The impact of adult neurogenesis on affective functions: of mice and men

M Alonso, AC Petit, PM Lledo - Molecular Psychiatry, 2024‏ - nature.com
In most mammals, new neurons are not only produced during embryogenesis but also after
birth. Soon after adult neurogenesis was discovered, the influence of recruiting new neurons …

The hippocampus in major depression: evidence for the convergence of the bench and bedside in psychiatric research?

G MacQueen, T Frodl - Molecular psychiatry, 2011‏ - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) has until recently been conceptualized as an episodic
disorder associated with 'chemical imbalances' but no permanent brain changes. Evidence …

Subcortical volumetric abnormalities in bipolar disorder

DP Hibar, LT Westlye, TGM van Erp, J Rasmussen… - Molecular …, 2016‏ - nature.com
Considerable uncertainty exists about the defining brain changes associated with bipolar
disorder (BD). Understanding and quantifying the sources of uncertainty can help generate …

Neural network of bipolar disorder: Toward integration of neuroimaging and neurocircuit-based treatment strategies

B Bi, D Che, Y Bai - Translational Psychiatry, 2022‏ - nature.com
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a complex psychiatric disorder characterized by dysfunctions in
three domains including emotional processing, cognitive processing, and psychomotor …

Hippocampal plasticity in response to exercise in schizophrenia

FG Pajonk, T Wobrock, O Gruber… - Archives of general …, 2010‏ - jamanetwork.com
Context Hippocampal volume is lower than expected in patients with schizophrenia;
however, whether this represents a fixed deficit is uncertain. Exercise is a stimulus to …

Therapeutic potential of mood stabilizers lithium and valproic acid: beyond bipolar disorder

CT Chiu, Z Wang, JG Hunsberger, DM Chuang - Pharmacological reviews, 2013‏ - Elsevier
The mood stabilizers lithium and valproic acid (VPA) are traditionally used to treat bipolar
disorder (BD), a severe mental illness arising from complex interactions between genes and …

A meta-analysis examining clinical predictors of hippocampal volume in patients with major depressive disorder

MC McKinnon, K Yucel, A Nazarov… - Journal of Psychiatry and …, 2009‏ - jpn.ca
Background: Some, although not all, studies report small hippocampal volume in patients
with major depressive disorder (MDD) relative to healthy controls. Here, we explore the …

Can anxiety damage the brain?

L Mah, C Szabuniewicz, AJ Fiocco - Current opinion in psychiatry, 2016‏ - journals.lww.com
Pathological anxiety and chronic stress lead to structural degeneration and impaired
functioning of the hippocampus and the PFC, which may account for the increased risk of …

Modifiable factors that alter the size of the hippocampus with ageing

M Fotuhi, D Do, C Jack - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2012‏ - nature.com
The hippocampus is particularly vulnerable to the neurotoxic effects of obesity, diabetes
mellitus, hypertension, hypoxic brain injury, obstructive sleep apnoea, bipolar disorder …

Current understandings of the trajectory and emerging correlates of cognitive impairment in bipolar disorder: An overview of evidence

TE Van Rheenen, KE Lewandowski, IE Bauer… - Bipolar …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Cognitive dysfunction affects a significant proportion of people with bipolar
disorder (BD), but the cause, trajectory and correlates of such dysfunction remains unclear …