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Neuropsychological dysfunction in depression: the relationship to regional cerebral blood flow

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Dolan, R. J., Bench, C. J., Brown, R. G., Scott, L. C., Frackowiak, R. S. J.·1994·Psychological Medicine

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Synopsis: The relationship between neuropsychological test performance and regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was examined in 29 patients meeting Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC) for major depression. Following a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment two subsets of tests, comprising tests that discriminated between patients and controls or between patients with varying degrees of global cognitive impairment, were selected. These subtests were entered into a principal components analysis (PCA) which generated a two-factor solution, accounting for 50% of the overall variance in test scores. Individual patient loadings on each of these factors were subsequently correlated with regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), as measured by positron emission tomography (PET). Both factors demonstrated significant correlations with rCBF in the medial prefrontal cortex and frontal polar cortex while for each factor there were also unique patterns of correlations with posterior brain regions. The findings provide additional evidence that neuropsychological deficits in depression are associated with abnormalities in regional brain function and in particular with the function of the medial prefrontal cortex.

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  • Clinical imaging studies have demonstrated robust structural and functional deficits in the PFC across a range of disorders including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, OCD, schizophrenia, PTSD, alcohol abuse disorder, and substance abuse disorder.

    “Clinical imaging studies have confirmed the results of these studies, demonstrating robust structural and functional deficits in the PFC across a range of disorders including depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), schizophrenia, PTSD, alcohol abuse disorder, and substance abuse disorder (84–103).”

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Authors
Dolan, R. J., Bench, C. J., Brown, R. G., Scott, L. C., & Frackowiak, R. S. J.
Affiliations
The Royal Free Hospital (GB)
Corresponding author
Dolan, R. J.
Venue
Psychological Medicine
Published
1994-11
Volume
24
Issue
4
Pages
849-857
ISSN
  • 0033-2917 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-8978
OpenAlex
W2024256650
Cited by
155
References
5
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2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
FWCI
2.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Psychological Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Max Planck Digital Library (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Wellcome Trust
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
major depressive disorder, neuropsychological dysfunction, regional cerebral blood flow, medial prefrontal cortex, cognitive impairment, positron emission tomography
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Attention, Brain Mapping, Cerebral Cortex, Cognition Disorders, Dementia, Depressive Disorder, Female, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Male, Memory, Short-Term, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Paired-Associate Learning, Mental Recall, Regional Blood Flow, Retention, Psychology, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Prefrontal Cortex

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