bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 23, 2023
ABSTRACT
Cognition
is
shaped
by
individual
experiences
and
interests.
However,
to
study
cognition
in
the
brain,
researchers
typically
use
generic
stimuli
that
are
same
across
all
individuals.
Language,
particular,
animated
motivated
several
highly
personal
factors
not
accounted
for
neuroimaging
designs,
such
as
“interest”
a
topic.
Due
its
inherently
idiosyncratic
nature,
it
unknown
how
interest
topic
modulates
language
processing
brain.
We
conducted
functional
magnetic
resonance
imaging
(fMRI)
20
children
(ages
6.98-12.01
years,
mean(SD)=9.35(1.52),
5
female/15
male)
they
listened
personalized
narratives
about
of
specific
interest,
well
non-personalized
narratives.
found
increased
activation
canonical
areas,
reward
self-reference
regions.
Strikingly,
we
patterns
elicited
topics
were
more
consistent
children,
despite
their
than
an
identical
These
results
reinforce
critical
role
interests
play
human
demonstrate
feasibility
using
approach
effects
individually-varying
Nature Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
26(9), P. 1613 - 1629
Published: Aug. 14, 2023
The
substantial
individual
heterogeneity
that
characterizes
people
with
mental
illness
is
often
ignored
by
classical
case-control
research,
which
relies
on
group
mean
comparisons.
Here
we
present
a
comprehensive,
multiscale
characterization
of
the
gray
matter
volume
(GMV)
differences
in
1,294
cases
diagnosed
one
six
conditions
(attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder,
autism
spectrum
bipolar
depression,
obsessive-compulsive
disorder
and
schizophrenia)
1,465
matched
controls.
Normative
models
indicated
person-specific
deviations
from
population
expectations
for
regional
GMV
were
highly
heterogeneous,
affecting
same
area
<7%
diagnosis.
However,
these
embedded
within
common
functional
circuits
networks
up
to
56%
cases.
salience-ventral
attention
system
was
implicated
transdiagnostically,
other
systems
selectively
involved
schizophrenia
attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder.
Phenotypic
between
assigned
diagnosis
may
thus
arise
heterogeneous
localization
specific
deviations,
whereas
phenotypic
similarities
be
attributable
dysfunction
networks.
World Psychiatry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
23(1), P. 26 - 51
Published: Jan. 12, 2024
Functional
neuroimaging
emerged
with
great
promise
and
has
provided
fundamental
insights
into
the
neurobiology
of
schizophrenia.
However,
it
faced
challenges
criticisms,
most
notably
a
lack
clinical
translation.
This
paper
provides
comprehensive
review
critical
summary
literature
on
functional
neuroimaging,
in
particular
magnetic
resonance
imaging
(fMRI),
We
begin
by
reviewing
research
fMRI
biomarkers
schizophrenia
high
risk
phase
through
historical
lens,
moving
from
case-control
regional
brain
activation
to
global
connectivity
advanced
analytical
approaches,
more
recent
machine
learning
algorithms
identify
predictive
features.
Findings
studies
negative
symptoms
as
well
neurocognitive
social
cognitive
deficits
are
then
reviewed.
neural
markers
these
may
represent
promising
treatment
targets
Next,
we
summarize
related
antipsychotic
medication,
psychotherapy
psychosocial
interventions,
neurostimulation,
including
response
resistance,
therapeutic
mechanisms,
targeting.
also
utility
data-driven
approaches
dissect
heterogeneity
schizophrenia,
beyond
comparisons,
methodological
considerations
advances,
consortia
precision
fMRI.
Lastly,
limitations
future
directions
field
discussed.
Our
suggests
that,
order
for
be
clinically
useful
care
patients
should
address
potentially
actionable
decisions
that
routine
treatment,
such
which
prescribed
or
whether
given
patient
is
likely
have
persistent
impairment.
The
potential
influenced
must
weighed
against
cost
accessibility
factors.
Future
evaluations
prognostic
consider
health
economics
analysis.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 14, 2023
SUMMARY
Hundreds
of
neuroimaging
studies
spanning
two
decades
have
revealed
differences
in
brain
structure
and
functional
connectivity
depression,
but
with
modest
effect
sizes,
complicating
efforts
to
derive
mechanistic
pathophysiologic
insights
or
develop
biomarkers.
1
Furthermore,
although
depression
is
a
fundamentally
episodic
condition,
few
taken
longitudinal
approach,
which
critical
for
understanding
cause
delineating
mechanisms
that
drive
mood
state
transitions
over
time.
The
emerging
field
precision
mapping
using
densely-sampled
data
has
unexpected,
functionally
meaningful
individual
network
topology
healthy
individuals,
2–5
these
approaches
never
been
applied
individuals
depression.
Here,
techniques
11
datasets
comprising
n=187
repeatedly
sampled
>21,000
minutes
fMRI
data,
we
show
the
frontostriatal
salience
expanded
two-fold
most
This
was
replicable
multiple
samples,
including
large-scale,
group-average
(N=1,231
subjects),
caused
primarily
by
border
shifts
affecting
specific
systems,
three
distinct
modes
encroachment
occurring
different
individuals.
Salience
expansion
unexpectedly
stable
time,
unaffected
changes
state,
detectable
children
before
subsequent
onset
depressive
symptoms
adolescence.
Longitudinal
analyses
scanned
up
62
times
1.5
years
identified
circuits
tracked
fluctuations
symptom
domains
predicted
future
anhedonia
they
emerged.
Together,
findings
identify
trait-like
may
confer
risk
mood-state
dependent
predict
emergence
remission
Neuropsychopharmacology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
50(1), P. 29 - 36
Published: Aug. 14, 2024
Abstract
Psychiatric
neuroimaging
faces
challenges
to
rigour
and
reproducibility
that
prompt
reconsideration
of
the
relative
strengths
limitations
study
designs.
Owing
high
resource
demands
varying
inferential
goals,
current
designs
differentially
emphasise
sample
size,
measurement
breadth,
longitudinal
assessments.
In
this
overview
perspective,
we
provide
a
guide
landscape
psychiatric
with
respect
balance
scientific
goals
constraints.
Through
heuristic
data
cube
contrasting
key
design
features,
discuss
resulting
trade-off
among
small
sample,
precision
studies
(e.g.,
individualised
cohorts)
large
minimally
longitudinal,
population
studies.
Precision
support
tests
within-person
mechanisms,
via
intervention
tracking
course.
Population
generalisation
across
multifaceted
individual
differences.
A
proposed
reciprocal
validation
model
(RVM)
aims
recursively
leverage
these
complementary
in
sequence
accumulate
evidence,
optimise
strengths,
build
towards
improved
long-term
clinical
utility.
Current Directions in Psychological Science,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 24, 2025
Adolescence
is
a
dynamic
period
of
brain
development
marked
by
profound
changes
in
learning,
decision-making,
and
higher
order
cognition.
This
article
explores
how
research
on
the
adolescent
can
inform
biologically
based
computational
models
learning
behavior.
We
highlight
frameworks
such
as
reinforcement
artificial
neural
networks
capture
key
features
behavior,
including
shifts
exploration
decision-making
strategies.
By
integrating
principles
development,
synaptic
pruning
hierarchical
circuits,
offer
insights
into
adapts
to
new
experiences
challenges.
argue
that
studying
not
only
enhances
our
understanding
cognition
but
also
provides
valuable
framework
for
refining
function.
propose
future
directions
innovations
better
states,
individual
variability,
risk
psychopathology.
Psychological Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
89(2)
Published: March 8, 2025
Abstract
Given
the
lengthy
administration
of
most
working
memory
(WM)
tasks,
some
researchers
have
developed
reduced
versions
these
tests.
However,
they
focused
primarily
on
complex
spans.
Recent
studies
suggested
that
estimating
capacity
(WMC)
using
multiple
tasks
from
different
paradigms
enhances
measurement
accuracy
by
isolating
WMC
variation
task-
and
paradigm-specific
influences.
Considering
this,
we
evaluated
whether
spans,
updating,
binding
could
be
shortened
while
maintaining
robust
psychometric
properties.
Participants
completed
full-length
tests
paradigms,
which
were
then
segmented
into
early,
intermediate,
later
trial
blocks.
The
WM
based
early
They
accounted
for
variance
in
a
set
factor
scores
derived
(
R
2
=
0.90).
Additionally,
presented
similar
ability
to
predict
fluid
intelligence
Gf
).
time
35%,
saving
around
30
min.
To
help
select
suitable
combination
and/or
calculated
predicted
every
possible
task
respective
time.
We
believe
will
highly
valuable
researchers,
as
provide
reliable
valid
estimates
time-efficient
manner.
also
examined
provides
better
than
employing
collections
same
class.
Our
results
confirmed
this
hypothesis,
highlighting
importance
diverse
selection
accurately
assess
WMC.