Validation of ketamine as a pharmacological model of thalamic dysconnectivity across the illness course of schizophrenia
Abram SV, Roach BJ, Fryer SL, Calhoun VD, Preda A, van Erp TGM, Bustillo JR, Lim KO, Loewy RL, Stuart BK, Krystal JH, Ford JM, Mathalon DH. Validation of ketamine as a pharmacological model of thalamic dysconnectivity across the illness course of schizophrenia. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 2448-2456. PMID: 35422467, PMCID: PMC9135621, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01502-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThalamic dysconnectivityHealthy controlsDysconnectivity patternsIllness courseHealthy volunteersN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor hypofunctionResting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging studyHallucination severityEarly illness schizophreniaExcess glutamate releaseGlutamate release inhibitorNMDAR antagonist ketaminePlacebo-controlled studyMagnetic resonance imaging studySub-anesthetic dosesSchizophrenia-like symptomsResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyKetamine infusionGlutamate releaseNMDAR hypofunctionReceptor hypofunctionKetamine effectsThalamic connectivityRelease inhibitor