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Saari TT, Vuoksimaa E. The role of hand preference in cognition and neuropsychiatric symptoms in neurodegenerative diseases. Brain Commun 2023; 5:fcad137. [PMID: 37265598 PMCID: PMC10231800 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcad137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Handedness has been shown to be associated with genetic variation involving brain development and neuropsychiatric diseases. Whether handedness plays a role in clinical phenotypes of common neurodegenerative diseases has not been extensively studied. This study used the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center database to examine whether self-reported handedness was associated with neuropsychological performance and neuropsychiatric symptoms in cognitively unimpaired individuals (n = 17 670), individuals with Alzheimer's disease (n = 10 709), behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia (n = 1132) or dementia with Lewy bodies (n = 637). Of the sample, 8% were left-handed, and 2% were ambidextrous. There were small differences in the handedness distributions across the cognitively unimpaired, Alzheimer's disease, behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies groups (7.2-9.5% left-handed and 0.9-2.2% ambidextrous). After adjusting for age, gender and education, we found faster performance in Trail Making Test A in cognitively unimpaired non-right-handers (ambidextrous and left-handed) compared with right-handers. Excluding ambidextrous individuals, the left-handed cognitively unimpaired individuals had faster Trail Making Test A performance and better Number Span Forward performance than right-handers. Overall, handedness had no effects on most neuropsychological tests and none on neuropsychiatric symptoms. Handedness effect on Trail Making Test A in the cognitively unimpaired is likely to stem from test artefacts rather than a robust difference in cognitive performance. In conclusion, handedness does not appear to affect neuropsychological performance or neuropsychiatric symptoms in common neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Toni T Saari
- Brain Research Unit, Department of Neurology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio 70210, Finland
- Department of Neurology, NeuroCenter, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio 70210, Finland
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00290, Finland
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00290, Finland
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Donati FL, Mayeli A, Sharma K, Janssen SA, Lagoy AD, Casali AG, Ferrarelli F. Natural Oscillatory Frequency Slowing in the Premotor Cortex of Early-Course Schizophrenia Patients: A TMS-EEG Study. Brain Sci 2023; 13:brainsci13040534. [PMID: 37190501 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci13040534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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Despite the heavy burden of schizophrenia, research on biomarkers associated with its early course is still ongoing. Single-pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation coupled with electroencephalography (TMS-EEG) has revealed that the main oscillatory frequency (or "natural frequency") is reduced in several frontal brain areas, including the premotor cortex, of chronic patients with schizophrenia. However, no study has explored the natural frequency at the beginning of illness. Here, we used TMS-EEG to probe the intrinsic oscillatory properties of the left premotor cortex in early-course schizophrenia patients (<2 years from onset) and age/gender-matched healthy comparison subjects (HCs). State-of-the-art real-time monitoring of EEG responses to TMS and noise-masking procedures were employed to ensure data quality. We found that the natural frequency of the premotor cortex was significantly reduced in early-course schizophrenia compared to HCs. No correlation was found between the natural frequency and age, clinical symptom severity, or dose of antipsychotic medications at the time of TMS-EEG. This finding extends to early-course schizophrenia previous evidence in chronic patients and supports the hypothesis of a deficit in frontal cortical synchronization as a core mechanism underlying this disorder. Future work should further explore the putative role of frontal natural frequencies as early pathophysiological biomarkers for schizophrenia.
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- Francesco L Donati
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 3501 Forbes Avenue, Suite 456, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
- Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, 20142 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 3501 Forbes Avenue, Suite 456, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
- Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 3501 Forbes Avenue, Suite 456, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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- Institute of Science and Technology, Federal University of São Paulo, São José dos Campos 12231-280, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 3501 Forbes Avenue, Suite 456, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
- Western Psychiatric Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Stieger B, Wesseler Y, Kaiser S, Sachser N, Richter SH. Behavioral lateralization of mice varying in serotonin transporter genotype. Front Behav Neurosci 2023; 16:1095567. [PMID: 36710954 PMCID: PMC9875089 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.1095567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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In humans, non-right-handedness is associated with a higher incidence of psychiatric disorders. Since serotonin seems to be involved in both, the development of psychiatric disorders and lateralization, the present study focuses on the effect of the serotonin transporter (5-HTT) gene on behavioral lateralization. For this, we used the 5-HTT knockout mouse model, a well-established animal model for the study of human depression and anxiety disorders. For female mice from all three 5-HTT genotypes (wild type, heterozygous, and homozygous knockout), we repeatedly observed the direction and strength of lateralization of the following four behaviors: grid climbing (GC), food-reaching in an artificial test situation (FRT), self-grooming (SG), and barrier crossing (BC), with the FRT being the standard test for assessing behavioral lateralization in mice. We found no association between behavioral lateralization and 5-HTT genotype. However, in accordance with previous findings, the strength and temporal consistency of lateralization differed between the four behaviors observed. In conclusion, since the 5-HTT genotype did not affect behavioral lateralization in mice, more research on other factors connected with behavioral lateralization and the development of symptoms of psychiatric disorders, such as environmental influences, is needed.
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- Binia Stieger
- Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany,DFG Research Training Group EvoPAD, University of Münster, Münster, Germany,*Correspondence: Binia Stieger,
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- Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany,DFG Research Training Group EvoPAD, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany,DFG Research Training Group EvoPAD, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany,DFG Research Training Group EvoPAD, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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Does the Degree and/or Direction of Handedness in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder Influence Motor and Cognitive Performance? A Pilot Study. JOURNAL OF MOTOR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT 2023. [DOI: 10.1123/jmld.2022-0045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Research has shown that nonright-handedness in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is associated with poorer motor and cognitive performance. This study investigated the influence of degree and direction of handedness on performance using the Home Handedness Questionnaire, the Hit-the-Dot test, the Movement Assessment Battery for Children, and the digital Trail-Making Test. Eighteen children with DCD and 21 typically developing children aged 8–12 years participated in this study. The distribution of degree and direction of handedness in the group of DCD children were not different from that found in the typically developing group. In the Hit-the-Dot test, typically developing children significantly performed better than children with DCD, no matter which hand was dominant or to which degree. A significant inconsistent-handed advantage in the subdomain balance was found for children with DCD. Inconsistent handedness also seems to be an advantage for children with DCD on the digital Trail-Making Test performance. The relationship between the subcategories of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children and the digital Trail-Making Test part B is stronger for consistent than for inconsistent handedness. Our findings suggest that children with DCD and inconsistent handedness might benefit from greater crosstalk across hemispheres. In addition, these predispositions can be reinforced or discouraged throughout development and via occupational therapy.
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Mallet J, Godin O, Le Strat Y, Mazer N, Berna F, Boyer L, Capdevielle D, Clauss J, Chéreau I, D'Amato T, Dubreucq J, Leigner S, Llorca PM, Misdrahi D, Passerieux C, Rey R, Pignon B, Urbach M, Schürhoff F, Fond G, Dubertret C. Handedness as a neurodevelopmental marker in schizophrenia: Results from the FACE-SZ cohort. World J Biol Psychiatry 2022; 23:525-536. [PMID: 34918618 DOI: 10.1080/15622975.2021.2013094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVES High rates of non-right-handedness (NRH) including mixed-handedness have been reported in neurodevelopmental disorders. In schizophrenia (SZ), atypical handedness has been inconsistently related to impaired features. We aimed to determine whether SZ subjects with NRH and mixed-handedness had poorer clinical and cognitive outcomes compared to their counterparts. METHODS 667 participants were tested with a battery of neuropsychological tests, and assessed for laterality using the Edinburg Handedness Inventory. Clinical symptomatology was assessed. Learning disorders and obstetrical complications were recorded. Biological parameters were explored. RESULTS The prevalence of NRH and mixed-handedness was high (respectively, 42.4% and 34.1%). In the multivariable analyses, NRH was associated with cannabis use disorder (p = 0.045). Mixed-handedness was associated with positive symptoms (p = 0.041), current depressive disorder (p = 0.005)), current cannabis use (p = 0.024) and less akathisia (p = 0.019). A history of learning disorder was associated with NRH. No association was found with cognition, trauma history, obstetrical complications, psychotic symptoms, peripheral inflammation. CONCLUSIONS Non-right and mixed-handedness are very high in patients with SZ, possibly reflecting a neurodevelopmental origin. NRH is associated with learning disorders and cannabis use. Mixed-handedness is associated with positive symptoms, current depressive disorder, cannabis use and less akathisia. However, this study did not confirm greater cognitive impairment in these patients.
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- Jasmina Mallet
- Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, Université de Paris INSERM UMR1266, Paris, France.,AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalo-Universitaire AP-HP Nord, Service de Psychiatrie et Addictologie, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France.,Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France
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- Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France.,UPEC, Créteil, France Inserm, U955, Equipe 15 Psychiatrie Génétique, Créteil, France AP-HP, Hôpital H. Mondor-A. Chenevier, Pôle de Psychiatrie, Créteil, France Fondation FondaMental, Fondation de Cooperation Scientifique, Université Paris-Est, UMR_S955, Créteil, France
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- Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, Université de Paris INSERM UMR1266, Paris, France.,AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalo-Universitaire AP-HP Nord, Service de Psychiatrie et Addictologie, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France.,Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France
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- Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, Université de Paris INSERM UMR1266, Paris, France.,AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalo-Universitaire AP-HP Nord, Service de Psychiatrie et Addictologie, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France.,Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France
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- Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France.,Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, INSERM U1114, Strasbourg, France
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- School of medicine - La Timone Medical Campus, EA 3279: CEReSS - Health Service Research and Quality of Life Center, AP-HM, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France.,Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie Adulte, Hôpital la Colombière, CHRU Montpellier, Université Montpellier 1, Montpellier, France
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- Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France.,Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, INSERM U1114, Strasbourg, France
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- Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France.,CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Department of Psychiatry, University of Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France.,INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Equipe PSYR2, Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, Lyon, France
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- Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France.,Centre Référent de Réhabilitation Psychosociale et de Remédiation Cognitive (C3R), CH Alpes Isère, Saint-Egrève, France
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- Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France.,Centre Référent de Réhabilitation Psychosociale et de Remédiation Cognitive (C3R), CH Alpes Isère, Saint-Egrève, France
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- Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France.,CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Department of Psychiatry, University of Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France.,Department of Adult Psychiatry, Charles Perrens Hospital, Bordeaux, France, University of Bordeaux, Laboratory of Nutrition and Integrative Neurobiology (UMR INRA 1286), France
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- Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France.,Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie d'Adultes, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Le Chesnay, France
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- Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France.,INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR5292, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Equipe PSYR2, Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, Lyon, France
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- Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France.,UPEC, Créteil, France Inserm, U955, Equipe 15 Psychiatrie Génétique, Créteil, France AP-HP, Hôpital H. Mondor-A. Chenevier, Pôle de Psychiatrie, Créteil, France Fondation FondaMental, Fondation de Cooperation Scientifique, Université Paris-Est, UMR_S955, Créteil, France
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- Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France.,Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie d'Adultes, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Le Chesnay, France.,Laboratoire HandiRESP, EA4047, UFR des Sciences de la Santé Simone Veil, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
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- Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France.,UPEC, Créteil, France Inserm, U955, Equipe 15 Psychiatrie Génétique, Créteil, France AP-HP, Hôpital H. Mondor-A. Chenevier, Pôle de Psychiatrie, Créteil, France Fondation FondaMental, Fondation de Cooperation Scientifique, Université Paris-Est, UMR_S955, Créteil, France
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- Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France.,School of medicine - La Timone Medical Campus, EA 3279: CEReSS - Health Service Research and Quality of Life Center, AP-HM, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, Université de Paris INSERM UMR1266, Paris, France.,AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalo-Universitaire AP-HP Nord, Service de Psychiatrie et Addictologie, Hôpital Louis Mourier, Colombes, France.,Fondation Fondamental F94010, Créteil, France
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Mallet J, Godin O, Mazer N, Le Strat Y, Bellivier F, Belzeaux R, Etain B, Fond G, Gard S, Henry C, Leboyer M, Llorca PM, Loftus J, Olié E, Passerieux C, Polosan M, Schwan R, Roux P, Dubertret C. Handedness in bipolar disorders is associated with specific neurodevelopmental features: results of the BD-FACE cohort. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2022; 272:827-838. [PMID: 34374842 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-021-01314-3] [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: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES High rates of non-right-handedness (NRH) and mixed-handedness exist in neurodevelopmental disorders. Dysfunctional neurodevelopmental pathways may be implicated in the underlying pathophysiology of bipolar disorders (BD), at least in some subgroups. Yet little is known about correlates of NRH and mixed-handedness in BD. The objectives of this national study are to determine (i) the prevalence of NRH and mixed-handedness in a well-stabilized sample of BD individuals; (ii) if NRH/mixed-handedness in BD is associated with a different clinical, biological and neurocognitive profile. METHODS We included 2174 stabilized individuals. Participants were tested with a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests. Handedness was assessed using a single oral question. Learning and/or language disorders and obstetrical complications were recorded using childhood records. Common environmental, clinical and biological parameters were assessed. RESULTS The prevalence of NRH and mixed-handedness were, respectively, 11.6 and 2.4%. Learning/language disorders were found in 9.7% out of the total sample and were associated with atypical handedness (only dyslexia for mixed-handedness (p < 0.01), and dyslexia and dysphasia for NRH (p = 0.01 and p = 0.04, respectively). In multivariate analyses, NRH was associated with a younger age of BD onset (aOR 0.98 (95% CI 0.96-0.99) and lifetime substance use disorder (aOR 1.40 (95% CI 1.03-1.82) but not with any of the cognitive subtasks. Mixed-handedness was associated in univariate analyses with lifetime substance use disorder, lifetime cannabis use disorder (all p < 0.01) and less mood stabilizer prescription (p = 0.028). No association was found between NRH or mixed-handedness and the following parameters: trauma history, obstetrical complications, prior psychotic symptoms, bipolar subtype, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, peripheral inflammation or body mass index. CONCLUSIONS Handedness may be associated with specific features in BD, possibly reflecting a specific subgroup with a neurodevelopmental load.
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- Jasmina Mallet
- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France.
- Faculté de médecine, AP-HP, Department of Psychiatry, Université de Paris, Louis Mourier Hospital, CHU Louis Mourier, 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700, Colombes, France.
- INSERM UMR1266, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
- UMR_S955, UPEC, Créteil, France Inserm, Université Paris-Est, U955, Equipe 15 Psychiatrie génétique, Créteil, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital H. Mondor-A. Chenevier, Pôle de psychiatrie, Créteil, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
- Faculté de médecine, AP-HP, Department of Psychiatry, Université de Paris, Louis Mourier Hospital, CHU Louis Mourier, 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700, Colombes, France
- INSERM UMR1266, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
- Faculté de médecine, AP-HP, Department of Psychiatry, Université de Paris, Louis Mourier Hospital, CHU Louis Mourier, 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700, Colombes, France
- INSERM UMR1266, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
- AP-HP, GH Saint-Louis-Lariboisière-Fernand Widal, Pôle Neurosciences Tête et Cou, INSERM UMRS 1144, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
- AP-HM, Department of Psychiatry, Marseille, France
- INT-UMR7289, CNRS Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
- AP-HP, GH Saint-Louis-Lariboisière-Fernand Widal, Pôle Neurosciences Tête et Cou, INSERM UMRS 1144, University Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
- AP-HM, Aix-Marseille University, School of Medicine-La Timone Medical Campus, EA 3279: CEReSS-Health Service Research and Quality of Life Center, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13005, Marseille, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
- Centre Expert Troubles Bipolaires, Service de Psychiatrie Adulte, Hôpital Charles-Perrens, Bordeaux, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
- Department of Psychiatry, Service Hospitalo-Universitaire, GHU Paris Psychiatrie and Neurosciences, 75014, Paris, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
- UMR_S955, UPEC, Créteil, France Inserm, Université Paris-Est, U955, Equipe 15 Psychiatrie génétique, Créteil, France
- AP-HP, Hôpital H. Mondor-A. Chenevier, Pôle de psychiatrie, Créteil, France
- Fondation de Cooperation Scientifique, Fondation FondaMental, Créteil, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
- CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Department of Psychiatry, University of Clermont Auvergne, EA 7280, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
- Pôle de Psychiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace, Monaco, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
- Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Acute Care, CHU Montpellier, INSERM U1061, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
- Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie d'Adultes et d'Addictologie, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, 177 rue de Versailles, 78157, Le Chesnay, France
- CESP, INSERM, Université Paris Saclay, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, 2 Avenue de la Source de la Bièvre, 78180, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
- Université Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, U1216, Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences, CHU Grenoble Alpes, 38000, Grenoble, France
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- Faculté de médecine, AP-HP, Department of Psychiatry, Université de Paris, Louis Mourier Hospital, CHU Louis Mourier, 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700, Colombes, France
- CHRU de Nancy et Pôle de Psychiatrie et Psychologie Clinique, Université de Lorraine, Centre Psychothérapique de Nancy, Nancy, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
- Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie d'Adultes et d'Addictologie, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, 177 rue de Versailles, 78157, Le Chesnay, France
- CESP, INSERM, Université Paris Saclay, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines, 2 Avenue de la Source de la Bièvre, 78180, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
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- Fondation Fondamental, Créteil, France
- Faculté de médecine, AP-HP, Department of Psychiatry, Université de Paris, Louis Mourier Hospital, CHU Louis Mourier, 178 rue des Renouillers, 92700, Colombes, France
- INSERM UMR1266, Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris, University Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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Sha Z, Schijven D, Francks C. Patterns of brain asymmetry associated with polygenic risks for autism and schizophrenia implicate language and executive functions but not brain masculinization. Mol Psychiatry 2021; 26:7652-7660. [PMID: 34211121 PMCID: PMC8872997 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-021-01204-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia have been conceived as partly opposing disorders in terms of systemizing vs. empathizing cognitive styles, with resemblances to male vs. female average sex differences. Left-right asymmetry of the brain is an important aspect of its organization that shows average differences between the sexes and can be altered in both ASD and schizophrenia. Here we mapped multivariate associations of polygenic risk scores for ASD and schizophrenia with asymmetries of regional cerebral cortical surface area, thickness, and subcortical volume measures in 32,256 participants from the UK Biobank. Polygenic risks for the two disorders were positively correlated (r = 0.08, p = 7.13 × 10-50) and both were higher in females compared to males, consistent with biased participation against higher-risk males. Each polygenic risk score was associated with multivariate brain asymmetry after adjusting for sex, ASD r = 0.03, p = 2.17 × 10-9, and schizophrenia r = 0.04, p = 2.61 × 10-11, but the multivariate patterns were mostly distinct for the two polygenic risks and neither resembled average sex differences. Annotation based on meta-analyzed functional imaging data showed that both polygenic risks were associated with asymmetries of regions important for language and executive functions, consistent with behavioral associations that arose in phenome-wide association analysis. Overall, the results indicate that distinct patterns of subtly altered brain asymmetry may be functionally relevant manifestations of polygenic risks for ASD and schizophrenia, but do not support brain masculinization or feminization in their etiologies.
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- Zhiqiang Sha
- Language and Genetics Department, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Language and Genetics Department, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Language and Genetics Department, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Manns M, Basbasse YE, Freund N, Ocklenburg S. Paw preferences in mice and rats: Meta-analysis. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021; 127:593-606. [PMID: 34004244 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mice and rats are among the most common animal model species in both basic and clinical neuroscience. Despite their ubiquity as model species, many clinically relevant brain-behaviour relationships in rodents are not well understood. In particular, data on hemispheric asymmetries, an important organizational principle in the vertebrate brain, are conflicting as existing studies are often statistically underpowered due to small sample sizes. Paw preference is one of the most frequently investigated forms of hemispheric asymmetries on the behavioural level. Here, we used meta-analysis to statistically integrate findings on paw preferences in rats and mice. For both species, results indicate significant hemispheric asymmetries on the individual level. In mice, 81 % of animals showed a preference for either the left or the right paw, while 84 % of rats showed this preference. However, contrary to what has been reported in humans, population level asymmetries were not observed. These results are particularly significant as they point out that paying attention to potential individual hemispheric differences is important in both basic and clinical neuroscience.
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- Martina Manns
- Division of Experimental and Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Preventive Medicine, LWL University Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany.
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- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department Biopsychology, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
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- Division of Experimental and Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Preventive Medicine, LWL University Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department Biopsychology, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
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Cuellar-Partida G, Tung JY, Eriksson N, Albrecht E, Aliev F, Andreassen OA, Barroso I, Beckmann JS, Boks MP, Boomsma DI, Boyd HA, Breteler MMB, Campbell H, Chasman DI, Cherkas LF, Davies G, de Geus EJC, Deary IJ, Deloukas P, Dick DM, Duffy DL, Eriksson JG, Esko T, Feenstra B, Geller F, Gieger C, Giegling I, Gordon SD, Han J, Hansen TF, Hartmann AM, Hayward C, Heikkilä K, Hicks AA, Hirschhorn JN, Hottenga JJ, Huffman JE, Hwang LD, Ikram MA, Kaprio J, Kemp JP, Khaw KT, Klopp N, Konte B, Kutalik Z, Lahti J, Li X, Loos RJF, Luciano M, Magnusson SH, Mangino M, Marques-Vidal P, Martin NG, McArdle WL, McCarthy MI, Medina-Gomez C, Melbye M, Melville SA, Metspalu A, Milani L, Mooser V, Nelis M, Nyholt DR, O'Connell KS, Ophoff RA, Palmer C, Palotie A, Palviainen T, Pare G, Paternoster L, Peltonen L, Penninx BWJH, Polasek O, Pramstaller PP, Prokopenko I, Raikkonen K, Ripatti S, Rivadeneira F, Rudan I, Rujescu D, Smit JH, Smith GD, Smoller JW, Soranzo N, Spector TD, Pourcain BS, Starr JM, Stefánsson H, Steinberg S, Teder-Laving M, Thorleifsson G, Stefánsson K, Timpson NJ, Uitterlinden AG, van Duijn CM, van Rooij FJA, Vink JM, Vollenweider P, Vuoksimaa E, Waeber G, Wareham NJ, Warrington N, Waterworth D, Werge T, Wichmann HE, Widen E, Willemsen G, Wright AF, Wright MJ, Xu M, Zhao JH, Kraft P, Hinds DA, Lindgren CM, Mägi R, Neale BM, Evans DM, Medland SE. Genome-wide association study identifies 48 common genetic variants associated with handedness. Nat Hum Behav 2021; 5:59-70. [PMID: 32989287 PMCID: PMC7116623 DOI: 10.1038/s41562-020-00956-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Handedness has been extensively studied because of its relationship with language and the over-representation of left-handers in some neurodevelopmental disorders. Using data from the UK Biobank, 23andMe and the International Handedness Consortium, we conducted a genome-wide association meta-analysis of handedness (N = 1,766,671). We found 41 loci associated (P < 5 × 10-8) with left-handedness and 7 associated with ambidexterity. Tissue-enrichment analysis implicated the CNS in the aetiology of handedness. Pathways including regulation of microtubules and brain morphology were also highlighted. We found suggestive positive genetic correlations between left-handedness and neuropsychiatric traits, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Furthermore, the genetic correlation between left-handedness and ambidexterity is low (rG = 0.26), which implies that these traits are largely influenced by different genetic mechanisms. Our findings suggest that handedness is highly polygenic and that the genetic variants that predispose to left-handedness may underlie part of the association with some psychiatric disorders.
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- Gabriel Cuellar-Partida
- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
- 23andMe, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
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- Institute of Genetic Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Karabuk University, Faculty of Business, Karabük, Turkey
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- NORMENT, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Human Genetics, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Hinxton, UK
- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Service of Medical Genetics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, UMC Utrecht Brain Center, University Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Population Health Sciences, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany
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- Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London Medical School, and the Centre for Genomic Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Genetic Epidemiology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland
- Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Agency for Science Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Estonian Genome Centre, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
- Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Research Unit of Molecular Epidemiology, Institute of Epidemiology, Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), München-Neuherberg, Neuherberg, Germany
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- University Clinic and Outpatient Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Genetic Epidemiology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Institute of Biological Psychiatry, Mental Health Services of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
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- University Clinic and Outpatient Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine FIMM, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute for Biomedicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine FIMM, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
- Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Hannover Unified Biobank, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- University Clinic and Outpatient Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Center for Primary Care and Public Health, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Turku Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Epidemiology, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- The Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- The Mindich Child Health and Development Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Genetic Epidemiology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK
- Human Genetics, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Estonian Genome Centre, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Estonian Genome Centre, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Service of Clinical Chemistry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Estonian Genome Centre, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Genetic Epidemiology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- NORMENT, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Human Genetics, University California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Computer Science, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine FIMM, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine FIMM, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia
- Research Unit, Psychiatric Hospital Sveti Ivan, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Section of Statistical Multi-Omics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
- Section of Genomics of Common Disease, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine FIMM, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Global Health Research, The Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- University Clinic and Outpatient Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London, UK
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Wundtlaan, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemilogy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Estonian Genome Centre, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine FIMM, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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- Institute of Biological Psychiatry, Mental Health Services of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Lundbeck Foundation's IPSYCH Initiative, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute for Molecular Medicine FIMM, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Advanced Imaging, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Big Data Institute at the Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Estonian Genome Centre, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit, Center for Genomic Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia.
- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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- The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia.
- Psychiatric Genetics, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Evolutionary motor biases and cognition in children with and without autism. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17385. [PMID: 33060674 PMCID: PMC7566622 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74224-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Evolution has endowed vertebrates with a divided brain that allows for processing of critical survival behaviours in parallel. Most humans possess a standard functional brain organisation for these ancient sensory-motor behaviours, favouring the right hemisphere for fight-or-flight processes and the left hemisphere for performing structured motor sequences. However, a significant minority of the population possess an organisational phenotype that represents crowding of function in one hemisphere, or a reversal of the standard functional organisation. Using behavioural biases as a proxy for brain organisation, results indicate that reversed brain organisation phenotype increases in populations with autism and is associated with weaker cognitive abilities. Moreover, this study revealed that left-handedness, alone, is not associated with decreased cognitive ability or autism. Rather, left-handedness acts as a marker for decreased cognitive performance when paired with the reversed brain phenotype. The results contribute to comparative research suggesting that modern human abilities are supported by evolutionarily old, lateralised sensory-motor processes. Systematic, longitudinal investigations, capturing genetic measures and brain correlates, are essential to reveal how cognition emerges from these foundational processes. Importantly, strength and direction of biases can act as early markers of brain organisation and cognitive development, leading to promising, novel practices for diagnoses and interventions.
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Language in schizophrenia: relation with diagnosis, symptomatology and white matter tracts. NPJ SCHIZOPHRENIA 2020; 6:10. [PMID: 32313047 PMCID: PMC7171150 DOI: 10.1038/s41537-020-0099-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Language deviations are a core symptom of schizophrenia. With the advances in computational linguistics, language can be easily assessed in exact and reproducible measures. This study investigated how language characteristics relate to schizophrenia diagnosis, symptom, severity and integrity of the white matter language tracts in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls. Spontaneous speech was recorded and diffusion tensor imaging was performed in 26 schizophrenia patients and 22 controls. We were able to classify both groups with a sensitivity of 89% and a specificity of 82%, based on mean length of utterance and clauses per utterance. Language disturbances were associated with negative symptom severity. Computational language measures predicted language tract integrity in patients (adjusted R2 = 0.467) and controls (adjusted R2 = 0.483). Quantitative language analyses have both clinical and biological validity, offer a simple, helpful marker of both severity and underlying pathology, and provide a promising tool for schizophrenia research and clinical practice.
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Cheng B, Liang C, Li P, Liu L, Cheng S, Ma M, Zhang L, Qi X, Wen Y, Zhang F. Evaluating the Genetic Correlations Between Left-Handedness and Mental Disorder Using Linkage Disequilibrium Score Regression and Transcriptome-Wide Association Study. Biochem Genet 2020; 58:348-358. [PMID: 32100139 DOI: 10.1007/s10528-020-09952-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Handedness is an elusive human behavioral phenotypes and the genetic basis of it remains unclear until now. The aim of this study is to evaluate the genetic correlations between left-handedness and multiple mental disorders, and explored the genes detected by genetic correlations. In this study, linkage disequilibrium score regression (LDSC) analysis was conducted to evaluate the genetic correlations between left-handedness and multiple mental disorders. The significant genetic correlation was only observed between left-handedness and schizophrenia (SCZ). For the observed genetic correlation, transcriptome-wide association study (TWAS) was performed to identify the genes associated with left-handedness and SCZ, including brain RNA-seq (CBR) and brain RNA-seq splicing (CBRS). We detected several common genes associated with both left-handedness and SCZ, such as YWHAH, MAPT and ANO10. The common genes shared by left-handedness and SCZ were subjected to gene set enrichment analysis. Our study provides a novel clue for understanding the genetic correlation between left-handedness and SCZ.
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- Bolun Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 76 Yan Ta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 76 Yan Ta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 76 Yan Ta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 76 Yan Ta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 76 Yan Ta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 76 Yan Ta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 76 Yan Ta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 76 Yan Ta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 76 Yan Ta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 76 Yan Ta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, People's Republic of China.
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Neurodevelopmental pathways in bipolar disorder. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2020; 112:213-226. [PMID: 32035092 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2019] [Revised: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Aberrations in neurodevelopmental trajectories have been implicated in the neurobiology of several mental disorders and evidence indicates a pathophysiological and genetic overlap of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder (BD). In this narrative review, we summarize findings related to developmental and perinatal factors as well as epidemiological, clinical, neuropsychological, brain imaging, postmortem brain and genomic studies that provide evidence for a putative neurodevelopmental pathogenesis and etiology of BD. Overall, aberrations in neurodevelopmental pathways have been more consistently implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia compared to BD. Nevertheless, an accumulating body of evidence indicates that dysfunctional neurodevelopmental pathways may be implicated in the underlying pathophysiology of at least a subset of individuals with BD particularly those with an early age of illness onset and those exhibiting psychotic symptoms. A heuristic neurodevelopmental model for the pathophysiology of BD based on the findings of this review is proposed. Furthermore, we critically discuss clinical and research implications of this model. Finally, further research directions for this emerging field are provided.
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Asymmetries in initiation of aiming movements in schizophrenia. Neuropsychologia 2018; 109:200-207. [PMID: 29269307 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Several studies have reported motor symptoms in schizophrenia (SCZ), in some cases describing asymmetries in their manifestation. To date, biases were mainly reported for sequential movements, and the hypothesis was raised of a dopamine-related hemispheric imbalance. Aim of this research is to better characterize asymmetries in movement initiation in SCZ by exploring single actions. Fourteen SCZ patients and fourteen healthy subjects were recruited. On a trial-by-trial basis, participants were instructed to reach for one of eight possible targets. Measures of movement initiation and execution were collected. Starting point, target and moving limb were systematically varied to check for asymmetric responses. Results showed that SCZ patients, besides being overall slower than controls, additionally presented with a bias affecting both the moving hand and the side from which movements were initiated. This finding is discussed in relation to hemispheric lateralization in motor control.
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Melynyte S, Pipinis E, Genyte V, Voicikas A, Rihs T, Griskova-Bulanova I. 40 Hz Auditory Steady-State Response: The Impact of Handedness and Gender. Brain Topogr 2017; 31:419-429. [PMID: 29218677 DOI: 10.1007/s10548-017-0611-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The 40 Hz auditory steady-state response (ASSR) is a periodic response to a periodic stimulation. Its sources are located in the primary auditory cortex and the asymmetry of the planum temporale has previously been associated with hand preference and gender-related differences; thus subject's handedness and gender could potentially influence ASSRs. Nevertheless, electrophysiological studies of ASSRs are mainly dominated by right-handed participants and the observed findings can only be generalized to the right-handed populations. However, for a potential use of 40 Hz ASSR as a translational biomarker of neuropsychiatric disorders, it is important to investigate the response in association to handedness and gender. We included an equal number of left-handed and right-handed males and females and recorded EEG responses during left-ear, right-ear and both ears stimulation. The results of the study suggest that the processing of 40 Hz auditory stimulation depends on the subjects' gender and handedness: significantly lower phase-locking and strength of 40 Hz ASSRs were observed in left-handed females as compared to left-handed males, but right-handers did not differ in 40 Hz ASSRs. Our observation of the opposite impact of gender in the examined handedness groups stresses the importance of careful consideration of handedness and gender factors when evaluating the determinants of inter individual variability of 40 Hz ASSRs. This finding is of particular importance for clinical studies in psychiatry and neurology.
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- Sigita Melynyte
- Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Sauletekio ave 7, 10257, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Sauletekio ave 7, 10257, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Sauletekio ave 7, 10257, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Sauletekio ave 7, 10257, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Fundamental Neurosciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biosciences, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Sauletekio ave 7, 10257, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Alqadah A, Hsieh YW, Morrissey ZD, Chuang CF. Asymmetric development of the nervous system. Dev Dyn 2017; 247:124-137. [PMID: 28940676 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 09/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The human nervous system consists of seemingly symmetric left and right halves. However, closer observation of the brain reveals anatomical and functional lateralization. Defects in brain asymmetry correlate with several neurological disorders, yet our understanding of the mechanisms used to establish lateralization in the human central nervous system is extremely limited. Here, we review left-right asymmetries within the nervous system of humans and several model organisms, including rodents, Zebrafish, chickens, Xenopus, Drosophila, and the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Comparing and contrasting mechanisms used to develop left-right asymmetry in the nervous system can provide insight into how the human brain is lateralized. Developmental Dynamics 247:124-137, 2018. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Amel Alqadah
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.,Graduate Program in Neuroscience, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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