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Flasbeck V, Hirsch J, Petrak F, Meier JJ, Herpertz S, Gatermann S, Juckel G. Microbiome composition and central serotonergic activity in patients with depression and type 1 diabetes. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2024; 274:1177-1186. [PMID: 37847374 PMCID: PMC11226557 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-023-01694-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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The role of gut-brain axis functioning gains growing attention in research on the pathophysiology of major depressive disorders. Here, especially consequences of altered microbiota composition on tryptophan metabolism resulting in altered serotonergic neurotransmission in the central nervous system (CNS) have reached a central position. Previous research, however, mainly focused on either microbiota and peripheral serotonin levels or central serotonergic neurotransmission. The present study aimed to combine the analysis of microbiota composition and central serotonergic activity using a valid neurophysiological indicator. We recruited 19 adult patients with type 1 diabetes and depression (D + D; 7 males), 19 patients with type 1 diabetes (D-; 7 male), and 20 healthy participants (HC; 7 males). Next to the analysis of fecal microbiota regarding α- and β-diversity, the loudness dependence of auditory evoked potential (LDAEP) was investigated, a non-invasive measurement of central serotonergic activity. High α-diversity was associated with high LDAEP, i.e., low serotonergic activity, in patients with diabetes and additional depression. Furthermore, relative abundances of bacterial families belonging to Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria and Firmicutes were shown to have an impact on central serotonergic activity. This finding was supported by a tendency indicating an association of central serotonergic activity with the Bacteroidetes-Firmicutes ratio in both patients' groups. Together, this data suggests that the guts' microbiota composition might play an important role in regulating the central serotonergic activity in the brain.
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- Vera Flasbeck
- Department of Psychiatry, LWL-University Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, LWL-University Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Alexandrinenstr.1, 44791, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, LWL-University Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Alexandrinenstr.1, 44791, Bochum, Germany
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- Diabetes Division, Katholisches Klinikum Bochum, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, LWL-University Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Alexandrinenstr.1, 44791, Bochum, Germany
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- German National Reference Centre for Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria, Department of Medical Microbiology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, LWL-University Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany.
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Li D, Liu R, Ye F, Li R, Li X, Liu J, Zhang X, Zhou J, Wang G. Modulation of brain function and antidepressant effects by transcranial alternating current stimulation in patients with major depressive disorder: Evidence from ERP. J Psychiatr Res 2024; 176:1-8. [PMID: 38824877 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.05.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 04/30/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
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Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is an emerging non-invasive neuromodulation treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), but its mechanism remains unclear. Therefore, we evaluated the effects of tACS on event-related potentials (ERP) based on a randomized controlled study. All patients were divided into two groups to receive either 20 sessions 77.5Hz-tACS or 20 sessions of sham stimulation during 4 weeks. The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale for Depression -17 item (HAMD-17) and ERP during face-word Stroop task were recorded before and after the treatment (the fourth weekend). Our findings indicate a significant alleviation of depressive symptoms after tACS. For the behavioral performance, sham group showed a significant decrease in reaction time to the sad incongruent condition and an increase in accuracy to the happy condition. The active group showed an increase in accuracy to the incongruent condition. ERP analysis revealed that tACS significantly shortened the latency of P2 to incongruent condition, decreased the amplitude and prolonged the latency of N2 to negative condition. These ERP alterations suggest a potential rectification of negative bias and enhancement of cognitive functioning in patients with MDD, offering insights into the antidepressant mechanisms of tACS.
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- Dan Li
- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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- The National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders & Beijing Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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Fitzgerald PJ. Affective disorders and the loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential: Serotonin and beyond. Neurosci Lett 2024; 827:137734. [PMID: 38499279 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2024.137734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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Identifying additional noninvasive biomarkers for affective disorders, such as unipolar major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD), could aid in the diagnosis and treatment of these prevalent and debilitating neuropsychiatric conditions. One such candidate biomarker is the loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential (LDAEP), an event-related potential that measures responsiveness of the auditory cortex to different intensities of sound. The LDAEP has been associated with MDD and BD, including therapeutic response to particular classes of antidepressant drugs, while also correlating with several other neuropsychiatric disorders. It has been suggested that increased values of the LDAEP indicate low central serotonergic neurotransmission, further implicating this EEG measure in depression. Here, we briefly review the literature on the LDAEP in affective disorders, including its association with serotonergic signaling, as well as with that of other neurotransmitters such as dopamine. We summarize key findings on the LDAEP and the genetics of these neurotransmitters, as well as prediction of response to particular classes of antidepressants in MDD, including SSRIs versus noradrenergic agents. The possible relationship between this EEG measure and suicidality is addressed. We also briefly analyze acute pharmacologic studies of serotonin and/or dopamine precursor depletion and the LDAEP. In conclusion, the existing literature suggests that serotonin and norepinephrine may modulate the LDAEP in an opposing manner, and that this event-related marker may be of use in predicting response to chronic treatment with particular pharmacologic agents in the context of affective disorders, such as MDD and BD, including in the presence of suicidality.
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- Paul J Fitzgerald
- Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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Sklar AL, Matinrazm S, Ren X, Chlpka L, Curtis M, Coffman BA, Salisbury DF. Longitudinal Investigation of Auditory Dynamic Range Deficits in Early Psychosis and its Relationship to Negative Symptoms. Schizophr Bull 2023; 49:1508-1517. [PMID: 37260356 PMCID: PMC10686334 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbad072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS Despite accounting for significant disease morbidity in schizophrenia, the neuropathological basis of negative symptoms remains poorly understood and options for treatment limited. Our recent study identified robust associations between diminished auditory cortex (AC) dynamic range and social functioning impairments and negative symptoms in first episode psychosis (FESz). The current investigation examined the progression of these relationships 4-8 months from baseline testing. STUDY DESIGN Twenty-six FESz and 38 healthy controls (HC) were tested at baseline and follow-up. Magnetoencephalography (MEG) was recorded during binaural presentation of tones (75, 80, and 85 dB). Assessments included the MATRICS cognitive consensus battery (MCCB) and Global Functioning: Role and Social scales (GFR/GFS) and the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale. STUDY RESULTS Overall, FESz exhibited a blunted response to increasing tone intensity relative to HC. While this deficit did not change over time at the group level, recovery of right hemisphere AC dynamic range (85-75 dB response) among FESz individuals was associated with reductions in negative symptoms (ρ = -0.50). Diminished dynamic range was also associated with impaired GFS (ρ = 0.65), GFR (ρ = 0.51), and MCCB (ρ = 0.49) at baseline and increased negative symptoms at baseline (ρ = -0.53) and follow-up (ρ = -0.51). CONCLUSION Despite persistent dynamic range impairment in FESz as a group, individual recovery of this AC response property was associated with significant reduction in negative symptoms. Identification of a functional neural deficit that tracts progression of negative symptoms during a critical period for disease modification is essential to the management of these devastating and historically treatment refractory symptoms.
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- Alfredo L Sklar
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry Pittsburgh, PA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry Pittsburgh, PA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry Pittsburgh, PA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry Pittsburgh, PA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry Pittsburgh, PA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry Pittsburgh, PA
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry Pittsburgh, PA
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Muñoz V, Muñoz-Caracuel M, Angulo-Ruiz BY, Gómez CM. Neurovascular coupling during auditory stimulation: event-related potentials and fNIRS hemodynamic. Brain Struct Funct 2023; 228:1943-1961. [PMID: 37658858 PMCID: PMC10517045 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-023-02698-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Intensity-dependent amplitude changes (IDAP) have been extensively studied using event-related potentials (ERPs) and have been linked to several psychiatric disorders. This study aims to explore the application of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in IDAP paradigms, which related to ERPs could indicate the existence of neurovascular coupling. Thirty-three and thirty-one subjects participated in two experiments, respectively. The first experiment consisted of the presentation of three-tone intensities (77.9 dB, 84.5 dB, and 89.5 dB) lasting 500 ms, each type randomly presented 54 times, while the second experiment consisted of the presentation of five-tone intensities (70.9 dB, 77.9 dB, 84.5 dB, 89.5 dB, and 94.5 dB) in trains of 8 tones lasting 70 ms each tone, the trains were presented 20 times. EEG was used to measure ERP components: N1, P2, and N1-P2 peak-to-peak amplitude. fNIRS allowed the analysis of the hemodynamic activity in the auditory, visual, and prefrontal cortices. The results showed an increase in N1, P2, and N1-P2 peak-to-peak amplitude with auditory intensity. Similarly, oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin concentrations showed amplitude increases and decreases, respectively, with auditory intensity in the auditory and prefrontal cortices. Spearman correlation analysis showed a relationship between the left auditory cortex with N1 amplitude, and the right dorsolateral cortex with P2 amplitude, specifically for deoxyhemoglobin concentrations. These findings suggest that there is a brain response to auditory intensity changes that can be obtained by EEG and fNIRS, supporting the neurovascular coupling process. Overall, this study enhances our understanding of fNIRS application in auditory paradigms and highlights its potential as a complementary technique to ERPs.
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- Vanesa Muñoz
- Human Psychobiology Laboratory, Experimental Psychology Department, University of Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Human Psychobiology Laboratory, Experimental Psychology Department, University of Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain
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- Human Psychobiology Laboratory, Experimental Psychology Department, University of Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Human Psychobiology Laboratory, Experimental Psychology Department, University of Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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Medvedeva AD, Portnova GV, Sysoeva OV. Lower loss rate of serotonergically modulated neuronal accumulator for time in patients with major depressive disorder. J Psychiatr Res 2023; 165:345-351. [PMID: 37586210 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Revised: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterized by dramatic and persistent worsening of mood, as well as a subjective feeling of time slowing. However, experimental data on time perception are inconsistent. As serotonergic dysfunction implicated in MDD etiology, we aim to examine time perception in MDD through the framework of lossy temporal integration model, previously also related to serotonergic transmission. Thirty-one patients with recurrent depressive disorder in partial remission and thirty control participants, without a history of psychiatric and neurological disorders, performed duration discrimination of visual stimuli (duration ranges from 3.2 to 6.4 s) and subjective minute production tasks. To infer about central serotonergic transmission, an electroencephalogram in response to the 1000 Hz tone of different intensity (50, 60, 70 and 80 dB SPL) was recorded. Patients with MDD shorten the past durations in the duration discrimination task significantly less than controls, thus being more objective. No difference in the subjective minute production was recorded. Patients with MDD have also exhibited larger auditory evoked potentials in response to the tones of high intensity (70 and 80 dB SPL) when compared with the controls. This resulted in a steeper slope of auditory evoked potentials by intensity function. These converging findings suggest a lower loss rate of neuronal temporal accumulator modulated by serotonergic transmission in patients with MDD.
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- Laboratory of Human Higher Nervous Activity, Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, HSE University, Moscow, Russia; Laboratory of Human Higher Nervous Activity, Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Sklar AL, Ren X, Chlpka L, Curtis M, Coffman BA, Salisbury DF. Diminished Auditory Cortex Dynamic Range and its Clinical Correlates in First Episode Psychosis. Schizophr Bull 2023; 49:679-687. [PMID: 36749310 PMCID: PMC10154701 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbac208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS There is growing appreciation for the contribution of sensory disruptions to disease morbidity in psychosis. The present study examined auditory cortex (AC) dynamic range: the scaling of neurophysiological responses to stimulus intensity, among individuals with a schizophrenia spectrum illness (FESz) and its relationship to clinical outcomes at disease onset. STUDY DESIGN Magnetoencephalography (MEG) was recorded from 35 FESz and 40 healthy controls (HC) during binaural presentation of tones at three intensities (75 dB, 80 dB, and 85 dB). MRIs were obtained to enhance cortical localization of MEG sensor-level activity. All participants completed the MATRICS cognitive battery (MCCB) and Global Functioning: Role and Social scales (GFR/GFS). Patients were administered the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). STUDY RESULTS FESz exhibited reduced AC response relative to HC. Enhancement of AC activity to tones of increasing intensity was blunted in FESz relative to HC. Reduced dynamic range (85-75 dB AC response) was associated with lower GFS (r = .58) and GFR (r = .45) scores, worse MCCB performance (r = .45), and increased PANSS Negative symptom subscale scores (r = -.55) among FESz, relationships not observed with AC responses to individual tones. CONCLUSION Beyond an impaired AC response to pure tones, FESz exhibit reduced dynamic range relative to HC. This impairment was correlated with markers of disease morbidity including poorer community functioning as well as cognitive and negative symptoms. The relationship with impaired social functioning may reflect the role of AC dynamic range in decoding the emotional content of language and highlights its importance to future therapeutic sensory remediation protocols.
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- Alfredo L Sklar
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- College of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Can AT, Schwenn PE, Isbel B, Beaudequin D, Bouças AP, Dutton M, Jones M, Gallay CC, Forsyth G, Bennett MR, Lagopoulos J, Hermens DF. Electrophysiological phenotypes of suicidality predict prolonged response to oral ketamine treatment. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2023; 123:110701. [PMID: 36565983 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2022.110701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Oral ketamine has shown to be a rapid-acting antidepressant and a potential treatment option for suicidality, however, repeated doses are often required. Objective markers of prolonged treatment response are needed to help individuals and clinicians make informed treatment decisions. This secondary analysis sought to identify objective electrophysiological predictors of both prolonged response and dose sensitivity to low-dose oral ketamine in people with chronic suicidality. Individuals with a Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation total score (BSS) ≥ 6 (N = 29) completed a six-week ketamine treatment, pre-treatment electroencephalography and follow-up assessment of suicidality (four weeks from the final ketamine dose). Prolonged response was observed in 52% of participants (follow-up BSS reduced by 50% or ≤6); nearly half were prolonged non-responders. There was decisive evidence for a predictive Bayesian linear regression model with follow-up BSS score as the response variable and pre-treatment auditory evoked power bands as predictors (theta, alpha and beta frequencies, BF10 = 17,948, R2 = 0.70). A Bayesian one-way ANOVA indicated strong evidence for a model of positive association between auditory evoked power and ketamine dose sensitivity (theta-alpha BF+0 = 108, effect size δ = 1.3, 95% CI 0.5-2.1; high-beta BF+0 = 7.4, δ = 0.8, 95% CI 0.1-1.6). Given auditory evoked power may index serotonin neurotransmission, these results suggest that a prolonged response to ketamine may, in part, be mediated by pre-treatment serotonergic functioning. In addition, the observed beta power differences may arise from GABAergic functioning. These suicidality phenotypes, identifiable by pre-treatment electrophysiology, may aid diagnosis, treatment selection and prediction of prolonged treatment outcome.
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- Adem T Can
- Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Birtinya, Queensland, Australia
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- Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Birtinya, Queensland, Australia
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- Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Birtinya, Queensland, Australia
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- Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Birtinya, Queensland, Australia
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- Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Birtinya, Queensland, Australia
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- Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Birtinya, Queensland, Australia
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- Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Birtinya, Queensland, Australia
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- Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Birtinya, Queensland, Australia
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- Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Birtinya, Queensland, Australia
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- Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Birtinya, Queensland, Australia
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- Thompson Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast, Birtinya, Queensland, Australia.
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Emons B, Arning L, Makulla VE, Suchy MT, Tsikas D, Lücke T, Epplen JT, Juckel G, Roser P. Endocannabinergic modulation of central serotonergic activity in healthy human volunteers. Ann Gen Psychiatry 2023; 22:11. [PMID: 36932421 PMCID: PMC10024405 DOI: 10.1186/s12991-023-00437-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The serotonergic and the endocannabinoid system are involved in the etiology of depression. Depressive patients exhibit low serotonergic activity and decreased level of the endocannabinoids anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonylglycerol (2AG). Since the cannabinoid (CB) 1 receptor is activated by endogenous ligands such as AEA and 2AG, whose concentration are controlled by the fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) and monoacylglycerol lipase, respectively, we investigated the effects on serotonergic utilization. In this study, we investigated the impact of the rs1049353 single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the cannabinoid receptor 1 (CNR1) gene, which codes the endocannabinoid CB1 receptor, and the rs324420 SNP of the FAAH gene on the serotonergic and endocannabinoid system in 59 healthy volunteers. METHODS Serotonergic activity was measured by loudness dependence of auditory-evoked potentials (LDAEP). Plasma concentrations of AEA, 2AG and its inactive isomer 1AG were determined by mass spectrometry. Genotyping of two SNPs (rs1049353, rs344420) was conducted by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and differential enzymatic analysis with the PCR restriction fragment length polymorphism method. RESULTS Genotype distributions by serotonergic activity or endocannabinoid concentration showed no differences. However, after detailed consideration of the CNR1-A-allele-carriers, a reduced AEA (A-allele-carrier M = 0.66, SD = 0.24; GG genotype M = 0.72, SD = 0.24) and 2AG (A-allele-carriers M = 0.70, SD = 0.33; GG genotype M = 1.03, SD = 0.83) plasma concentration and an association between the serotonergic activity and the concentrations of AEA and 2AG has been observed. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that carriers of the CNR1-A allele may be more susceptible to developing depression.
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- Barbara Emons
- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Preventive Medicine, LWL University Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Alexandrinenstr. 1-3, 44791, Bochum, Germany.
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- Department of Human Genetics, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Preventive Medicine, LWL University Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Alexandrinenstr. 1-3, 44791, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Human Genetics, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Preventive Medicine, LWL University Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Alexandrinenstr. 1-3, 44791, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Preventive Medicine, LWL University Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Alexandrinenstr. 1-3, 44791, Bochum, Germany
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Mavrogiorgou P, Seltsam F, Kiefner D, Flasbeck V, Juckel G. Narcissism and central serotonergic neurotransmission in depression. World J Biol Psychiatry 2023; 24:233-242. [PMID: 35757904 DOI: 10.1080/15622975.2022.2095026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Based on previous research, it has been proposed that the development of depressive disorders is related to altered functioning of the serotonergic systems as well as the personality style, including narcissism. However, it is unclear to date how personality style, especially narcissism, depressive disorders and serotonergic activity are related. METHODS We included 74 patients with a depressive disorder (DP) and 74 healthy controls (HC) in the study. All participants completed the Personality Style and Disorder Inventory (PSDI) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI II). Moreover, we conducted EEG recordings for analysis of serotonergic neurotransmission by using the so-called intensity or loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potentials (LDAEP). RESULTS Significantly higher LDAEP results emerged for the DP group compared to the HC group, which indicated lower serotonergic activity in the patient's group. In addition, the positive correlation between ambitious-narcissistic personality and LDAEP reached significance in depressive patients. LIMITATIONS There was only a monocentric cross-sectional study with only one scale having differences between the two groups due to age and education. CONCLUSIONS Our data supports the theory of lower serotonergic activity in patients with depressive disorders and further suggests that high narcissistic personality traits are related to lower serotonergic neurotransmission in patients.
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- Paraskevi Mavrogiorgou
- LWL-Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Präventivmedizin, Bochum, Germany
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- LWL-Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Präventivmedizin, Bochum, Germany
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- LWL-Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Präventivmedizin, Bochum, Germany
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- LWL-Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Präventivmedizin, Bochum, Germany
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- LWL-Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Präventivmedizin, Bochum, Germany
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Fujita K, Takeuchi N, Sugiyama S, Inui K, Fujita Y, Yamaba A, Kamiya T, Kanemoto K, Nishihara M. Relationship of loudness-dependent auditory evoked potentials with change-related cortical responses. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0277153. [PMID: 36342917 PMCID: PMC9639826 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Previous studies have suggested that change-related cortical responses are phenomena similar to the onset response and could be applied to the loudness dependence of auditory evoked potential (LDAEP) paradigm. In the present study, we examined the relationship between LDAEP and the change-related response using electroencephalography findings in 50 healthy subjects. There were five conditions (55, 65, 75, 85, and 95 dB) for LDAEP and five similar conditions (abrupt sound pressure increase from 70 to 75, 80, 85, 90, and 95 dB) for the change-related response. Both the onset and abrupt sound pressure increase evoked a triphasic response with peaks at approximately 50 (P50), 100 (N100), and 200 (P200) ms. We calculated the peak-to-peak amplitudes for P50/N100 and N100/P200. Medians and slopes for P50/N100 and N100/P200 amplitudes were calculated and compared between the two measures. Results revealed a significant correlation for both the slope and median for P50/N100 (r = 0.36, 0.37, p = 1.0 × 10−2, 7.9 × 10−3), N100/P200 (r = 0.40, 0.34, p = 4.0 × 10−3, 1.6 × 10−2), and P50/N100/P200 (r = 0.36, 0.35, p = 1.0 × 10−2, 1.3 × 10−2). These results suggested that the change-related response and LDAEP shared generation mechanisms at least partially.
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- Kohei Fujita
- Neuropsychiatric Department, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Integrative Physiology, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan
- Department of Functioning and Disability, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Developmental Disability Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Central clinical laboratory, Aichi medical university Hospital, Nagakute, Japan
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- Central clinical laboratory, Aichi medical university Hospital, Nagakute, Japan
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- Central clinical laboratory, Aichi medical university Hospital, Nagakute, Japan
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- Neuropsychiatric Department, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan
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- Neuropsychiatric Department, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan
- Department of Psychiatry, Kamibayashi memorial Hospital, Ichinomiya, Japan
- Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan
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Villar-Martinez MD, Goadsby PJ. Pathophysiology and Therapy of Associated Features of Migraine. Cells 2022; 11:cells11172767. [PMID: 36078174 PMCID: PMC9455236 DOI: 10.3390/cells11172767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Migraine is a complex and debilitating disorder that is broadly recognised by its characteristic headache. However, given the wide array of clinical presentations in migraineurs, the headache might not represent the main troublesome symptom and it can even go unnoticed. Understanding migraines exclusively as a pain process is simplistic and certainly hinders management. We describe the mechanisms behind some of the most disabling associated symptoms of migraine, including the relationship between the central and peripheral processes that take part in nausea, osmophobia, phonophobia, vertigo and allodynia. The rationale for the efficacy of the current therapeutic arsenal is also depicted in this article. The associated symptoms to migraine, apart from the painful component, are frequent, under-recognised and can be more deleterious than the headache itself. The clinical anamnesis of a headache patient should enquire about the associated symptoms, and treatment should be considered and individualised. Acknowledging the associated symptoms as a fundamental part of migraine has permitted a deeper and more coherent comprehension of the pathophysiology of migraine.
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- Maria Dolores Villar-Martinez
- Headache Group, Wolfson CARD, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK
- NIHR King’s Clinical Research Facility, SLaM Biomedical Research Centre, King’s College Hospital, London SE5 9RS, UK
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- Headache Group, Wolfson CARD, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK
- NIHR King’s Clinical Research Facility, SLaM Biomedical Research Centre, King’s College Hospital, London SE5 9RS, UK
- Department of Neurology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Kangas ES, Vuoriainen E, Lindeman S, Astikainen P. Auditory event-related potentials in separating patients with depressive disorders and non-depressed controls: A narrative review. Int J Psychophysiol 2022; 179:119-142. [PMID: 35839902 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2022.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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This narrative review brings together the findings regarding the differences in the auditory event-related potentials (ERPs) between patients with depressive disorder and non-depressed control subjects. These studies' results can inform us of the possible alterations in sensory-cognitive processing in depressive disorders and the potential of using these ERPs in clinical applications. Auditory P3, mismatch negativity (MMN) and loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials (LDAEP) were the subjects of the investigation. A search in PubMed yielded 84 studies. The findings of the reviewed studies were not highly consistent, but some patterns could be identified. For auditory P3b, the common findings were attenuated amplitude and prolonged latency among depressed patients. Regarding auditory MMN, especially the amplitude of duration deviance MMN was commonly attenuated, and the amplitude of frequency deviance MMN was increased in depressed patients. In LDAEP studies, generally, no differences between depressed patients and non-depressed controls were reported, although some group differences concerning specific depression subtypes were found. This review posits that future research should investigate whether certain stimulus conditions are particularly efficient at separating depressed and non-depressed participant groups. Future studies should contrast responses in different subpopulations of depressed patients, as well as different clinical groups (e.g., depressive disorder and anxiety disorder patients), to investigate the specificity of the auditory ERP alterations for depressive disorders.
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- Elina S Kangas
- Department of Psychology, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- Human Information Processing Laboratory, Faculty of Social Sciences / Psychology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Central Finland Health Care District, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyväskylä, Finland
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Chen J, Huang X, Wang X, Zhang X, Liu S, Ma J, Huang Y, Tang A, Wu W. Visually Perceived Negative Emotion Enhances Mismatch Negativity but Fails to Compensate for Age-Related Impairments. Front Hum Neurosci 2022; 16:903797. [PMID: 35832873 PMCID: PMC9271563 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.903797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: Automatic detection of auditory stimuli, represented by the mismatch negativity (MMN), facilitates rapid processing of salient stimuli in the environment. The amplitude of MMN declines with ageing. However, whether automatic detection of auditory stimuli is affected by visually perceived negative emotions with normal ageing remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate how fearful facial expressions affect the MMN amplitude under ageing.Methods: We used a modified oddball paradigm to analyze the amplitude of N100 (N1) and MMN in 22 young adults and 21 middle-aged adults.Results: We found that the amplitude of N1 elicited by standard tones was smaller under fearful facial expressions than neutral facial expressions and was more negative for young adults than middle-aged adults. The MMN amplitude under fearful facial expressions was greater than neutral facial expressions, but the amplitude in middle-aged adults was smaller than in young adults.Conclusion: Visually perceived negative emotion promotes the extraction of auditory features. Additionally, it enhances the effect of auditory change detection in middle-aged adults but fails to compensate for this decline with normal ageing.Significance: The study may help to understand how visually perceived emotion affects the early stage of auditory information processing from an event process perspective.
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- Jiali Chen
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangdong Province Work Injury Rehabilitation Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Wen Wu
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Investigation of the Serotonergic Activity and the Serotonin Content in Serum and Platelet, and the Possible Role of the Serotonin Transporter in Patients with Depression. Behav Sci (Basel) 2022; 12:bs12060178. [PMID: 35735388 PMCID: PMC9220674 DOI: 10.3390/bs12060178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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According to the monoamine hypothesis, the development of depression is associated with dysfunctions of the serotonergic system. Alterations in the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR), the serotonergic activity in the brain, and the content of serotonin (5-HT) have been related to depression and were examined separately by previous studies. This study investigates these parameters in 89 depressed patients and 89 healthy participants. We investigated the serotonergic activity measured by the loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials (LDAEP). In addition to the examination of the serotonin content (serum and platelet), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) were used and 5-HTTLPR genotypes were analyzed. We observed a lower serotonin content in patients compared to healthy participants. Further, we noticed a correlation between anxiety and depression-associated symptoms with serotonergic activity. Patients treated with SSRI/SNRI showed decreased contents of serum serotonin compared to patients without any psychotropic medication or other psychotropic medications. Since the serotonergic activity, peripheral serotonin content, and 5-HTTLPR were unrelated, the results suggest independent alterations of central and peripheral serotonergic systems in depression. In line with this finding, serotonergic activity was related to anxiety and depression symptoms. Furthermore, the applied medication seems to influence serum serotonin content in patients with depression.
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Simonetta I, Riolo R, Todaro F, Tuttolomondo A. New Insights on Metabolic and Genetic Basis of Migraine: Novel Impact on Management and Therapeutical Approach. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:3018. [PMID: 35328439 PMCID: PMC8955051 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23063018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2022] [Revised: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Migraine is a hereditary disease, usually one-sided, sometimes bilateral. It is characterized by moderate to severe pain, which worsens with physical activity and may be associated with nausea and vomiting, may be accompanied by photophobia and phonophobia. The disorder can occur at any time of the day and can last from 4 to 72 h, with and without aura. The pathogenic mechanism is unclear, but extensive preclinical and clinical studies are ongoing. According to electrophysiology and imaging studies, many brain areas are involved, such as cerebral cortex, thalamus, hypothalamus, and brainstem. The activation of the trigeminovascular system has a key role in the headache phase. There also appears to be a genetic basis behind the development of migraine. Numerous alterations have been identified, and in addition to the genetic cause, there is also a close association with the surrounding environment, as if on the one hand, the genetic alterations may be responsible for the onset of migraine, on the other, the environmental factors seem to be more strongly associated with exacerbations. This review is an analysis of neurophysiological mechanisms, neuropeptide activity, and genetic alterations that play a fundamental role in choosing the best therapeutic strategy. To date, the goal is to create a therapy that is as personalized as possible, and for this reason, steps forward have been made in the pharmacological field in order to identify new therapeutic strategies for both acute treatment and prophylaxis.
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- Irene Simonetta
- Internal Medicine and Stroke Care Ward, Department of Promoting Health, Maternal-Infant Excellence and Internal and Specialized Medicine (ProMISE) G. D’Alessandro, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche n.2, 90127 Palermo, Italy; (I.S.); (R.R.); (F.T.)
- Molecular and Clinical Medicine PhD Programme, University of Palermo, P.zza delle Cliniche n.2, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Stroke Care Ward, Department of Promoting Health, Maternal-Infant Excellence and Internal and Specialized Medicine (ProMISE) G. D’Alessandro, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche n.2, 90127 Palermo, Italy; (I.S.); (R.R.); (F.T.)
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- Internal Medicine and Stroke Care Ward, Department of Promoting Health, Maternal-Infant Excellence and Internal and Specialized Medicine (ProMISE) G. D’Alessandro, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche n.2, 90127 Palermo, Italy; (I.S.); (R.R.); (F.T.)
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- Internal Medicine and Stroke Care Ward, Department of Promoting Health, Maternal-Infant Excellence and Internal and Specialized Medicine (ProMISE) G. D’Alessandro, University of Palermo, Piazza delle Cliniche n.2, 90127 Palermo, Italy; (I.S.); (R.R.); (F.T.)
- Molecular and Clinical Medicine PhD Programme, University of Palermo, P.zza delle Cliniche n.2, 90127 Palermo, Italy
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Barry RJ, De Blasio FM, Rushby JA, MacDonald B, Fogarty JS, Cave AE. Stimulus intensity effects and sequential processing in the passive auditory ERP. Int J Psychophysiol 2022; 176:149-163. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2022.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chen YX, Xu XR, Huang S, Guan RR, Hou XY, Sun JQ, Sun JW, Guo XT. Auditory Sensory Gating in Children With Cochlear Implants: A P50-N100-P200 Study. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:768427. [PMID: 34938156 PMCID: PMC8685319 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.768427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background: While a cochlear implant (CI) can restore access to audibility in deaf children, implanted children may still have difficulty in concentrating. Previous studies have revealed a close relationship between sensory gating and attention. However, whether CI children have deficient auditory sensory gating remains unclear. Methods: To address this issue, we measured the event-related potentials (ERPs), including P50, N100, and P200, evoked by paired tone bursts (S1 and S2) in CI children and normal-hearing (NH) controls. Suppressed amplitudes for S2 compared with S1 in these three ERPs reflected sensory gating during early and later phases, respectively. A Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham IV (SNAP-IV) scale was performed to assess the attentional performance. Results: Significant amplitude differences between S1 and S2 in N100 and P200 were observed in both NH and CI children, indicating the presence of sensory gating in the two groups. However, the P50 suppression was only found in NH children and not in CI children. Furthermore, the duration of deafness was significantly positively correlated with the score of inattention in CI children. Conclusion: Auditory sensory gating can develop but is deficient during the early phase in CI children. Long-term auditory deprivation has a negative effect on sensory gating and attentional performance.
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- Yan-Xin Chen
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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Pauletti C, Mannarelli D, Locuratolo N, Maffucci A, Currà A, Marinelli L, Fattapposta F. Serotonergic central tone in Parkinson's disease with fatigue: Evidence from the loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials (LDAEP). Neurosci Lett 2021; 764:136242. [PMID: 34509567 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2021.136242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Central fatigue in Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common and disabling symptom that further worsens the patients' quality of life. A deficit in the serotonergic system may be implicated in the occurrence of fatigue in patients with PD as well as in those with other chronic conditions characterized by fatigue. The loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials (LDAEP) is a neurophysiological tool that has proved to be effective in measuring the serotonergic central function in vivo. The aim of the present study was to assess central serotonergic activity in PD patients and to explore its possible association with the presence of fatigue. LDAEP was recorded in 38 PD patients (26 without fatigue - PDnF and 12 with fatigue - PDF) and 34 healthy controls. A significant difference between parkinsonian patients and controls emerged, with patients displaying stronger LDAEP values (which reflect a lower serotonergic central tone) than controls. By contrast, no differences in LDAEP emerged between PDF and PDnF. Our electrophysiological data confirmed the presence of a deficit in serotonergic central transmission in PD. An association between this deficit and fatigue was not demonstrated. It is likely that an altered dopamine/serotonin balance, rather than a serotonin deficit alone, is involved in the genesis of central fatigue. This complex and multifaceted symptom is related above all to a dysfunction in the striato-thalamo-cortical loop that connects the neostriatum to the frontal lobe and is strongly affected by motivation.
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- Caterina Pauletti
- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, A. Fiorini Hospital, Terracina, LT, Sapienza University of Rome, Polo Pontino, Latina, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova, Genova, Italy; Division of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Neuroscience, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale dell'Università 30, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Gallyer AJ, Dougherty SP, Burani K, Albanese BJ, Joiner TE, Hajcak G. Suicidal thoughts, behaviors, and event-related potentials: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychophysiology 2021; 58:e13939. [PMID: 34494671 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) are thought to result from, at least in part, abnormalities in various neural systems. Event-related potentials (ERPs) are a useful method for studying neural activity and can be leveraged to study neural deficits related to STBs; however, it is unknown how effective ERPs are at differentiating various STB groups. The present meta-analysis examined how well ERPs can differentiate (a) those with and without suicidal ideation, (b) those with and without suicide attempts, (c) those with different levels of suicide risk, and (d) differences between those with suicide attempts versus those with suicidal ideation only. This meta-analysis included 208 effect sizes from 2,517 participants from 27 studies. We used a random-effects meta-analysis using a restricted maximum likelihood estimator with robust variance estimation. We meta-analyzed ERP-STB combinations that had at least three effect sizes across two or more studies. A qualitative review found that for each ERP and STB combination, the literature is highly mixed. Our meta-analyses largely did not find significant relationships between STBs and ERPs. We also found that the literature is likely severely underpowered, with most studies only being sufficiently powered to detect unrealistically large effect sizes. Our results provided little-to-no support for a reliable relationship between the ERPs assessed and STBs. However, the current literature is severely underpowered, and there are many methodological weaknesses that must be resolved before making this determination. We recommend large-scale collaboration and improvements in measurement practices to combat the issues in this literature.
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- Austin J Gallyer
- Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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Toscano M, Viganò A, Jannini TB, Ruggiero M, Comanducci A, Di Piero V. Intensity-Dependence of Auditory Evoked Potentials (IDAP) as a Neurophysiological Parameter to Predict Anti-Aggressive Responsiveness to SSRI Treatment. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:716338. [PMID: 34456730 PMCID: PMC8397375 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.716338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Massimiliano Toscano
- Department of Human Neurosciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.,Department of Neurology, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Isola Tiberina, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Division, Umberto I Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Hwang M, Lee YJ, Lee M, Kang B, Lee YS, Hwang J, Woo SI, Hahn SW. Relationship Between the Loudness Dependence of the Auditory Evoked Potential and the Severity of Suicidal Ideation in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder. CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE 2021; 19:323-333. [PMID: 33888661 PMCID: PMC8077063 DOI: 10.9758/cpn.2021.19.2.323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Objective The loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential (LDAEP) is a reliable indicator that is inversely related to central serotonergic activity, and recent studies have suggested an association between LDAEP and suicidal ideation. This study investigated differences in LDAEP between patients with major depressive disorder and high suicidality and those with major depressive disorder and low suicidality compared to healthy controls. Methods This study included 67 participants: 23 patients with major depressive disorder with high suicidality (9 males, mean age 29.3 ± 15.7 years, total score of SSI-BECK ≥ 15), 22 patients with major depressive disorder with low suicidality (9 males, mean age 42.2 ± 14.4 years, total score of SSI-BECK ≤ 14), and 22 healthy controls (11 males, mean age 31.6 ± 8.7 years). Participants completed the following assessments: Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Beck Depression Inventory-II, Beck Scale for Suicidal ideation, State Anxiety Scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and LDAEP (measured at electrode Cz). Results There were no sex-related differences among groups (p = 0.821). The high-suicidality group exhibited significantly higher LDAEP compared to the low-suicidality group (0.82 ± 0.79 vs. 0.26 ± 0.36, p = 0.014). No significant differences were found between the control and high-suicidality (p = 0.281) or the control and low-suicidality groups (p = 0.236). Conclusion LDAEP was applied to demonstrate the association between serotonergic activity and suicidal ideation and suicide risk in major depression and may be a candidate of biological marker for preventing suicide in this study.
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- Mingyu Hwang
- Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Soonchunhyang University, Asan, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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The Evolution of Medication Overuse Headache: History, Pathophysiology and Clinical Update. CNS Drugs 2021; 35:545-565. [PMID: 34002347 DOI: 10.1007/s40263-021-00818-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Medication overuse headache (MOH), the development or worsening of chronic headache resulting from frequent and excessive intake of medications used for acute treatment of headache, is a common secondary headache disorder and is associated with significant personal and societal burdens. The plausible physiologic mechanism is that chronic exposure to acute care migraine treatment leads to suppression of endogenous antinociceptive systems, consequently facilitating the trigeminal nociceptive process via up-regulation of the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) system. Recognizing and preventing its development is an integral aspect of migraine management, as medication overuse is a modifiable risk factor in the progression from episodic to chronic migraine. Over the years, MOH has been difficult to treat and has generated much controversy. Ongoing debates exist over the diagnostic criteria and treatment strategies, particularly regarding the roles of formal detoxification and preventive treatment. The arrival of the anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies has also challenged our views of MOH and its treatment. This review outlines the evolution of MOH diagnostic criteria, presents the current understanding of MOH pathogenesis and discusses the debates over its development and treatment. Data on the efficacy of anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies in the setting of medication overuse is also presented. These results indicate that patients with medication overuse, who are treated with these new medications, may not need to be detoxified in order to treat MOH. In light of these developments, it is likely that in the future MOH will be more readily diagnosed and treatment will result in better outcomes.
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Kim JS, Kim S, Lee HS, Kwon YJ, Lee HY, Shim SH. Auditory evoked potentials and suicidal behaviors in patients with major depressive disorders. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7255. [PMID: 33790320 PMCID: PMC8012352 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86602-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials (LDAEP) has been proposed as a biological marker of central serotonergic activity related to suicides. This study’s objective was to analyze the difference in LDAEP between depressed patients with suicide attempts (SA) and suicidal ideation (SI). It included 130 participants (45 depressed patients with SA, 49 depressed patients with SI, and 36 healthy controls) aged > 18 years who exhibited LDAEP during electroencephalography. Psychological characteristics and event-related potentials of the three groups were compared. There was no significant difference in LDAEP between major depressive disorder (MDD) patients with SA and SI (p = 0.59). MDD patients with SI, who attempted suicide had significantly lower LDAEP than healthy controls (p = 0.01 and p = 0.01, respectively). However, the significance disappeared when psychological characteristics were controlled. Our results suggest that LDAEP might not be possible biomarkers for suicidal behaviors in patients with MDD. Further studies to assess the biological basis of suicide and identify the underlying dimensions that mediate the relationship between the biological basis and suicidal behaviors will be needed.
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- Ji Sun Kim
- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, 31 Suncheonhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, 31151, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Human-Computer Interaction, Hanyang University, Ansan-si, 15588, South Korea
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- Department of Pulmonology and Allergy, Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, 31 Suncheonhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, 31151, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, 31 Suncheonhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, 31151, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, 31 Suncheonhyang 6-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, 31151, Republic of Korea.
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De Keyser K, De Letter M, Santens P, Talsma D, Botteldooren D, Bockstael A. Neurophysiological investigation of auditory intensity dependence in patients with Parkinson's disease. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2021; 128:345-356. [PMID: 33515333 DOI: 10.1007/s00702-021-02305-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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There is accumulating evidence for auditory dysfunctions in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Moreover, a possible relationship has been suggested between altered auditory intensity processing and the hypophonic speech characteristics in PD. Nonetheless, further insight into the neurophysiological correlates of auditory intensity processing in patients with PD is needed primarily. In the present study, high-density EEG recordings were used to investigate intensity dependence of auditory evoked potentials (IDAEPs) in 14 patients with PD and 14 age- and gender-matched healthy control participants (HCs). Patients with PD were evaluated in both the on- and off-medication states. HCs were also evaluated twice. Significantly increased IDAEP of the N1/P2 was demonstrated in patients with PD evaluated in the on-medication state compared to HCs. Distinctive results were found for the N1 and P2 component. Regarding the N1 component, no differences in latency or amplitude were shown between patients with PD and HCs regardless of the medication state. In contrast, increased P2 amplitude was demonstrated in patients with PD evaluated in the on-medication state compared to the off-medication state and HCs. In addition to a dopaminergic deficiency, deficits in serotonergic neurotransmission in PD were shown based on increased IDAEP. Due to specific alterations of the N1-P2 complex, the current results suggest deficiencies in early-attentive inhibitory processing of auditory input in PD. This interpretation is consistent with the involvement of the basal ganglia and the role of dopaminergic and serotonergic neurotransmission in auditory gating.
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- Kim De Keyser
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Corneel Heymanslaan 10, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University, Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Information Technology (INTEC), Acoustics Research Group, Ghent University, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 15, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Information Technology (INTEC), Acoustics Research Group, Ghent University, Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 15, 9052, Ghent, Belgium
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O'Reilly JA, Conway BA. Classical and controlled auditory mismatch responses to multiple physical deviances in anaesthetised and conscious mice. Eur J Neurosci 2020; 53:1839-1854. [DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Jamie A. O'Reilly
- College of Biomedical Engineering Rangsit University Pathum Thani Thailand
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Strathclyde Glasgow UK
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Samartin-Veiga N, González-Villar AJ, Triñanes Y, Gómez-Perretta C, Carrillo-de-la-Peña MT. Effects of intensity, attention and medication on auditory-evoked potentials in patients with fibromyalgia. Sci Rep 2020; 10:21904. [PMID: 33318554 PMCID: PMC7736365 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78377-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Fibromyalgia (FM) has been associated to an increased processing of somatosensory stimuli, but its generalization to other sensory modalities is under discussion. To clarify this, we studied auditory event-related potentials (AEPs) to stimuli of different intensity in patients with FM and healthy controls (HCs), considering the effects of attention mechanisms and medication. We performed two experiments: In study 1 (n = 50 FM, 60 HCs), the stimuli were presented randomly within the sequence; in study 2 (n = 28 FM, 30 HCs), they were presented in blocks of the same intensity. We analyzed intensity and group effects on N1-P2 amplitude and, only for the FM group, the effect of medication and the correlation between AEPs and clinical variables. Contrary to the expectation, the patients showed a trend of reduced AEPs to the loudest tones (study 1) or no significant differences with the HCs (study 2). Medication with central effects significantly reduced AEPs, while no significant relationships between the N1-P2 amplitude/intensity function and patients’ symptoms were observed. The findings do not provide evidence of augmented auditory processing in FM. Nevertheless, given the observed effect of medication, the role of sensory amplification as an underlying pathophysiological mechanism in fibromyalgia cannot be discarded.
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- N Samartin-Veiga
- Departamento de Psicoloxía Clínica e Psicobioloxía, Facultade de Psicoloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Departamento de Psicoloxía Clínica e Psicobioloxía, Facultade de Psicoloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Psychological Neuroscience Lab, Psychology Research Centre, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
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- Departamento de Psicoloxía Clínica e Psicobioloxía, Facultade de Psicoloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Psicoloxía Clínica e Psicobioloxía, Facultade de Psicoloxía, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Kalita J, Misra UK, Bansal R. Phonophobia and brainstem excitability in migraine. Eur J Neurosci 2020; 53:1988-1997. [PMID: 33305448 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Phonophobia in migraineurs may be due to lower hearing threshold (HT) and higher brainstem neuronal excitability. We report the correlation of phonophobia in migraineurs with HT, brain stem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) findings, and auditory triggers. Sixty-one migraineurs and 101 controls were included for HT, of whom 59 migraineurs and 31 controls had BAEP studies. Clinical details, migraine triggers, and headache frequency were noted. Hearing threshold was measured, and amplitudes of waves I to V of BAEP studies were measured. Migraineurs had lower HT compared with controls (41.61 ± 5.25 versus 45.39 ± 6.26 dB; p < 0.001) especially in chronic migraine (40.24 ± 4.81; p < 0.001). Hearing threshold correlated with headache frequency (p < 0.05) and auditory, visual, and tactile (p < 0.05) triggers. Hearing threshold was lower during headache (p < 0.001). Wave II, III, and IV amplitudes of BAEP were higher in migraineurs than the controls. Wave II (p < 0.05) and III (p < 0.05) amplitudes correlated with HT. Migraineurs have lower HT, especially in those having chronic migraine, ictal HT recording, and multiple sensory triggers. Higher amplitudes of BAEP waves in migraineurs and their relationship with the frequency of headache and HT suggest the sensitization of brainstem auditory neurons.
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- Jayantee Kalita
- Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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Rosburg T, Mager R. The reduced auditory evoked potential component N1 after repeated stimulation: Refractoriness hypothesis vs. habituation account. Hear Res 2020; 400:108140. [PMID: 33316574 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2020.108140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Similar to other event-related potential (ERP) components, the amplitude of the auditory evoked N1 depends on the interstimulus interval (ISI). At ISIs > 0.4 s, the amplitude of the N1 increases with longer ISIs, until it saturates at ISIs around 10 s. This amplitude increase with increasing ISI has been conceptualized as a function of N1 recovery or N1 refractoriness. Habituation (as a simple form of learning) represents an elaborated, opposing account for such stimulus repetition effects. For passive oddball experiments (stimulation protocols with frequent standards and rare deviants), the two accounts make different predictions. According to the habituation account, the presentation of small deviants should lead to an increased N1 for subsequent standards (= dishabituation); according to the N1 refractoriness account, there should be no or just minor effects on the N1. In the current study, we tested these predictions and compared the ERPs to standards after small deviants and to standards preceded by other standards. We observed that the ERPs to standards after small deviants were characterized by a small mismatch negativity with an onset latency > 150 ms, but the N1 to standards after deviants did not differ from the N1 to standards preceded by other standards. This negative finding is in line with other previous studies that were also not able to reveal evidence for N1 dishabituation. Aside from this repeated lack of evidence for dishabituation, the N1 habituation account is challenged by the finding that the N1 decrease is stronger for more intense stimuli. Overall, the current and previous findings are more compatible with the N1 refractoriness account, although the mechanisms underlying N1 refractoriness remain to be elucidated. Knowledge about these mechanisms would also help to understand why N1 deficits in schizophrenia are more pronounced at longer ISIs.
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- Timm Rosburg
- Basel University Hospital, Department of Clinical Research, Evidence-based Insurance Medicine (EbIM), Spitalstrasse 12, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland.
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- Basel University, University Psychiatric Clinics, Forensic Department, Basel, Switzerland
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Raffin E, Harquel S, Passera B, Chauvin A, Bougerol T, David O. Probing regional cortical excitability via input-output properties using transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalography coupling. Hum Brain Mapp 2020; 41:2741-2761. [PMID: 32379389 PMCID: PMC7294059 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The modular organization of the cortex refers to subsets of highly interconnected nodes, sharing specific cytoarchitectural and dynamical properties. These properties condition the level of excitability of local pools of neurons. In this study, we described TMS evoked potentials (TEP) input-output properties to provide new insights into regional cortical excitability. We combined robotized TMS with EEG to disentangle region-specific TEP from threshold to saturation and describe their oscillatory contents. Twenty-two young healthy participants received robotized TMS pulses over the right primary motor cortex (M1), the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and the right superior occipital lobe (SOL) at five stimulation intensities (40, 60, 80, 100, and 120% resting motor threshold) and one short-interval intracortical inhibition condition during EEG recordings. Ten additional subjects underwent the same experiment with a realistic sham TMS procedure. The results revealed interregional differences in the TEPs input-output functions as well as in the responses to paired-pulse conditioning protocols, when considering early local components (<80 ms). Each intensity in the three regions was associated with complex patterns of oscillatory activities. The quality of the regression of TEPs over stimulation intensity was used to derive a new readout for cortical excitability and dynamical properties, revealing lower excitability in the DLPFC, followed by SOL and M1. The realistic sham experiment confirmed that these early local components were not contaminated by multisensory stimulations. This study provides an entirely new analytic framework to characterize input-output relations throughout the cortex, paving the way to a more accurate definition of local cortical excitability.
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- Estelle Raffin
- University of Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, U1216, Grenoble Institut NeurosciencesGrenobleFrance
- Defitech Chair of Clinical Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics (CNP) and Brain Mind Institute (BMI), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)GenevaSwitzerland
- Defitech Chair of Clinical Neuroengineering, Center for Neuroprosthetics (CNP) and Brain Mind Institute (BMI), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL Valais), Clinique Romande de RéadaptationSionSwitzerland
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- CNRS, UMR5105, Laboratoire Psychologie et NeuroCognition, LPNCUniversity of Grenoble AlpesGrenobleFrance
- University of Grenoble‐Alpes, CNRS, CHU Grenoble Alpes, INSERM, CNRS, IRMaGeGrenobleFrance
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, U1216, Grenoble Institut NeurosciencesGrenobleFrance
- CNRS, UMR5105, Laboratoire Psychologie et NeuroCognition, LPNCUniversity of Grenoble AlpesGrenobleFrance
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- CNRS, UMR5105, Laboratoire Psychologie et NeuroCognition, LPNCUniversity of Grenoble AlpesGrenobleFrance
- University of Grenoble‐Alpes, CNRS, CHU Grenoble Alpes, INSERM, CNRS, IRMaGeGrenobleFrance
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, U1216, Grenoble Institut NeurosciencesGrenobleFrance
- CNRS, UMR5105, Laboratoire Psychologie et NeuroCognition, LPNCUniversity of Grenoble AlpesGrenobleFrance
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- University of Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, U1216, Grenoble Institut NeurosciencesGrenobleFrance
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Dwyer P, Wang X, De Meo-Monteil R, Hsieh F, Saron CD, Rivera SM. Defining clusters of young autistic and typically developing children based on loudness-dependent auditory electrophysiological responses. Mol Autism 2020; 11:48. [PMID: 32539866 PMCID: PMC7294610 DOI: 10.1186/s13229-020-00352-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Autistic individuals exhibit atypical patterns of sensory processing that are known to be related to quality of life, but which are also highly heterogeneous. Previous investigations of this heterogeneity have ordinarily used questionnaires and have rarely investigated sensory processing in typical development (TD) alongside autism spectrum development (ASD). METHODS The present study used hierarchical clustering in a large sample to identify subgroups of young autistic and typically developing children based on the normalized global field power (GFP) of their event-related potentials (ERPs) to auditory stimuli of four different loudness intensities (50, 60, 70, 80 dB SPL): that is, based on an index of the relative strengths of their neural responses across these loudness conditions. RESULTS Four clusters of participants were defined. Normalized GFP responses to sounds of different intensities differed strongly across clusters. There was considerable overlap in cluster assignments of autistic and typically developing participants, but autistic participants were more likely to display a pattern of relatively linear increases in response strength accompanied by a disproportionately strong response to 70 dB stimuli. Autistic participants displaying this pattern trended towards obtaining higher scores on assessments of cognitive abilities. There was also a trend for typically developing participants to disproportionately fall into a cluster characterized by disproportionately/nonlinearly strong 60 dB responses. Greater auditory distractibility was reported among autistic participants in a cluster characterized by disproportionately strong responses to the loudest (80 dB) sounds, and furthermore, relatively strong responses to loud sounds were correlated with auditory distractibility. This appears to provide evidence of coinciding behavioral and neural sensory atypicalities. LIMITATIONS Replication may be needed to verify exploratory results. This analysis does not address variability related to classical ERP latencies and topographies. The sensory questionnaire employed was not specifically designed for use in autism. Hearing acuity was not measured. Variability in sensory responses unrelated to loudness is not addressed, leaving room for additional research. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, these data demonstrate the broader benefits of using electrophysiology to explore individual differences. They illuminate different neural response patterns and suggest relationships between sensory neural responses and sensory behaviors, cognitive abilities, and autism diagnostic status.
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- Patrick Dwyer
- Department of Psychology, UC Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 USA
- Center for Mind and Brain, UC Davis, 267 Cousteau Place, Davis, CA 95618 USA
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- Department of Statistics, UC Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Statistics, UC Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 USA
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- Center for Mind and Brain, UC Davis, 267 Cousteau Place, Davis, CA 95618 USA
- MIND Institute, UC Davis, 2825 50th Street, Sacramento, CA 95817 USA
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- Department of Psychology, UC Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616 USA
- Center for Mind and Brain, UC Davis, 267 Cousteau Place, Davis, CA 95618 USA
- MIND Institute, UC Davis, 2825 50th Street, Sacramento, CA 95817 USA
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Depressive symptoms affect short- and long-term speech recognition outcome in cochlear implant users. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020; 278:345-351. [PMID: 32504200 PMCID: PMC7826306 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-020-06096-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Purpose To investigate the impact of the amount of depressive symptoms in cochlear implant (CI) recipients on the development of speech recognition after CI-activation up to 2 years. Design Retrospective data analysis of a German short form of the Beck Depression Inventory given at initial activation of the implant in relation to monosyllabic word recognition score at conversational level at initial activation and at 3 months, 1 and 2-year follow-up measurements. Study sample Thirty-one CI-patients (11 female, 20 male) aged between 41 and 83 (M = 64.77, SD = 10.43) who were German native speakers, postlingually deafened, with severe hearing loss in both sides but unilaterally implanted (19 right-sided, 12 left-sided). Results The amount of depressive symptoms at initial activation was negatively correlated with the monosyllabic recognition score after 3 months and after 1 year of implant use. Conclusion The psychological status in terms of depressive symptoms is an important parameter regarding the rehabilitative outcome of CI-patients. Care staff and CI-users should be sensitized to the link between depressive symptoms and the development of speech recognition with CI.
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Ruohonen EM, Kattainen S, Li X, Taskila AE, Ye C, Astikainen P. Event-Related Potentials to Changes in Sound Intensity Demonstrate Alterations in Brain Function Related to Depression and Aging. Front Hum Neurosci 2020; 14:98. [PMID: 32292334 PMCID: PMC7119431 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Measures of the brain's automatic electrophysiological responses to sounds represent a potential tool for identifying age- and depression-related neural markers. However, these markers have rarely been studied related to aging and depression within one study. Here, we investigated auditory event-related potentials (ERPs) in the brain that may show different alterations related to aging and depression. We used an oddball condition employing changes in sound intensity to investigate: (i) sound intensity dependence; (ii) sensory gating; and (iii) change detection, all within a single paradigm. The ERPs of younger (18-40 years) and older (62-80 years) depressed female participants and age-matched non-depressed participants were measured. Intensity dependence was examined as the difference between N1 responses to repeated high- and low-intensity sounds, sensory gating as N1 responses to rare and repeated sounds, and change detection as indexed by the mismatch negativity (MMN). We found that intensity dependence was greater in older participants than younger ones, indicating effects related to aging but not to depression. For sensory gating, we found depression- and age-related alterations as increased N1 responses. No group differences were found for MMN. Although a sensory gating deficit was expected in older adults, this study is the first to demonstrate age-related overexcitability in sound intensity dependency. The results indicate that automatic brain responses to sound intensity changes are suitable for studying age- and depression-related neural markers but may not be sensitive enough to differentiate the effects of aging and depression.
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- Elisa M Ruohonen
- Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.,Institute of Brain and Psychological Sciences, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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Pillai RLI, Bartlett EA, Ananth MR, Zhu C, Yang J, Hajcak G, Parsey RV, DeLorenzo C. Examining the underpinnings of loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials with positron emission tomography. Neuroimage 2020; 213:116733. [PMID: 32169543 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials (LDAEP) has long been considered to reflect central basal serotonin transmission. However, the relationship between LDAEP and individual serotonin receptors and transporters has not been fully explored in humans and may involve other neurotransmitter systems. To examine LDAEP's relationship with the serotonin system, we performed PET using serotonin-1A (5-HT1A) imaging via [11C]CUMI-101 and serotonin transporter (5-HTT) imaging via [11C]DASB on a mixed sample of healthy controls (n = 4: 4 females, 0 males), patients with unipolar (MDD, n = 11: 4 females, 7 males) and bipolar depression (BD, n = 8: 4 females, 4 males). On these same participants, we also performed electroencephalography (EEG) within a week of PET scanning, using 1000 Hz tones of varying intensity to evoke LDAEP. We then evaluated the relationship between LDAEP and 5-HT1A or 5-HTT binding in both the raphe (5-HT1A)/midbrain (5-HTT) areas and in the temporal cortex. We found that LDAEP was significantly correlated with 5-HT1A positively and with 5-HTT negatively in the temporal cortex (p < 0.05), but not correlated with either in midbrain or raphe. In males only, exploratory analysis showed multiple regions in which LDAEP significantly correlated with 5-HT1A throughout the brain; we did not find this with 5-HTT. This multimodal study partially validates preclinical models of a serotonergic influence on LDAEP. Replication in larger samples is necessary to further clarify our understanding of the role of serotonin in perception of auditory tones.
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- Department of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology, New York State Psychiatric Institute, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University, United States
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- Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook University, United States
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- Department of Family, Population, and Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook University, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Psychology, Florida State University, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry, Stony Brook University, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook University, United States
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Park YM. The Hypothesis on the Prediction of Treatment Response with Buspirone Augmentation along with Serotonergic Antidepressant in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder Using Loudness Dependence of Auditory Evoked Potentials: Two Cases and Review of the Literature for Evidence. Psychiatry Investig 2020; 17:222-224. [PMID: 32151126 PMCID: PMC7113178 DOI: 10.30773/pi.2019.0293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Some studies have shown that augmenting buspirone with antidepressant has similar efficacy as the combination with two antidepressants in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Some researchers assume that the antidepressant boosting effect of buspirone is revealed under a poop-out state, which means a phenomenon where some patients having an initial response to an antidepressant may worsen or not improve any more even though they continue treatment because of serotonin depletion. Loudness dependence of auditory evoked potential (LDAEP) is a reliable marker of central serotonergic activity, and is inversely correlated with central serotonergic activity. Thus LDAEP will be a biological marker for prediction of treatment response with buspirone augmentation with SSRI because it can measure central serotonergic activity such as serotonin depletion. Two cases will be introduced and the literature evidence about whether LDAEP can predict the treatment response of buspirone augmentation in patients with MDD will be reviewed.
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- Young-Min Park
- Department of Psychiatry, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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Mead J, Parrott A. Mephedrone and MDMA: A comparative review. Brain Res 2020; 1735:146740. [PMID: 32087112 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.146740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Mephedrone and MDMA are both constituents of party drugs, with mephedrone being relatively new compared to MDMA. This review compares current knowledge regarding the patterns of usage and neuropsychobiological effects of both mephedrone and MDMA. Both drugs share common psychoactive effects, the duration of which is significantly shorter with mephedrone use, attributing towards a pattern of binge use among users. Both drugs have also been associated with adverse health, psychiatric, and neurocognitive problems. Whilst there is extensive research into the psychobiological problems induced by MDMA, the evidence for mephedrone is comparatively limited. The adverse effect profile of mephedrone appears to be less severe than that of MDMA. Users often believe it to be safer, although both drugs have been associated with overdoses. The neurotoxic potential of mephedrone appears to be low, whereas MDMA can cause long-term damage to the serotonergic system, although this needs further investigation. The abuse liability of mephedrone is significantly greater than that of MDMA, raising concerns regarding the impact of lifetime usage on users. Given that mephedrone is relatively new, the effects of long-term exposure are yet to be documented. Future research focused on lifetime users may highlight more severe neuropsychobiological effects from the drug.
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- Jessica Mead
- Department of Psychology, School of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Psychology, School of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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Akdeniz G, Gumusyayla S, Vural G, Bektas H, Deniz O. Changes in face and face pareidolia processing in patients with migraine: an ERP study. J Neurophysiol 2020; 123:876-884. [PMID: 31940235 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00549.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Migraine is a multifactorial brain disorder characterized by recurrent disabling headache attacks. One of the possible mechanisms in the pathogenesis of migraine may be a decrease in inhibitory cortical stimuli in the primary visual cortex attributable to cortical hyperexcitability. The aim of this study was to investigate the neural correlates underlying face and face pareidolia processing in terms of the event-related potential (ERP) components, N170, vertex positive potential (VPP), and N250, in patients with migraine. In total, 40 patients with migraine without aura, 23 patients with migraine and aura, and 30 healthy controls were enrolled. We recorded ERPs during the presentation of face and face pareidolia images. N170, VPP, and N250 mean amplitudes and latencies were examined. N170 was significantly greater in patients with migraine with aura than in healthy controls. VPP amplitude was significantly greater in patients with migraine without aura than in healthy controls. The face stimuli evoked significantly earlier VPP responses to faces (168.7 ms, SE = 1.46) than pareidolias (173.4 ms, SE = 1.41) in patients with migraine with aura. We did not find a significant difference between N250 amplitude for face and face pareidolia processing. A significant difference was observed between the groups for pareidolia in terms of N170 [F(2,86) = 14,75, P < 0.001] and VPP [F(2,86) = 16.43, P < 0.001] amplitudes. Early ERPs are a valuable tool to study the neural processing of face processing in patients with migraine to demonstrate visual cortical hyperexcitability.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Event-related potentials (ERPs) are important for understanding face and face pareidolia processing in patients with migraine. N170, vertex positive potential (VPP), and N250 ERPs were investigated. N170 was revealed as a potential component of cortical excitability for face and face pareidolia processing in patients with migraine.
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- Gülsüm Akdeniz
- Department of Biophysics and Neuroscience, Electroneurophysiology Laboratory, Yenimahalle Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara, Turkey
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Serum Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Loudness Dependence of Auditory Evoked Potentials at Pretreatment and Posttreatment in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder. Brain Sci 2019; 9:brainsci9100253. [PMID: 31561419 PMCID: PMC6826742 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci9100253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background: Proinflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), are associated with the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). Several studies have reported that increased TNF-α might be associated with tryptophan depletion, which eventually could result in MDD. However, other studies revealed that TNF-α increased serotonin firing in raphe. Therefore, whether TNF-α increases or decreases serotonin activity remains unclear. Here, we aimed to determine the relationship between serum TNF-α level and central serotonergic activity using the loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials (LDAEP) and standardized low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (sLORETA), as well as to evaluate the effects of antidepressants on TNF-α levels. Methods: LDAEP, serum TNF-α level, and depression severity were measured in 64 MDD outpatients pre and post 3 months of treatment. Results: Pretreatment TNF-α levels were negatively correlated with the pretreatment N1 sLORETA-LDAEP, P2 sLORETA-LDAEP, and N1/P2 sLORETA-LDAEP (p < 0.05). In multiple regression analysis for N1/P2 sLORETA-LDAEP, lower N1/P2 sLORETA-LDAEP was significantly related to higher TNF-α (CE = −0.047, p = 0.017) when all subjects were dichotomized based on the median TNF-α level (7.16 pg/mL) into pretreatment low- and high-TNF-α groups. In addition, the pretreatment Beck Depression Inventory, P2 LDAEP, and N1/P2 sLORETA-LDAEP were greater in the high-TNF-α groups than in the low-TNF-α groups (p < 0.05). Moreover, the posttreatment TNF-α level was significantly decreased compared to the pretreatment TNF-α level (z = −2.581, p = 0.01). However, the posttreatment TNF-α levels were not associated with posttreatment LDAEP. Conclusions: Higher TNF-α level is associated with decreased LDAEP, which could indicate compensatory elevation of central serotonin activity in outpatients with MDD, although this effect disappeared and TNF-α level was reduced after three months of antidepressant treatment.
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Steinberg LJ, Underwood MD, Bakalian MJ, Kassir SA, Mann JJ, Arango V. 5-HT1A receptor, 5-HT2A receptor and serotonin transporter binding in the human auditory cortex in depression. J Psychiatry Neurosci 2019; 44:294-302. [PMID: 31120232 PMCID: PMC6710086 DOI: 10.1503/jpn.180190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Serotonergic system abnormalities are implicated in many psychiatric disorders, including major depression. The temporal lobe receives a high density of serotonergic afferent projections, and responses in the primary auditory cortex to sound are modulated by serotonergic tone. However, the associations between changes in serotonergic tone, disease state and changes in auditory cortical function remain to be clarified. METHODS We quantified serotonin 1A (5-HT1A) receptor binding, serotonin 2A (5-HT2A) receptor binding, and serotonin transporter (SERT) binding in Brodmann areas (BA) 41/42, 22, 9 and 4 from postmortem brain sections of 40 psychiatrically healthy controls and 39 individuals who had a history of a major depressive episode (MDE). RESULTS There was 33% lower 5-HT2A receptor binding in BA 41/42 in individuals who had an MDE than in controls (p = 0.0069). Neither 5-HT1A nor SERT binding in BA 41/42 differed between individuals who had an MDE and controls. We also found 14% higher 5-HT1A receptor binding (p = 0.045) and 21% lower SERT binding in BA 9 of individuals who had an MDE (p = 0.045). LIMITATIONS The study was limited by the small number of postmortem brain samples including BA 41/42 available for binding assays and the large overlap between suicide and depression in the MDE sample. CONCLUSION Depression may be associated with altered serotonergic function in the auditory cortex involving the 5-HT2A receptor and is part of a wider view of the pathophysiology of mood disorders extending beyond psychopathology.
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- Louisa J. Steinberg
- From the Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA (Steinberg, Underwood, Bakalian, Kassir, Mann, Arango); the Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA (Steinberg, Underwood, Mann, Arango); and the Department of Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA (Mann)
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- From the Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA (Steinberg, Underwood, Bakalian, Kassir, Mann, Arango); the Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA (Steinberg, Underwood, Mann, Arango); and the Department of Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA (Mann)
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- From the Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA (Steinberg, Underwood, Bakalian, Kassir, Mann, Arango); the Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA (Steinberg, Underwood, Mann, Arango); and the Department of Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA (Mann)
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- From the Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA (Steinberg, Underwood, Bakalian, Kassir, Mann, Arango); the Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA (Steinberg, Underwood, Mann, Arango); and the Department of Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA (Mann)
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- From the Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA (Steinberg, Underwood, Bakalian, Kassir, Mann, Arango); the Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA (Steinberg, Underwood, Mann, Arango); and the Department of Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA (Mann)
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- From the Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA (Steinberg, Underwood, Bakalian, Kassir, Mann, Arango); the Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA (Steinberg, Underwood, Mann, Arango); and the Department of Radiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA (Mann)
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Mykland MS, Bjørk MH, Stjern M, Omland PM, Uglem M, Sand T. Fluctuations of sensorimotor processing in migraine: a controlled longitudinal study of beta event related desynchronization. J Headache Pain 2019; 20:77. [PMID: 31288756 PMCID: PMC6734210 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-019-1026-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background The migraine brain seems to undergo cyclic fluctuations of sensory processing. For instance, during the preictal phase, migraineurs experience symptoms and signs of altered pain perception as well as other well-known premonitory CNS-symptoms. In the present study we measured EEG-activation to non-painful motor and sensorimotor tasks in the different phases of the migraine cycle by longitudinal measurements of beta event related desynchronization (beta-ERD). Methods We recorded electroencephalography (EEG) of 41 migraine patients and 31 healthy controls. Each subject underwent three EEG recordings on three different days with classification of each EEG recording according to the actual migraine phase. During each recording, subjects performed one motor and one sensorimotor task with the flexion-extension movement of the right wrist. Results Migraine patients had significantly increased beta-ERD and higher baseline beta power at the contralateral C3 electrode overlying the primary sensorimotor cortex in the preictal phase compared to the interictal phase. We found no significant differences in beta-ERD or baseline beta power between interictal migraineurs and controls. Conclusion Increased preictal baseline beta activity may reflect a decrease in pre-activation in the sensorimotor cortex. Altered pre-activation may lead to changes in thresholds for inhibitory responses and increased beta-ERD response, possibly reflecting a generally increased preictal cortical responsivity in migraine. Cyclic fluctuations in the activity of second- and third-order afferent somatosensory neurons, and their associated cortical and/or thalamic interneurons, may accordingly also be a central part of the migraine pathophysiology.
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- Martin Syvertsen Mykland
- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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Kim JS, Kim DW, Kwon YJ, Lee HY, Kim S, Shim SH. The relationship between auditory evoked potentials and symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adult patients with major depressive disorder. Int J Psychophysiol 2019; 142:50-56. [PMID: 31207261 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2019.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Loudness dependence of auditory evoked potential (LDAEP) has been proposed as a biological marker for central serotonergic activity in depressive illness. A recent study has suggested that serotonin plays an important role in impulsivity and emotional sensitivity that are prominent clinical manifestations in attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The objective of this study was to examine the association between LDAEP and ADHD symptoms in major depressive disorder (MDD). METHODS A total of 60 participants (40 subjects with MDD and 20 healthy controls) aged >18 years who had LDAEPs performed during electroencephalograms were included in this study. ADHD symptoms, depressive, and anxiety symptoms were evaluated. Psychological characteristics and event-related potentials (ERP) were compared among three groups: depression with ADHD symptoms, depression without ADHD symptoms, and healthy controls. RESULTS MDD subjects with ADHD symptoms (N = 20) showed significantly lower LDAEP levels than those without ADHD symptoms (N = 20) and healthy controls (N = 20). LDAEP differences between MDD subjects without ADHD symptoms and healthy controls were not statistically significant. In partial correlation analyses adjusted for age and sex, significant correlations of psychological scales of depression, ADHD symptoms, and LDAEPs were found. CONCLUSION Results of the present study suggest that LDAEP can reflect adult ADHD symptoms in MDD. Auditory evoked potential appears to be a promising candidate as an evaluation tool for inattention and poor impulse control as well as emotional sensitivity.
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- Ji Sun Kim
- Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Yeosu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
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Aleksandrov AA, Knyazeva VM, Volnova AB, Dmitrieva ES, Polyakova NV, Gainetdinov RR. Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 1 Agonist Modulates Mismatch Negativity-Like Responses in Mice. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:470. [PMID: 31130864 PMCID: PMC6509589 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1) is a G protein-coupled receptor widely expressed in the mammalian brain, particularly in limbic system and monoaminergic areas. It has proven to be an important modulator of dopaminergic, serotoninergic, and glutamatergic neurotransmission and is considered to be a potential useful target for the pharmacotherapy of neuropsychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia. One of the promising schizophrenia endophenotypes is a deficit in neurocognitive abilities manifested as mismatch negativity (MMN) deficit. This study examines the effect of TAAR1 partial agonist RO5263397 on the MMN-like response in freely moving C57BL/6 mice. Event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded from awake mice in the oddball paradigm before and after RO5263397 administration. The RO5263397 (but not saline) administration increased the N40 amplitude in response to deviant stimuli. That provided the MMN-like difference at the 36-44 ms interval after the injection. The pitch deviance-elicited changes before the injection and in the control paradigm were established for the P68 component. After TAAR1 agonist administration the P68 amplitude in response both to standard and deviant stimuli was increased. These results suggest that the MMN-like response in mice may be modulated through TAAR1-dependent processes (possibly acting through the direct or indirect glutamate NMDA receptor modulation), indicating the TAAR1 agonists potential antipsychotic and pro-cognitive activity.
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- Aleksander A. Aleksandrov
- Department of Higher Nervous Activity and Psychophysiology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Higher Nervous Activity and Psychophysiology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of General Physiology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Higher Nervous Activity and Psychophysiology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Department of Higher Nervous Activity and Psychophysiology, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Translational Biomedicine and Saint Petersburg University Hospital, Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Jin MJ, Jung W, Hyun MH, Lee SH. Effect of behavioral inhibition system and childhood emotional neglect on serotonergic activity, negative affect, and rejection sensitivity in non-clinical adults. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0207746. [PMID: 30458038 PMCID: PMC6245683 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Introduction Behavioral inhibition system (BIS) has a strong genetic basis, and emotional neglect (EN) in childhood is one of many environmental experiences that can affect individuals. This study aimed to examine the effects and interaction between BIS and EN on central serotonergic activity and other negative affect and cognition. Methods A total of 153 non-clinical volunteers (54 men and 99 women; average age, 27.72 years, standard deviation = 6.40) were included in the analyses. The Behavioral Inhibition System scale, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, and negative affect and cognition (Beck Depression Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire) were measured. As a biomarker of central serotonergic activity, the loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials was measured. Results High EN was associated with higher loudness dependence of auditory evoked potential (LDAEP) levels and low EN was associated with lower LDAEP levels in high BIS people only. People with high EN people showed significantly higher levels of depression and state anxiety than did those with low EN. Moreover, of people with low BIS, those who had more EN experience had higher levels of rejection sensitivity than did those with less EN experience, while people with high BIS did not show different patterns of rejection sensitivity regardless of the difference of EN. Conclusions This study revealed different effects on physiological (loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials), intrapersonal (depression and state anxiety), and interpersonal aspects (rejection sensitivity) based on the interaction of BIS and EN. Our results suggest that the physiological and interpersonal aspects, but not the intrapersonal aspect, are significantly influenced by the interactive effect of BIS and EN.
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- Min Jin Jin
- Clinical Emotion and Cognition Research Laboratory, Inje University, Goyang, Republic of Korea
- Department of Psychology, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychology, Keimyung University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Psychology, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Clinical Emotion and Cognition Research Laboratory, Inje University, Goyang, Republic of Korea
- Department of Psychiatry, Inje University, Ilsan-Paik Hospital, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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Bahmer A, Gupta DS. Role of Oscillations in Auditory Temporal Processing: A General Model for Temporal Processing of Sensory Information in the Brain? Front Neurosci 2018; 12:793. [PMID: 30429770 PMCID: PMC6220050 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We review the role of oscillations in the brain and in the auditory system showing that the ability of humans to distinguish changes in pitch can be explained as a precise analysis of temporal information in auditory signals by neural oscillations. The connections between auditory brain stem chopper neurons construct neural oscillators, which discharge spikes at various constant intervals that are integer multiples of 0.4 ms, contributing to the temporal processing of auditory cochlear output. This is subsequently spatially mapped in the inferior colliculus. Electrophysiological measurements of auditory chopper neurons in different species show oscillations with periods which are integer multiples of 0.4 ms. The constant intervals of 0.4 ms can be attributed to the smallest synaptic delay between interconnected simulated chopper neurons. We also note the patterns of similarities between microcircuits in the brain stem and other parts of the brain (e.g., the pallidum, reticular formation, locus coeruleus, oculomotor nuclei, limbic system, amygdala, hippocampus, basal ganglia and substantia nigra), dedicated to the processing of temporal information. Similarities in microcircuits across the brain reflect the importance of one of the key mechanisms in the information processing in the brain, namely the temporal coupling of different neural events via coincidence detection.
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- Andreas Bahmer
- Comprehensive Hearing Center, ENT Clinic, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Biology Department, Camden County College, Gloucester Township, NJ, United States
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Lewine JD, Paulson K, Bangera N, Simon BJ. Exploration of the Impact of Brief Noninvasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation on EEG and Event‐Related Potentials. Neuromodulation 2018; 22:564-572. [DOI: 10.1111/ner.12864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Jeffrey D. Lewine
- The Mind Research Network Albuquerque NM USA
- The Lovelace Family of Companies Albuquerque NM USA
- The Department of Neurology and the Department of PsychologyUniversity of New Mexico Albuquerque NM USA
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- The Mind Research Network Albuquerque NM USA
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Wyss C, Tse DHY, Boers F, Shah NJ, Neuner I, Kawohl W. Association between Cortical GABA and Loudness Dependence of Auditory Evoked Potentials (LDAEP) in Humans. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2018; 21:809-813. [PMID: 29917080 PMCID: PMC6119294 DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyy056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials (LDAEP) is a widely used EEG-based biomarker for central serotonergic activity. Serotonin has been shown to be associated with different psychiatric disorders such as depression and schizophrenia. Despite its clinical significance, the underlying neurochemical mechanism of this promising marker is not fully understood, and further research is needed to improve its validity. Other neurotransmitters might have a significant impact on this measure. Thus, we assessed the inhibitory action through individual GABA/H20 concentrations and GABA/glutamate ratios by means of magnetic resonance spectroscopy at 3T in healthy subjects. The measurements were assessed in the primary auditory cortex to investigate the association with the LDAEP, whose generators are mainly in the primary auditory cortex. For the first time, this study examines the link between GABAergic neurotransmission and LDAEP, and the data preliminary show that GABA may not contribute to the generation of EEG-based LDAEP.
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- Christine Wyss
- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland,Correspondence: Christine Wyss, PhD, Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Zurich, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Militärstrasse 8, P.O. Box 2019, 8021 Zurich, Switzerland ()
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, INM4, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, INM4, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, INM4, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany,JARA-Brain, Translational Medicine, Jülich, Germany,Department of Neurology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, INM4, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany,Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany,JARA-Brain, Translational Medicine, Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Ahmed DG, Paquette S, Zeitouni A, Lehmann A. Neural Processing of Musical and Vocal Emotions Through Cochlear Implants Simulation. Clin EEG Neurosci 2018; 49:143-151. [PMID: 28958161 DOI: 10.1177/1550059417733386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Cochlear implants (CIs) partially restore the sense of hearing in the deaf. However, the ability to recognize emotions in speech and music is reduced due to the implant's electrical signal limitations and the patient's altered neural pathways. Electrophysiological correlations of these limitations are not yet well established. Here we aimed to characterize the effect of CIs on auditory emotion processing and, for the first time, directly compare vocal and musical emotion processing through a CI-simulator. We recorded 16 normal hearing participants' electroencephalographic activity while listening to vocal and musical emotional bursts in their original form and in a degraded (CI-simulated) condition. We found prolonged P50 latency and reduced N100-P200 complex amplitude in the CI-simulated condition. This points to a limitation in encoding sound signals processed through CI simulation. When comparing the processing of vocal and musical bursts, we found a delay in latency with the musical bursts compared to the vocal bursts in both conditions (original and CI-simulated). This suggests that despite the cochlear implants' limitations, the auditory cortex can distinguish between vocal and musical stimuli. In addition, it adds to the literature supporting the complexity of musical emotion. Replicating this study with actual CI users might lead to characterizing emotional processing in CI users and could ultimately help develop optimal rehabilitation programs or device processing strategies to improve CI users' quality of life.
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- Duha G Ahmed
- 1 International Laboratory for Brain Music and Sound Research, Center for Research on Brain, Language and Music, Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,2 Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,3 Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh Medical College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 International Laboratory for Brain Music and Sound Research, Center for Research on Brain, Language and Music, Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,4 Neurology Department, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- 2 Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- 1 International Laboratory for Brain Music and Sound Research, Center for Research on Brain, Language and Music, Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,2 Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Sprenger T, Viana M, Tassorelli C. Current Prophylactic Medications for Migraine and Their Potential Mechanisms of Action. Neurotherapeutics 2018; 15:313-323. [PMID: 29671241 PMCID: PMC5935650 DOI: 10.1007/s13311-018-0621-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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A relatively high number of different medications is currently used for migraine prevention in clinical practice. Although these compounds were initially developed for other indications and differ in their mechanisms of action, some general themes can be identified from the mechanisms at play. Efficacious preventive drugs seem to either suppress excitatory nervous signaling via sodium and/or calcium receptors, facilitate GABAergic inhibition, reduce neuronal sensitization, block cortical spreading depression and/or reduce circulating levels of CGRP. We here review such mechanisms for the different compounds.
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- Till Sprenger
- Department of Neurology, DKD Helios Klinik Wiesbaden, Aukammallee 33, 65191, Wiesbaden, Germany.
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- Headache Science Centre, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Headache Science Centre, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100, Pavia, Italy
- Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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Noseda R, Borsook D, Burstein R. Neuropeptides and Neurotransmitters That Modulate Thalamo-Cortical Pathways Relevant to Migraine Headache. Headache 2018; 57 Suppl 2:97-111. [PMID: 28485844 DOI: 10.1111/head.13083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Dynamic thalamic regulation of sensory signals allows the cortex to adjust better to rapidly changing behavioral, physiological, and environmental demands. To fulfill this role, thalamic neurons must themselves be subjected to constantly changing modulatory inputs that originate in multiple neurochemical pathways involved in autonomic, affective, and cognitive functions. This review defines a chemical framework for thinking about the complexity of factors that modulate the response properties of relay trigeminovascular thalamic neurons. Following the presentation of scientific evidence for monosynaptic connections between thalamic trigeminovascular neurons and axons containing glutamate, GABA, dopamine, noradrenaline, serotonin, histamine, orexin, and melanin-concentrating hormone, this review synthesizes a large body of data to propose that the transmission of headache-related nociceptive signals from the thalamus to the cortex is modulated by potentially opposing forces and that the so-called 'decision' of which system (neuropeptide/neurotransmitter) will dominate the firing of a trigeminovascular thalamic neuron at any given time is determined by the constantly changing physiological (sleep, wakefulness, food intake, body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure), behavioral (addiction, isolation), cognitive (attention, learning, memory use), and affective (stress, anxiety, depression, anger) adjustment needed to keep homeostasis.
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- Rodrigo Noseda
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Jacobs M, Dykens EM, Key AP. Attentional rather than sensory differences characterize auditory processing in Williams syndrome. Brain Cogn 2018; 121:24-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2018.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Revised: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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