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ArticleProgress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry2024

Heterogeneity in functional connectivity: Dimensional predictors of individual variability during rest and task fMRI in psychosis.

Maria T Secara, Lindsay D Oliver, Julia Gallucci, Erin W Dickie, George Foussias, James Gold, Anil K Malhotra, Robert W Buchanan, Aristotle N Voineskos, Colin Hawco

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Maria T SecaraCampbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Lindsay D OliverCampbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Julia GallucciCampbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Erin W DickieCampbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
George FoussiasCampbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
James GoldMaryland Psychiatric Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Anil K MalhotraDepartment of Psychiatry, Division of Research, The Zucker Hillside Hospital Division of Northwell Health, Glen Oaks, NY, USA.
Robert W BuchananMaryland Psychiatric Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Aristotle N VoineskosCampbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Colin HawcoCampbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Electronic address: colin.hawco@camh.ca.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health · CAUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · USNorthwell Health · US

Funding

Connectivity Biomarkers of Clinical Response in Treatment Resistant SchizophreniaR01MH109508 · NIMH · FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · PI MALHOTRA, ANIL K · 2017 to 2021
$3.4M
Striatal Connectivity and Clinical Outcome in PsychosisR01MH108654 · NIMH · FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · PI MALHOTRA, ANIL K · 2016 to 2021
$2.8M
Ascertaining Neurocircuitry to Enhance Neuromodulation Development ASCENDR01MH119285 · NIMH · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI HAWCO, COLIN, MCCLINTOCK, SHAWN M · 2019 to 2023
$2.8M
Neuromodulation of Social Cognitive Circuitry in People with Schizophrenia Spectrum DisordersR61MH120188 · NIMH · CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH · PI BUCHANAN, ROBERT W, MALHOTRA, ANIL K · 2020 to 2022
$2.3M
1/5 Neurocognitive and neuroimaging biomarkers: predicting progression towards dementia in patients with treatment-resistant late-life depressionR01MH114970 · NIMH · CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH · PI VOINESKOS, ARISTOTLE NICHOLAS · 2017 to 2021
$2.0M
2/3-Social Processes Initiative in Neurobiology of the Schizophrenia(s)R01MH102313 · NIMH · FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · PI MALHOTRA, ANIL K · 2014 to 2018
$1.9M
3/3-Social Processes Initiative in Neurobiology of the Schizophrenia(s)R01MH102318 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI BUCHANAN, ROBERT W, CARPENTER, WILLIAM T. · 2014 to 2018
$1.7M
1/3 - Social Processes Initiative in Neurobiology of the Schizophrenia(s)R01MH102324 · NIMH · CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH · PI VOINESKOS, ARISTOTLE NICHOLAS · 2014 to 2018
$1.4M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIndividuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) often demonstrate cognitive impairments, associated with poor functional outcomes. While neurobiological heterogeneity has posed challenges when examining social cognition in SSD, it provides a unique opportunity to explore brain-behavior relationships. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between individual variability in functional connectivity during resting state and the performance of a social task and social and non-social cognition in a large sample of controls and individuals diagnosed with SSD.

methodsNeuroimaging and behavioral data were analyzed for 193 individuals with SSD and 155 controls (total n = 348). Individual variability was quantified through mean correlational distance (MCD) of functional connectivity between participants; MCD was defined as a global 'variability score'. Pairwise correlational distance was calculated as 1 - the correlation coefficient between a given pair of participants, and averaging distance from one participant to all other participants provided the mean correlational distance metric. Hierarchical regressions were performed on variability scores derived from resting state and Empathic Accuracy (EA) task functional connectivity data to determine potential predictors (e.g., age, sex, neurocognitive and social cognitive scores) of individual variability.

resultsGroup comparison between SSD and controls showed greater SSD MCD during rest (p = 0.00038), while no diagnostic differences were observed during task (p = 0.063). Hierarchical regression analyses demonstrated the persistence of a significant diagnostic effect during rest (p = 0.008), contrasting with its non-significance during the task (p = 0.50), after social cognition was added to the model. Notably, social cognition exhibited significance in both resting state and task conditions (both p = 0.01).

conclusionsDiagnostic differences were more prevalent during unconstrained resting scans, whereas the task pushed participants into a more common pattern which better emphasized transdiagnostic differences in cognitive abilities. Focusing on variability may provide new opportunities for interventions targeting specific cognitive impairments to improve functional outcomes.

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Psychotic DisordersSchizophreniaBrainCognitionHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingRestEmpathic accuracyFunctional connectivityHeterogeneityIndividual variabilityNeurocognitionResting stateSchizophrenia Spectrum DisordersSocial cognition

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