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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2024

Increased brain gyrification and cortical thinning in winter-born patients with schizophrenia spectrum.

Misako Torigoe, Tsutomu Takahashi, Yoichiro Takayanagi, Daiki Sasabayahi, Haruko Kobayashi, Kazumi Sakamoto, Yusuke Yuasa, Noa Tsujii, Kyo Noguchi, Michio Suzuki

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Misako TorigoeDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toyama, Japan.
Tsutomu TakahashiDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toyama, Japan.
Yoichiro TakayanagiDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toyama, Japan.
Daiki SasabayahiDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toyama, Japan.
Haruko KobayashiDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toyama, Japan.
Kazumi SakamotoDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toyama, Japan.
Yusuke YuasaDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toyama, Japan.
Noa TsujiiDepartment of Child Mental Health and Development, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama, Japan.
Kyo NoguchiDepartment of Radiology, University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science, Toyama, Japan.
Michio SuzukiDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toyama, Japan.

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Abstract

Introduction: The findings of epidemiological studies suggest that a relationship exists between the risk of schizophrenia and winter births in the Northern Hemisphere, which may affect the process of fetal neurodevelopment. However, it remains unclear whether birth seasons are associated with the brain morphological characteristics of patients within the schizophrenia spectrum. Methods: The present magnetic resonance imaging study using FreeSurfer software examined the effects of birth seasons (i.e., summer-born Results: In comparisons with summer-born patients, winter-born patients, particularly those with schizophrenia, showed significantly increased gyrification mainly in the left lateral occipital and inferior temporal regions and right fronto-parietal region as well as cortical thinning in the right superior frontal region. Birth seasons did not significantly affect the local gyrification index or cortical thickness in healthy controls. Discussion: The present whole-brain surface-based analysis demonstrated that brain morphological characteristics reported in the schizophrenia spectrum were more pronounced in winter-born patients than in summer-born patients, suggesting the contribution of early neurodevelopmental factors associated with birth seasons to the pathophysiology of the schizophrenia spectrum.

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birth seasongyrificationmagnetic resonance imagingneurodevelopmentschizophrenia

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PMCPMC11076817

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