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Girn M, Setton R, Turner GR, Spreng RN. The "limbic network," comprising orbitofrontal and anterior temporal cortex, is part of an extended default network: Evidence from multi-echo fMRI. Netw Neurosci 2024; 8:860-882. [PMID: 39355434 PMCID: PMC11398723 DOI: 10.1162/netn_a_00385] [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: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 10/03/2024] Open
Abstract
Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) investigations have provided a view of the default network (DN) as composed of a specific set of frontal, parietal, and temporal cortical regions. This spatial topography is typically defined with reference to an influential network parcellation scheme that designated the DN as one of seven large-scale networks (Yeo et al., 2011). However, the precise functional organization of the DN is still under debate, with studies arguing for varying subnetwork configurations and the inclusion of subcortical regions. In this vein, the so-called limbic network-defined as a distinct large-scale network comprising the bilateral temporal poles, ventral anterior temporal lobes, and orbitofrontal cortex-is of particular interest. A large multi-modal and multi-species literature on the anatomical, functional, and cognitive properties of these regions suggests a close relationship to the DN. Notably, these regions have poor signal quality with conventional fMRI acquisition, likely obscuring their network affiliation in most studies. Here, we leverage a multi-echo fMRI dataset with high temporal signal-to-noise and whole-brain coverage, including orbitofrontal and anterior temporal regions, to examine the large-scale network resting-state functional connectivity of these regions and assess their associations with the DN. Consistent with our hypotheses, our results support the inclusion of the majority of the orbitofrontal and anterior temporal cortex as part of the DN and reveal significant heterogeneity in their functional connectivity. We observed that left-lateralized regions within the temporal poles and ventral anterior temporal lobes, as well as medial orbitofrontal regions, exhibited the greatest resting-state functional connectivity with the DN, with heterogeneity across DN subnetworks. Overall, our findings suggest that, rather than being a functionally distinct network, the orbitofrontal and anterior temporal regions comprise part of a larger, extended default network.
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- Manesh Girn
- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Neuroscape, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Mas-Cuesta L, Baltruschat S, Cándido A, Catena A. Brain signatures of catastrophic events: Emotion, salience, and cognitive control. Psychophysiology 2024:e14674. [PMID: 39169571 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.14674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 06/10/2024] [Accepted: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
Abstract
Anticipatory brain activity makes it possible to predict the occurrence of expected situations. However, events such as traffic accidents are statistically unpredictable and can generate catastrophic consequences. This study investigates the brain activity and effective connectivity associated with anticipating and processing such unexpected, unavoidable accidents. We asked 161 participants to ride a motorcycle simulator while recording their electroencephalographic activity. Of these, 90 participants experienced at least one accident while driving. We conducted both within-subjects and between-subjects comparisons. During the pre-accident period, the right inferior parietal lobe (IPL), left anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), and right insula showed higher activity in the accident condition. In the post-accident period, the bilateral orbitofrontal cortex, right IPL, bilateral ACC, and middle and superior frontal gyrus also showed increased activity in the accident condition. We observed greater effective connectivity within the nodes of the limbic network (LN) and between the nodes of the attentional networks in the pre-accident period. In the post-accident period, we also observed greater effective connectivity between networks, from the ventral attention network (VAN) to the somatomotor network and from nodes in the visual network, VAN, and default mode network to nodes in the frontoparietal network, LN, and attentional networks. This suggests that activating salience-related processes and emotional processing allows the anticipation of accidents. Once an accident has occurred, integration and valuation of the new information takes place, and control processes are initiated to adapt behavior to the new demands of the environment.
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- Laura Mas-Cuesta
- Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja s/n, Granada, Spain
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- Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja s/n, Granada, Spain
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- Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja s/n, Granada, Spain
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- School of Psychology, University of Granada, Campus de Cartuja s/n, Granada, Spain
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Ding J, Yang Q, Drossinos N, Guo Q. Advances in semantic dementia: Neuropsychology, pathology & neuroimaging. Ageing Res Rev 2024; 99:102375. [PMID: 38866186 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2024.102375] [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: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Semantic dementia is a kind of neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by prominent semantic impairments and anterior temporal lobe atrophy. Since 2010, more studies have devoted to this rare disorder, revealing that it is more complex than we think. Clinical advances include more specific findings of semantic impairments and other higher order cognitive deficits. Neuroimaging techniques can help revealing the different brain networks affected (both structurally and functionally) in this condition. Pathological and genetic studies have also found more complex situations of semantic dementia, which might explain the huge variance existing in semantic dementia. Moreover, the current diagnosis criteria mainly focus on semantic dementia's classical prototype. We further delineated the features of three subtypes of semantic dementia based on atrophy lateralization with three severity stages. In a broader background, as a part of the continuum of neurodegenerative disorders, semantic dementia is commonly compared with other resembling conditions. Therefore, we summarized the differential diagnosis between semantic dementia and them. Finally, we introduced the challenges and achievements of its diagnosis, treatment, care and cross cultural comparison. By providing a comprehensive picture of semantic dementia on different aspects of advances, we hope to deepen the understanding of semantic dementia and promote more inspirations on both clinical and theoretical studies about it.
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- Junhua Ding
- Department of Gerontology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Hushan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Psychology, Communication and Human Neuroscience, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Gerontology, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Skandalakis GP, Linn W, Yeh F, Kazim SF, Komaitis S, Neromyliotis E, Dimopoulos D, Drosos E, Hadjipanayis CG, Kongkham PN, Zadeh G, Stranjalis G, Koutsarnakis C, Kogan M, Evans LT, Kalyvas A. Unveiling the axonal connectivity between the precuneus and temporal pole: Structural evidence from the cingulum pathways. Hum Brain Mapp 2024; 45:e26771. [PMID: 38925589 PMCID: PMC11199201 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26771] [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: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 06/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Neuroimaging studies have consistently demonstrated concurrent activation of the human precuneus and temporal pole (TP), both during resting-state conditions and various higher-order cognitive functions. However, the precise underlying structural connectivity between these brain regions remains uncertain despite significant advancements in neuroscience research. In this study, we investigated the connectivity of the precuneus and TP by employing parcellation-based fiber micro-dissections in human brains and fiber tractography techniques in a sample of 1065 human subjects and a sample of 41 rhesus macaques. Our results demonstrate the connectivity between the posterior precuneus area POS2 and the areas 35, 36, and TG of the TP via the fifth subcomponent of the cingulum (CB-V) also known as parahippocampal cingulum. This finding contributes to our understanding of the connections within the posteromedial cortices, facilitating a more comprehensive integration of anatomy and function in both normal and pathological brain processes. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Our investigation delves into the intricate architecture and connectivity patterns of subregions within the precuneus and temporal pole, filling a crucial gap in our knowledge. We revealed a direct axonal connection between the posterior precuneus (POS2) and specific areas (35, 35, and TG) of the temporal pole. The direct connections are part of the CB-V pathway and exhibit a significant association with the cingulum, SRF, forceps major, and ILF. Population-based human tractography and rhesus macaque fiber tractography showed consistent results that support micro-dissection outcomes.
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- Georgios P. Skandalakis
- Section of NeurosurgeryDartmouth Hitchcock Medical CenterLebanonNew HampshireUSA
- Department of NeurosurgeryNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of MedicineAthensGreece
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- Department of Neurological SurgeryUniversity of PittsburghPittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of Neurological SurgeryUniversity of PittsburghPittsburghPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of NeurosurgeryUniversity of New Mexico HospitalAlbuquerqueNew MexicoUSA
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- Department of NeurosurgeryNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of MedicineAthensGreece
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- Department of NeurosurgeryNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of MedicineAthensGreece
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- Department of NeurosurgeryNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of MedicineAthensGreece
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- Department of NeurosurgeryNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of MedicineAthensGreece
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- Department of NeurosurgeryToronto Western Hospital, University Health NetworkTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Department of NeurosurgeryToronto Western Hospital, University Health NetworkTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Department of NeurosurgeryNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of MedicineAthensGreece
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- Department of NeurosurgeryNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of MedicineAthensGreece
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- Department of NeurosurgeryUniversity of New Mexico HospitalAlbuquerqueNew MexicoUSA
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- Section of NeurosurgeryDartmouth Hitchcock Medical CenterLebanonNew HampshireUSA
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- Department of NeurosurgeryToronto Western Hospital, University Health NetworkTorontoOntarioCanada
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Zhang L, Zhuang B, Wang M, Zhu J, Chen T, Yang Y, Shi H, Zhu X, Ma L. Delineating abnormal individual structural covariance brain network organization in pediatric epilepsy with unilateral resection of visual cortex. Epilepsy Behav Rep 2024; 27:100676. [PMID: 38826153 PMCID: PMC11137379 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebr.2024.100676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Although several previous studies have used resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor imaging to report topological changes in the brain in epilepsy, it remains unclear whether the individual structural covariance network (SCN) changes in epilepsy, especially in pediatric epilepsy with visual cortex resection but with normal functions. Herein, individual SCNs were mapped and analyzed for seven pediatric patients with epilepsy after surgery and 15 age-matched healthy controls. A whole-brain individual SCN was constructed based on an automated anatomical labeling template, and global and nodal network metrics were calculated for statistical analyses. Small-world properties were exhibited by pediatric patients after brain surgery and by healthy controls. After brain surgery, pediatric patients with epilepsy exhibited a higher shortest path length, lower global efficiency, and higher nodal efficiency in the cuneus than those in healthy controls. These results revealed that pediatric epilepsy after brain surgery, even with normal functions, showed altered topological organization of the individual SCNs, which revealed residual network topological abnormalities and may provide initial evidence for the underlying functional impairments in the brain of pediatric patients with epilepsy after surgery that can occur in the future.
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- Liang Zhang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Wuxi Clinical College of Anhui Medical University (The 904th Hospital of PLA), Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214044, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Wuxi Clinical College of Anhui Medical University (The 904th Hospital of PLA), Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214044, China
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- Department of Nursing, Wuxi Clinical College of Anhui Medical University (The 904th Hospital of PLA), Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214044, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wuxi Clinical College of Anhui Medical University (The 904th Hospital of PLA), Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214044, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wuxi Clinical College of Anhui Medical University (The 904th Hospital of PLA), Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214044, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wuxi Clinical College of Anhui Medical University (The 904th Hospital of PLA), Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214044, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wuxi Clinical College of Anhui Medical University (The 904th Hospital of PLA), Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214044, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wuxi Clinical College of Anhui Medical University (The 904th Hospital of PLA), Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214044, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wuxi Clinical College of Anhui Medical University (The 904th Hospital of PLA), Wuxi, Jiangsu Province 214044, China
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Chang Z, Liu L, Lin L, Wang G, Zhang C, Tian H, Liu W, Wang L, Zhang B, Ren J, Zhang Y, Xie Y, Du X, Wei X, Wei L, Luo Y, Dong H, Li X, Zhao Z, Liang M, Zhang C, Wang X, Yu C, Qin W, Liu H. Selective disrupted gray matter volume covariance of amygdala subregions in schizophrenia. Front Psychiatry 2024; 15:1349989. [PMID: 38742128 PMCID: PMC11090100 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1349989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
Abstract
Objective Although extensive structural and functional abnormalities have been reported in schizophrenia, the gray matter volume (GMV) covariance of the amygdala remain unknown. The amygdala contains several subregions with different connection patterns and functions, but it is unclear whether the GMV covariance of these subregions are selectively affected in schizophrenia. Methods To address this issue, we compared the GMV covariance of each amygdala subregion between 807 schizophrenia patients and 845 healthy controls from 11 centers. The amygdala was segmented into nine subregions using FreeSurfer (v7.1.1), including the lateral (La), basal (Ba), accessory-basal (AB), anterior-amygdaloid-area (AAA), central (Ce), medial (Me), cortical (Co), corticoamygdaloid-transition (CAT), and paralaminar (PL) nucleus. We developed an operational combat harmonization model for 11 centers, subsequently employing a voxel-wise general linear model to investigate the differences in GMV covariance between schizophrenia patients and healthy controls across these subregions and the entire brain, while adjusting for age, sex and TIV. Results Our findings revealed that five amygdala subregions of schizophrenia patients, including bilateral AAA, CAT, and right Ba, demonstrated significantly increased GMV covariance with the hippocampus, striatum, orbitofrontal cortex, and so on (permutation test, P< 0.05, corrected). These findings could be replicated in most centers. Rigorous correlation analysis failed to identify relationships between the altered GMV covariance with positive and negative symptom scale, duration of illness, and antipsychotic medication measure. Conclusion Our research is the first to discover selectively impaired GMV covariance patterns of amygdala subregion in a large multicenter sample size of patients with schizophrenia.
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- Zhongyu Chang
- Department of Radiology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Psychiatric Hospital of Harbin, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Radiology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Wuhan Mental Health Center, The Ninth Clinical School, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Psychopharmacology, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tianjin Fourth Center Hospital, The Fourth Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tianjin Fourth Center Hospital, The Fourth Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Tianjin Fourth Center Hospital, The Fourth Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Psychopharmacology, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- School of Medical Imaging, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Psychiatric Hospital of Harbin, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Psychiatric Hospital of Harbin, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Radiology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
- School of Medical Imaging, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Radiology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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Luo Z, Yin E, Zeng LL, Shen H, Su J, Peng L, Yan Y, Hu D. Frequency-specific segregation and integration of human cerebral cortex: An intrinsic functional atlas. iScience 2024; 27:109206. [PMID: 38439977 PMCID: PMC10910261 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024] Open
Abstract
The cognitive and behavioral functions of the human brain are supported by its frequency multiplexing mechanism. However, there is limited understanding of the dynamics of the functional network topology. This study aims to investigate the frequency-specific topology of the functional human brain using 7T rs-fMRI data. Frequency-specific parcellations were first performed, revealing frequency-dependent dynamics within the frontoparietal control, parietal memory, and visual networks. An intrinsic functional atlas containing 456 parcels was proposed and validated using stereo-EEG. Graph theory analysis suggested that, in addition to the task-positive vs. task-negative organization observed in static networks, there was a cognitive control system additionally from a frequency perspective. The reproducibility and plausibility of the identified hub sets were confirmed through 3T fMRI analysis, and their artificial removal had distinct effects on network topology. These results indicate a more intricate and subtle dynamics of the functional human brain and emphasize the significance of accurate topography.
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- Zhiguo Luo
- College of Intelligence Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China
- Defense Innovation Institute, Academy of Military Sciences (AMS), Beijing 100071, China
- Tianjin Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center (TAIIC), Tianjin 300450, China
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- Defense Innovation Institute, Academy of Military Sciences (AMS), Beijing 100071, China
- Tianjin Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center (TAIIC), Tianjin 300450, China
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- College of Intelligence Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China
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- College of Intelligence Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China
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- College of Intelligence Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China
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- College of Intelligence Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China
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- Defense Innovation Institute, Academy of Military Sciences (AMS), Beijing 100071, China
- Tianjin Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center (TAIIC), Tianjin 300450, China
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- College of Intelligence Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China
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Adezati E, Liu X, Ding J, Thye M, Szaflarski JP, Mirman D. Phase synchronization during the processing of taxonomic and thematic relations. BRAIN AND LANGUAGE 2024; 249:105379. [PMID: 38241856 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2024.105379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/21/2024]
Abstract
Semantic relations include "taxonomic" relations based on shared features and "thematic" relations based on co-occurrence in events. The "dual-hub" account proposes that the anterior temporal lobe (ATL) is functionally specialized for taxonomic relations and the inferior parietal lobule (IPL) for thematic relations. This study examined this claim by analyzing the intra- and inter-region phase synchronization of intracranial EEG data from electrodes in the ATL, IPL, and two subregions of the semantic control network: left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and posterior middle temporal gyrus (pMTG). Ten participants with epilepsy completed a semantic relatedness judgment task during intracranial EEG recording and had electrodes in at least one hub and at least one semantic control region. Theta band phase synchronization was partially consistent with the dual-hub account: synchronization between the ATL and IFG/pMTG increased when processing taxonomic relations, and synchronization within the IPL and between IPL and pMTG increased when processing thematic relations.
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- Erica Adezati
- Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Neurology and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Epilepsy Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
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Zhao C, Tang Y, Xiao Y, Jiang P, Zhang Z, Gong Q, Zhou D. Asymmetrical cortical surface area decrease in epilepsy patients with postictal generalized electroencephalography suppression. Cereb Cortex 2024; 34:bhae026. [PMID: 38342683 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhae026] [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: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024] Open
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Postictal generalized electroencephalographic suppression is a possible electroencephalographic marker for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. We aimed to investigate the cortical surface area abnormalities in epilepsy patients with postictal generalized electroencephalographic suppression. We retrospectively included 30 epilepsy patients with postictal generalized electroencephalographic suppression (PGES+), 21 epilepsy patients without postictal generalized electroencephalographic suppression (PGES-), and 30 healthy controls. Surface-based analysis on high-resolution T1-weighted images was conducted and cortical surface areas were compared among the three groups, alongside correlation analyses with seizure-related clinical variables. Compared with PGES- group, we identified reduced surface area in the bilateral insula with more extensive distribution in the right hemisphere in PGES+ group. The reduced right insular surface area was associated with younger seizure-onset age. When compared with healthy controls, PGES- group presented reduced surface area in the left caudal middle frontal gyrus; PGES+ group presented more widespread surface area reductions in the right posterior cingulate gyrus, left postcentral gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, and middle temporal gyrus. Our results suggested cortical microstructural impairment in patients with postictal generalized electroencephalographic suppression. The significant surface area reductions in the insular cortex supported the autonomic network involvement in the pathology of postictal generalized electroencephalographic suppression, and its right-sided predominance suggested the potential shared abnormal brain network for postictal generalized electroencephalographic suppression and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.
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- Chenyang Zhao
- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
- West China Medical Publishers, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
- Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Functional and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
- Research Unit of Psychoradiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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Luo J, Qin P, Bi Q, Wu K, Gong G. Individual variability in functional connectivity of human auditory cortex. Cereb Cortex 2024; 34:bhae007. [PMID: 38282455 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhae007] [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: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
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Individual variability in functional connectivity underlies individual differences in cognition and behaviors, yet its association with functional specialization in the auditory cortex remains elusive. Using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data from the Human Connectome Project, this study was designed to investigate the spatial distribution of auditory cortex individual variability in its whole-brain functional network architecture. An inherent hierarchical axis of the variability was discerned, which radiates from the medial to lateral orientation, with the left auditory cortex demonstrating more pronounced variations than the right. This variability exhibited a significant correlation with the variations in structural and functional metrics in the auditory cortex. Four auditory cortex subregions, which were identified from a clustering analysis based on this variability, exhibited unique connectional fingerprints and cognitive maps, with certain subregions showing specificity to speech perception functional activation. Moreover, the lateralization of the connectional fingerprint exhibited a U-shaped trajectory across the subregions. These findings emphasize the role of individual variability in functional connectivity in understanding cortical functional organization, as well as in revealing its association with functional specialization from the activation, connectome, and cognition perspectives.
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- Junhao Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
- School of Artificial Intelligence, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
- Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing 102206, China
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Sasaki T, Makris N, Shenton ME, Savadjiev P, Rathi Y, Eckbo R, Bouix S, Yeterian E, Dickerson BC, Kubicki M. Structural connectivity of cytoarchitectonically distinct human left temporal pole subregions: a diffusion MRI tractography study. Front Neuroanat 2023; 17:1240545. [PMID: 38090110 PMCID: PMC10713846 DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2023.1240545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
Abstract
The temporal pole (TP) is considered one of the major paralimbic cortical regions, and is involved in a variety of functions such as sensory perception, emotion, semantic processing, and social cognition. Based on differences in cytoarchitecture, the TP can be further subdivided into smaller regions (dorsal, ventrolateral and ventromedial), each forming key nodes of distinct functional networks. However, the brain structural connectivity profile of TP subregions is not fully clarified. Using diffusion MRI data in a set of 31 healthy subjects, we aimed to elucidate the comprehensive structural connectivity of three cytoarchitectonically distinct TP subregions. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) analysis suggested that major association fiber pathways such as the inferior longitudinal, middle longitudinal, arcuate, and uncinate fasciculi provide structural connectivity to the TP. Further analysis suggested partially overlapping yet still distinct structural connectivity patterns across the TP subregions. Specifically, the dorsal subregion is strongly connected with wide areas in the parietal lobe, the ventrolateral subregion with areas including constituents of the default-semantic network, and the ventromedial subregion with limbic and paralimbic areas. Our results suggest the involvement of the TP in a set of extensive but distinct networks of cortical regions, consistent with its functional roles.
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- Takeshi Sasaki
- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Center for Morphometric Analysis, Department of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Radiology Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, United States
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Center for Morphometric Analysis, Department of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Radiology Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, United States
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Frontotemporal Disorders Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, United States
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Software Engineering and Information Technology, École de Technologie Supérieure, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Colby College, Waterville, ME, United States
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- Frontotemporal Disorders Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, United States
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- Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Center for Morphometric Analysis, Department of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Radiology Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, United States
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Hadidane S, Lagarde S, Medina-Villalon S, McGonigal A, Laguitton V, Carron R, Scavarda D, Bartolomei F, Trebuchon A. Basal temporal lobe epilepsy: SEEG electroclinical characteristics. Epilepsy Res 2023; 191:107090. [PMID: 36774667 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107090] [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: 04/16/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common type of focal drug-resistant epilepsy. Seizures with predominant involvement of basal temporal regions (BTR) are not well characterized. In this stereo electroencephalography (SEEG) study, we aimed at describing the ictal networks involving BTR and the associated clinical features. METHODS We studied 24 patients explored with SEEG in our center with BTR sampling. We analyzed their seizures using a quantitative method: the "epileptogenicity index". Then we reported the features of the patients with maximal epileptogenicity within BTR, especially ictal network involved, ictal semiology and post-surgical outcome. RESULTS We found that rhinal cortex, parahippocampal cortex and posterior fusiform gyrus were the most epileptogenic structures within the BTR (mean EI: 0.57, 0.55, 0.54 respectively). Three main groups of epileptogenic zone organization were found: anterior (23% of total seizures) posterior (30%) and global (47%, both anterior and posterior). Contralateral spread was found in 35% of left seizures and 20% of right seizures. Naming deficit was more prevalent in left BTR (71% vs 29% in right seizures; p = 0.01) whereas automatic speech production was preferentially represented in right seizures (11% vs 54%; p = 0.001). Surgery was proposed for 11 patients (45.8%), leading to seizure freedom in 72% (Engel Class I). One patient presented post-operative permanent functional deficit. CONCLUSION Basal-temporal lobe epilepsy seems to be a specific entity among the temporal epilepsy spectrum with specific clinical characteristics. Resective surgery can be proposed with good outcomes in a significant proportion of patients and is safe provided that adequate language assessment has been preoperatively made.
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- S Hadidane
- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, INS, Inst Neurosci Syst, Marseille, France; APHM, Timone Hospital, Epileptology Department, Clinical Neurophysiology, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, INS, Inst Neurosci Syst, Marseille, France; APHM, Timone Hospital, Epileptology Department, Clinical Neurophysiology, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, INS, Inst Neurosci Syst, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, INS, Inst Neurosci Syst, Marseille, France
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- APHM, Timone Hospital, Epileptology Department, Clinical Neurophysiology, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, INS, Inst Neurosci Syst, Marseille, France; APHM, Timone Hospital, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, INS, Inst Neurosci Syst, Marseille, France; APHM, Timone Hospital, Pediatric, Neurosurgery Department, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, INS, Inst Neurosci Syst, Marseille, France; APHM, Timone Hospital, Epileptology Department, Clinical Neurophysiology, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, INS, Inst Neurosci Syst, Marseille, France; APHM, Timone Hospital, Epileptology Department, Clinical Neurophysiology, Marseille, France; INSERM UMR1106, Institut des Neurosciences des Systèmes, Aix-Marseille Université, Faculté de Médecine Timone, 27, Bd Jean-Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, France; Service de Neurophysiologie Clinique, Hôpital de la Timone, 13005 Marseille, France.
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Xiong Z, Tian Y, Wang X, Wei K, Bi Y. Gravity matters for the neural representations of action semantics. Cereb Cortex 2023:6995384. [PMID: 36682884 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhad006] [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: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The dynamic relationship between the neural representation of action word semantics and specific sensorimotor experience remains controversial. Here, we temporarily altered human subjects' sensorimotor experience in a 15-day head-down tilt bed rest setting, a ground-based analog of microgravity that disproportionally affects sensorimotor experiences of the lower limbs, and examined whether such effector-dependent activity deprivation specifically affected the neural processes of comprehending verbs of lower-limb actions (e.g. to kick) relative to upper-limb ones (e.g. to pinch). Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we compared the multivoxel neural patterns for such action words prior to and after bed rest. We found an effector-specific (lower vs. upper limb) experience modulation in subcortical sensorimotor-related and anterior temporal regions. The neural action semantic representations in other effector-specific verb semantic regions (e.g. left lateral posterior temporal cortex) and motor execution regions were robust against such experience alterations. These effector-specific, sensorimotor-experience-sensitive and experience-independent patterns of verb neural representation highlight the multidimensional and dynamic nature of semantic neural representation, and the broad influence of microgravity (hence gravity) environment on cognition.
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- Ziyi Xiong
- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Human Factors Engineering, China Astronaut Research and Training Center, Beijing 100094, China.,School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health, Beijing 100871, China.,Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.,Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing 102206, China
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Zhou H, He Y, Yuan Z, Zhou Y, Yin J, Chark R, Fong DKC, Fong LHN, Wu AMS. Altered hierarchical organization between empathy and gambling networks in disordered gamblers. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1083465. [PMID: 36846215 PMCID: PMC9947716 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1083465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Despite the demonstrated association between empathy and gambling at the behavioral level, limited neuroimaging research on empathy and gambling disorder (GD) has been conducted. Whether and how the brain network of empathy and that of gambling interact in disordered gamblers has not been investigated. This study aimed to address this research gap by examining the hierarchical organizational patterns, in which the differences of causal interactions of these networks between disordered gamblers and healthy controls were revealed. METHODS Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data of 32 disordered gamblers and 56 healthy controls were included in the formal analysis. Dynamic causal modeling was used to examine the effective connectivity within and between empathy and gambling networks among all participants. RESULTS All participants showed significant effective connectivity within and between empathy and gambling networks. However, compared with healthy controls, disordered gamblers displayed more excitatory effective connectivity within the gambling network, the tendency to display more excitatory effective connectivity from the empathy network to the gambling network, and reduced inhibitory effective connectivity from the gambling network to the empathy network. CONCLUSION The exploratory study was the first to examine the effective connectivity within and between empathy and gambling networks among disordered gamblers and healthy controls. These results provided insights into the causal relationship between empathy and gambling from the neuroscientific perspective and further confirmed that disordered gamblers show altered effective connectivity within and between these two brain networks, which may be considered to be a potential neural index for GD identification. In addition, the altered interactions between empathy and gambling networks may also indicate the potential targets for the neuro-stimulation intervention approach (e.g., transcranial magnetic stimulation).
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- Hui Zhou
- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China.,Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Institute of Collaborative Innovation, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China
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- Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Institute of Collaborative Innovation, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China.,Bioimaging Core, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China
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- Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Institute of Collaborative Innovation, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China.,Bioimaging Core, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China.,Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Institute of Collaborative Innovation, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China
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- Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Institute of Collaborative Innovation, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China.,Department of Integrated Resort and Tourism Management, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China
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- Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Institute of Collaborative Innovation, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China.,Department of Integrated Resort and Tourism Management, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China
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- Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Institute of Collaborative Innovation, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China.,Department of Integrated Resort and Tourism Management, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China.,Centre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Institute of Collaborative Innovation, University of Macau, Macao, Macao SAR, China
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Wang L, Zheng W, Yang B, Chen Q, Li X, Chen X, Hu Y, Cao L, Ren J, Qin W, Yang Y, Lu J, Chen N. Altered functional connectivity between primary motor cortex subregions and the whole brain in patients with incomplete cervical spinal cord injury. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:996325. [PMID: 36408378 PMCID: PMC9669417 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.996325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
Abstract
To investigate the reorganizations of gray matter volume (GMV) in each subregion of primary motor cortex (M1) after incomplete cervical cord injury (ICCI) and to explore the differences in functional connectivity (FC) between the M1 subregions and the whole brain, and further to disclose the potential value of each M1 subregion in motor function rehabilitation of ICCI patients. Eighteen ICCI patients and eighteen age- and gender- matched healthy controls (HCs) were recruited in this study. The 3D high-resolution T1-weighted structural images and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) of all subjects were obtained using a 3.0 Tesla MRI system. Based on the Human Brainnetome Atlas, the structural and functional changes of M1 subregions (including A4hf, A6cdl, A4ul, A4t, A4tl, A6cvl) in ICCI patients were analyzed by voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and seed-based FC, respectively. Compared with HCs, no structural changes in the M1 subregions of ICCI patients was detected. However, when compared with HCs, ICCI patients exhibited decreased FC in visual related areas (lingual gyrus, fusiform gyrus) and sensorimotor related areas (primary sensorimotor cortex) when the seeds were located in bilateral A4hf, A4ul, and decreased FC in visual related areas (lingual gyrus, fusiform gyrus) and cognitive related areas (temporal pole) when the seed was located in the left A4t. Moreover, when the seeds were located in the bilateral A6cdl, decreased FC in visual related areas (lingual gyrus, fusiform gyrus, calcarine gyrus) was also observed. Our findings demonstrated that each of the M1 regions had diverse FC reorganizations, which may provide a theoretical basis for the selection of precise stimulation targets, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) or transcranial direct current stimulation (tCDS), meanwhile, our results may reveal the possible mechanism of visual feedback and cognitive training to promote motor rehabilitation.
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- Ling Wang
- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain Informatics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain Informatics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain Informatics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain Informatics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain Informatics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain Informatics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Brain Informatics, Beijing, China
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Wang Q, Wang Y, Xu W, Chen X, Li X, Li Q, Li H. Corresponding anatomical of the macaque superior parietal lobule areas 5 (PE) subdivision reveal similar connectivity patterns with humans. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:964310. [PMID: 36267237 PMCID: PMC9577089 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.964310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Using the animal brain as a cross-species tool for human brain research based on imaging features can provide more potential to reveal comprehensive human brain analysis. Previous studies have shown that human Brodmann area 5 (BA5) and macaque PE are homologous regions. They are both involved in processes depth and direction information during the touch process in the arm movement. However, recent studies show that both BA5 and PE are not homogeneous. According to the cytoarchitecture, BA5 is subdivided into three different subregions, and PE can be subdivided into PEl, PEla, and PEm. The species homologous relationship among the subregions is not clear between BA5 and PE. At the same time, the subdivision of PE based on the anatomical connection of white matter fiber bundles needs more verification. This research subdivided the PE of macaques based on the anatomical connection of white matter fiber bundles. Two PE subregions are defined based on probabilistic fiber tracking, one on the anterior side and the other on the dorsal side. Finally, the research draws connectivity fingerprints with predefined homologous target areas for the BA5 and PE subregions to reveal the characteristics of structure and functions and gives the homologous correspondence identified.
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Mo J, Zhang J, Hu W, Sang L, Shao X, Zhang C, Zhang K. Metabolism and Intracranial Epileptogenicity in Temporal Lobe Long-Term Epilepsy-Associated Tumor. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11185309. [PMID: 36142957 PMCID: PMC9504693 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11185309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Brain tumors are common in epilepsy surgery and frequently occur in the temporal lobe, but the optimal surgical strategies to remove the tumor and epileptogenic zone remain controversial. We aim at illustrating the positron emission tomography (PET) metabolism and the stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) epileptogenicity of temporal lobe long-term epilepsy-associated tumors (LEAT). In this study, 70 patients and 25 healthy controls were included. Our analysis leveraged group-level analysis to reveal the whole-brain metabolic pattern of temporal lobe LEATs. The SEEG-based epileptogenicity mapping was performed to verify the PET findings in the epileptic network. Compared to controls, patients with a temporal lobe LEAT showed a more widespread epileptic network based on 18FDG-PET in patients with a mesial temporal lobe LEAT than in those with a lateral temporal lobe LEAT. The significant brain clusters mainly involved the paracentral lobule (ANOVA F = 9.731, p < 0.001), caudate nucleus (ANOVA F = 20.749, p < 0.001), putamen (Kruskal−Wallis H = 19.258, p < 0.001), and thalamus (ANOVA F = 4.754, p = 0.011). Subgroup analysis and SEEG-based epileptogenicity mapping are similar to the metabolic pattern. Our findings demonstrate the metabolic and electrophysiological organization of the temporal lobe LEAT epileptic network, which may assist in a patient-specific surgical strategy.
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- Jiajie Mo
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Fengtai Hospital, Beijing 100070, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100070, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-010-59975051
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Liu F, Chen C, Bai Z, Hong W, Wang S, Tang C. Specific subsystems of the inferior parietal lobule are associated with hand dysfunction following stroke: A cross-sectional resting-state fMRI study. CNS Neurosci Ther 2022; 28:2116-2128. [PMID: 35996952 PMCID: PMC9627383 DOI: 10.1111/cns.13946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
AIM The inferior parietal lobule (IPL) plays important roles in reaching and grasping during hand movements, but how reorganizations of IPL subsystems underlie the paretic hand remains unclear. We aimed to explore whether specific IPL subsystems were disrupted and associated with hand performance after chronic stroke. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we recruited 65 patients who had chronic subcortical strokes and 40 healthy controls from China. Each participant underwent the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Hand and Wrist and resting-state fMRI at baseline. We mainly explored the group differences in resting-state effective connectivity (EC) patterns for six IPL subregions in each hemisphere, and we correlated these EC patterns with paretic hand performance across the whole stroke group and stroke subgroups. Moreover, we used receiver operating characteristic curve analysis to distinguish the stroke subgroups with partially (PPH) and completely (CPH) paretic hands. RESULTS Stroke patients exhibited abnormal EC patterns with ipsilesional PFt and bilateral PGa, and five sensorimotor-parietal/two parietal-temporal subsystems were positively or negatively correlated with hand performance. Compared with CPH patients, PPH patients exhibited abnormal EC patterns with the contralesional PFop. The PPH patients had one motor-parietal subsystem, while the CPH patients had one sensorimotor-parietal and three parietal-occipital subsystems that were associated with hand performance. Notably, the EC strength from the contralesional PFop to the ipsilesional superior frontal gyrus could distinguish patients with PPH from patients with CPH. CONCLUSIONS The IPL subsystems manifest specific functional reorganization and are associated with hand dysfunction following chronic stroke.
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- FeiWen Liu
- Department of Rehabilitation MedicineChengdu Second People's HospitalChengduChina
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- Department of Rehabilitation MedicineQingtian People's HospitalLishuiChina
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- Yangzhi Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University (Shanghai Sunshine Rehabilitation Center)ShanghaiChina
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical SchoolNanjingChina
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- Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research (CHARR), School of PhysiotherapyUniversity of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand
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- Capacity Building and Continuing Education CenterNational Health Commission of the People's Republic of ChinaBeijingChina
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Fouad A, Azizollahi H, Le Douget JE, Lejeune FX, Valderrama M, Mayor L, Navarro V, Le Van Quyen M. Interictal epileptiform discharges show distinct spatiotemporal and morphological patterns across wake and sleep. Brain Commun 2022; 4:fcac183. [PMID: 36483575 PMCID: PMC9724782 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcac183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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Presurgical evaluation of mesial temporal and neocortical focal pharmacoresistant epilepsy patients using intracranial EEG recordings has led to the generation of extensive data on interictal epileptiform discharges, located within or remotely from seizure onset zones. In this study, we used this data to investigate how interictal epileptiform discharges are modulated and how their spatial distribution changes during wake and sleep and analysed the relationship between these discharge events and seizure onset zones. Preoperative evaluation data from 11 adult patients with focal pharmacoresistant epilepsy were extracted from the Epilepsiae database. Interictal epileptiform discharges were automatically detected during wakefulness and over several hours of continuous seizure-free sleep (total duration of EEG recordings:106.7 h; mean per patient: 9.7 h), and analysed across four brain areas (mesial temporal, lateral neocortical, basal cortical and the temporal pole). Sleep stages were classified manually from scalp EEG. Discharge events were characterized according to their rate and morphology (amplitude, sharpness and duration). Eight patients had a seizure onset zone over mesial areas and three patients over lateral neocortical areas. Overall, discharge rates varied across brain areas during wakefulness and sleep [wake/sleep stages × brain areas interaction; Wald χ 2(df = 6) = 31.1, P < 0.0001]. N2-N3 non-rapid eye movement sleep increased interictal epileptiform discharges in mesial areas compared with wakefulness and rapid eye movement sleep (P < 0.0001), and to other areas (P < 0.0001 for all comparisons). This mesial pattern was observed both within and outside of seizure onset zones. During wakefulness, the rate of interictal epileptiform discharges was significantly higher than during N2-N3 non-rapid eye movement sleep (P = 0.04), and rapid eye movement sleep (P = 0.01) in lateral neocortical areas (referred to as lateral neocortical pattern), a finding that was more pronounced in seizures onset zones (P = 0.004). The morphological characteristics of the discharge events were modulated during wakefulness and sleep stages across brain areas. The effect of seizure onset zones on discharge morphology was conditioned by brain area and was particularly marked in temporal pole areas. Our analysis of discharge patterns in relation to cerebral localization, vigilance state and the anatomical affiliation of seizure onset zones revealed the global and local aspects of the complex relationship between interictal discharges, sleep and seizure onset zones. This novel approach may lead to a better understanding of cognitive decline and responses to therapy, as well as to adaptation of surgical interventions for epileptic patients.
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- Amal Fouad
- Bioelectrics Lab, Paris Brain Institute (ICM Institut du Cerveau), (UMRS 1127, CNRS UMR 7225), Pitié-Salpêtriere Hospital, 75013 Paris, France
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of medicine, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Bioelectrics Lab, Paris Brain Institute (ICM Institut du Cerveau), (UMRS 1127, CNRS UMR 7225), Pitié-Salpêtriere Hospital, 75013 Paris, France
- Bioserenity, Paris Brain Institute (ICM Institut du Cerveau), 75013 Paris, France
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- Bioelectrics Lab, Paris Brain Institute (ICM Institut du Cerveau), (UMRS 1127, CNRS UMR 7225), Pitié-Salpêtriere Hospital, 75013 Paris, France
- Bioserenity, Paris Brain Institute (ICM Institut du Cerveau), 75013 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne University, Paris, France
- Paris Brain Institute (ICM Institut du Cerveau), AP-HP, INSERM, CNRS, University Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France
- Paris Brain Institute's Data and Analysis Core (ICM Institut du Cerveau), University Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Sorbonne University, Paris, France
- Paris Brain Institute (ICM Institut du Cerveau), AP-HP, INSERM, CNRS, University Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 75013 Paris, France
- Epileptology Unit, AP-HP Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, 75013 Paris, France
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- Bioelectrics Lab, Paris Brain Institute (ICM Institut du Cerveau), (UMRS 1127, CNRS UMR 7225), Pitié-Salpêtriere Hospital, 75013 Paris, France
- Sorbonne University, Paris, France
- Laboratoire D’Imagerie Biomédicale, (INSERM U1146, UMR7371, CNRS), Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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Effects of a 6-Month Aerobic Exercise Intervention on Mood and Amygdala Functional Plasticity in Young Untrained Subjects. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19106078. [PMID: 35627616 PMCID: PMC9140773 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Acute exercise has beneficial effects on mood and is known to induce modulations in functional connectivity (FC) within the emotional network. However, the long-term effects of exercise on affective brain circuits remain largely unknown. Here, we investigated the effects of 6 months of regular exercise on mood, amygdala structure, and functional connectivity. This study comprised N = 18 healthy sedentary subjects assigned to an intervention group (IG; 23.9 ± 3.9 years; 3 trainings/week) and N = 10 subjects assigned to a passive control group (CG; 23.7 ± 4.2 years). At baseline and every two months, performance diagnostics, mood questionnaires, and structural and resting-state-fMRI were conducted. Amygdala-nuclei segmentation and amygdala-to-whole-brain FC analysis were performed. Linear mixed effects models and correlation analyses were conducted between FC, relVO2max, and mood scores. Data showed increases in relVO2max exclusively in the IG. Stronger anticorrelation in amygdala-precuneus FC was found, along with a stronger positive correlation in the amygdala-temporal pole FC in the IG after 4 and 6 months, while mood and amygdala volume did not reveal significant interactions. The relVO2max/amygdala-temporal pole FC correlated positively, and the amygdala-precuneus/amygdala-temporal pole FC correlated negatively. Findings suggest that exercise induced long-term modulations of the amygdala FC with the precuneus and temporal pole, shedding light on potential mechanisms by which exercise has positive influences on mood-related networks, typically altered in affective disorders.
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Hwang YE, Kim YB, Son YD. Finding Cortical Subregions Regarding the Dorsal Language Pathway Based on the Structural Connectivity. Front Hum Neurosci 2022; 16:784340. [PMID: 35585994 PMCID: PMC9108242 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.784340] [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: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Although the language-related fiber pathways in the human brain, such as the superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF) and arcuate fasciculus (AF), are already well-known, understanding more sophisticated cortical regions connected by the fiber tracts is essential to scrutinize the structural connectivity of language circuits. With the regions of interest that were selected based on the Brainnetome atlas, the fiber orientation distribution estimation method for tractography was used to produce further elaborate connectivity information. The results indicated that both fiber bundles had two distinct connections with the prefrontal cortex (PFC). The SLF-II and dorsal AF are mainly connected to the rostrodorsal part of the inferior parietal cortex (IPC) and lateral part of the fusiform gyrus with the inferior frontal junction (IFJ), respectively. In contrast, the SLF-III and ventral AF were primarily linked to the anterior part of the supramarginal gyrus and superior part of the temporal cortex with the inferior frontal cortex, including the Broca's area. Moreover, the IFJ in the PFC, which has rarely been emphasized as a language-related subregion, also had the strongest connectivity with the previously known language-related subregions among the PFC; consequently, we proposed that these specific regions are interconnected via the SLF and AF within the PFC, IPC, and temporal cortex as language-related circuitry.
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- Young-Eun Hwang
- Neuroscience Convergence Center, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Gachion Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (GAHIST), Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gil Medical Center, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Gachion Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology (GAHIST), Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
- *Correspondence: Young-Don Son
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Chu Y, Wu J, Wang D, Huang J, Li W, Zhang S, Ren H. Altered voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity in right temporal lobe epilepsy as measured using resting-state fMRI and support vector machine analyses. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:958294. [PMID: 35958657 PMCID: PMC9360423 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.958294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Prior reports revealed abnormalities in voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity (VMHC) when analyzing neuroimaging data from patients with various psychiatric conditions, including temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Whether these VHMC changes can be leveraged to aid in the diagnosis of right TLE (rTLE), however, remains to be established. This study was thus developed to examine abnormal VMHC findings associated with rTLE to determine whether these changes can be used to guide rTLE diagnosis. METHODS The resultant imaging data of resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) analyses of 59 patients with rTLE and 60 normal control individuals were analyzed using VMHC and support vector machine (SVM) approaches. RESULTS Relative to normal controls, patients with rTLE were found to exhibit decreased VMHC values in the bilateral superior and the middle temporal pole (STP and MTP), the bilateral middle and inferior temporal gyri (MTG and ITG), and the bilateral orbital portion of the inferior frontal gyrus (OrbIFG). These patients further exhibited increases in VMHC values in the bilateral precentral gyrus (PreCG), the postcentral gyrus (PoCG), and the supplemental motor area (SMA). The ROC curve of MTG VMHC values showed a great diagnostic efficacy in the diagnosis of rTLE with AUCs, sensitivity, specificity, and optimum cutoff values of 0.819, 0.831, 0.717, and 0.465. These findings highlight the value of the right middle temporal gyrus (rMTG) when differentiating between rTLE and control individuals, with a corresponding SVM analysis yielding respective accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity values of 70.59% (84/119), 78.33% (47/60), and 69.49% (41/59). CONCLUSION In summary, patients with rTLE exhibit various forms of abnormal functional connectivity, and SVM analyses support the potential value of abnormal VMHC values as a neuroimaging biomarker that can aid in the diagnosis of this condition.
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- Yongqiang Chu
- Department of Imaging Center, Tianyou Hospital, Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazards and Identification, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Imaging Center, Tianyou Hospital, Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Imaging Center, Tianyou Hospital, Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wuhan Asia General Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Imaging Center, Tianyou Hospital, Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Wu J, Wu J, Guo R, Chu L, Li J, Zhang S, Ren H. The decreased connectivity in middle temporal gyrus can be used as a potential neuroimaging biomarker for left temporal lobe epilepsy. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:972939. [PMID: 36032260 PMCID: PMC9399621 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.972939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to explore voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity (VMHC) abnormalities between the two brain hemispheres in left temporal lobe epilepsy (lTLE) patients and to determine whether these alterations could be leveraged to guide lTLE diagnosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-eight lTLE patients and sixty healthy controls (HCs) matched in age, sex, and education level were recruited to receive resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) scan. Then VHMC analyses of bilateral brain regions were conducted based on the results of these rs-fMRI scans. The resultant imaging data were further analyzed using support vector machine (SVM) methods. RESULTS Compared to HCs, patients with lTLE exhibited decreased VMHC values in the bilateral middle temporal gyrus (MTG) and middle cingulum gyrus (MCG), while no brain regions in these patients exhibited increased VMHC values. SVM analyses revealed the diagnostic accuracy of reduced bilateral MTG VMHC values to be 75.42% (89/118) when differentiating between lTLE patients and HCs, with respective sensitivity and specificity values of 74.14% (43/58) and 76.67% (46/60). CONCLUSION Patients with lTLE exhibit abnormal VMHC values corresponding to the impairment of functional coordination between homotopic regions of the brain. These altered MTG VMHC values may also offer value as a robust neuroimaging biomarker that can guide lTLE patient diagnosis.
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- Jinlong Wu
- Department of Imaging Center, Tianyou Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazards and Identification, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Imaging Center, Tianyou Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Imaging Center, Tianyou Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Liyuan Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Imaging Center, Tianyou Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Noto T, Zhou G, Yang Q, Lane G, Zelano C. Human Primary Olfactory Amygdala Subregions Form Distinct Functional Networks, Suggesting Distinct Olfactory Functions. Front Syst Neurosci 2021; 15:752320. [PMID: 34955769 PMCID: PMC8695617 DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2021.752320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Three subregions of the amygdala receive monosynaptic projections from the olfactory bulb, making them part of the primary olfactory cortex. These primary olfactory areas are located at the anterior-medial aspect of the amygdala and include the medial amygdala (MeA), cortical amygdala (CoA), and the periamygdaloid complex (PAC). The vast majority of research on the amygdala has focused on the larger basolateral and basomedial subregions, which are known to be involved in implicit learning, threat responses, and emotion. Fewer studies have focused on the MeA, CoA, and PAC, with most conducted in rodents. Therefore, our understanding of the functions of these amygdala subregions is limited, particularly in humans. Here, we first conducted a review of existing literature on the MeA, CoA, and PAC. We then used resting-state fMRI and unbiased k-means clustering techniques to show that the anatomical boundaries of human MeA, CoA, and PAC accurately parcellate based on their whole-brain resting connectivity patterns alone, suggesting that their functional networks are distinct, relative both to each other and to the amygdala subregions that do not receive input from the olfactory bulb. Finally, considering that distinct functional networks are suggestive of distinct functions, we examined the whole-brain resting network of each subregion and speculated on potential roles that each region may play in olfactory processing. Based on these analyses, we speculate that the MeA could potentially be involved in the generation of rapid motor responses to olfactory stimuli (including fight/flight), particularly in approach/avoid contexts. The CoA could potentially be involved in olfactory-related reward processing, including learning and memory of approach/avoid responses. The PAC could potentially be involved in the multisensory integration of olfactory information with other sensory systems. These speculations can be used to form the basis of future studies aimed at clarifying the olfactory functions of these under-studied primary olfactory areas.
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- Torben Noto
- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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Novak L, Malinakova K, Mikoska P, van Dijk JP, Tavel P. Neural correlates of compassion - An integrative systematic review. Int J Psychophysiol 2021; 172:46-59. [PMID: 34963634 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2021.12.004] [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: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Compassion is a psychological construct that has received increasing attention in recent years. Even though a lot of work has been done to identify neural correlates of empathy across studies, such work has not been properly done on neural correlates of compassion. Therefore, the aim was to systematically review the literature on neural correlates of compassion. We have searched through PsycINFO, PubMed and Web of Science for relevant articles published between 1985 and 2020. We included the studies (n = 35) examining the relationship between brain structure or function and compassion. Screening was performed by two authors, between whom a level of agreement was calculated. The quality of the studies was assessed by measures used in other studies as well by measures specific for our study aims. This study was conducted under PRISMA guidelines. Our analysis revealed that the most frequent neural associations with compassion across all analysed studies can be found in the orbital part of the left inferior frontal gyrus, in the right cerebellum, the bilateral middle temporal gyrus, in the bilateral insula and the right caudate nucleus. Our findings suggest that people displaying a lower compassion tend to have either lower neural activity or a grey matter volume in neural areas associated with reward.
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- Lukas Novak
- Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic; Department of Community and Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
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- Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic; Department of Community and Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Graduate School Kosice Institute for Society and Health, P.J. Safarik University in Kosice, Kosice, Slovak Republic
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- Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Alterations in Regional Brain Regional Volume Associated with Dioxin Exposure in Men Living in the Most Dioxin-Contaminated Area in Vietnam: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Analysis Using Voxel-Based Morphometry (VBM). TOXICS 2021; 9:toxics9120353. [PMID: 34941787 PMCID: PMC8703540 DOI: 10.3390/toxics9120353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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To clarify the influence of dioxin exposure on brain morphometry, the present study investigated associations between dioxin exposure at high levels and brain structural irregularities in 32 Vietnamese men. Two exposure markers were used: blood dioxin levels, as a marker of exposure in adulthood, and perinatal dioxin exposure, estimated by maternal residency in a dioxin-contaminated area during pregnancy. All subjects underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. We analyzed correlations between regional gray matter volumes and blood dioxin levels, and compared regional volumes between men with and without perinatal dioxin exposure using the voxel-based morphometry (VBM) tool from Statistical Parametric Mapping 12 (SPM12). Blood 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) was associated with low volume of the medial temporal pole and fusiform gyrus. Toxic equivalency (TEQ)-PCDDs were correlated with low medial temporal pole volume. However, 1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD was associated with high middle frontal gyrus and cerebellum volume. In men with perinatal dioxin exposure, the left inferior frontal gyrus pars orbitalis volume was significantly lower than in those without perinatal exposure. These results suggest that dioxin exposure during the perinatal period and in adulthood may alter regional brain volume, which might lead to cognitive deficits and unusual social emotional behavior in Vietnamese men living in dioxin-contaminated areas.
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Rempel S, Colzato L, Zhang W, Wolff N, Mückschel M, Beste C. Distinguishing Multiple Coding Levels in Theta Band Activity During Working Memory Gating Processes. Neuroscience 2021; 478:11-23. [PMID: 34626750 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cognitive control and working memory (WM) processes are essential for goal-directed behaviour. Cognitive control and WM are probably based on overlapping neurophysiological mechanisms. For example, theta-band activity (TBA) plays an important role in both functions. For cognitive control processes, it is known that different aspects of information about stimulus content, motor processes and stimulus-response relationships are encoded simultaneously in the TBA. All this information is probably processed during WM gating processes and must be controlled during them. However, direct data for this are lacking. This question is investigated in this study by combining methods of EEG temporal signal decomposition, time-frequency decomposition and beamforming. We show that portions of stimulus-related information, motor response-related information and information related to the interaction between the stimulus and motor responses in the TBA are influenced in parallel and to a similar extent by WM gate opening and gate closing processes. Nevertheless, it is stimulus-related information in the theta signal in particular that modulates behavioural performance in WM-gating. The data suggest that the identified processes are implemented in specific neuroanatomical structures. In particular, the medial frontal cortex, temporal cortical regions and insular cortex are involved in these dynamics. The study shows that principles of information coding relevant to cognitive control processes are also crucial for understanding WM gating.
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- Sarah Rempel
- Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Germany
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- Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Germany; Cognitive Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- Cognitive Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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- Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Germany
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- Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Germany.
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- Cognitive Neurophysiology, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Germany; Cognitive Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China
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Costumero V, Rosell Negre P, Bustamante JC, Fuentes‐Claramonte P, Adrián‐Ventura J, Palomar‐García M, Miró‐Padilla A, Llopis JJ, Sepulcre J, Barrós‐Loscertales A. Distance disintegration characterizes node-level topological dysfunctions in cocaine addiction. Addict Biol 2021; 26:e13072. [PMID: 34137121 DOI: 10.1111/adb.13072] [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: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Previous investigations have used global graph theory measures in order to disentangle the complexity of the neural reorganizations occurring in cocaine use disorder (CUD). However, how these global topological alterations map into individual brain network areas remains unknown. In this study, we used resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data to investigate node-level topological dysfunctions in CUD. The sample was composed of 32 individuals with CUD and 32 healthy controls, matched in age, years of education and intellectual functioning. Graph theory measures of optimal connectivity distance, node strength, nodal efficiency and clustering coefficient were estimated in each participant using voxel-wise functional connectivity connectomes. CUD individuals as compared with healthy controls showed higher optimal connectivity distances in ventral striatum, insula, cerebellum, temporal cortex, lateral orbitofrontal cortex, middle frontal cortex and left hippocampus. Furthermore, clinical measures quantifying severity of dependence were positively related with optimal connectivity distances in the right rolandic operculum and the right lateral orbitofrontal cortex, whereas length of abstinence was negatively associated with optimal connectivity distances in the right temporal pole and the left insula. Our results reveal a topological distancing of cognitive and affective related areas in addiction, suggesting an overall reduction in the communication capacity of these regions.
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- Víctor Costumero
- Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Basic Psychology University Jaume I Castellón de la Plana Spain
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- Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Basic Psychology University Jaume I Castellón de la Plana Spain
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- Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Basic Psychology University Jaume I Castellón de la Plana Spain
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- Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Basic Psychology University Jaume I Castellón de la Plana Spain
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- Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Basic Psychology University Jaume I Castellón de la Plana Spain
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- Addictive Behaviors Unit San Agustín Hospital General Universitario de Castellón Castellón de la Plana Spain
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- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Neuropsychology and Functional Neuroimaging Group, Department of Basic Psychology University Jaume I Castellón de la Plana Spain
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Karagiorgis AT, Chalas N, Karagianni M, Papadelis G, Vivas AB, Bamidis P, Paraskevopoulos E. Computerized Music-Reading Intervention Improves Resistance to Unisensory Distraction Within a Multisensory Task, in Young and Older Adults. Front Hum Neurosci 2021; 15:742607. [PMID: 34566611 PMCID: PMC8461100 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.742607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Incoming information from multiple sensory channels compete for attention. Processing the relevant ones and ignoring distractors, while at the same time monitoring the environment for potential threats, is crucial for survival, throughout the lifespan. However, sensory and cognitive mechanisms often decline in aging populations, making them more susceptible to distraction. Previous interventions in older adults have successfully improved resistance to distraction, but the inclusion of multisensory integration, with its unique properties in attentional capture, in the training protocol is underexplored. Here, we studied whether, and how, a 4-week intervention, which targets audiovisual integration, affects the ability to deal with task-irrelevant unisensory deviants within a multisensory task. Musically naïve participants engaged in a computerized music reading game and were asked to detect audiovisual incongruences between the pitch of a song's melody and the position of a disk on the screen, similar to a simplistic music staff. The effects of the intervention were evaluated via behavioral and EEG measurements in young and older adults. Behavioral findings include the absence of age-related differences in distraction and the indirect improvement of performance due to the intervention, seen as an amelioration of response bias. An asymmetry between the effects of auditory and visual deviants was identified and attributed to modality dominance. The electroencephalographic results showed that both groups shared an increase in activation strength after training, when processing auditory deviants, located in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. A functional connectivity analysis revealed that only young adults improved flow of information, in a network comprised of a fronto-parietal subnetwork and a multisensory temporal area. Overall, both behavioral measures and neurophysiological findings suggest that the intervention was indirectly successful, driving a shift in response strategy in the cognitive domain and higher-level or multisensory brain areas, and leaving lower level unisensory processing unaffected.
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- Alexandros T Karagiorgis
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.,School of Music Studies, Faculty of Fine Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Institute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Music Studies, Faculty of Fine Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Psychology, CITY College, University of York Europe Campus, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.,Department of Psychology, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Dual coding of knowledge in the human brain. Trends Cogn Sci 2021; 25:883-895. [PMID: 34509366 DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2021.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Revised: 07/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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How does the human brain code knowledge about the world? While disciplines such as artificial intelligence represent world knowledge based on human language, neurocognitive models of knowledge have been dominated by sensory embodiment, in which knowledge is derived from sensory/motor experience and supported by high-level sensory/motor and association cortices. The neural correlates of an alternative disembodied symbolic system had previously been difficult to establish. A recent line of studies exploring knowledge about visual properties, such as color, in visually deprived individuals converge to provide positive, compelling evidence for non-sensory, language-derived, knowledge representation in dorsal anterior temporal lobe and extended language network, in addition to the sensory-derived representations, leading to a sketch of a dual-coding knowledge neural framework.
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Motivational system modulates brain responses during exploratory decision-making. Sci Rep 2021; 11:15810. [PMID: 34349186 PMCID: PMC8339076 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95311-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Managers face risk in explorative decision-making and those who are better at such decisions can achieve future viability. To understand what makes a manager effective at explorative decision-making requires an analysis of the manager’s motivational characteristics. The behavioral activation/inhibition system (BAS/BIS), fitting the motivational orientation of “approach” or “avoidance,” can affect individual decision-making. However, very little is known about the neural correlates of BAS/BIS orientation and their interrelationship with the mental activity during explorative decision-making. We conducted an fMRI study on 111 potential managers to investigate how the brain responses of explorative decision-making interact with BAS/BIS. Participants were separated into high- and low-performance groups based on the median exploration-score. The low-performance group showed significantly higher BAS than that of the high-performance group, and its BAS had significant negative association with neural networks related to reward-seeking during explorative decision-making. Moreover, the BIS of the low-performance group was negatively correlated with the activation of cerebral regions responding to risk-choice during explorative decision-making. Our finding showed that BAS/BIS was associated with the brain activation during explorative decision-making only in the low-performance group. This study contributed to the understanding of the micro-foundations of strategically relevant decision-making and has an implication for management development.
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McGonigal A, El Youssef N, Bartolomei F, Giusiano B, Guedj E. Interictal 18F-FDG brain PET metabolism in patients with postictal EEG suppression. Epilepsy Behav 2021; 116:107742. [PMID: 33493809 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Postictal generalized suppression (PGES) may be associated with SUDEP risk. We aimed to study metabolic changes on 18Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) in patients with focal to bilateral (generalized) seizures (GTCS) and PGES on stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG). METHODS We analyzed interictal brain metabolism in a group of 19 patients with widespread postictal suppression (PGES+) associated with SEEG-recorded GTCS. This group was compared to 25 patients without widespread suppression (PGES-) as defined by SEEG, matched for epilepsy localization and lateralization. Frequency of GTCS was observed to be higher in the PGES+ group (high risk group for SUDEP). Analysis of metabolic data was performed by statistical parametric mapping (SPM) on the whole-brain, and principal component analysis (PCA) on AAL (automated anatomical labeling) atlas. RESULTS Statistical parametric mapping showed right temporal pole hypometabolism in the PGES+ group (T-score = 3.90; p < 0.001; k = 185), in comparison to the PGES- group. Principal component analysis showed association between the metabolic values of certain regions of interest and PGES+/PGES- groups, confirmed by a significant difference (p < 0.05) in the values of the right dorsal temporal pole and of the left temporal pole between the two groups. Principal component analysis showed two dimensions significantly related to the PGES+/PGES- partition, involving the following regions: right temporal pole, right parahippocampal gyrus, right Rolandic operculum, bilateral paracentral lobule, right precuneus, right thalamus, right caudate and pallidum, bilateral cerebellum, left temporal pole, left Heschl's gyrus, left calcarine region, and left caudate, with loss of connection in PGES+ patients. Metabolic differences were independent of epilepsy localization and lateralization and persisted after correction for GTCS frequency. SIGNIFICANCE Interictal metabolic changes within a predominantly right-sided network involving temporal lobe and connected cortical and subcortical structures were seen in patients with frequent GTCS presenting widespread postictal suppression.
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- Aileen McGonigal
- Clinical Neurophysiology and Epileptology Department, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, Inserm, INS, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Marseille, France.
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- Clinical Neurophysiology and Epileptology Department, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France
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- Clinical Neurophysiology and Epileptology Department, Timone Hospital, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, Inserm, INS, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, Inserm, INS, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes, Marseille, France; APHM, Timone Hospital, Public Health Department, Marseille, France
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- APHM, Timone Hospital, Nuclear Medicine Department, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Ecole Centrale Marseille, UMR 7249, Institut Fresnel, Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Univ, CERIMED, Marseille, France
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Herlin B, Navarro V, Dupont S. The temporal pole: From anatomy to function-A literature appraisal. J Chem Neuroanat 2021; 113:101925. [PMID: 33582250 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2021.101925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Historically, the anterior part of the temporal lobe was labelled as a unique structure named Brain Area 38 by Brodmann or Temporopolar Area TG by Von Economo, but its functions were unknown at that time. Later on, a few studies proposed to divide the temporal pole in several different subparts, based on distinct cytoarchitectural structure or connectivity patterns, while a still growing number of studies have associated the temporal pole with many cognitive functions. In this review, we provide an overview of the temporal pole anatomical and histological structure and its various functions. We performed a literature review of articles published prior to September 30, 2020 that included 112 articles. The temporal pole has thereby been associated with several high-level cognitive processes: visual processing for complex objects and face recognition, autobiographic memory, naming and word-object labelling, semantic processing in all modalities, and socio-emotional processing, as demonstrated in healthy subjects and in patients with neurological or psychiatric diseases, especially in the field of neurodegenerative disorders. A good knowledge of those functions and the symptoms associated with temporal pole lesions or dysfunctions is helpful to identify these diseases, whose diagnosis may otherwise be difficult.
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- Bastien Herlin
- APHP Pitie-Salpêtrière-Charles-Foix, Epileptology Unit, Paris, France.
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- APHP Pitie-Salpêtrière-Charles-Foix, Epileptology Unit, Paris, France; Sorbonne University, UPMC, Paris, France; APHP Pitie-Salpêtrière-Charles-Foix, Neurophysiology Unit, Paris, France; Brain and Spine Institute (INSERM UMRS1127, CNRS UMR7225, UPMC), Paris, France
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- APHP Pitie-Salpêtrière-Charles-Foix, Epileptology Unit, Paris, France; Sorbonne University, UPMC, Paris, France; Brain and Spine Institute (INSERM UMRS1127, CNRS UMR7225, UPMC), Paris, France; APHP Pitie-Salpêtrière-Charles-Foix, Rehabilitation Unit, Paris, France
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Sugimoto H, Kawagoe T, Otake-Matsuura M. Characteristics of resting-state functional connectivity in older adults after the PICMOR intervention program: a preliminary report. BMC Geriatr 2020; 20:486. [PMID: 33218309 PMCID: PMC7678164 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01892-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The present study aimed to provide a basis for future research examining the neural mechanisms that underlie the beneficial effect of an intervention program, Photo-Integrated Conversation Moderated by Robots (PICMOR), on verbal fluency in older adults as identified in our previous randomized controlled trial. In this preliminary report, we conducted an additional experiment using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rsfMRI) after the intervention period. Specifically, we investigated the resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) characteristics of the intervention group (INT) compared to the control group (CONT). METHODS rsfMRI data were acquired from 31 and 30 participants in INT and CONT, respectively, after the intervention. In the analyses, two of the most important regions in verbal fluency, the left inferior and middle frontal gyri, were selected as seed regions, and the rsFCs were compared between groups. We also conducted regression analyses for rsFCs using the difference in individual phonemic verbal fluency task (PVFT) scores between the pre- and post-intervention periods (i.e., post- minus pre-intervention) as an independent variable. RESULTS We found higher rsFC in INT than in CONT between the left inferior frontal gyrus as a seed region and the temporal pole and middle frontal gyrus. The rsFC strength between the left inferior frontal gyrus and temporal pole positively correlated with an increased PVFT score between the pre- and post-intervention periods. In contrast, we found lower rsFC in INT than in CONT between the left middle frontal gyrus as a seed region and the posterior cingulate cortex, precuneus, and postcentral gyrus. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that the beneficial intervention effect of PICMOR on verbal fluency is characterized by enhanced rsFC of the left inferior frontal gyrus with semantic and executive control-related regions and suppressed rsFC between the left middle frontal gyrus and posterior cortical midline structures. No definitive conclusions can be made because of a lack of rsfMRI data before the intervention. However, this pilot study provides the candidates for rsFCs, reflecting the beneficial effects of PICMOR on the brain network involved in verbal fluency. TRIAL REGISTRATION The trial was retrospectively registered at the UMIN Clinical Trials Registry ( UMIN000036667 ) (May 7th, 2019).
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- Hikaru Sugimoto
- RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, Nihonbashi 1-chome Mitsui Building, 15th floor, 1-4-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-0027, Japan.
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- RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, Nihonbashi 1-chome Mitsui Building, 15th floor, 1-4-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-0027, Japan
- Department of Psychology, College of Contemporary Psychology, Rikkyo University, 1-2-26, Kitano, Niiza City, Saitama, 352-8558, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, Nihonbashi 1-chome Mitsui Building, 15th floor, 1-4-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-0027, Japan
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He B, Cao L, Xia X, Zhang B, Zhang D, You B, Fan L, Jiang T. Fine-Grained Topography and Modularity of the Macaque Frontal Pole Cortex Revealed by Anatomical Connectivity Profiles. Neurosci Bull 2020; 36:1454-1473. [PMID: 33108588 PMCID: PMC7719154 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-020-00589-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The frontal pole cortex (FPC) plays key roles in various higher-order functions and is highly developed in non-human primates. An essential missing piece of information is the detailed anatomical connections for finer parcellation of the macaque FPC than provided by the previous tracer results. This is important for understanding the functional architecture of the cerebral cortex. Here, combining cross-validation and principal component analysis, we formed a tractography-based parcellation scheme that applied a machine learning algorithm to divide the macaque FPC (2 males and 6 females) into eight subareas using high-resolution diffusion magnetic resonance imaging with the 9.4T Bruker system, and then revealed their subregional connections. Furthermore, we applied improved hierarchical clustering to the obtained parcels to probe the modular structure of the subregions, and found that the dorsolateral FPC, which contains an extension to the medial FPC, was mainly connected to regions of the default-mode network. The ventral FPC was mainly involved in the social-interaction network and the dorsal FPC in the metacognitive network. These results enhance our understanding of the anatomy and circuitry of the macaque brain, and contribute to FPC-related clinical research.
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- Bin He
- School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150080, China.,Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100190, China
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,College of Information and Computer, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030600, China
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.,National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100190, China
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- Core Facility, Center of Biomedical Analysis, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, 150080, China.
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China. .,National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100190, China. .,Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Institute of Automation, CAS, Beijing, 100190, China. .,University of CAS, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China. .,National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, 100190, China. .,Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Institute of Automation, CAS, Beijing, 100190, China. .,Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China. .,The Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia. .,University of CAS, Beijing, 100049, China. .,Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing, 102206, China.
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Pandria N, Athanasiou A, Konstantara L, Karagianni M, Bamidis PD. Advances in biofeedback and neurofeedback studies on smoking. Neuroimage Clin 2020; 28:102397. [PMID: 32947225 PMCID: PMC7502375 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Smoking is a leading cause of morbidity and premature death constituting a global health challenge. Although, pharmacological and behavioral approaches comprise the mainstay of smoking cessation interventions, the efficacy and safety of pharmacotherapy is not demonstrated for some populations. Non-pharmacological approaches, such as biofeedback (BF) and neurofeedback (NF) could facilitate self-regulation of predisposing factors of relapse such as craving and stress. The current review aims to aggregate the existing evidence regarding the effects of BF and NF training on smokers. Relevant studies were identified through searching in Scopus, PubMed and Cochrane Library, and through hand-searching the references of screened articles. Peer-reviewed controlled and uncontrolled studies, where BF and/or NF training was administered, were included and evaluated according to PICOS framework. Narrative qualitative synthesis of ten eligible studies was performed, aggregated into three categories according to training provided. BF outcomes seem to be affected by smoking behavior prior to training; individualized EEG NF training holds promise for modulating craving-related response while minimizing the required number of sessions. Real-time fMRI NF studies concluded that nicotine-dependent individuals could modulate craving-related brain responses, while mixed results were revealed regarding smokers' ability to modulate brain responses related to resistance towards the urge to smoke. BF and NF training seem to facilitate modulation of autonomous and/or central nervous system activity while also transferring this learned self-regulation to behavioral outcomes. BF and NF training should a) address remaining issues on specificity and scientific validity, b) target diverse demographics, and c) produce robust reproducible methodologies and clinical guidelines for relevant health care providers, in order to be considered as viable complementary tools to standard smoking cessation care.
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- N Pandria
- Lab of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece; Northern Greece Neurofeedback Center, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- Lab of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- Lab of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- Lab of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- Lab of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Zeng M, Wang L, Cheng B, Qi G, He J, Xu Z, Han T, Liu C, Wang Y. Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Direct-Current Stimulation Modulates Functional Activity and Integration in Idiopathic Restless Legs Syndrome. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:873. [PMID: 32982669 PMCID: PMC7475652 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Idiopathic restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder and is suggested to be caused by central nervous system abnormalities. Non-invasive transcutaneous spinal direct-current stimulation (tsDCS) was recently used for RLS therapy. However, the neurophysiological basis of tsDCS treatment is still unknown. In this study, we explored the neural basis of tsDCS in 15 RLS patients and 20 gender- and age-matched healthy controls using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. We calculated the whole-brain voxel-wise fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF), regional homogeneity (ReHo), and weighted degree centrality (DC) to characterize the intrinsic functional activities and the local and global functional integration. We found that tsDCS can effectively improve the sleep and RLS symptoms in RLS patients. Moreover, after tsDCS therapy, the RLS patients showed decreased fALFF in the right anterior insula/temporal pole, decreased ReHo in the supplementary motor area, increased weighted DC in the left primary visual cortex, and decreased weighted DC in the right posterior cerebellum. The changed patterns were consistent with that found between RLS patients and healthy controls. The weighted DC in the left primary visual cortex after treatment and the fALFF in the right anterior insula/temporal pole before treatment were significantly and marginally correlated with sleep and RLS symptom scores, respectively. These results revealed that tsDCS can normalize the functional patterns of RLS patients and is an effective way for RLS therapy. Our findings provide the neurophysiological basis for tsDCS treatment and may facilitate understanding the neuropathology of RLS and directing other neuromodulation treatments.
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- Min Zeng
- Department of Radiology, Pidu District People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Pidu District People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Pidu District People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Neuromodulation, Beijing, China
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Wang J, Yang Y, Zhao X, Zuo Z, Tan LH. Evolutional and developmental anatomical architecture of the left inferior frontal gyrus. Neuroimage 2020; 222:117268. [PMID: 32818615 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) including Broca's area is involved in the processing of many language subdomains, and thus, research on the evolutional and human developmental characteristics of the left IFG will shed light on how language emerges and maturates. In this study, we used diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) and resting-state functional MRI (fMRI) to investigate the evolutional and developmental patterns of the left IFG in humans (age 6-8, age 11-13, and age 16-18 years) and macaques. Tractography-based parcellation was used to define the subcomponents of left IFG and consistently identified four subregions in both humans and macaques. This parcellation scheme for left IFG in human was supported by specific coactivation patterns and functional characterization for each subregion. During evolution and development, we found increased functional balance, amplitude of low frequency fluctuations, functional integration, and functional couplings. We also observed higher fractional anisotropy values, i.e. better myelination of dorsal and ventral white matter language pathways during evolution and development. We assume that the resting-state functional connectivity and task-related coactivation mapping are associated with hierarchical language processing. Our findings have shown the evolutional and human developmental patterns of left IFG, and will contribute to the understanding of how the human language evolves and how atypical language developmental disorders may occur.
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- Jiaojiang Wang
- School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 625014, China; Center for Language and Brain, Shenzhen Institute of Neuroscience, Shenzhen 518057, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Center for Brain Science and Learning Difficulties, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration and Ministry of Education CNS Regeneration Collaborative Joint Laboratory, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China; Center for Language and Brain, Shenzhen Institute of Neuroscience, Shenzhen 518057, China.
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Hung J, Wang X, Wang X, Bi Y. Functional subdivisions in the anterior temporal lobes: a large scale meta-analytic investigation. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2020; 115:134-145. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Rosenke M, Davidenko N, Grill-Spector K, Weiner KS. Combined Neural Tuning in Human Ventral Temporal Cortex Resolves the Perceptual Ambiguity of Morphed 2D Images. Cereb Cortex 2020; 30:4882-4898. [PMID: 32372098 PMCID: PMC7391265 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhaa081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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We have an amazing ability to categorize objects in the world around us. Nevertheless, how cortical regions in human ventral temporal cortex (VTC), which is critical for categorization, support this behavioral ability, is largely unknown. Here, we examined the relationship between neural responses and behavioral performance during the categorization of morphed silhouettes of faces and hands, which are animate categories processed in cortically adjacent regions in VTC. Our results reveal that the combination of neural responses from VTC face- and body-selective regions more accurately explains behavioral categorization than neural responses from either region alone. Furthermore, we built a model that predicts a person's behavioral performance using estimated parameters of brain-behavior relationships from a different group of people. Moreover, we show that this brain-behavior model generalizes to adjacent face- and body-selective regions in lateral occipitotemporal cortex. Thus, while face- and body-selective regions are located within functionally distinct domain-specific networks, cortically adjacent regions from both networks likely integrate neural responses to resolve competing and perceptually ambiguous information from both categories.
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- Mona Rosenke
- Psychology Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Psychology Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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- Psychology Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Neuroscience Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Psychology Department, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Kuriki S, Higuchi S, Nakayama H, Mihara S, Okazaki Y, Ono Y, Kobayashi H. Neurobiological influence of comorbid conditions in young patients diagnosed with gaming disorder: A whole-brain functional connectivity study based on a data driven method. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0233780. [PMID: 32469991 PMCID: PMC7259694 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Gaming disorder, which is characterized by multiple cognitive and behavioral symptoms, often has comorbid psychiatric conditions such as depression and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Neurobiological effects of the comorbid disorders so far reported are not converging, exhibiting positive and negative alterations of the connectivity in brain networks. In this study, we conducted resting-state functional magnetic-resonance imaging and whole brain functional connectivity analyses for young participants consisting of 40 patients diagnosed with the gaming disorder, with and without comorbid conditions, and 29 healthy controls. Compared to healthy controls, the gaming disorder-alone patients had partially diminished connectivities in the reward system and executive control network, within which there existed central nodes that served as a hub of diminished connections. In the gaming disorder patients who had comorbidity of autism spectrum disorder, the diminished connections were enlarged, with alteration of the hub nodes, to the entire brain areas involved in the reward system including cortical, subcortical and limbic areas that are crucial for reward processing, and to the whole cortical areas composing the executive control network. These observations suggest that the neurodevelopmental condition coexisting with the gaming disorder induced substantial impairment of the neural organizations associated with executive/cognitive and emotional functions, which are plausibly causal to the behavioral addiction, by rearranging and diminishing functional connectivities in the network.
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- Shinya Kuriki
- School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Denki University, Saitama, Japan
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center, Yokosuka, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center, Yokosuka, Japan
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- National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center, Yokosuka, Japan
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- Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Science and Technology, Meiji University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- School of Information Environment, Tokyo Denki University, Tokyo, Japan
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Nakae T, Matsumoto R, Kunieda T, Arakawa Y, Kobayashi K, Shimotake A, Yamao Y, Kikuchi T, Aso T, Matsuhashi M, Yoshida K, Ikeda A, Takahashi R, Lambon Ralph MA, Miyamoto S. Connectivity Gradient in the Human Left Inferior Frontal Gyrus: Intraoperative Cortico-Cortical Evoked Potential Study. Cereb Cortex 2020; 30:4633-4650. [PMID: 32232373 PMCID: PMC7325718 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhaa065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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In the dual-stream model of language processing, the exact connectivity of the ventral stream to the anterior temporal lobe remains elusive. To investigate the connectivity between the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and the lateral part of the temporal and parietal lobes, we integrated spatiotemporal profiles of cortico-cortical evoked potentials (CCEPs) recorded intraoperatively in 14 patients who had undergone surgical resection for a brain tumor or epileptic focus. Four-dimensional visualization of the combined CCEP data showed that the pars opercularis (Broca’s area) is connected to the posterior temporal cortices and the supramarginal gyrus, whereas the pars orbitalis is connected to the anterior lateral temporal cortices and angular gyrus. Quantitative topographical analysis of CCEP connectivity confirmed an anterior–posterior gradient of connectivity from IFG stimulus sites to the temporal response sites. Reciprocality analysis indicated that the anterior part of the IFG is bidirectionally connected to the temporal or parietal area. This study shows that each IFG subdivision has different connectivity to the temporal lobe with an anterior–posterior gradient and supports the classical connectivity concept of Dejerine; that is, the frontal lobe is connected to the temporal lobe through the arcuate fasciculus and also a double fan-shaped structure anchored at the limen insulae.
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- Takuro Nakae
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.,Department of Neurosurgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama, Shiga 524-0022, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.,Division of Neurology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0017, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.,Department of Neurosurgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, To-on, Ehime 791-0295, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.,Epilepsy Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Laboratory for Brain Connectomics Imaging, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Epilepsy, Movement Disorders and Physiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Epilepsy, Movement Disorders and Physiology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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Yao S, Liebenthal E, Juvekar P, Bunevicius A, Vera M, Rigolo L, Golby AJ, Tie Y. Sex Effect on Presurgical Language Mapping in Patients With a Brain Tumor. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:4. [PMID: 32038154 PMCID: PMC6992642 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Differences between males and females in brain development and in the organization and hemispheric lateralization of brain functions have been described, including in language. Sex differences in language organization may have important implications for language mapping performed to assess, and minimize neurosurgical risk to, language function. This study examined the effect of sex on the activation and functional connectivity of the brain, measured with presurgical functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) language mapping in patients with a brain tumor. We carried out a retrospective analysis of data from neurosurgical patients treated at our institution who met the criteria of pathological diagnosis (malignant brain tumor), tumor location (left hemisphere), and fMRI paradigms [sentence completion (SC); antonym generation (AG); and resting-state fMRI (rs-fMRI)]. Forty-seven patients (22 females, mean age = 56.0 years) were included in the study. Across the SC and AG tasks, females relative to males showed greater activation in limited areas, including the left inferior frontal gyrus classically associated with language. In contrast, males relative to females showed greater activation in extended areas beyond the classic language network, including the supplementary motor area (SMA) and precentral gyrus. The rs-fMRI functional connectivity of the left SMA in the females was stronger with inferior temporal pole (TP) areas, and in the males with several midline areas. The findings are overall consistent with theories of greater reliance on specialized language areas in females relative to males, and generalized brain areas in males relative to females, for language function. Importantly, the findings suggest that sex could affect fMRI language mapping. Thus, considering sex as a variable in presurgical language mapping merits further investigation.
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- Shun Yao
- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Center for Pituitary Tumor Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Wuhan School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Institute for Technology in Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Corresponding anatomical and coactivation architecture of the human precuneus showing similar connectivity patterns with macaques. Neuroimage 2019; 200:562-574. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Buss SS, Padmanabhan J, Saxena S, Pascual-Leone A, Fried PJ. Atrophy in Distributed Networks Predicts Cognition in Alzheimer's Disease and Type 2 Diabetes. J Alzheimers Dis 2019; 65:1301-1312. [PMID: 30149455 DOI: 10.3233/jad-180570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Alzheimer's disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) are common causes of cognitive decline among older adults and share strong epidemiological links. Distinct patterns of cortical atrophy are observed in AD and T2DM, but robust comparisons between structure-function relationships across these two disease states are lacking. OBJECTIVE To compare how atrophy within distributed brain networks is related to cognition across the spectrum of cognitive aging. METHODS The relationship between structural MRI changes and cognition was studied in 22 mild-to-moderate AD, 28 T2DM, and 27 healthy participants. Cortical thickness measurements were obtained from networks of interest (NOIs) matching the limbic, default, and frontoparietal resting-state networks. Composite cognitive scores capturing domains of global cognition, memory, and executive function were created. Associations between cognitive scores and the NOIs were assessed using linear regression, with age as a covariate. Within-network General Linear Model (GLM) analysis was run in Freesurfer 6.0 to visualize differences in patterns of cortical atrophy related to cognitive function in each group. A secondary analysis examined hemispheric differences in each group. RESULTS Across all groups, cortical atrophy within the limbic NOI was significantly correlated with Global Cognition (p = 0.009) and Memory Composite (p = 0.002). Within-network GLM analysis and hemispheric analysis revealed qualitatively different patterns of atrophy contributing to cognitive dysfunction between AD and T2DM. CONCLUSION Brain network atrophy is related to cognitive function across AD, T2DM, and healthy participants. Differences in cortical atrophy patterns were seen between AD and T2DM, highlighting neuropathological differences.
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- Stephanie S Buss
- Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Institut Guttman, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Arco JE, Díaz-Gutiérrez P, Ramírez J, Ruz M. Atlas-Based Classification Algorithms for Identification of Informative Brain Regions in fMRI Data. Neuroinformatics 2019; 18:219-236. [PMID: 31402435 DOI: 10.1007/s12021-019-09435-w] [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] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Multi-voxel pattern analysis (MVPA) has been successfully applied to neuroimaging data due to its larger sensitivity compared to univariate traditional techniques. Searchlight is the most widely employed approach to assign functional value to different regions of the brain. However, its performance depends on the size of the sphere, which can overestimate the region of activation when a large sphere size is employed. In the current study, we examined the validity of two different alternatives to Searchlight: an atlas-based local averaging method (ABLA, Schrouff et al. Neuroinformatics 16, 117-143, 2013a) and a Multi-Kernel Learning (MKL, Rakotomamonjy et al. Journal of Machine Learning 9, 2491-2521, 2008) approach, in a scenario where the goal is to find the informative brain regions that support certain mental operations. These methods employ weights to measure the informativeness of a brain region and highly reduce the large computational cost that Searchlight entails. We evaluated their performance in two different scenarios where the differential BOLD activation between experimental conditions was large vs. small, and employed nine different atlases to assess the influence of diverse brain parcellations. Results show that both methods were able to localize informative regions when differences between conditions were large, demonstrating a large sensitivity and stability in the identification of regions across atlases. Moreover, the sign of the weights reported by these methods provided the directionality of univariate approaches. However, when differences were small, only ABLA localized informative regions. Thus, our results show that atlas-based methods are useful alternatives to Searchlight, but that the nature of the classification to perform should be taken into account when choosing the specific method to implement.
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- Juan E Arco
- Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Signal Theory, Networking and Communications, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Mind, Brain and Behavior Research Center (CIMCYC), University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
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Wang X, Wang B, Bi Y. Close yet independent: Dissociation of social from valence and abstract semantic dimensions in the left anterior temporal lobe. Hum Brain Mapp 2019; 40:4759-4776. [PMID: 31379052 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Revised: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The anterior temporal lobe (ATL) is engaged in various types of semantic dimensions. One consistently reported dimension is social information, with abstract words describing social behaviors inducing stronger activations in the ATL than nonsocial words. One potential factor that has been systematically confounded in this finding is emotional valence, given that abstract social words tend to be associated with emotional feelings. We investigated which factors drove the ATL sensitivity using a 2 (social/nonsocial) × 2 (valenced/neutral) factorial design in an fMRI study with relatively high spatial resolutions. We found that sociality and valence were processed in different ATL regions without significant interactions: The social effect was found in the left anterior superior temporal sulcus (aSTS), whereas the valence effect activated small clusters in the bilateral temporal poles (TP). In the left ATL, the social- and valence-related clusters were distinct from another superior ATL area that exhibited a general "abstractness" effect with little modulation of sociality or valence. These subregions exhibited distinct whole-brain functional connectivity patterns during the resting state, with the social cluster functionally connected to the default mode network, the valence cluster connected to the adjacent temporal regions and amygdala, and the abstractness cluster connected to a distributed network including a set of language-related regions. These results of activation profiles and connectivity patterns together indicate that the way in which the left ATL supports semantic processing is highly fine-grained, with the neural substrate for social semantic effects dissociated from those for emotional valence and abstractness.
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- Xiaosha Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning & IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.,Beijing Key Laboratory of Brain Imaging and Connectomics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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Wang L, Yu L, Wu F, Wu H, Wang J. Altered whole brain functional connectivity pattern homogeneity in medication-free major depressive disorder. J Affect Disord 2019; 253:18-25. [PMID: 31009844 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.04.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many previous studies have revealed abnormal functional connectivity patterns between brain areas underlying the onset of major depressive disorder (MDD) using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). However, how to exactly characterize the voxel-wise whole brain functional connectivity pattern changes in MDD remains unclear, which will provide more convincing evidence for localizing the exactly functional connectivity abnormality in MDD. METHODS In this study, we employed our newly developed whole brain functional connectivity homogeneity (FcHo) method to identify the voxel-wise changes of functional connectivity patterns in 27 medication-free MDD patients and 34 gender-, age-, and education level-matched healthy controls (HC). Furthermore, seed-based functional connectivity analysis was then used to identify the alteration of corresponding functional connectivity. RESULTS Significantly decreased FcHo values in right ventral anterior insula (INS) and medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) were identified in MDD patients. The ensuing functional connectivity analyses identified decreased functional connectivity between MPFC and left angular gyrus (AG) in MDD patients. Moreover, both decreased FcHo values in INS, MPFC and functional connectivity between MPFC and left AG showed significant negative correlations with Hamilton depression rating scale (HDRS) scores. The FcHo values in INS were also negatively correlated with disease duration. Finally, meta-analysis based functional characterization found that these brain areas are mainly involved in emotion, theory of mind and reward processing. CONCLUSIONS Our findings revealed abnormal whole brain FcHo in INS and MPFC and functional interactions between MPFC and AG in MDD and suggested that dysfunctions of INS and MPFC play an important role in the neuropathology of MDD.
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- Lijie Wang
- School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China.
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- The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou 510370, China
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- The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou 510370, China; Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Translational Medicine of Mental Disorders, Guangzhou 510370, China
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- The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), Guangzhou 510370, China; Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Translational Medicine of Mental Disorders, Guangzhou 510370, China.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China.
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Music enhances activity in the hypothalamus, brainstem, and anterior cerebellum during script-driven imagery of affective scenes. Neuropsychologia 2019; 133:107073. [PMID: 31026474 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Music is frequently used to establish atmosphere and to enhance/alter emotion in dramas and films. During music listening, visual imagery is a common mechanism underlying emotion induction. The present functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study examined the neural substrates of the emotional processing of music and imagined scene. A factorial design was used with factors emotion valence (positive; negative) and music (withoutMUSIC: script-driven imagery of emotional scenes; withMUSIC: script-driven imagery of emotional scenes and simultaneously listening to affectively congruent music). The baseline condition was imagery of neutral scenes in the absence of music. Eleven females and five males participated in this fMRI study. Behavioural data revealed that during scene imagery, participants' subjective emotions were significantly intensified by music. The contrasts of positive and negative withoutMUSIC conditions minus the baseline (imagery of neutral scenes) showed no significant activation. When comparing the withMUSIC to withoutMUSIC conditions, activity in a number of emotion-related regions was observed, including the temporal pole (TP), amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus, anterior ventral tegmental area (VTA), locus coeruleus, and anterior cerebellum. We hypothesized that the TP may integrate music and the imagined scene to extract socioemotional significance, initiating the subcortical structures to generate subjective feelings and bodily responses. For the withMUSIC conditions, negative emotions were associated with enhanced activation in the posterior VTA compared to positive emotions. Our findings replicated and extended previous research which suggests that different subregions of the VTA are sensitive to rewarding and aversive stimuli. Taken together, this study suggests that emotional music embedded in an imagined scenario is a salient social signal that prompts preparation of approach/avoidance behaviours and emotional responses in listeners.
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Zuo N, Salami A, Yang Y, Yang Z, Sui J, Jiang T. Activation-based association profiles differentiate network roles across cognitive loads. Hum Brain Mapp 2019; 40:2800-2812. [PMID: 30854745 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Working memory (WM) is a complex and pivotal cognitive system underlying the performance of many cognitive behaviors. Although individual differences in WM performance have previously been linked to the blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) response across several large-scale brain networks, the unique and shared contributions of each large-scale brain network to efficient WM processes across different cognitive loads remain elusive. Using a WM paradigm and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) from the Human Connectome Project, we proposed a framework to assess the association and shared-association strength between imaging biomarkers and behavioral scales. Association strength is the capability of individual brain regions to modulate WM performance and shared-association strength measures how different regions share the capability of modulating performance. Under higher cognitive load (2-back), the frontoparietal executive control network (FPN), dorsal attention network (DAN), and salience network showed significant positive activation and positive associations, whereas the default mode network (DMN) showed the opposite pattern, namely, significant deactivation and negative associations. Comparing the different cognitive loads, the DMN and FPN showed predominant associations and globally shared-associations. When investigating the differences in association from lower to higher cognitive loads, the DAN demonstrated enhanced association strength and globally shared-associations, which were significantly greater than those of the other networks. This study characterized how brain regions individually and collaboratively support different cognitive loads.
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- Nianming Zuo
- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Chinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing, China
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- Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institute and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.,Umeå Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.,Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Wallenberg Center for Molecular Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Neuroimaging Research Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.,Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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