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Aberrant Effective Connectivity Within and Between the Default Mode, Executive Control, and Salience Networks in Chronic Insomnia Disorder—Toward Identifying the Hyperarousal State

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Background: Chronic insomnia (CID) is a highly prevalent sleep disorder, yet the precise mechanisms underlying it remain incompletely understood. The aim of this study is to analyze effective connectivity between key regions of the default mode network (DMN), executive control network (ECN), and salience network (SN) in patients with CID as potential neurologic correlates of the hyperarousal state. Methods: Thirty-one CID patients and 24 healthy controls (HC) were recruited. All the subjects filled out the Insomnia severity index scale (ISI), Beck depression inventory (BDI), and Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), underwent polysomnography, and were scanned on functional magnetic resonance imaging. Statistical Parametric Mapping 12 was used to analyze the results. Spectral dynamic causal modeling was applied to the chosen regions of interest. Results: There were three significant connections present in the CID group—inhibitory from the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) to the right hippocampus (Hippocamp R); excitatory from the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex; and excitatory from the common medial prefrontal cortex to the right anterior insula (AIR). Two statistically significant excitatory connections were lacking in the patients’ group—from the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) to AIR, and from precuneus to PCC. CID patients scored higher on the ISI and BDI. Significant negative correlations between DLPFC-Hippocamp R connectivity and both ISI and BDI scores were identified. Conclusions: Disruptions within the DMN and between the DMN, SN, and ECN reflect an impaired ability to appropriately shift between internally and externally directed cognitive states—an imbalance that potentially underlies the hyperarousal state of CID.

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  • Cognitive arousal can further exacerbate HPA dysfunction, impeding the body's ability to relax prior to sleep.

    “Cognitive arousal can further exacerbate HPA dysfunction, impeding the body's ability to relax prior to sleep [27].”

    From Pre-Sleep Anxiety: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches in Clinical Practice. (2026) · cites this paper as [27]

    The Introduction (page unavailable) describes cognitive hyperarousal and an overactivated hypothalamic-pituitary axis in chronic insomnia. The Discussion (page unavailable) suggests that heightened salience may prevent sleep onset. Neither passage says cognitive arousal exacerbates HPA dysfunction or that this is what impedes relaxation before sleep. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Georgiev, T., Paunova, R., Todeva-Radneva, A., Avramov, K., Draganova, A., Kandilarova, S., & Terziyski, K.
Affiliations
Medical University Plovdiv (BG)
Corresponding author
Georgiev, Todor
Venue
Biomedicines
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2025-05-24
Volume
13
Issue
6
Pages
1293
ISSN
2227-9059 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4410721559
Cited by
16
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63
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 3
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9.12
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Biomedicines (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Preprints.org (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria (HO-11/2021 (P8540/2021))
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Keywords
chronic insomnia, effective connectivity, default mode network, frontoparietal network, salience network, hyperarousal, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, anterior insula, posterior cingulate cortex, precuneus, dynamic causal modeling, insomnia severity, depression

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