Neurocognition in Bipolar and Depressive Schizoaffective Disorder: A Comparison with Schizophrenia
Conclusions: The cognitive profile of SA subtypes and SC is similar since no differences were found in most subtests. However, dSA may be less impaired than SC in measures of processing speed. Further research with larger samples must be conducted.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - June 9, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
What Can Be Learned from Dimensional Perspectives on Psychiatry?
Neuropsychobiology 2020;79:249 –250 (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - June 8, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
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Source: Neuropsychobiology - June 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Functional Decoupling of Language and Self-Reference Networks in Patients with Persistent Auditory Verbal Hallucinations
Conclusion: These findings suggest that disrupted FNC between a speech-related system and a network subserving self-referential processing is associated with AVH. The data are consistent with a model of disrupted self-attribution of speech generation and perception.Neuropsychobiology 2020;79:345 –351 (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - June 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Body Mass Index Predicts Decline in Executive Function in Bipolar Disorder: Preliminary Data of a 12-Month Follow-up Study
Conclusions: The results suggest that overweight can predict cognitive performance changes over 12 months.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - May 26, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
A Prospective Open-Label Pilot Study of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in High-Functioning Autistic Patients with a Dysexecutive Syndrome
Conclusions: Flexibility and initiation are the most impaired EF in autism. These are promising results which justify a randomized and placebo-controlled study in a wider population. If these results were confirmed by a randomized controlled trial, tDCS could be an easy and well-tolerated adjunctive treatment aiming to improve the quality of life and the autonomy of ASD patients.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - July 2, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Heart Rate Variability and Academic Performance of First-Year University Students
Conclusions: This, to our knowledge, is the first study to show that overall HRV has a significant positive association with academic performance of a first-year university student.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - July 2, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Mice Lacking the Transcriptional Coactivator PGC-1 α Exhibit Hyperactivity
Significant evidence from various sources suggests that structural alterations in mitochondrial function may play a role in both the pathogenesis of mood disorders and the therapeutic effects of available treatments. PGC-1 α is a distinct transcriptional regulator designed to mediate the synchronous release of neurotransmitter in the brain and thereby to coordinate a number of gene expression pathways to promote mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative phosphorylation. The role of PGC-1α in the context of affective di sorder phenotypes and treatments has been suggested but not studied in depth. To further investigate the p...
Source: Neuropsychobiology - July 2, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Chronobiology - 31st Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, June 20-22, 2019
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Source: Neuropsychobiology - June 13, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
A Case-Control Study of < b > < i > ABCB1 < /i > < /b > , < b > < i > ABCB6 < /i > < /b > , and < b > < i > ABCG1 < /i > < /b > Polymorphisms and Schizophrenia in a Han Chinese Population
Conclusions: Our findings support an association betweenABCG1 polymorphism and SCZ in a Han Chinese population.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - June 12, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Brain Volume-Related Polymorphisms of the Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 β Gene and Their Effect on Antidepressant Treatment in Major Depressive Disorder
Conclusions: Our results suggest that two GSK-3 β variants that influence brain volume were associated with changes in the HAM-D scores at week 6 in patients with MDD.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - June 12, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Leptin, Anxiety Symptoms, and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Activity among Drug-Free, Female Suicide Attempters
Conclusions: These findings suggest that in females with a recent suicide attempt, low CSF leptin may be related to symptoms of anxiety and a hyperactive HPA axis.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - June 12, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Gender-Related Brain Activations during an Emotional Task: An fMRI Study
Conclusion: Given the involvement of the fusiform gyrus in anxiety disorders, this study yields promising findings in order to better understand women ’s vulnerability to anxiety disorders.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - May 22, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Alcohol Withdrawal and Proopiomelanocortin Neuropeptides in an Animal Model of Alcohol Dependence
Conclusion: We demonstrate the effects of alcohol deprivation on α-MSH in alcohol-dependent rodents, which appear to mimic α-MSH alteration found after fasting periods during appetite regulation. Therefore, low α-MSH levels are a possible indicator for craving in alcohol-dependent individuals and hence would be a potential target for anti-craving treatment.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - May 22, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Clinically Relevant Anti-Neuronal Cell Surface Antibodies in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
Schizophrenia is a phenotypically heterogeneous and poorly understood disorder. While its etiology is likely multifactorial, immune system dysfunction has increasingly been implicated in its development. As hallucinations and delusions occur frequently and prominently in autoimmune encephalitis (AE), numerous studies have sought to determine whether a small subset of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia possess anti-neuronal antibodies implicated in AE. Exploring this possibility is of clinical relevance, as identifying individuals with AE who have been misdiagnosed as having a primary psychotic disorder may allow for ...
Source: Neuropsychobiology - May 17, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
