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Van den Bulcke L, Peeters AM, Davidoff H, Vaessens R, Vansteelandt K, Van den Stock J, De Vos M, Testelmans D, Vandenbulcke M, Van Den Bossche M. Aggression Severity as a Predictor of Mortality in Dementia. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2024; 25:764-768. [PMID: 37972646 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2023.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES In psychogeriatric units for patients with dementia and behavioral problems, aggression is prevalent. Predictions and timely interventions of aggression are essential to create a safe environment and prevent adverse outcomes. Our study aimed to determine whether aggression severity early during admission to these units could be used as an indicator of adverse outcomes. DESIGN During one year, all aggressive incidents on a psychogeriatric unit were systematically recorded using the Revised Staff Observation of Aggression Scale (SOAS-R). The study investigated the link between the severity of incidents within the first 48 hours of admission and adverse outcomes. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS All patients included in the study were admitted to a psychogeriatric unit for dementia and behavioral problems between November 2020 and October 2021. METHODS The study population was categorized into groups according to the level of aggression severity during the first 48 hours of admission. The impact of aggression severity on the duration of admission, aggression frequency and severity during admission, medication usage at discharge, discharge destination, and mortality risk were examined. RESULTS During the initial 2 days of admission, 9 of 88 patients had 1 or more severe aggression incidents. An early manifestation of severe aggression was significantly associated with more incidents during hospitalization, a higher total SOAS-R score, and a sevenfold higher 1-year mortality risk compared with patients who did not or only mildly manifested aggression in the first 48 hours of admission. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS An early manifestation of aggression not only poses a direct safety risk to all involved but is also an early indicator of patients at risk for more detrimental outcomes, specifically mortality risk. By identifying patients at higher risk for adverse outcomes early, health care providers can provide preventive or timelier interventions, mitigating the risk of adverse outcomes and optimizing care services.
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Affiliation(s)
- Laura Van den Bulcke
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; CSH (Circuits and Systems for Health) - Imec, Heverlee, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Development and Regeneration, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pneumology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery (BREATHE), Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Laroy M, Vande Casteele T, Van Cauwenberge M, Koole M, Dupont P, Sunaert S, Van den Stock J, Sienaert P, Van Laere K, Vandenbulcke M, Emsell L, Bouckaert F. Synaptic density changes following electroconvulsive therapy: A longitudinal pilot study with PET-MR 11C-UCB-J imaging in late-life depression. Brain Stimul 2024; 17:588-590. [PMID: 38701916 DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2024.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Maarten Laroy
- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Nuclear Medicine, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Translational MRI, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium; Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Centre KU Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Academic Centre for ECT and Neuromodulation, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Hospitals Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium; Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Centre KU Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Translational MRI, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium; Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Centre KU Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium; Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Centre KU Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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Vande Casteele T, Laroy M, Van Cauwenberge M, Koole M, Dupont P, Sunaert S, Van den Stock J, Bouckaert F, Van Laere K, Emsell L, Vandenbulcke M. Preliminary evidence for preserved synaptic density in late-life depression. Transl Psychiatry 2024; 14:145. [PMID: 38485934 PMCID: PMC10940592 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-02837-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
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Late-life depression has been consistently associated with lower gray matter volume, the origin of which remains largely unexplained. Recent in-vivo PET findings in early-onset depression and Alzheimer's Disease suggest that synaptic deficits contribute to the pathophysiology of these disorders and may therefore contribute to lower gray matter volume in late-life depression. Here, we investigate synaptic density in vivo for the first time in late-life depression using the synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A receptor radioligand 11C-UCB-J. We included 24 currently depressed adults with late-life depression (73.0 ± 6.2 years, 16 female, geriatric depression scale = 19.5 ± 6.8) and 36 age- and gender-matched healthy controls (70.4 ± 6.2 years, 21 female, geriatric depression scale = 2.7 ± 2.9) that underwent simultaneous 11C-UCB-J positron emission tomography (PET) and 3D T1- and T2-FLAIR weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging on a 3-tesla PET-MR scanner. We used analyses of variance to test for 11C-UCB-J binding and gray matter volumes differences in regions implicated in depression. The late-life depression group showed a trend in lower gray matter volumes in the hippocampus (p = 0.04), mesial temporal (p = 0.02) and prefrontal cortex (p = 0.02) compared to healthy control group without surviving correction for multiple comparison. However, no group differences in 11C-UCB-J binding were found in these regions nor were any associations between 11C-UCB-J and depressive symptoms. Our data suggests that, in contrast to Alzheimer's Disease, lower gray matter volume in late-life depression is not associated with synaptic density changes. From a therapeutic standpoint, preserved synaptic density in late-life depression may be an encouraging finding.
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- Thomas Vande Casteele
- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Nuclear Medicine, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Translational MRI, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Nuclear Medicine, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Nuclear Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Translational MRI, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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Schiller D, Yu ANC, Alia-Klein N, Becker S, Cromwell HC, Dolcos F, Eslinger PJ, Frewen P, Kemp AH, Pace-Schott EF, Raber J, Silton RL, Stefanova E, Williams JHG, Abe N, Aghajani M, Albrecht F, Alexander R, Anders S, Aragón OR, Arias JA, Arzy S, Aue T, Baez S, Balconi M, Ballarini T, Bannister S, Banta MC, Barrett KC, Belzung C, Bensafi M, Booij L, Bookwala J, Boulanger-Bertolus J, Boutros SW, Bräscher AK, Bruno A, Busatto G, Bylsma LM, Caldwell-Harris C, Chan RCK, Cherbuin N, Chiarella J, Cipresso P, Critchley H, Croote DE, Demaree HA, Denson TF, Depue B, Derntl B, Dickson JM, Dolcos S, Drach-Zahavy A, Dubljević O, Eerola T, Ellingsen DM, Fairfield B, Ferdenzi C, Friedman BH, Fu CHY, Gatt JM, de Gelder B, Gendolla GHE, Gilam G, Goldblatt H, Gooding AEK, Gosseries O, Hamm AO, Hanson JL, Hendler T, Herbert C, Hofmann SG, Ibanez A, Joffily M, Jovanovic T, Kahrilas IJ, Kangas M, Katsumi Y, Kensinger E, Kirby LAJ, Koncz R, Koster EHW, Kozlowska K, Krach S, Kret ME, Krippl M, Kusi-Mensah K, Ladouceur CD, Laureys S, Lawrence A, Li CSR, Liddell BJ, Lidhar NK, Lowry CA, Magee K, Marin MF, Mariotti V, Martin LJ, Marusak HA, Mayer AV, Merner AR, Minnier J, Moll J, Morrison RG, Moore M, Mouly AM, Mueller SC, Mühlberger A, Murphy NA, Muscatello MRA, Musser ED, Newton TL, Noll-Hussong M, Norrholm SD, Northoff G, Nusslock R, Okon-Singer H, Olino TM, Ortner C, Owolabi M, Padulo C, Palermo R, Palumbo R, Palumbo S, Papadelis C, Pegna AJ, Pellegrini S, Peltonen K, Penninx BWJH, Pietrini P, Pinna G, Lobo RP, Polnaszek KL, Polyakova M, Rabinak C, Helene Richter S, Richter T, Riva G, Rizzo A, Robinson JL, Rosa P, Sachdev PS, Sato W, Schroeter ML, Schweizer S, Shiban Y, Siddharthan A, Siedlecka E, Smith RC, Soreq H, Spangler DP, Stern ER, Styliadis C, Sullivan GB, Swain JE, Urben S, Van den Stock J, Vander Kooij MA, van Overveld M, Van Rheenen TE, VanElzakker MB, Ventura-Bort C, Verona E, Volk T, Wang Y, Weingast LT, Weymar M, Williams C, Willis ML, Yamashita P, Zahn R, Zupan B, Lowe L. The Human Affectome. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2024; 158:105450. [PMID: 37925091 PMCID: PMC11003721 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
Abstract
Over the last decades, theoretical perspectives in the interdisciplinary field of the affective sciences have proliferated rather than converged due to differing assumptions about what human affective phenomena are and how they work. These metaphysical and mechanistic assumptions, shaped by academic context and values, have dictated affective constructs and operationalizations. However, an assumption about the purpose of affective phenomena can guide us to a common set of metaphysical and mechanistic assumptions. In this capstone paper, we home in on a nested teleological principle for human affective phenomena in order to synthesize metaphysical and mechanistic assumptions. Under this framework, human affective phenomena can collectively be considered algorithms that either adjust based on the human comfort zone (affective concerns) or monitor those adaptive processes (affective features). This teleologically-grounded framework offers a principled agenda and launchpad for both organizing existing perspectives and generating new ones. Ultimately, we hope the Human Affectome brings us a step closer to not only an integrated understanding of human affective phenomena, but an integrated field for affective research.
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- Daniela Schiller
- Department of Psychiatry, the Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, and the Friedman Brain Institute, at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States.
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- Nash Family Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, United States.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, J5, 68159 Mannheim, Germany; Integrative Spinal Research Group, Department of Chiropractic Medicine, University Hospital Balgrist, University of Zurich, Balgrist Campus, Lengghalde 5, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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- J.P. Scott Center for Neuroscience, Mind and Behavior, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, United States
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States; Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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- Departments of Neurology, Neural & Behavioral Science, Radiology, and Public Health Sciences, Penn State Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, United States
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- Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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- Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, United States; Departments of Neurology, Radiation Medicine, Psychiatry, and Division of Neuroscience, ONPRC, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia; Neurology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Serbia
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- Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, 1 Parklands Dr, Southport, QLD 4215, Australia
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- Institute for the Future of Human Society, Kyoto University, 46 Shimoadachi-cho, Yoshida Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Institute of Education & Child Studies, Section Forensic Family & Youth Care, Leiden University, the Netherlands; Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUMC, GGZ InGeest Research & Innovation, Amsterdam Neuroscience, the Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany; Clinic for Cognitive Neurology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Division of Physiotherapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Karolinska University Hospital, Women's Health and Allied Health Professionals Theme, Medical unit Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany; Center of Brain, Behavior and Metabolism, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Yale University, 2 Hillhouse Ave, New Haven, CT, United States; Cincinnati University, Marketing Department, 2906 Woodside Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0145, United States
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom; Department of Statistics, Mathematical Analysis, and Operational Research, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain; The Galician Center for Mathematical Research and Technology (CITMAga), 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Medical Neurobiology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Fabrikstr. 8, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- International Research Center for Cognitive Applied Neuroscience, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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- Durham University, Palace Green, DH1 RL3 Durham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Human Development & Family Studies, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States; Department of Community & Behavioral Health, Colorado School of Public Health, Denver, CO, United States
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- Research Center in Neurosciences of Lyon, CNRS UMR5292, INSERM U1028, Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, 95 bd Pinel, 69675 Bron Cedex, France
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- Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada; CHU Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Lafayette College, Easton, PA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Center for Consciousness Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, United States
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Experimental Psychopathology, University of Mainz, Wallstr. 3, 55122 Mainz, Germany; Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, United States
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging - University of Messina, Italy
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- Laboratory of Psychiatric Neuroimaging (LIM-21), Departamento e Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology; and the Center for Neural Basis of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Centre for Research on Ageing, Health, and Wellbeing, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada; CHU Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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- Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab., Istituto Auxologico Italiano (IRCCS), Milan, Italy; Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS), University of Sussex, Sussex, United Kingdom
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Friedman Brain Institute, New York, NY 10029, United States; Hospital Universitário Gaffrée e Guinle, Universidade do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Departments of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Tübingen Center for Mental Health, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Edith Cowan University, Psychology Discipline, School of Arts and Humanities, 270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States; Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States
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- The Faculty of Health and Welfare Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Neurology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Serbia; Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", National Institute of Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Durham University, Palace Green, DH1 RL3 Durham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Diagnostic Physics, Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Humanistic Studies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy; UniCamillus, International Medical University, Rome, Italy
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- Research Center in Neurosciences of Lyon, CNRS UMR5292, INSERM U1028, Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, 95 bd Pinel, 69675 Bron Cedex, France
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- Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States
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- School of Psychology, University of East London, United Kingdom; Centre for Affective Disorders, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, United Kingdom
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Geneva Motivation Lab, University of Geneva, FPSE, Section of Psychology, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- The Institute of Biomedical and Oral Research, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel; Systems Neuroscience and Pain Laboratory, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA, United States
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Coma Science Group, GIGA Consciousness & Centre du Cerveau2, University and University Hospital of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Department of Biological and Clinical Psychology/Psychotherapy, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, United States
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- Tel Aviv Center for Brain Function, Wohl Institute for Advanced Imaging, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; School of Psychological Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Applied Emotion and Motivation Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Philipps University Marburg, Germany
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- Universidad de San Andres, Buenos Aires, Argentina; National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina; Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile; Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), University of California San Francisco (UCSF), United States and Trinity Collegue Dublin (TCD), Ireland
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- Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique (GATE), 93 Chemin des Mouilles, 69130 Écully, France
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavaioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States; Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boston College, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Psychology and Counseling, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX, United States
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Specialty of Psychiatry, The University of Sydney, Concord, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Social Neuroscience Lab, Translational Psychiatry Unit, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Leiden University, Cognitive Psychology, Pieter de la Court, Waassenaarseweg 52, Leiden 2333 AK, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Psychology, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Universitätsplatz 2, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, P. O. Box 1934, Kumasi, Ghana; Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Darwin College, Silver Street, CB3 9EU Cambridge, United Kingdom; Behavioural Sciences Department, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology and the Center for Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Coma Science Group, GIGA Consciousness & Centre du Cerveau2, University and University Hospital of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Scotland's Rural College, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, Scotland; The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Scotland
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- Connecticut Mental Health Centre, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States
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- School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Canada
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada; Research Center, Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavaioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States; Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for Child and Family Development, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Social Neuroscience Lab, Translational Psychiatry Unit, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- School of Public Health, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States
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- Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroinformatics Unit, D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science & Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States; Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, United States; War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC), Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, CNRS-UMR 5292, INSERM U1028, Universite Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Psychology (Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy), University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Center for Children and Families, Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, TU Muenchen, Langerstrasse 3, D-81675 Muenchen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavaioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Mind, Brain Imaging and Neuroethics Research Unit, University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, Canada
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- Department of Psychology and Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, 2029 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, United States
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- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Psychology, Temple University, 1701N. 13th St, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Thompson Rivers University, Department of Psychology, 805 TRU Way, Kamloops, BC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine and Center for Genomic and Precision Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan; University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria; Blossom Specialist Medical Center Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- School of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and of Critical Care, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Jane and John Justin Neuroscience Center, Cook Children's Health Care System, Fort Worth, TX, United States; Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
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- School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Research Centre for Child Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; INVEST Research Flagship, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUMC, GGZ InGeest Research & Innovation, Amsterdam Neuroscience, the Netherlands
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- The Psychiatric Institute, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Center for Children and Families, Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Neurology Department, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Münster, Badestraße 13, Münster, Germany
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- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab., Istituto Auxologico Italiano (IRCCS), Milan, Italy; Humane Technology Lab., Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging - University of Messina, Italy
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- Laboratory of Psychiatric Neuroimaging (LIM-21), Departamento e Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Neuropsychiatric Institute, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Psychological Process Research Team, Guardian Robot Project, RIKEN, 2-2-2 Hikaridai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto, Japan
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- Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany; Clinic for Cognitive Neurology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Psychology (Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy), University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany; Department of Psychology (Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy Research), PFH - Private University of Applied Sciences, Gottingen, Germany
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- Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Edmond and Lily Safra Center of Brain Science and The Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, United States
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- Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, United States; New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Neuroscience of Cognition and Affection group, Lab of Medical Physics and Digital Innovation, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, Psychology, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Medicine, and Program in Public Health, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, New York, United States
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- Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Universitatsmedizin der Johannes Guttenberg University Medical Center, Mainz, Germany
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- University of Melbourne, Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, 161 Barry Street, Carlton, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Neurotherapeutics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Biological Psychology and Affective Science, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
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- Professor Emeritus of Biology and Environmental Studies, New York University, New York, NY, United States
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- Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Social Work and Human Services and the Department of Psychological Sciences, Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, United States
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- Department of Biological Psychology and Affective Science, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany; Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg, University of Potsdam, Germany
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom; Elysium Neurological Services, Elysium Healthcare, The Avalon Centre, United Kingdom
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- School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Integrative Physiology and Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
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- Centre for Affective Disorders, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, United Kingdom
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- Central Queensland University, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Bruce Highway, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia
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- Neuroqualia (NGO), Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Burgio F, Menardi A, Benavides-Varela S, Danesin L, Giustiniani A, Van den Stock J, De Mitri R, Biundo R, Meneghello F, Antonini A, Vallesi A, de Gelder B, Semenza C. Facial emotion recognition in individuals with mild cognitive impairment: An exploratory study. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci 2024:10.3758/s13415-024-01160-5. [PMID: 38316707 DOI: 10.3758/s13415-024-01160-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Understanding facial emotions is fundamental to interact in social environments and modify behavior accordingly. Neurodegenerative processes can progressively transform affective responses and affect social competence. This exploratory study examined the neurocognitive correlates of face recognition, in individuals with two mild cognitive impairment (MCI) etiologies (prodromal to dementia - MCI, or consequent to Parkinson's disease - PD-MCI). Performance on the identification and memorization of neutral and emotional facial expressions was assessed in 31 individuals with MCI, 26 with PD-MCI, and 30 healthy controls (HC). Individuals with MCI exhibited selective impairment in recognizing faces expressing fear, along with difficulties in remembering both neutral and emotional faces. Conversely, individuals with PD-MCI showed no differences compared with the HC in either emotion recognition or memory. In MCI, no significant association emerged between the memory for facial expressions and cognitive difficulties. In PD-MCI, regression analyses showed significant associations with higher-level cognitive functions in the emotional memory task, suggesting the presence of compensatory mechanisms. In a subset of participants, voxel-based morphometry revealed that the performance on emotional tasks correlated with regional changes in gray matter volume. The performance in the matching of negative expressions was predicted by volumetric changes in brain areas engaged in face and emotional processing, in particular increased volume in thalamic nuclei and atrophy in the right parietal cortex. Future studies should leverage on neuroimaging data to determine whether differences in emotional recognition are mediated by pathology-specific atrophic patterns.
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, 35128, Padova, Italy
- Padova Neuroscience Center, University of Padova, 35129, Padova, Italy
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- Padova Neuroscience Center, University of Padova, 35129, Padova, Italy
- Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of General Psychology (DPG), University of Padua, 35131, Padua, Italy
- Study Center for Neurodegeneration (CESNE), University of Padua, 35131, Padua, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa Cure Primarie Distretto 3 Mirano-Dolo, Aulss 3, Serenissima, Italy
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- Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Centre for Rare Neurological Diseases (ERN-RND), University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, 35128, Padova, Italy
- Padova Neuroscience Center, University of Padova, 35129, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, 6200, MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, 35128, Padova, Italy
- Padova Neuroscience Center, University of Padova, 35129, Padova, Italy
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Van Assche L, Takamiya A, Van den Stock J, Van de Ven L, Luyten P, Emsell L, Vandenbulcke M. A voxel- and source-based morphometry analysis of grey matter volume differences in very-late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis. Psychol Med 2024; 54:592-600. [PMID: 37577955 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291723002258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Very-late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis (VLOSLP) is associated with significant burden. Its clinical importance is increasing as the global population of older adults rises, yet owing to limited research in this population, the neurobiological underpinnings of VLOSP remain insufficiently clarified. Here we address this knowledge gap using novel morphometry techniques to investigate grey matter volume (GMV) differences between VLOSLP and healthy older adults, and their correlations with neuropsychological scores. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we investigated whole-brain GMV differences between 35 individuals with VLOSLP (mean age 76.7, 26 female) and 36 healthy controls (mean age 75.7, 27 female) using whole-brain voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and supplementary source-based morphometry (SBM) on high resolution 3D T1-weighted MRI images. Additionally, we investigated relationships between GMV differences and cognitive function assessed with an extensive neuropsychological battery. RESULTS VBM showed lower GMV in the thalamus, left inferior frontal gyrus and left insula in patients with VLOSLP compared to healthy controls. SBM revealed lower thalamo-temporal GMV in patients with VLOSLP. Processing speed, selective attention, mental flexibility, working memory, verbal memory, semantic fluency and confrontation naming were impaired in patients with VLOSLP. Correlations between thalamic volumes and memory function were significant within the group of individuals with VLOSLP, whereas no significant associations remained in the healthy controls. CONCLUSIONS Lower GMV in the thalamus and fronto-temporal regions may be part of the underlying neurobiology of VLOSLP, with lower thalamic GMV contributing to memory impairment in the disorder.
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- Lies Van Assche
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Research Department of Clinical Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Stam D, Rosseel S, De Winter FL, Van den Bossche MJA, Vandenbulcke M, Van den Stock J. Facial expression recognition deficits in frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease: a meta-analytic investigation of effects of phenotypic variant, task modality, geographical region and symptomatic specificity. J Neurol 2023; 270:5731-5755. [PMID: 37672106 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-023-11927-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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Deficits in social cognition may be present in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here, we conduct a qualitative synthesis and meta-analysis of facial expression recognition studies in which we compare the deficits between both disorders. Furthermore, we investigate the specificity of the deficit regarding phenotypic variant, domain-specificity, emotion category, task modality, and geographical region. The results reveal that both FTD and AD are associated with facial expression recognition deficits, that this deficit is more pronounced in FTD compared to AD and that this applies for the behavioral as well as for language FTD-variants, with no difference between the latter two. In both disorders, overall emotion recognition was most frequently impaired, followed by recognition of anger in FTD and by fear in AD. Verbal categorization was the most frequently used task, although matching or intensity rating tasks may be more specific. Studies from Oceania revealed larger deficits. On the other hand, non-emotional control tasks were more impacted by AD than by FTD. The present findings sharpen the social cognitive phenotype of FTD and AD, and support the use of social cognition assessment in late-life neuropsychiatric disorders.
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- Daphne Stam
- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Neuropsychiatry, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Neuropsychiatry, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Neuropsychiatry, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Neuropsychiatry, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Neuropsychiatry, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Neuropsychiatry, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Van den Bulcke L, Peeters AM, Heremans E, Davidoff H, Borzée P, De Vos M, Emsell L, Van den Stock J, De Roo M, Tournoy J, Buyse B, Vandenbulcke M, Van Audenhove C, Testelmans D, Van Den Bossche M. Acoustic stimulation as a promising technique to enhance slow-wave sleep in Alzheimer's disease: results of a pilot study. J Clin Sleep Med 2023; 19:2107-2112. [PMID: 37593850 PMCID: PMC10692948 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.10778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Sleep disturbances are common in people with Alzheimer's disease (AD), and a reduction in slow-wave activity is the most striking underlying change. Acoustic stimulation has emerged as a promising approach to enhance slow-wave activity in healthy adults and people with amnestic mild cognitive impairment. In this phase 1 study we investigated, for the first time, the feasibility of acoustic stimulation in AD and piloted the effect on slow-wave sleep (SWS). METHODS Eleven adults with mild to moderate AD first wore the DREEM 2 headband for 2 nights to establish a baseline registration. Using machine learning, the DREEM 2 headband automatically scores sleep stages in real time. Subsequently, the participants wore the headband for 14 consecutive "stimulation nights" at home. During these nights, the device applied phase-locked acoustic stimulation of 40-dB pink noise delivered over 2 bone-conductance transducers targeted to the up-phase of the delta wave or SHAM, if it detected SWS in sufficiently high-quality data. RESULTS Results of the DREEM 2 headband algorithm show a significant average increase in SWS (minutes) [t(3.17) = 33.57, P = .019] between the beginning and end of the intervention, almost twice as much time was spent in SWS. Consensus scoring of electroencephalography data confirmed this trend of more time spent in SWS [t(2.4) = 26.07, P = .053]. CONCLUSIONS Our phase 1 study provided the first evidence that targeted acoustic stimuli is feasible and could increase SWS in AD significantly. Future studies should further test and optimize the effect of stimulation on SWS in AD in a large randomized controlled trial. CITATION Van den Bulcke L, Peeters A-M, Heremans E, et al. Acoustic stimulation as a promising technique to enhance slow-wave sleep in Alzheimer's disease: results of a pilot study. J Clin Sleep Med. 2023;19(12):2107-2112.
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- Laura Van den Bulcke
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- CSH (Circuits and Systems for Health) - imec, Heverlee, Belgium
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- Department of Pneumology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Development and Regeneration, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pneumology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery (BREATHE), Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- LUCAS, Center for Care Research and Consultancy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pneumology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery (BREATHE), Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Van Cauwenberge MGA, Delva A, Vande Casteele T, Laroy M, Radwan A, Vansteelandt K, Van den Stock J, Bouckaert F, Van Laere K, Emsell L, Vandenberghe W, Vandenbulcke M. Mild Motor Signs in Healthy Aging Are Associated with Lower Synaptic Density in the Brain. Mov Disord 2023; 38:1786-1794. [PMID: 37574924 DOI: 10.1002/mds.29570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To investigate whether mild motor signs (MMS) in old age correlate with synaptic density in the brain. BACKGROUND Normal aging is associated with a decline in movement quality and quantity, commonly termed "mild parkinsonian signs" or more recently MMS. Whether MMS stem from global brain aging or pathology within motor circuits remains unresolved. The synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A positron emission tomography (PET) ligand 11 C-UCB-J allows the investigation of brain-motor associations at the synaptic level in vivo. METHOD Fifty-eight healthy older adults (≥50 years) were included from two monocentric control cohorts. Brain magnetic resonance imaging and 11 C-UCB-J PET data were available in 54 participants. 11 C-UCB-J PET binding was quantified by standardized uptake value ratio (SUVR) values in grey matter (GM) volumes of interest (VOIs): caudate, putamen, globus pallidus, substantia nigra, thalamus, cerebellum, and the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital cortex. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed with Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) part III score measuring MMS as the dependent variable and mean SUVR values in each VOI as the independent variable with age, Fazekas score (white matter lesion [WML] load), VOI and cohort as covariates. RESULTS Participants (68 ± 7.5 years; 52% female) had an average MDS-UPDRS part III score of 3.3 ± 2.8. The MDS-UPDRS part III score was inversely associated with synaptic density, independently of WML load or GM volume, in the caudate, substantia nigra, thalamus, cerebellum, and parietal, occipital, temporal cortex. Cohen's f2 showed moderate effect sizes for subcortical (range, 0.30-0.35), cortical (0.28-0.35) and cerebellar VOIs (0.31). CONCLUSION MMS in healthy aging are associated with lower synaptic density throughout the brain. © 2023 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
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- Margot G A Van Cauwenberge
- Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Neurosciences, Laboratory for Parkinson Research, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Imaging and Pathology, Translational MRI, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Imaging and Pathology, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Imaging and Pathology, Translational MRI, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Neurosciences, Laboratory for Parkinson Research, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Van den Stock J, Cerami C, Dodich A, Cappa S, Vandenberghe R, De Winter FL, Vandenbulcke M. Transdiagnostic overlap in brain correlates of affective and cognitive theory of mind deficits. Brain 2023:7024738. [PMID: 36729789 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awad023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Jan Van den Stock
- Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- IUSS Cognitive Neuroscience (ICoN) Center, University School for Advanced Studies IUSS, 27100 Pavia, Italy.,Cognitive Computational Neuroscience Research Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Center for Mind/Brain Sciences-CIMeC, University of Trento, 38068, Rovereto, TN, Italy
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- IUSS Cognitive Neuroscience (ICoN) Center, University School for Advanced Studies IUSS, 27100 Pavia, Italy.,Dementia Research Center, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Vandenbulcke M, Van de Vliet L, Sun J, Huang YA, Van Den Bossche MJA, Sunaert S, Peeters R, Zhu Q, Vanduffel W, de Gelder B, De Winter FL, Van den Stock J. A paleo-neurologic investigation of the social brain hypothesis in frontotemporal dementia. Cereb Cortex 2023; 33:622-633. [PMID: 35253853 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
The social brain hypothesis posits that a disproportionate encephalization in primates enabled to adapt behavior to a social context. Also, it has been proposed that phylogenetically recent brain areas are disproportionally affected by neurodegeneration. Using structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging, the present study investigates brain-behavior associations and neural integrity of hyperspecialized and domain-general cortical social brain areas in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD). The results revealed that both structure and function of hyperspecialized social areas in the middle portion of the superior temporal sulcus (STS) are compromised in bvFTD, while no deterioration was observed in domain general social areas in the posterior STS. While the structural findings adhered to an anterior-posterior gradient, the functional group differences only occurred in the hyperspecialized locations. Activity in specialized regions was associated with structural integrity of the amygdala and with social deficits in bvFTD. In conclusion, the results are in line with the paleo-neurology hypothesis positing that neurodegeneration primarily hits cortical areas showing increased specialization, but also with the compatible alternative explanation that anterior STS regions degenerate earlier, based on stronger connections to and trans-neuronal spreading from regions affected early in bvFTD.
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- Mathieu Vandenbulcke
- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium.,Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium.,Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Neuro- and Psychophysiology, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Neuro- and Psychophysiology, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium.,Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.,Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02144, USA
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht 6229 EV, The Netherlands.,Department of Computer Science, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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Gündem D, Potočnik J, De Winter FL, El Kaddouri A, Stam D, Peeters R, Emsell L, Sunaert S, Van Oudenhove L, Vandenbulcke M, Feldman Barrett L, Van den Stock J. The neurobiological basis of affect is consistent with psychological construction theory and shares a common neural basis across emotional categories. Commun Biol 2022; 5:1354. [PMID: 36494449 PMCID: PMC9734184 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-04324-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Affective experience colours everyday perception and cognition, yet its fundamental and neurobiological basis is poorly understood. The current debate essentially centers around the communalities and specificities across individuals, events, and emotional categories like anger, sadness, and happiness. Using fMRI during the experience of these emotions, we critically compare the two dominant conflicting theories on human affect. Basic emotion theory posits emotions as discrete universal entities generated by dedicated emotion category-specific neural circuits, while psychological construction theory claims emotional events as unique, idiosyncratic, and constructed by psychological primitives like core affect and conceptualization, which underlie each emotional event and operate in a predictive framework. Based on the findings of 8 a priori-defined model-specific prediction tests on the neural response amplitudes and patterns, we conclude that the neurobiological basis of affect is primarily characterized by idiosyncratic mechanisms and a common neural basis shared across emotion categories, consistent with psychological construction theory. The findings provide further insight into the organizational principles of the neural basis of affect and brain function in general. Future studies in clinical populations with affective symptoms may reveal the corresponding underlying neural changes from a psychological construction perspective.
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- Doğa Gündem
- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.410569.f0000 0004 0626 3338Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.410569.f0000 0004 0626 3338Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.410569.f0000 0004 0626 3338Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Laboratory for Brain-Gut Axis Studies (LaBGAS), Translational Research in Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.254880.30000 0001 2179 2404Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH USA
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.261112.70000 0001 2173 3359Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA USA ,grid.38142.3c000000041936754XDepartment of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA ,grid.32224.350000 0004 0386 9924Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA USA
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Davidoff H, Van den Bulcke L, Vandenbulcke M, De Vos M, Van den Stock J, Van Helleputte N, Van Hoof C, Van Den Bossche MJA. Toward Quantification of Agitation in People With Dementia Using Multimodal Sensing. Innov Aging 2022; 6:igac064. [PMID: 36600807 PMCID: PMC9799041 DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igac064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Background and Objectives Agitation, a critical behavioral and psychological symptom in dementia, has a profound impact on a patients' quality of life as well as their caregivers'. Autonomous and objective characterization of agitation with multimodal systems has the potential to capture key patient responses or agitation triggers. Research Design and Methods In this article, we describe our multimodal system design that encompasses contextual parameters, physiological parameters, and psychological parameters. This design is the first to include all three of these facets in an n > 1 study. Using a combination of fixed and wearable sensors and a custom-made app for psychological annotation, we aim to identify physiological markers and contextual triggers of agitation. Results A discussion of both the clinical as well as the technical implementation of the to-date data collection protocol is presented, as well as initial insights into pilot study data collection. Discussion and Implications The ongoing data collection moves us toward improved agitation quantification and subsequent prediction, eventually enabling just-in-time intervention.
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- Hannah Davidoff
- Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium,CSH (Circuits and Systems for Health) - imec, Heverlee, Belgium
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- Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium,Center for Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium,Center for Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium,Department of Development and Regeneration, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium,imec OnePlanet, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Address correspondence to: Maarten J. A. Van Den Bossche, MD, PhD, Department of Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail:
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Van den Stock J, Bertoux M, Diehl-Schmid J, Piguet O, Rankin KP, Pasquier F, Ducharme S, Pijnenburg Y, Kumfor F. Current Potential for Clinical Optimization of Social Cognition Assessment for Frontotemporal Dementia and Primary Psychiatric Disorders. Neuropsychol Rev 2022; 33:544-550. [PMID: 35962919 DOI: 10.1007/s11065-022-09554-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Dodich and colleagues recently reviewed the evidence supporting clinical use of social cognition assessment in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (Dodich et al., 2021). Here, we comment on their methods and present an initiative to address some of the limitations that emerged from their study. In particular, we established the social cognition workgroup within the Neuropsychiatric International Consortium Frontotemporal dementia (scNIC-FTD), aiming to validate social cognition assessment for diagnostic purposes and tracking of change across clinical situations.
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- Jan Van den Stock
- Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Research Group Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Centre KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Lille Neurosciences & Cognition Institute, Labex DISTALZ, Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Lille, France
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- School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Brain and Mind Centre and School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Lille Neurosciences & Cognition Institute, Labex DISTALZ, Univ. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- McConnell Brain Imaging Centre, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Alzheimer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Brain and Mind Centre and School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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De Vocht J, Stam D, Nicolini M, Lamaire N, Laroy M, Vande Casteele T, Van De Vliet L, Vansteelandt K, D'Hondt A, Emsell L, Bruffaerts R, Vandenbulcke M, van Damme P, Van den Stock J. Psychopathology in premanifest C9orf72 repeat expansion carriers. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2022; 93:565-567. [PMID: 34583943 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2021-327774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Joke De Vocht
- Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Reference Centre, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Brain and Disease Research, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Interfaculty Center for Biomedical Ethics and Law, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Brain and Disease Research, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Centre KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Reference Centre, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Centre KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Public Health Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Centre KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Centre KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Neuromuscular Reference Centre, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Laboratory of Neurobiology, Center for Brain and Disease Research, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium .,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Centre KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Emsell L, Vanhaute H, Vansteelandt K, De Winter FL, Christiaens D, Van den Stock J, Vandenberghe R, Van Laere K, Sunaert S, Bouckaert F, Vandenbulcke M. An optimized MRI and PET based clinical protocol for improving the differential diagnosis of geriatric depression and Alzheimer's disease. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging 2022; 320:111443. [PMID: 35091333 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2022.111443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) and hippocampal volume derived from magnetic resonance imaging may be useful clinical biomarkers for differentiating between geriatric depression and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Here we investigated the incremental value of using hippocampal volume and 18F-flutemetmol amyloid PET measures in tandem and sequentially to improve discrimination in unclassified participants. Two approaches were compared in 41 participants with geriatric depression and 27 participants with probable AD: (1) amyloid and hippocampal volume combined in one model and (2) classification based on hippocampal volume first and then subsequent stratification using standardized uptake value ratio (SUVR)-determined amyloid positivity. Hippocampal volume and amyloid SUVR were significant diagnostic predictors of depression (sensitivity: 95%, specificity: 89%). 51% of participants were correctly classified according to clinical diagnosis based on hippocampal volume alone, increasing to 87% when adding amyloid data (sensitivity: 94%, specificity: 78%). Our results suggest that hippocampal volume may be a useful gatekeeper for identifying depressed individuals at risk for AD who would benefit from additional amyloid biomarkers when available.
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- Louise Emsell
- Geriatric Psychiatry, UPC KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Imaging & Pathology, Translational MRI, Medical Imaging Research Center, KU Leuven, UZ Leuven (Gasthuisberg), Leuven 3000, Belgium.
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, UPC KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Imaging & Pathology, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Nuclear Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven 3000, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, UPC KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, UPC KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, UPC KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Neurosciences, Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Imaging & Pathology, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Nuclear Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven 3000, Belgium.
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- Department of Imaging & Pathology, Translational MRI, Medical Imaging Research Center, KU Leuven, UZ Leuven (Gasthuisberg), Leuven 3000, Belgium; Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, Leuven 3000, Belgium.
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, UPC KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, UPC KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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de Gelder B, Huis in ‘t Veldt E, Zhan M, Van den Stock J. Acquired Prosopagnosia with Structurally Intact and Functional Fusiform Face Area and with Face Identity-Specific Configuration Processing Deficits. Cereb Cortex 2022; 32:4671-4683. [DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhab509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Abstract
Prosopagnosia or loss of face perception and recognition is still poorly understood and rare single cases of acquired prosopagnosia can provide a unique window on the behavioural and brain basis of normal face perception. The present study of a new case of acquired prosopagnosia with bilateral occipito-temporal lesions but a structurally intact FFA and OFA investigated whether the lesion overlapped with the face network and whether the structurally intact FFA showed a face selective response. We also investigated the behavioral correlates of the neural findings and assessed configural processing in the context of facial and non-facial identity recognition, expression recognition and memory, also focusing on the face-selectivity of each specific deficit. The findings reveal a face-selective response in the FFA, despite lesions in the face perception network. At the behavioural level, the results showed impaired configural processing for facial identity, but not for other stimulus categories and not for facial expression recognition. These findings challenge a critical role of the FFA for face identity processing and support a domain-specific account of configural processing.
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- Beatrice de Gelder
- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht 6229 EV, The Netherlands
- Department of Computer Science, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht 6229 EV, The Netherlands
- Departement of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, 5037 AB Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht 6229 EV, The Netherlands
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Van den Stock J. Social cognition assessment for mild neurocognitive disorders. Alzheimers Dement 2021; 18:1439-1440. [PMID: 34854534 DOI: 10.1002/alz.12475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Jan Van den Stock
- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Neuropsychiatry & Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Centre KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Van den Stock J, Sun J, DeWinter FL, Vandenbulcke M. The Interplay of Social Cognition Sub-domains in Frontotemporal Dementia. Brain Commun 2021; 3:fcab161. [PMID: 34522883 PMCID: PMC8432943 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcab161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Jan Van den Stock
- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Takamiya A, Vande Casteele T, Koole M, De Winter FL, Bouckaert F, Van den Stock J, Sunaert S, Dupont P, Vandenberghe R, Van Laere K, Vandenbulcke M, Emsell L. Lower regional gray matter volume in the absence of higher cortical amyloid burden in late-life depression. Sci Rep 2021; 11:15981. [PMID: 34354136 PMCID: PMC8342521 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95206-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Late-life depression (LLD) is associated with a risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the role of AD-pathophysiology in LLD, and its association with clinical symptoms and cognitive function are elusive. In this study, one hundred subjects underwent amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with [18F]-flutemetamol and structural MRI: 48 severely depressed elderly subjects (age 74.1 ± 7.5 years, 33 female) and 52 age-/gender-matched healthy controls (72.4 ± 6.4 years, 37 female). The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) were used to assess the severity of depressive symptoms and episodic memory function respectively. Amyloid deposition was quantified using the standardized uptake value ratio. Whole-brain voxel-wise comparisons of amyloid deposition and gray matter volume (GMV) between LLD and controls were performed. Multivariate analysis of covariance was conducted to investigate the association of regional differences in amyloid deposition and GMV with clinical factors, including GDS and RAVLT. As a result, there were no significant group differences in amyloid deposition. In contrast, LLD showed significant lower GMV in the left temporal and parietal region. GMV reduction in the left temporal region was associated with episodic memory dysfunction, but not with depression severity. Regional GMV reduction was not associated with amyloid deposition. LLD is associated with lower GMV in regions that overlap with AD-pathophysiology, and which are associated with episodic memory function. The lack of corresponding associations with amyloid suggests that lower GMV driven by non-amyloid pathology may play a central role in the neurobiology of LLD presenting as a psychiatric disorder.Trial registration: European Union Drug Regulating Authorities Clinical Trials identifier: EudraCT 2009-018064-95.
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- Akihiro Takamiya
- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.26091.3c0000 0004 1936 9959Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging & Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Department of Imaging & Pathology, Translational MRI, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.410569.f0000 0004 0626 3338Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven (UZ Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Department of Neurosciences, Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Alzheimer Research Centre KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Department of Neurosciences, Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Alzheimer Research Centre KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.410569.f0000 0004 0626 3338Neurology Department, University Hospitals Leuven (UZ Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging & Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ,grid.5596.f0000 0001 0668 7884Department of Imaging & Pathology, Translational MRI, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Bobes MA, Van den Stock J, Zhan M, Valdes-Sosa M, de Gelder B. Looking beyond indirect lesion network mapping of prosopagnosia: direct measures required. Brain 2021; 144:e75. [PMID: 34273156 PMCID: PMC8536935 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- U992 (Cognitive neuroimaging unit), NeuroSpin, INSERM-CEA, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France.,Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Takamiya A, Bouckaert F, Laroy M, Blommaert J, Radwan A, Khatoun A, Deng ZD, Mc Laughlin M, Van Paesschen W, De Winter FL, Van den Stock J, Sunaert S, Sienaert P, Vandenbulcke M, Emsell L. Biophysical mechanisms of electroconvulsive therapy-induced volume expansion in the medial temporal lobe: A longitudinal in vivo human imaging study. Brain Stimul 2021; 14:1038-1047. [PMID: 34182182 PMCID: PMC8474653 DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2021.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) applies electric currents to the brain to induce seizures for therapeutic purposes. ECT increases gray matter (GM) volume, predominantly in the medial temporal lobe (MTL). The contribution of induced seizures to this volume change remains unclear. Methods: T1-weighted structural MRI was acquired from thirty patients with late-life depression (mean age 72.5 ± 7.9 years, 19 female), before and one week after one course of right unilateral ECT. Whole brain voxel-/deformation-/surface-based morphometry analyses were conducted to identify tissue-specific (GM, white matter: WM), and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and cerebral morphometry changes following ECT. Whole-brain voxel-wise electric field (EF) strength was estimated to investigate the association of EF distribution and regional brain volume change. The association between percentage volume change in the right MTL and ECT-related parameters (seizure duration, EF, and number of ECT sessions) was investigated using multiple regression. Results: ECT induced widespread GM volume expansion with corresponding contraction in adjacent CSF compartments, and limited WM change. The regional EF was strongly correlated with the distance from the electrodes, but not with regional volume change. The largest volume expansion was identified in the right MTL, and this was correlated with the total seizure duration. Conclusions: Right unilateral ECT induces widespread, bilateral regional volume expansion and contraction, with the largest change in the right MTL. This dynamic volume change cannot be explained by the effect of electrical stimulation alone and is related to the cumulative effect of ECT-induced seizures.
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- Akihiro Takamiya
- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven, Belgium; Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Belgium; Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven, Belgium; Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Oncology, Gynaecological Oncology, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Imaging & Pathology, Translational MRI, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Research Group Experimental Oto-rhino-laryngology, Leuven, Belgium
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- Noninvasive Neuromodulation Unit, Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Research Group Experimental Oto-rhino-laryngology, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Research Group Experimental Neurology, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven, Belgium; Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven, Belgium; Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Imaging & Pathology, Translational MRI, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven (UZ Leuven), Leuven, Belgium
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- Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation (AcCENT), University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Kortenberg, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven, Belgium; Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven, Belgium; Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Imaging & Pathology, Translational MRI, Leuven, Belgium.
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Stam D, Huang YA, Vansteelandt K, Sunaert S, Peeters R, Sleurs C, Vrancken L, Emsell L, Vogels R, Vandenbulcke M, Van den Stock J. Long term fMRI adaptation depends on adapter response in face-selective cortex. Commun Biol 2021; 4:712. [PMID: 34112924 PMCID: PMC8192765 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02235-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Repetition suppression (RS) reflects a neural attenuation during repeated stimulation. We used fMRI and the subsequent memory paradigm to test the predictive coding hypothesis for RS during visual memory processing by investigating the interaction between RS and differences due to memory in category-selective cortex (FFA, pSTS, PPA, and RSC). Fifty-six participants encoded face and house stimuli twice, followed by an immediate and delayed (48 h) recognition memory assessment. Linear Mixed Model analyses with repetition, subsequent recognition performance, and their interaction as fixed effects revealed that absolute RS during encoding interacts with probability of future remembrance in face-selective cortex. This effect was not observed for relative RS, i.e. when controlled for adapter-response. The findings also reveal an association between adapter response and RS, both for short and long term (48h) intervals, after controlling for the mathematical dependence between both measures. These combined findings are challenging for predictive coding models of visual memory and are more compatible with adapter-related and familiarity accounts.
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- Daphne Stam
- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Centre KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Deaprtment of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Deaprtment of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Experimental Psychology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Neuro- and Psychophysiology, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Centre KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. .,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Centre KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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De Vocht J, Blommaert J, Devrome M, Radwan A, Van Weehaeghe D, De Schaepdryver M, Ceccarini J, Rezaei A, Schramm G, van Aalst J, Chiò A, Pagani M, Stam D, Van Esch H, Lamaire N, Verhaegen M, Mertens N, Poesen K, van den Berg LH, van Es MA, Vandenberghe R, Vandenbulcke M, Van den Stock J, Koole M, Dupont P, Van Laere K, Van Damme P. Use of Multimodal Imaging and Clinical Biomarkers in Presymptomatic Carriers of C9orf72 Repeat Expansion. JAMA Neurol 2021; 77:1008-1017. [PMID: 32421156 PMCID: PMC7417970 DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.1087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Question Can metabolic brain changes be detected in presymptomatic individuals who are carriers of a hexanucleotide repeat expansion in the C9orf72 gene (preSxC9) using time-of-flight fluorine 18–labeled fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographic imaging and magnetic resonance imaging, and what is the association between the mutation and clinical and fluid biomarkers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia? Findings In a case-control study including 17 preSxC9 participants and 25 healthy controls, fluorine 18–labeled fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographic imaging noted significant clusters of relative hypometabolism in frontotemporal regions, the insular cortices, basal ganglia, and thalami in the preSxC9 participants. Use of this strategy allowed detection of changes at an individual level. Meaning Glucose metabolic changes appear to occur early in the sequence of events leading to manifest amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia. Fluorine 18–labeled fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographic imaging may provide a sensitive biomarker of a presymptomatic phase of disease. Importance During a time with the potential for novel treatment strategies, early detection of disease manifestations at an individual level in presymptomatic carriers of a hexanucleotide repeat expansion in the C9orf72 gene (preSxC9) is becoming increasingly relevant. Objectives To evaluate changes in glucose metabolism before symptom onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or frontotemporal dementia in preSxC9 using simultaneous fluorine 18–labeled fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG positron emission tomographic (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging as well as the mutation’s association with clinical and fluid biomarkers. Design, Setting, and Participants A prospective, case-control study enrolled 46 participants from November 30, 2015, until December 11, 2018. The study was conducted at the neuromuscular reference center of the University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Main Outcomes and Measures Neuroimaging data were spatially normalized and analyzed at the voxel level at a height threshold of P < .001, cluster-level familywise error–corrected threshold of P < .05, and statistical significance was set at P < .05 for the volume-of-interest level analysis, using Benjamini-Hochberg correction for multiple correction. W-score maps were computed using the individuals serving as controls as a reference to quantify the degree of [18F]FDG PET abnormality. The threshold for abnormality on the W-score maps was designated as an absolute W-score greater than or equal to 1.96. Neurofilament levels and performance on cognitive and neurologic examinations were determined. All hypothesis tests were 1-sided. Results Of the 42 included participants, there were 17 with the preSxC9 mutation (12 women [71%]; mean [SD] age, 51 [9] years) and 25 healthy controls (12 women [48%]; mean [SD] age, 47 [10] years). Compared with control participants, significant clusters of relative hypometabolism were found in frontotemporal regions, basal ganglia, and thalami of preSxC9 participants and relative hypermetabolism in the peri-Rolandic region, superior frontal gyrus, and precuneus cortex. W-score frequency maps revealed reduced glucose metabolism with local maxima in the insular cortices, central opercular cortex, and thalami in up to 82% of preSxC9 participants and increased glucose metabolism in the precentral gyrus and precuneus cortex in up to 71% of preSxC9 participants. Other findings in the preSxC9 group were upper motor neuron involvement in 10 participants (59%), cognitive abnormalities in 5 participants (29%), and elevated neurofilament levels in 3 of 16 individuals (19%) who underwent lumbar puncture. Conclusions and Relevance The results suggest that [18F]FDG PET can identify glucose metabolic changes in preSxC9 at an individual level, preceding significantly elevated neurofilament levels and onset of symptoms.
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- Joke De Vocht
- KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.,KU Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, University Psychiatric Center, Adult Psychiatry, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.,University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Neurology, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.,VIB - Center of Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Translational MRI, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Laboratory for Molecular Neurobiomarker Research, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- ALS Center, Rita Levi Montalcini Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, CNR, Rome, Italy.,Medical Radiation Physics and Nuclear Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- University Hospitals Leuven, Center for Human Genetics, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Neurology, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, University Psychiatric Center, Adult Psychiatry, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Laboratory for Molecular Neurobiomarker Research, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Neurology, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.,KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.,KU Leuven, University Psychiatric Center, Geriatric Psychiatry, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.,KU Leuven, University Psychiatric Center, Geriatric Psychiatry, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Imaging and Pathology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.,University Hospitals Leuven, Department of Neurology, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.,VIB - Center of Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Laroy M, Vansteelandt K, Emsell L, Van den Stock J, Vandenbulcke M, Bouckaert F. Response to Volume Increase in the Dentate Gyrus Induced by Electroconvulsive Therapy: Shedding Light on the Clinical Relevance of Plasticity in the Hippocampus. J ECT 2021; 37:e3-e5. [PMID: 32925521 DOI: 10.1097/yct.0000000000000715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Emsell L, Laroy M, Van Cauwenberge M, Vande Casteele T, Vansteelandt K, Van Laere K, Sunaert S, Van den Stock J, Bouckaert F, Vandenbulcke M. The Leuven late life depression (L3D) study: PET-MRI biomarkers of pathological brain ageing in late-life depression: study protocol. BMC Psychiatry 2021; 21:64. [PMID: 33509135 PMCID: PMC7845114 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-021-03063-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Major depressive disorders rank in the top ten causes of ill health in all but four countries worldwide and are the leading cause of years lived with disability in Europe (WHO). Recent research suggests that neurodegenerative pathology may contribute to the development of late-life depression (LLD) in a sub-group of patients and represent a target for prevention and early diagnosis. In parallel, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which is the most effective treatment for severe LLD, has been associated with significant brain structural changes. In both LLD and ECT hippocampal volume change plays a central role; however, the neurobiological mechanism underlying it and its relevance for clinical outcomes remain unresolved. METHODS This is a monocentric, clinical cohort study with a cross-sectional arm evaluating PET-MR imaging and behavioural measures in 64 patients with LLD compared to 64 healthy controls, and a longitudinal arm evaluating the same imaging and behavioural measures after 10 ECT sessions in 20 patients receiving ECT as part of their normal clinical management. Triple tracer PET-MRI data will be used to measure: hippocampal volume (high resolution MRI), synaptic density using [11C]UCB-J, which targets the Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A receptor, tau pathology using [18F]MK-6240, and cerebral amyloid using [18F]-Flutemetamol, which targets beta-amyloid neuritic plaques in the brain. Additional MRI measures and ultrasound will assess cerebral vascular structure and brain connectivity. Formal clinical and neuropsychological assessments will be conducted alongside experience sampling and physiological monitoring to assess mood, stress, cognition and psychomotor function. DISCUSSION The main aim of the study is to identify the origin and consequences of hippocampal volume differences in LLD by investigating how biomarkers of pathological ageing contribute to medial temporal lobe pathology. Studying how synaptic density, tau, amyloid and vascular pathology relate to neuropsychological, psychomotor function, stress and ECT, will increase our pathophysiological understanding of the in vivo molecular, structural and functional alterations occurring in depression and what effect this has on clinical outcome. It may also lead to improvements in the differential diagnosis of depression and dementia yielding earlier, more optimal, cost-effective clinical management. Finally, it will improve our understanding of the neurobiological mechanism of ECT. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03849417 , 21/2/2019.
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- Louise Emsell
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium.
- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium.
- KU Leuven, Department of Imaging & Pathology, Translational MRI, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Academisch Centrum voor ECT en Neuromodulatie (AcCENT), University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Kortenberg, Belgium
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Department of Imaging & Pathology, Translational MRI, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
- KU Leuven, Leuven Brain Institute, Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium
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Takamiya A, Casteele TV, Koole M, De Winter F, Bouckaert F, Van den Stock J, Van Laere K, Emsell L, Vandenbulcke M. Regional distribution of amyloid deposition and grey matter atrophy in late‐life depression. Alzheimers Dement 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.041564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Akihiro Takamiya
- KU Leuven Leuven Belgium
- Keio University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan
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- KU Leuven and University Hospital Leuven Leuven Belgium
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Van Assche L, Emsell L, Claes L, Van de Ven L, Luyten P, Van den Stock J, De Winter FL, Bouckaert F, Vandenbulcke M. Hippocampal volume as a vulnerability marker for late onset psychosis: Associations with memory function and childhood trauma. Schizophr Res 2020; 224:201-202. [PMID: 32819758 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2020.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Lies Van Assche
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, UK
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Huang YA, Dupont P, Van de Vliet L, Jastorff J, Peeters R, Theys T, van Loon J, Van Paesschen W, Van den Stock J, Vandenbulcke M. Network level characteristics in the emotion recognition network after unilateral temporal lobe surgery. Eur J Neurosci 2020; 52:3470-3484. [PMID: 32618060 DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
The human amygdala is considered a key region for successful emotion recognition. We recently reported that temporal lobe surgery (TLS), including resection of the amygdala, does not affect emotion recognition performance (Journal of Neuroscience, 2018, 38, 9263). In the present study, we investigate the neural basis of this preserved function at the network level. We use generalized psychophysiological interaction and graph theory indices to investigate network level characteristics of the emotion recognition network in TLS patients and healthy controls. Based on conflicting emotion processing theories, we anticipated two possible outcomes: a substantial increase of the non-amygdalar connections of the emotion recognition network to compensate functionally for the loss of the amygdala, in line with basic emotion theory versus only minor changes in network level properties as predicted by psychological construction theory. We defined the emotion recognition network in the total sample and investigated group differences on five network level indices (i.e. characteristic path length, global efficiency, clustering coefficient, local efficiency and small-worldness). The results did not reveal a significant increase in the left or right temporal lobectomy group (compared to the control group) in any of the graph measures, indicating that preserved behavioural emotion recognition in TLS is not associated with a massive connectivity increase between non-amygdalar nodes at network level. We conclude that the emotion recognition network is robust and functionally able to compensate for structural damage without substantial global reorganization, in line with a psychological construction theory.
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- Yun-An Huang
- Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Imaging & Pathology, Radiology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Research Group Experimental Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Research Group Experimental Neurosurgery and Neuroanatomy, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Research Group Experimental Neurology, Laboratory for Epilepsy Research, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Van den Stock J, De Winter FL, Emsell L, Kumfor F, Vandenbulcke M. Brain-behaviour associations and neural representations of emotions in frontotemporal dementia. Brain 2020; 143:e17. [PMID: 32003783 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaa005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Jan Van den Stock
- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- University of Sydney, School of Psychology and Brain and Mind Centre, Australia
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Bouckaert F, Emsell L, Vansteelandt K, De Winter FL, Van den Stock J, Obbels J, Dols A, Stek M, Adamczuk K, Sunaert S, Van Laere K, Sienaert P, Vandenbulcke M. Electroconvulsive therapy response in late-life depression unaffected by age-related brain changes. J Affect Disord 2019; 251:114-120. [PMID: 30921594 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.03.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Revised: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Gray matter volume decrease, white matter vascular pathology and amyloid accumulation are age-related brain changes that have been related to the pathogenesis of late life depression (LLD). Furthermore, lower hippocampal volume and more white matter hyperintensities (WMH) may contribute to poor response to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in severely depressed older adults. We hypothesized that the accumulation of age-related brain changes negatively affects outcome following ECT in LLD. METHODS 34 elderly patients with severe LLD were treated twice weekly with ECT until remission. All had both 3T structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and β-amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) imaging using 18F-flutemetamol at baseline. MADRS and MMSE were obtained weekly which included 1 week prior to ECT (T0), after the sixth ECT (T1), and one week (T2) after the last ECT as well as at four weeks (T3) and 6 months (T4) after the last ECT. We conducted a multiple logistic regression analysis and a survival analysis with neuroimaging measures as predictors, and response, remission and relapse as outcome variable. RESULTS We did not find any association between baseline hippocampal volume, white matter hyperintensity volume and total amyloid load and response or remission at 1 and 4 weeks post ECT, nor with relapse at week 4. LIMITATIONS The present exploratory study was conducted at a single center academic hospital, the sample size was small, the focus was on hippocampal volume and the predictive effect of structural and molecular changes associated with aging were used. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows no evidence of relationship between response to ECT and age-related structural or molecular brain changes, implying that ECT can be applied effectively in depressed patients irrespective of accumulating age-related brain changes.
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- Filip Bouckaert
- KU Leuven, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven / Leuvensesteenweg 517, 3070 Kortenberg, Belgium.
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- KU Leuven, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven / Leuvensesteenweg 517, 3070 Kortenberg, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, and University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Department of Statistics, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven / Leuvensesteenweg 517, 3070 Kortenberg, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven / Leuvensesteenweg 517, 3070 Kortenberg, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven / Leuvensesteenweg 517, 3070 Kortenberg, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation (AcCENT), Leuvensesteenweg 517, 3070 Kortenberg, Belgium
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- Department of Psychiatry and the EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry and the EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, and University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation (AcCENT), Leuvensesteenweg 517, 3070 Kortenberg, Belgium
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- KU Leuven, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven / Leuvensesteenweg 517, 3070 Kortenberg, Belgium
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Stam D, Huang YA, Van den Stock J. Non-overlapping and Inverse Associations Between the Sexes in Structural Brain-Trait Associations. Front Psychol 2019; 10:904. [PMID: 31105624 PMCID: PMC6491880 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Personality reflects the set of psychological traits and mechanisms characteristic for an individual. The brain-trait association between personality and gray matter volume (GMv) has been well studied. However, a recent study has shown that brain structure-personality relationships are highly dependent on sex. In addition, the present study investigates the role of sex on the association between temperaments and regional GMv. Sixty-six participants (33 male) completed the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) and underwent structural magnetic resonance brain imaging. Mann-Whitney U tests showed a significant higher score on Novelty Seeking (NS) and Reward Dependence (RD) for females, but no significant group effects were found for Harm Avoidance (HA) and Persistence (P) score. Full factor model analyses were performed to investigate sex-temperament interaction effects on GMv. This revealed increased GMv for females in the superior temporal gyrus when linked to NS, middle temporal gyrus for HA, and the insula for RD. Males displayed increased GMv compared to females relating to P in the posterior cingulate gyrus, the medial superior frontal gyrus, and the middle cingulate gyrus, compared to females. Multiple regression analysis showed clear differences between the brain regions that correlate with female subjects and the brain correlates that correlate with male subjects. No overlap was observed between sex-specific brain-trait associations. These results increase the knowledge of the role of sex on the structural neurobiology of personality and indicate that sex differences reflect structural differences observed in the normal brain. Furthermore, sex hormones seem an important underlying factor for the found sex differences in brain-trait associations. The present study indicates an important role for sex in these brain structure-personality relationships, and implies that sex should not just be added as a covariate of no interest.
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- Daphne Stam
- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Brain and Emotion Laboratory, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Van den Stock J, De Winter FL, Stam D, Van de Vliet L, Huang YA, Dries E, Van Assche L, Emsell L, Bouckaert F, Vandenbulcke M. Reduced tendency to attribute mental states to abstract shapes in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia links with cerebellar structural integrity. Neuroimage Clin 2019; 22:101770. [PMID: 30884367 PMCID: PMC6424142 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Theory of mind (ToM) refers to the ability to attribute mental states to others. Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by profound deficits in social cognition, including ToM. We investigate whether bvFTD affects intention attribution tendency while viewing abstract animations and whether this might represent a primary deficit. A sample of 15 bvFTD patients and 19 matched controls were assessed on cognition and performed an implicit ToM task. They were instructed to describe what they observed in movement patterns displayed by geometrical shapes (triangles). These movement patterns either represented animacy, goal-directed actions or manipulation of mental state (ToM). The responses were scored for both accuracy and intentionality attribution. Using Voxel-Based Morphometry, we investigated the structural neuroanatomy associated with intention attribution tendency. The behavioral results revealed deficits in the bvFTD group on intentionality attribution that were specific for the ToM condition after controlling for global cognitive functioning (MMSE-score), visual attention (TMT B-score), fluid intelligence (RCPMT-score) and confrontation naming (BNT-score). In the bvFTD sample, the intention attribution tendency on the ToM-condition was associated with grey matter volume of a cluster in the cerebellum, spanning the right Crus I, Crus II, VIIIb, IX, left VIIb, IX and vermal IX and X. The results reveal a specific, primary, implicit domain-general ToM deficit in bvFTD that cannot be explained by cognitive dysfunction. Furthermore, the findings point to a contribution of the cerebellum in the social-cognitive phenotype of bvFTD. We show a reduction in intention attribution tendency to abstract shapes in bvFTD. Cognitive or subordinate processes did not explain the reduction. The reduction was associated with structural integrity of a cerebellar cluster.
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- Jan Van den Stock
- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Belgium; Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Brain and Emotion Laboratory, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Belgium; Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Belgium; Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Belgium; Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Belgium; Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Belgium; Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Beatrice de Gelder
- a Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Cognitive Neurosciences , Maastricht University , Maastricht , The Netherlands
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- b Department of Neurosciences , Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry , Leuven , Belgium
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Huang YA, Jastorff J, Van den Stock J, Van de Vliet L, Dupont P, Vandenbulcke M. Studying emotion theories through connectivity analysis: Evidence from generalized psychophysiological interactions and graph theory. Neuroimage 2018; 172:250-262. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Revised: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Güvenç C, Dupont P, Van den Stock J, Seynaeve L, Porke K, Dries E, Van Bouwel K, van Loon J, Theys T, Goffin KE, Van Paesschen W. Correlation of neuropsychological and metabolic changes after epilepsy surgery in patients with left mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis. EJNMMI Res 2018; 8:31. [PMID: 29651571 PMCID: PMC5897268 DOI: 10.1186/s13550-018-0385-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Epilepsy surgery often causes changes in cognition and cerebral glucose metabolism. Our aim was to explore relationships between pre- and postoperative cerebral metabolism as measured with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and neuropsychological test scores in patients with left mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE-HS), who were rendered seizure-free after epilepsy surgery. Results Thirteen patients were included. All had neuropsychological testing and an interictal FDG-PET scan of the brain pre- and postoperative. Correlations between changes in neuropsychological test scores and metabolism were examined using statistical parametric mapping (SPM). There were no significant changes in the neuropsychological test scores pre- and postoperatively at the group level. Decreased metabolism was observed in the left mesial temporal regions and occipital lobe. Increased metabolism was observed in the bi-frontal and right parietal lobes, temporal lobes, occipital lobes, thalamus, cerebellum, and vermis. In these regions, we did not find a correlation between changes in metabolism and neuropsychological test scores. A significant negative correlation, however, was found between metabolic changes in the precuneus and Boston Naming Test (BNT) scores. Conclusions There are significant metabolic decreases in the left mesial temporal regions and increases in the bi-frontal lobes; right parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes; right thalamus; cerebellum; and vermis in patients with left MTLE-HS who were rendered seizure-free after epilepsy surgery. We could not confirm that these changes translate into significant cognitive changes. A significant negative correlation was found between changes in confrontation naming and changes in metabolism in the precuneus. We speculate that the precuneus may play a compensatory role in patients with postoperative naming difficulties after left TLE surgery. Understanding of these neural mechanisms may aid in designing cognitive rehabilitation strategies. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13550-018-0385-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Canan Güvenç
- Department of Neurology, Laboratory for Epilepsy Research, University Hospitals and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory for Epilepsy Research, University Hospitals and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory for Epilepsy Research, University Hospitals and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory for Epilepsy Research, University Hospitals and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory for Epilepsy Research, University Hospitals and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory for Epilepsy Research, University Hospitals and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospitals and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospitals and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Laboratory for Epilepsy Research, University Hospitals and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Personality reflects the set of psychological traits and mechanisms characteristic for an individual. Geno-neuro-biologically inspired personality accounts have proposed a set of temperaments and characters that jointly compose personality profiles. The present study addresses the link between neurobiology and personality and investigates the association between temperament traits and regional gray matter volume. Furthermore, the specificity of these associations as well as the underlying components that drive the association are addressed. One hundred and four participants completed the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI) and underwent structural magnetic resonance brain imaging. The participants included premanifest carriers of Huntington's disease, as this population is associated with temperament-related neuropsychiatric symptoms. Whole brain voxel-based multiple regression analyses on gray matter volume revealed a significant specific positive correlation between a region in the left thalamic pulvinar and novelty seeking score, controlled for the other traits (Pheight < 0.05, FWE-corrected). No significant associations were observed for the other temperament traits. Region of interest analyses showed that this association is driven by the subscale NS2: impulsiveness. The results increase the knowledge of the structural neurobiology of personality and indicate that individual differences in novelty seeking reflect the structural differences observed in the brain in an area that is widely and densely connected, which is in line with the typically domain-general behavioral influence of personality traits on a wide range of affective, perceptual, mnemotic, executive, and other cognitive functions.
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- Daphne Stam
- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Old Age Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Brain and Emotion Laboratory, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Van den Stock J, Stam D, De Winter F, Mantini D, Szmrecsanyi B, Van Laere K, Vandenberghe R, Vandenbulcke M. Moral processing deficit in behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia is associated with facial emotion recognition and brain changes in default mode and salience network areas. Brain Behav 2017; 7:e00843. [PMID: 29299378 PMCID: PMC5745238 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Introduction Behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is associated with abnormal emotion recognition and moral processing. Methods We assessed emotion detection, discrimination, matching, selection, and categorization as well as judgments of nonmoral, moral impersonal, moral personal low- and high-conflict scenarios. Results bvFTD patients gave more utilitarian responses on low-conflict personal moral dilemmas. There was a significant correlation between a facial emotion processing measure derived through principal component analysis and utilitarian responses on low-conflict personal scenarios in the bvFTD group (controlling for MMSE-score and syntactic abilities). Voxel-based morphometric multiple regression analysis in the bvFTD group revealed a significant association between the proportion of utilitarian responses on personal low-conflict dilemmas and gray matter volume in ventromedial prefrontal areas (pheight < .0001). In addition, there was a correlation between utilitarian responses on low-conflict personal scenarios in the bvFTD group and resting-state fractional Amplitude of Low Frequency Fluctuations (fALFF) in the anterior insula (pheight < .005). Conclusions The results underscore the importance of emotions in moral cognition and suggest a common basis for deficits in both abilities, possibly related to reduced experience of emotional sensations. At the neural level abnormal moral cognition in bvFTD is related to structural integrity of the medial prefrontal cortex and functional characteristics of the anterior insula. The present findings provide a common basis for emotion recognition and moral reasoning and link them with areas in the default mode and salience network.
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- Jan Van den Stock
- Laboratory for Translational NeuropsychiatryDepartment of NeurosciencesKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
- Department of Old Age PsychiatryUniversity Psychiatry CenterLeuvenBelgium
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- Laboratory for Translational NeuropsychiatryDepartment of NeurosciencesKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
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- Laboratory for Translational NeuropsychiatryDepartment of NeurosciencesKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
- Department of Old Age PsychiatryUniversity Psychiatry CenterLeuvenBelgium
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- Research Center for Movement Control and NeuroplasticityKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
- Department of Health Sciences and TechnologyETH ZurichZurichSwitzerland
- Department of Experimental PsychologyUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ImagingDepartment of Imaging and PathologyKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
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- Laboratory for Cognitive NeurologyDepartment of NeurosciencesKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
- Department of NeurologyUniversity Hospitals LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
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- Laboratory for Translational NeuropsychiatryDepartment of NeurosciencesKU LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
- Department of Old Age PsychiatryUniversity Psychiatry CenterLeuvenBelgium
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Van den Stock J. Interaction between identity and emotion versus visual basic object recognition deficits: A commentary on Biotti & Cook. Cortex 2017; 101:294-297. [PMID: 28385210 DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2017.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Jan Van den Stock
- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Old Age Psychiatry Department, University Psychiatric Center, Leuven, Belgium.
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De Winter FL, Emsell L, Bouckaert F, Claes L, Jain S, Farrar G, Billiet T, Evers S, Van den Stock J, Sienaert P, Obbels J, Sunaert S, Adamczuk K, Vandenberghe R, Van Laere K, Vandenbulcke M. No Association of Lower Hippocampal Volume With Alzheimer's Disease Pathology in Late-Life Depression. Am J Psychiatry 2017; 174:237-245. [PMID: 27539488 DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16030319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Hippocampal volume is commonly decreased in late-life depression. According to the depression-as-late-life-neuropsychiatric-disorder model, lower hippocampal volume in late-life depression is associated with neurodegenerative changes. The purpose of this prospective study was to examine whether lower hippocampal volume in late-life depression is associated with Alzheimer's disease pathology. METHOD Of 108 subjects who participated, complete, good-quality data sets were available for 100: 48 currently depressed older adults and 52 age- and gender-matched healthy comparison subjects who underwent structural MRI, [18F]flutemetamol amyloid positron emission tomography imaging, apolipoprotein E genotyping, and neuropsychological assessment. Hippocampal volumes were defined manually and normalized for total intracranial volume. Amyloid binding was quantified using the standardized uptake value ratio in one cortical composite volume of interest. The authors investigated group differences in hippocampal volume (both including and excluding amyloid-positive participants), group differences in amyloid uptake and in the proportion of positive amyloid scans, and the association between hippocampal volume and cortical amyloid uptake. RESULTS A significant difference was observed in mean normalized total hippocampal volume between patients and comparison subjects, but there were no group differences in cortical amyloid uptake or proportion of amyloid-positive subjects. The difference in hippocampal volume remained significant after the amyloid-positive subjects were excluded. There was no association between hippocampal volume and amyloid uptake in either patients or comparison subjects. CONCLUSIONS Lower hippocampal volume was not related to amyloid pathology in this sample of patients with late-life depression. These data counter the common belief that changes in hippocampal volume in late-life depression are due to prodromal Alzheimer's disease.
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- François-Laurent De Winter
- From the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, and Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven; Research and Development, Icometrix, Leuven; GE Healthcare, London; University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, and Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation, Kortenberg, Belgium; Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven; the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; the Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven
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- From the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, and Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven; Research and Development, Icometrix, Leuven; GE Healthcare, London; University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, and Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation, Kortenberg, Belgium; Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven; the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; the Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven
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- From the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, and Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven; Research and Development, Icometrix, Leuven; GE Healthcare, London; University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, and Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation, Kortenberg, Belgium; Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven; the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; the Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven
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- From the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, and Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven; Research and Development, Icometrix, Leuven; GE Healthcare, London; University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, and Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation, Kortenberg, Belgium; Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven; the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; the Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven
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- From the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, and Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven; Research and Development, Icometrix, Leuven; GE Healthcare, London; University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, and Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation, Kortenberg, Belgium; Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven; the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; the Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven
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- From the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, and Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven; Research and Development, Icometrix, Leuven; GE Healthcare, London; University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, and Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation, Kortenberg, Belgium; Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven; the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; the Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven
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- From the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, and Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven; Research and Development, Icometrix, Leuven; GE Healthcare, London; University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, and Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation, Kortenberg, Belgium; Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven; the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; the Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven
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- From the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, and Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven; Research and Development, Icometrix, Leuven; GE Healthcare, London; University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, and Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation, Kortenberg, Belgium; Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven; the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; the Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven
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- From the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, and Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven; Research and Development, Icometrix, Leuven; GE Healthcare, London; University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, and Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation, Kortenberg, Belgium; Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven; the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; the Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven
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- From the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, and Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven; Research and Development, Icometrix, Leuven; GE Healthcare, London; University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, and Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation, Kortenberg, Belgium; Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven; the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; the Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven
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- From the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, and Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven; Research and Development, Icometrix, Leuven; GE Healthcare, London; University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, and Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation, Kortenberg, Belgium; Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven; the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; the Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven
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- From the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, and Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven; Research and Development, Icometrix, Leuven; GE Healthcare, London; University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, and Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation, Kortenberg, Belgium; Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven; the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; the Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven
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- From the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, and Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven; Research and Development, Icometrix, Leuven; GE Healthcare, London; University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, and Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation, Kortenberg, Belgium; Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven; the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; the Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven
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- From the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, and Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven; Research and Development, Icometrix, Leuven; GE Healthcare, London; University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, and Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation, Kortenberg, Belgium; Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven; the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; the Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven
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- From the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, and Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven; Research and Development, Icometrix, Leuven; GE Healthcare, London; University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, and Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation, Kortenberg, Belgium; Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven; the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; the Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven
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- From the Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Belgium; Translational MRI, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, and Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven; Research and Development, Icometrix, Leuven; GE Healthcare, London; University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, and Academic Center for ECT and Neuromodulation, Kortenberg, Belgium; Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, KU Leuven; the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston; the Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven
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Jastorff J, De Winter FL, Van den Stock J, Vandenberghe R, Giese MA, Vandenbulcke M. Functional dissociation between anterior temporal lobe and inferior frontal gyrus in the processing of dynamic body expressions: Insights from behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia. Hum Brain Mapp 2016; 37:4472-4486. [PMID: 27510944 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Several brain regions are involved in the processing of emotional stimuli, however, the contribution of specific regions to emotion perception is still under debate. To investigate this issue, we combined behavioral testing, structural and resting state imaging in patients diagnosed with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) and age matched controls, with task-based functional imaging in young, healthy volunteers. As expected, bvFTD patients were impaired in emotion detection as well as emotion categorization tasks, testing dynamic emotional body expressions as stimuli. Interestingly, their performance in the two tasks correlated with gray matter volume in two distinct brain regions, the left anterior temporal lobe for emotion detection and the left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) for emotion categorization. Confirming this observation, multivoxel pattern analysis in healthy volunteers demonstrated that both ROIs contained information for emotion detection, but that emotion categorization was only possible from the pattern in the IFG. Furthermore, functional connectivity analysis showed reduced connectivity between the two regions in bvFTD patients. Our results illustrate that the mentalizing network and the action observation network perform distinct tasks during emotion processing. In bvFTD, communication between the networks is reduced, indicating one possible cause underlying the behavioral symptoms. Hum Brain Mapp 37:4472-4486, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Jan Jastorff
- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Division of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Division of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Division of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Section for Computational Sensomotorics, Department of Cognitive Neurology, University Clinic Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Division of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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Leurquin-Sterk G, Van den Stock J, Crunelle CL, de Laat B, Weerasekera A, Himmelreich U, Bormans G, Van Laere K. Positive Association Between Limbic Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Availability and Novelty-Seeking Temperament in Humans: An 18F-FPEB PET Study. J Nucl Med 2016; 57:1746-1752. [PMID: 27283933 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.116.176032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Heritable temperament traits have been linked to several neuropsychiatric illnesses, including disorders associated with metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) and dopaminergic dysfunctions. Considering its modulating effect on neurotransmission, we hypothesized that cerebral mGluR5 availability is associated with temperament traits in healthy humans. METHODS Forty-four nonsmoking healthy volunteers (mean age ± SD, 40 ± 14 y; age range, 22-66 y; 22 women) were included in this cross-sectional investigation. Brain mGluR5 availability was quantified on both a voxel-by-voxel and a volume-of-interest basis using the total distribution volume of the radioligand 18F-3-fluoro-5-[(pyridin-3-yl)ethynyl]benzonitrile (18F-FPEB) with 90-min dynamic PET and arterial input function. Moreover, glutamate-glutamine concentrations in the anterior cingulate cortex were measured using MR spectroscopy. These measures were related to the temperament traits of the 240-item Cloninger temperament and character inventory using a regression analysis with age and sex as nuisance variables. RESULTS High novelty-seeking temperament was robustly associated with increased mGluR5 availability in various regions including the thalamus (r = 0.71; the strongest association), amygdala, parahippocampus, insula, anterior and posterior cingulate cortex, and several primary sensory areas (all r > 0.58; P < 0.05, corrected for familywise error). These associations were specific because no correlations were found with other temperament scales or with spectroscopic measures of glutamatergic transmission. CONCLUSION Overall, these data posit mGluR5 in key paralimbic areas as a strong determinant of the temperament trait novelty seeking. These data add to our understanding of how brain neurochemistry accounts for the variation in human behavior and strongly support further research on mGluR5 as a potential therapeutic target in neuropsychiatric disorders associated with abnormal novelty-seeking behaviors.
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- Gil Leurquin-Sterk
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven and Department of Old Age Psychiatry, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,MoSAIC, Molecular Small Animal Imaging Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Biomedical MRI/MoSAIC, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and
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- Biomedical MRI/MoSAIC, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; and
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- Laboratory for Radiopharmacy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,MoSAIC, Molecular Small Animal Imaging Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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de Gelder B, Tamietto M, Pegna AJ, Van den Stock J. Visual imagery influences brain responses to visual stimulation in bilateral cortical blindness. Cortex 2015; 72:15-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2014.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Revised: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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de Gelder B, Huis in ‘t Veld EMJ, Van den Stock J. The Facial Expressive Action Stimulus Test. A test battery for the assessment of face memory, face and object perception, configuration processing, and facial expression recognition. Front Psychol 2015; 6:1609. [PMID: 26579004 PMCID: PMC4624856 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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There are many ways to assess face perception skills. In this study, we describe a novel task battery FEAST (Facial Expressive Action Stimulus Test) developed to test recognition of identity and expressions of human faces as well as stimulus control categories. The FEAST consists of a neutral and emotional face memory task, a face and shoe identity matching task, a face and house part-to-whole matching task, and a human and animal facial expression matching task. The identity and part-to-whole matching tasks contain both upright and inverted conditions. The results provide reference data of a healthy sample of controls in two age groups for future users of the FEAST.
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- Beatrice de Gelder
- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Maastricht UniversityMaastricht, Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape TownCape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Maastricht UniversityMaastricht, Netherlands
- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Tilburg UniversityTilburg, Netherlands
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- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU LeuvenLeuven, Belgium
- Old Age Psychiatry, University Hospitals LeuvenLeuven, Belgium
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Van den Stock J, Hortensius R, Sinke C, Goebel R, de Gelder B. Personality traits predict brain activation and connectivity when witnessing a violent conflict. Sci Rep 2015; 5:13779. [PMID: 26337369 PMCID: PMC4559660 DOI: 10.1038/srep13779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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As observers we excel in decoding the emotional signals telling us that a social interaction is turning violent. The neural substrate and its modulation by personality traits remain ill understood. We performed an fMRI experiment in which participants watched videos displaying a violent conflict between two people. Observers’ attention was directed to either the aggressor or the victim. Focusing on the aggressor (vs. focusing on the victim) activated the superior temporal sulcus (STS), extra-striate body area (EBA), occipital poles and centro-medial amygdala (CMA). Stronger instantaneous connectivity occurred between these and the EBA, insula, and the red nucleus. When focusing on the victim, basolateral amygdala (BLA) activation was related to trait empathy and showed increased connectivity with the insula and red nucleus. STS activation was associated with trait aggression and increased connectivity with the hypothalamus. The findings reveal that focusing on the aggressor of a violent conflict triggers more activation in categorical (EBA) and emotion (CMA, STS) areas. This is associated with increased instantaneous connectivity among emotion areas (CMA-insula) and between categorical and emotion (EBA-STS) areas. When the focus is on the victim, personality traits (aggression/empathy) modulate activity in emotion areas (respectively STS and postcentral gyrus/ BLA), along with connectivity in the emotional diencephalon (hypothalamus) and early visual areas (occipital pole).
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- Jan Van den Stock
- Laboratory for Translational Neuropsychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Old Age Psychiatry, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Brain and Emotion Laboratory, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Oxfordlaan 55, 6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Brain and Emotion Laboratory, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Oxfordlaan 55, 6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands.,Department of Psychiatry &Mental Health, University of Cape Town, J-Block, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Brain and Emotion Laboratory, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Oxfordlaan 55, 6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Brain and Emotion Laboratory, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Oxfordlaan 55, 6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands.,Department of Psychiatry &Mental Health, University of Cape Town, J-Block, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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Van den Stock J, De Winter FL, Ahmad R, Sunaert S, Van Laere K, Vandenberghe W, Vandenbulcke M. Functional brain changes underlying irritability in premanifest Huntington's disease. Hum Brain Mapp 2015; 36:2681-90. [PMID: 25858294 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Revised: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The clinical phenotype of Huntington's disease (HD) consists of motor, cognitive and psychiatric symptoms, of which irritability is an important manifestation. Our aim was to identify the functional and structural brain changes that underlie irritability in premanifest HD (preHD). Twenty preHD carriers and 20 gene-negative controls from HD families took part in the study. Although the 5-year probability of disease onset was only 11%, the preHD group showed striatal atrophy and increased clinical irritability ratings. Functional MRI was performed during a mood induction experiment by means of recollection of emotional (angry, sad, and happy) and neutral autobiographical episodes. While there were no significant group differences in the subjective intensity of the emotional experience, the preHD group showed increased anger-selective activation in a distributed network, including the pulvinar, cingulate cortex, and somatosensory association cortex, compared to gene-negative controls. Pulvinar activation during anger experience correlated negatively with putaminal grey matter volume and positively with irritability ratings in the preHD group. In addition, the preHD group showed a decrease in anger-selective activation in the amygdala, which correlated with putaminal and caudate grey matter volume. In conclusion, compared to gene-negative controls, anger experience in preHD is associated with activity changes in a distributed set of regions known to be involved in emotion regulation. Increased activity is related to behavioral and volumetric measures, providing insight in the pathophysiology of early neuropsychiatric symptoms in preHD.
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- Jan Van den Stock
- Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Psychiatry Research Group, Leuven, Belgium.,Old Age Psychiatry Department, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Psychiatry Research Group, Leuven, Belgium.,Old Age Psychiatry Department, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Psychiatry Research Group, Leuven, Belgium.,Old Age Psychiatry Department, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Van den Stock J, Tamietto M, Hervais-Adelman A, Pegna AJ, de Gelder B. Body recognition in a patient with bilateral primary visual cortex lesions. Biol Psychiatry 2015; 77:e31-3. [PMID: 23993209 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2013] [Revised: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 06/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Jan Van den Stock
- Brain and Emotion Laboratory Leuven (BELL), Division of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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- Functional Brain Mapping Laboratory, Geneva University Hospitals; Laboratory of Experimental Neuropsychology, Neurology Clinic, Geneva University Hospitals
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- Laboratory of Experimental Neuropsychology, Neurology Clinic, Geneva University Hospitals; Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Brain and Emotion Laboratory Leuven (BELL), Division of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, the Netherlands.
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Van den Stock J, de Gelder B, Van Laere K, Vandenbulcke M. Face-selective hyper-animacy and hyper-familiarity misperception in a patient with moderate Alzheimer's disease. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 2014; 25:E52-3. [PMID: 24247893 DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.12120390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Van den Stock J, Tamietto M, Zhan M, Heinecke A, Hervais-Adelman A, Legrand LB, Pegna AJ, de Gelder B. Neural correlates of body and face perception following bilateral destruction of the primary visual cortices. Front Behav Neurosci 2014; 8:30. [PMID: 24592218 PMCID: PMC3923138 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Non-conscious visual processing of different object categories was investigated in a rare patient with bilateral destruction of the visual cortex (V1) and clinical blindness over the entire visual field. Images of biological and non-biological object categories were presented consisting of human bodies, faces, butterflies, cars, and scrambles. Behaviorally, only the body shape induced higher perceptual sensitivity, as revealed by signal detection analysis. Passive exposure to bodies and faces activated amygdala and superior temporal sulcus. In addition, bodies also activated the extrastriate body area, insula, orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and cerebellum. The results show that following bilateral damage to the primary visual cortex and ensuing complete cortical blindness, the human visual system is able to process categorical properties of human body shapes. This residual vision may be based on V1-independent input to body-selective areas along the ventral stream, in concert with areas involved in the representation of bodily states, like insula, OFC, and cerebellum.
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- Jan Van den Stock
- Brain and Emotion Laboratory Leuven, Division of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven Leuven, Belgium
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- Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, and CoRPS - Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases - Tilburg University Tilburg, Netherlands ; Department of Psychology, University of Torino Torino, Italy
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Experimental Neuropsychology, Neuropsychology Unit and Department of Neurology, Geneva University Hospitals Geneva, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, University of Geneva Geneva, Switzerland ; Laboratory of Experimental Neuropsychology, Neuropsychology Unit and Department of Neurology, Geneva University Hospitals Geneva, Switzerland
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- Brain and Emotion Laboratory Leuven, Division of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven Leuven, Belgium ; Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, and CoRPS - Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases - Tilburg University Tilburg, Netherlands ; Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Maastricht, Netherlands
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Faces provide information about multiple characteristics like personal identity and emotion. Classical models of face perception postulate separate sub-systems for identity and expression recognition but recent studies have documented emotional contextual influences on recognition of faces. The present study reports three experiments where participants were presented realistic face-body compounds in a 2 category (face and body) × 2 emotion (neutral and fearful) factorial design. The task always consisted of two-alternative forced choice facial identity matching. The results show that during simultaneous face identity matching, the task irrelevant bodily expressions influence processing of facial identity, under conditions of unlimited viewing (Experiment 1) as well as during brief (750 ms) presentation (Experiment 2). In addition, delayed (5000 ms) face identity matching of rapidly (150 ms) presented face-body compounds, was also influenced by the body expression (Experiment 3). The results indicate that face identity perception mechanisms interact with processing of bodily and facial expressions.
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- Jan Van den Stock
- Department of Neuroscience, Division of Old Age Psychiatry, Brain and Emotion Laboratory Leuven (BELL) KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ; Old Age Psychiatry, University Hospitals Leuven Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neuroscience, Division of Old Age Psychiatry, Brain and Emotion Laboratory Leuven (BELL) KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium ; Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, Tilburg University Tilburg, Netherlands ; Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Brain and Emotion Laboratory Maastricht, Maastricht University Maastricht, Netherlands
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