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ArticleBrain and behavior2024

Disentangling the neurobiological bases of temporal impulsivity in Huntington's disease.

Helena Pardina-Torner, Audrey E De Paepe, Clara Garcia-Gorro, Nadia Rodriguez-Dechicha, Irene Vaquer, Matilde Calopa, Jesus Ruiz-Idiago, Celia Mareca, Ruth de Diego-Balaguer, Estela Camara

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Article in Brain and behavior, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Helena Pardina-TornerCognition and Brain Plasticity Unit, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain.
Audrey E De PaepeCognition and Brain Plasticity Unit, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1988-5916
Clara Garcia-GorroCognition and Brain Plasticity Unit, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain.
Nadia Rodriguez-DechichaHestia Duran i Reynals, Hospital Duran i Reynals, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Irene VaquerHestia Duran i Reynals, Hospital Duran i Reynals, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Matilde CalopaMovement Disorders Unit, Neurology Service, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Jesus Ruiz-IdiagoDepartment of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Celia MarecaDepartment of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Ruth de Diego-BalaguerCognition and Brain Plasticity Unit, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2357-5195
Estela CamaraCognition and Brain Plasticity Unit, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3879-0496
Institut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge · ESUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ESInstitució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats · ES

Funding

Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI), an agency of MINECO, and co-funded by FEDER funds/European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) PID2020-114518RB-I00;BFU2017-87109-PCERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya for institutional supportInstituto de Salud Carlos III, which is an agency of the MINECO, co-funded by FEDER funds/European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) CP13/00225;PI14/00834
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite its impact on daily life, impulsivity in Huntington's disease (HD) is understudied as a neuropsychiatric symptom. Our aim is to characterize temporal impulsivity in HD and to disentangle the white matter correlate associated with impulsivity.

methodsForty-seven HD individuals and 36 healthy controls were scanned and evaluated for temporal impulsivity using a delay-discounting (DD) task and complementary Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire. Diffusion tensor imaging was employed to characterize the structural connectivity of three limbic tracts: the uncinate fasciculus (UF), the accumbofrontal tract (NAcc-OFC), and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex connectig the caudate nucleus (DLPFC-cn). Multiple linear regression analyses were applied to analyze the relationship between impulsive behavior and white matter microstructural integrity.

resultsOur results revealed altered structural connectivity in the DLPC-cn, the NAcc-OFC and the UF in HD individuals. At the same time, the variability in structural connectivity of these tracts was associated with the individual differences in temporal impulsivity. Specifically, increased structural connectivity in the right NAcc-OFC and reduced connectivity in the left UF were associated with higher temporal impulsivity scores.

conclusionsThe present findings highlight the importance of investigating the spectrum of temporal impulsivity in HD. As, while less prevalent than other psychiatric features, this symptom is still reported to significantly impact the quality of life of patients and caregivers. This study provides evidence that individual differences observed in temporal impulsivity may be explained by variability in limbic frontostriatal tracts, while shedding light on the role of sensitivity to reward in modulating impulsive behavior through the selection of immediate rewards.

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Diffusion Tensor ImagingHuntington DiseaseHumansImpulsive BehaviorIndividualityQuality of Lifedelay discountingdiffusion MRIHuntington's diseaseimpulsivitywhite matter

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