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Exaggerated Activation of Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex During Cognitive Interference: A Monozygotic Twin Study of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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Shin, Lisa M., Bush, George, Milad, Mohammed R., Lasko, Natasha B., Brohawn, Kathryn Handwerger, Hughes, Katherine C., Macklin, Michael L., Gold, Andrea L. +4 more·2011·American Journal of Psychiatry

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OBJECTIVE: Neuroimaging studies have revealed functional abnormalities in the anterior cingulate cortex in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The goal of this study was to determine whether hyperresponsivity of the dorsal anterior cingulate in PTSD is an acquired characteristic or a familial risk factor. METHOD: Using a case-control twin design, the authors studied combat-exposed veterans with PTSD (N=12) and their identical combat-unexposed co-twins (N=12), as well as combat-exposed veterans without PTSD (N=14) and their identical combat-unexposed co-twins (N=14). Participants underwent functional MRI during completion of the Multi-Source Interference Task, which reliably activates the dorsal anterior cingulate. RESULTS: Combat-exposed veterans with PTSD and their unexposed co-twins had significantly greater activation in the dorsal anterior cingulate and tended to have larger response time difference scores, as compared to combat-exposed veterans without PTSD and their co-twins. Dorsal anterior cingulate activation in the exposed twins was positively correlated with their PTSD symptom severity. Dorsal anterior cingulate activation in the unexposed twins was positively correlated with their combat-exposed co-twins' PTSD symptom severity, but not with depression or alcohol use severity in the combat-exposed co-twins. CONCLUSIONS: Hyperresponsivity in the dorsal anterior cingulate appears to be a familial risk factor for the development of PTSD following psychological trauma.

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  • Augmented activity of the dACC has been described as a mediator of hyperarousal symptoms in individuals with PTSD, and has been associated with increased familial risk for PTSD development.

    “Augmented activity of the dACC has also been described as a mediator of hyperarousal symptoms in individuals with PTSD (Hamner et al, 1999), and has been associated with increased familial risk for PTSD development (Shin et al, 2011).”

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Shin, L. M., Bush, G., Milad, M. R., Lasko, N. B., Brohawn, K. H., Hughes, K. C., Macklin, M. L., Gold, A. L., Karpf, R. D., Orr, S. P., Rauch, S. L., & Pitman, R. K.
Affiliations
Tufts University (US)
Venue
American Journal of Psychiatry
Published
2011-09
Volume
168
Issue
9
Pages
979-985
ISSN
  • 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
  • 1535-7228
OpenAlex
W2134201421
Cited by
170
References
49
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FWCI
20.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH54636, R01MH054636)
  • National Center for Research Resources (P41RR014075)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder, dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, monozygotic twins, familial risk, combat veterans, cognitive interference, Multi-Source Interference Task, PTSD symptom severity
MeSH terms
Arousal, Attention, Brain Mapping, Combat Disorders, Discrimination, Psychological, Diseases in Twins, Female, Gyrus Cinguli, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Oxygen Consumption, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Problem Solving, Psychomotor Performance, Reaction Time, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Twins, Monozygotic, Vietnam Conflict

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