Cited by 277Schizophrenia research and treatmentAdvanced Neuroimaging Techniques and ApplicationsFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies

Review of functional and anatomical brain connectivity findings in schizophrenia

Fitzsimmons, Jennifer, Kubicki, Marek, Shenton, Martha E.·2013·Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: We review diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) studies that investigate white matter abnormalities in patients with chronic schizophrenia, first episode schizophrenia, and those who are at genetic risk for developing schizophrenia. Additionally, we include studies that combine DTI and functional MRI (fMRI) to investigate brain connectivity abnormalities. RECENT FINDINGS: Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder with a peak age of onset in early adulthood. Abnormalities in white matter tracts, which connect brain regions into functional networks, are most likely relevant for understanding structural and functional brain abnormalities in schizophrenia. Dysconnectivity between brain regions, in fact, is thought to underlie cognitive abnormalities in schizophrenia but little is known about how alterations at the functional level relate to abnormalities in anatomical connectivity. DTI has become one of the most popular tools in brain research to address such questions. Here we review white matter abnormalities using DTI with the aim of understanding dysconnectivity of brain regions and their implications in schizophrenia. SUMMARY: Advances in DTI and in combining DTI with fMRI provide new insight into anatomical and functional connections in the brain, and for studying dysconnectivity in schizophrenia.

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Authors
Fitzsimmons, J., Kubicki, M., & Shenton, M. E.
Affiliations
Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Fitzsimmons, Jennifer
Venue
Current Opinion in Psychiatry
Published
2013-03
Volume
26
Issue
2
Pages
172-187
ISSN
0951-7367 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2085056911
Cited by
277
References
55
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FWCI
5.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Current Opinion in Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH50740, R01MH050740)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Keywords
schizophrenia, white matter abnormalities, brain connectivity, diffusion tensor imaging, functional MRI, dysconnectivity, first-episode schizophrenia, chronic schizophrenia, cognitive impairment
MeSH terms
Brain Mapping, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neural Pathways, Schizophrenia, Connectome

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