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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2023

Abnormal functional connectivity in the habenula is associated with subjective hyperarousal state in chronic insomnia disorder.

Liang Gong, Fang Cheng, Xue Li, Zhiqi Wang, Shuo Wang, Ronghua Xu, Bei Zhang, Chunhua Xi

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Difference of Resting State Functional Connectivity between Depressive Patients with and without Clinically Significant Insomnia.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2025
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Liang GongDepartment of Neurology, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Fang ChengDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Xue LiDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Zhiqi WangDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Shuo WangDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Ronghua XuDepartment of Neurology, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Bei ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Chunhua XiDepartment of Neurology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Anhui Medical University · CNChengdu Second People's Hospital · CN

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Abstract

Background: The hyperarousal process model plays a central role in the physiology of chronic insomnia disorder (CID). Recent evidence has demonstrated that the habenula is involved in the arousal and sleep-wake cycle. However, whether the intrinsic habenular functional network contributes to the underlying mechanism of CID and its relationship to the arousal state in CID remains unclear. Methods: This single-centered study included 34 patients with subjective CID and 22 matched good sleep control (GSC), and underwent a series of neuropsychological tests and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging scans. The habenular functional network was assessed using seed-based functional connectivity (FC) analysis. The subjective arousal state was evaluated with the hyperarousal scale (HAS). Alterations in the habenular FC network and their clinical significance in patients with CID were explored. Results: Compared with the GSC group, the CID group showed decreased habenular FC in the left caudate nucleus and right inferior parietal lobule and increased FC in the right habenula, bilateral calcarine cortex, and posterior cingulate cortex. The decreased FC between the left habenula and caudate nucleus was associated with an increased arousal state in the CID group. Conclusion: The present results provide evidence for a dysfunctional habenular network in patients with CID. These findings extend our understanding of the neuropathological mechanisms underlying the hyperarousal model in chronic insomnia.

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caudate nucleusfunctional connectivityhabenulahyperarousalinsomnia disorder

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