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Executive functions in obsessive–compulsive disorder: an activation likelihood estimate meta-analysis of fMRI studies

Del Casale, Antonio, Rapinesi, Chiara, Kotzalidis, Georgios D., De Rossi, Pietro, Curto, Martina, Janiri, Delfina, Criscuolo, Silvia, Alessi, Maria Chiara +6 more·2016·The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To identify activation changes assessed in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) through Activation Likelihood Estimate meta-analysis. METHODS: We included 28 peer-reviewed standard stereotactic space studies assessing adult OCD patients (OCDpts) vs. healthy controls (HCs) with fMRI during executive task performance. RESULTS: In within-group analyses, HCs showed task-related activations in bilateral inferior frontal gyri, right middle frontal gyrus, right inferior parietal lobule, right claustrum, bilateral cingulate gyri, and left caudate body. OCDpts showed task-related left-sided activations in the superior, medial, and inferior frontal gyri, and thalamus, and bilateral activations in the middle frontal gyri, inferior parietal lobule, and insular cortices. Subtraction analysis showed increased left middle frontal gyrus activation in OCDpts. In between-groups analyses, OCDpts hypoactivated the right caudate body, left putamen, left ACC, and right medial and middle frontal gyri. Right caudate hypoactivation persisted also after applying Family-wise error algorithms. CONCLUSIONS: This meta-analysis confirms that during executive functioning OCDpts show a functional deficit of the right caudate body, which could represent a major neural functional correlate of their illness.

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Del Casale, A., Rapinesi, C., Kotzalidis, G. D., De Rossi, P., Curto, M., Janiri, D., Criscuolo, S., Alessi, M. C., Ferri, V. R., De Giorgi, R., Sani, G., Ferracuti, S., Girardi, P., & Brugnoli, R.
Affiliations
  • Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), School of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University; Unit of Psychiatry, Sant’andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy;
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea (IT)
  • Department of Pathology, Foundation Year 2, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (NHS Grampian), Aberdeen, UK
Venue
The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
Published
2015-12-07
Volume
17
Issue
5
Pages
378-393
ISSN
  • 1562-2975 (ISSN-L)
  • 1814-1412
OpenAlex
W2209263194
Cited by
63
References
127
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 2
FWCI
0.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
obsessive-compulsive disorder, executive function, frontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, putamen, thalamus, inferior frontal gyrus, inferior parietal lobule, insula
MeSH terms
Arousal, Brain, Brain Mapping, Caudate Nucleus, Dominance, Cerebral, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Reference Values, Thalamus, Likelihood Functions, Prefrontal Cortex, Executive Function

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