, G Chen, J Hou, D Wei, P Liu, L Nie… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims To evaluate the associations between residential greenness and glucocorticoid levels
and whether air pollutants and sex modify the relationship between greenness and …

Differential effects of the inactivation of anterior and posterior orbitofrontal cortex on affective responses to proximal and distal threat, and reward anticipation in the …

ZM Stawicka, R Massoudi, L Oikonomidis… - Cerebral …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Structural and functional abnormalities of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) have been
implicated in affective disorders that manifest anxiety-related symptoms. However, research …