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ArticleJournal of psychiatric research2022

Load-dependent functional connectivity deficits during visual working memory in first-episode psychosis.

Alfredo L Sklar, Brian A Coffman, Julia M Longenecker, Mark Curtis, Dean F Salisbury

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Article in Journal of psychiatric research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Alfredo L SklarWestern Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Brian A CoffmanWestern Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Julia M LongeneckerWestern Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; VISN 4 Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Mark CurtisWestern Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Dean F SalisburyWestern Psychiatric Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address: salisburyd@upmc.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · USUPMC Health System · USVA Pittsburgh Healthcare System · US

Funding

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE: BPCAUL1RR024153 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI REIS, STEVEN E · 2006 to 2011
$73.9M
Statistics and Data Management CoreP50MH103204 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SIBILLE, ETIENNE L · 2014 to 2018
$10.8M
Training for Transformative Discovery in PsychiatryT32MH016804 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SWEET, ROBERT A · 1985 to 2025
$6.2M
Auditory Attention in First Episode PsychosisR01MH108568 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SALISBURY, DEAN F · 2016 to 2021
$3.1M
Visual Network Connectivity and Perceptual Modulation in Early PsychosisK23MH127389 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Alfredo Luis Sklar · 2022 to 2026
$941k
NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024153NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH127389NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH103204NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH108568NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH016804
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Abstract

introductionAberrant network connectivity is a core deficit in schizophrenia and may underlie many of its associated cognitive deficits. Previous work in first-episode schizophrenia spectrum illness (FESz) suggests preservation of working memory network function during low-load conditions with dysfunction emerging as task complexity increases. This study assessed visual network connectivity and its contribution to load-dependent working memory impairments.

methodsMagnetoencephalography was recorded from 35 FESz and 28 matched controls (HC) during a lateralized change detection task. Impaired alpha desynchronization was previously identified within bilateral dorsal occipital (Occ) regions. Here, whole-brain alpha-band connectivity was examined using phase-locking (PLV) and bilateral Occ as connectivity seeds. Load effects on connectivity were assessed across participants, and PLV modulation within networks was compared between groups.

resultsOcc exhibited significant load modulated connectivity with six regions (FDR-corrected). HC exhibited PLV enhancement with load in all connections. FESz failed to show PLV modulation between right Occ and left inferior frontal gyrus, lateral occipito-temporal sulcus, and anterior intermediate parietal sulcus. Smaller PLVs in all three network connections during both memory load conditions were associated with increased reality distortion in FESz (FDR-corrected.)

conclusionExamination of functional connectivity across the visual working memory network in FESz revealed an inability to enhance communication between perceptual and executive networks in response to increasing cognitive demands. Furthermore, the degree of network communication impairment was associated with positive symptoms. These findings provide insights into the nature of brain dysconnectivity and its contribution to symptoms in early psychosis and identify potential targets for future interventions.

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MagnetoencephalographyMemory, Short-TermPsychotic DisordersSchizophreniaBrainBrain MappingCase-Control StudiesHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMemory DisordersFirst-episode psychosisFunctional connectivityMagnetoencephalographyReality distortionVisual working memory

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