Prefrontal cortex and depression

DA Pizzagalli, AC Roberts - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2022‏ - nature.com
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) has emerged as one of the regions most consistently impaired in
major depressive disorder (MDD). Although functional and structural PFC abnormalities …

Toward a better understanding of the mechanisms and pathophysiology of anhedonia: are we ready for translation?

DA Pizzagalli - American Journal of Psychiatry, 2022‏ - psychiatryonline.org
Anhedonia—the loss of pleasure or lack of reactivity to pleasurable stimuli—remains a
formidable treatment challenge across neuropsychiatric disorders. In major depressive …

The future of rodent models in depression research

A Gururajan, A Reif, JF Cryan, DA Slattery - Nature Reviews …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Currently, over 300 million people worldwide have depression, and the socioeconomic
burden of this debilitating disorder is anticipated to increase markedly over the coming …

Assessing anhedonia in depression: Potentials and pitfalls

SJ Rizvi, DA Pizzagalli, BA Sproule… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The resurgence of interest in anhedonia within major depression has been fuelled by
clinical trials demonstrating its utility in predicting antidepressant response as well as recent …

Rodent models of post-traumatic stress disorder: behavioral assessment

A Verbitsky, D Dopfel, N Zhang - Translational psychiatry, 2020‏ - nature.com
Although the etiology and expression of psychiatric disorders are complex, mammals show
biologically preserved behavioral and neurobiological responses to valent stimuli which …

Rodent tests of depression and anxiety: Construct validity and translational relevance

S Gencturk, G Unal - Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 2024‏ - Springer
Behavioral testing constitutes the primary method to measure the emotional states of
nonhuman animals in preclinical research. Emerging as the characteristic tool of the …

Anhedonia as a central factor in depression: Neural mechanisms revealed from preclinical to clinical evidence

S Wang, F Leri, SJ Rizvi - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Anhedonia is one of the core symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD), which is often
inadequately treated by traditional antidepressants. The modern framework of anhedonia …

Making sense of rodent models of anhedonia

S Scheggi, MG De Montis… - International Journal of …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
A markedly reduced interest or pleasure in activities previously considered pleasurable is a
main symptom in mood disorder and psychosis and is often present in other psychiatric …

Defining biotypes for depression and anxiety based on large‐scale circuit dysfunction: A theoretical review of the evidence and future directions for clinical translation

LM Williams - Depression and anxiety, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Complex emotional, cognitive and self‐reflective functions rely on the activation and
connectivity of large‐scale neural circuits. These circuits offer a relevant scale of focus for …

Peril and pleasure: An RDOC‐inspired examination of threat responses and reward processing in anxiety and depression

DG Dillon, IM Rosso, P Pechtel… - Depression and …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
As a step toward addressing limitations in the current psychiatric diagnostic system, the
National Institute of Mental Health recently developed the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) …