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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2018

Glutamate Concentration in the Superior Temporal Sulcus Relates to Neuroticism in Schizophrenia.

Johanna Balz, Yadira Roa Romero, Julian Keil, Florian Schubert, Bernd Ittermann, Ralf Mekle, Christiane Montag, Jürgen Gallinat, Daniel Senkowski

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Johanna BalzDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, St. Hedwig Hospital, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Yadira Roa RomeroDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, St. Hedwig Hospital, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Julian KeilDepartment of Biological Psychology, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Florian SchubertPhysikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Berlin, Germany.
Bernd IttermannPhysikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Berlin, Germany.
Ralf MekleCenter for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Christiane MontagDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, St. Hedwig Hospital, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Jürgen GallinatDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Daniel SenkowskiDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, St. Hedwig Hospital, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEPhysikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt · DEChristian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel · DEUniversität Hamburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical studies suggest aberrant neurotransmitter concentrations in the brains of patients with schizophrenia (SCZ). Numerous studies have indicated deviant glutamate concentrations in SCZ, although the findings are inconsistent. Moreover, alterations in glutamate concentrations could be linked to personality traits in SCZ. Here, we examined the relationships between personality dimensions and glutamate concentrations in a voxel encompassing the occipital cortex (OCC) and another voxel encompassing the left superior temporal sulcus (STS). We used proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy to examine glutamate concentrations in the OCC and the STS in 19 SCZ and 21 non-psychiatric healthy control (HC) participants. Personality dimensions neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness were assessed using the NEO-FFI questionnaire. SCZ compared to HC showed higher glutamate concentrations in the STS, reduced extraversion scores, and enhanced neuroticism scores. No group differences were observed for the other personality traits and for glutamate concentrations in the OCC. For the SCZ group, glutamate concentrations in STS were negatively correlated with the neuroticism scores [

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glutamatemagnetic resonance spectroscopyneuroticismschizophreniasuperior temporal sulcus

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PMID29867621
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