2018
Cerebellar and Prefrontal Cortical Alterations in PTSD: Structural and Functional Evidence
Holmes SE, Scheinost D, DellaGioia N, Davis MT, Matuskey D, Pietrzak RH, Hampson M, Krystal JH, Esterlis I. Cerebellar and Prefrontal Cortical Alterations in PTSD: Structural and Functional Evidence. Chronic Stress 2018, 2: 2470547018786390. PMID: 30035247, PMCID: PMC6054445, DOI: 10.1177/2470547018786390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderIntrinsic connectivity distributionMedial prefrontal cortexTensor-based morphometryPTSD groupFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortexPathophysiology of PTSDGray matter volumeWhole-brain connectivityKey brain regionsMiddle temporal gyrusDorsolateral prefrontal cortexDefault mode networkCentral executive networkFunctional connectivity analysisPFC alterationsCortical alterationsHealthy comparison participantsAltered volumeFunctional alterationsMatter volumeUnmedicated individualsCerebellar involvementBrain regions
2016
Reduced global functional connectivity of the medial prefrontal cortex in major depressive disorder
Murrough JW, Abdallah CG, Anticevic A, Collins KA, Geha P, Averill LA, Schwartz J, DeWilde KE, Averill C, Jia-Wei Yang G, Wong E, Tang CY, Krystal JH, Iosifescu DV, Charney DS. Reduced global functional connectivity of the medial prefrontal cortex in major depressive disorder. Human Brain Mapping 2016, 37: 3214-3223. PMID: 27144347, PMCID: PMC4980239, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlobal brain connectivityMedial prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexRight subgenual anterior cingulate cortexVentromedial prefrontal cortexCingulate cortexMontgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating ScaleSymptom severityBrain connectivitySubgenual anterior cingulate cortexDepression Rating ScaleMedication-free patientsMajor depressive disorderKey pathological featureDepressive symptom severitySubgenual cingulate cortexHum Brain MappAnterior cingulate cortexHigher symptom severityFunctional connectivity analysisFunctional magnetic resonancePathological featuresHealthy groupAltered connectivityDepressive disorder