Imaging Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
2, P. 1 - 13
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Abstract
As
a
primary
risk
factor
for
psychiatric
vulnerability,
childhood
adversity
(CA)
leads
to
several
maladaptive
behavioral
and
brain
functional
changes,
including
domains
of
emotion,
motivation,
stress
regulation.
Previous
studies
on
acute
identified
the
potential
role
striatum-centered
network
in
revealing
psychopathology
outcomes
related
CA.
To
elucidate
interplay
between
CA,
stress,
striatal
functions
disorders,
more
evidence
from
large-scale
connectivity
diverse
populations
is
necessary.
In
sample
combining
150
patients
26
controls,
we
utilized
“connectopic
gradients”
capture
topographic
organizations
during
resting-state
scans
conducted
before
after
induction.
Connectivity
gradients
rest
under
were
linked
different
CA
types
their
frequency
by
Spearman
correlation.
Linear
mixed
models
moderation
built
clarify
symptom
strengths
these
correlations.
We
found
one
type
CA—emotional
neglect
negatively
predicted
post-stress-induction
gradient
shape,
reactive
changes
anterior-posterior
orientation
first-order
gradient.
Moderation
revealed
observed
correlations
selectively
present
individuals
with
elevated
comorbidity.
Our
results
may
provide
new
psychopathology-related
biomarkers
tracking
stress-induced
general
motivation
systems.
This
demonstrates
perspectives
characterizing
understanding
its
alterations
response
adverse
experiences.
Frontiers in Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
16
Published: June 28, 2022
The
ability
to
use
environmental
cues
flexibly
guide
responses
is
crucial
for
adaptive
behavior
and
thought
be
controlled
within
a
series
of
cortico-basal
ganglia-thalamo-cortical
loops.
Previous
evidence
has
indicated
that
different
prefrontal
cortical
regions
control
dissociable
aspects
behavioral
flexibility,
with
the
medial
cortex
(mPFC)
necessary
shift
attention
novel
strategy
(set-shifting)
orbitofrontal
(OFC)
shifting
between
learned
stimulus-outcome
associations
(reversal
learning).
nucleus
accumbens
(NAc)
major
downstream
target
both
mPFC
OFC;
however,
its
role
in
controlling
reversal
learning
set-shifting
abilities
still
unclear.
Here
we
investigated
contribution
two
NAc
neuronal
populations,
medium
spiny
neurons
expressing
either
dopamine
D1
or
D2
receptors
(D1-/D2-MSNs),
guiding
an
attentional
task
(ASST).
Persistent
inhibition
neurotransmitter
release
from
D2-MSNs,
but
not
D1-MSNs,
resulted
impaired
learning,
male
mice.
These
findings
suggest
D2-MSNs
play
critical
suppressing
responding
toward
specific
are
now
associated
unfavorable
outcomes
(i.e.,
stages),
suppression
more
general
strategies
set-shifting).
This
study
provides
further
anatomical
separation
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 11, 2022
Abstract
Individual
differences
in
striatal
dopamine
synthesis
capacity
have
been
associated
with
working
memory
capacity,
trait
impulsivity
and
spontaneous
eye-blink
rate
(sEBR),
as
measured
readily
available
easily
administered,
‘off-the-shelf’
tests.
Such
findings
raised
the
suggestion
that
individual
variation
estimated
expensive
invasive
brain
positron
emission
tomography
(PET)
scans,
can
be
approximated
simple,
more
pragmatic
However,
direct
evidence
for
relationship
between
these
simple
measures
has
limited
inconclusive.
We
using
[
18
F]-FDOPA
PET
a
large
sample
of
healthy
volunteers
(N=94)
assessed
correlation
short
tests
impulsivity,
sEBR.
additionally
explored
an
index
subjective
reward
sensitivity.
None
correlated
significantly
nor
did
they
out-of-sample
predictive
power.
Bayes
Factor
analyses
indicated
was
favour
absence
correlations
all
but
These
results
warrant
caution
off-the-shelf
proxies
capacity.
Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
28(1)
Published: March 30, 2024
Objective:
This
research
aims
to
evaluate
the
frequency
of
déjà
vu
experience
in
medical
students
and
its
relationship
with
stress
along
different
prognostic
factors
that
lead
experience.
Methods:
A
descriptive
cross-sectional
study
was
conducted
at
Foundation
University
Islamabad
over
4
months
from
May
2023
August
2023.
The
sample
size
(239)
calculated
using
open
Epi
software
a
previous
prevalence
67%.
Stratified
random
sampling
used
select
students.
Data
collected
through
questionnaire
containing
demographic
variables
validated
inventory
tool.
Analysis
done
on
perceived
scale
10.
SPSS
26
assess
between
chi-square
test,
statistical
significance
p<0.05.
Results:
89.2%
participants
reported
they
had
experienced
this
sensation
least
once
their
life.
most
popular
ways
feeling
happened
were
certain
place
or
situation.
association
Déjà
experiences
found
be
significant(p-value
0.012)
Conclusion:
once.
There
significant
among
university
Keywords:
vu,
Stress,
Familiarity,
Sensation,
Epilepsy,
Dopamine.
Imaging Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
2, P. 1 - 13
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Abstract
As
a
primary
risk
factor
for
psychiatric
vulnerability,
childhood
adversity
(CA)
leads
to
several
maladaptive
behavioral
and
brain
functional
changes,
including
domains
of
emotion,
motivation,
stress
regulation.
Previous
studies
on
acute
identified
the
potential
role
striatum-centered
network
in
revealing
psychopathology
outcomes
related
CA.
To
elucidate
interplay
between
CA,
stress,
striatal
functions
disorders,
more
evidence
from
large-scale
connectivity
diverse
populations
is
necessary.
In
sample
combining
150
patients
26
controls,
we
utilized
“connectopic
gradients”
capture
topographic
organizations
during
resting-state
scans
conducted
before
after
induction.
Connectivity
gradients
rest
under
were
linked
different
CA
types
their
frequency
by
Spearman
correlation.
Linear
mixed
models
moderation
built
clarify
symptom
strengths
these
correlations.
We
found
one
type
CA—emotional
neglect
negatively
predicted
post-stress-induction
gradient
shape,
reactive
changes
anterior-posterior
orientation
first-order
gradient.
Moderation
revealed
observed
correlations
selectively
present
individuals
with
elevated
comorbidity.
Our
results
may
provide
new
psychopathology-related
biomarkers
tracking
stress-induced
general
motivation
systems.
This
demonstrates
perspectives
characterizing
understanding
its
alterations
response
adverse
experiences.