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ArticleMolecular psychiatry2025

Integration of valence and conflict processing through cellular-field interactions in human subgenual cingulate during emotional face processing in treatment-resistant depression.

Nicole A Zalasky, Feng Luo, Linda H Kim, M Sohail Noor, Elliot C Brown, Ana P Arantes, Rajamannar Ramasubbu, Aaron J Gruber, Zelma H T Kiss, Darren L Clark

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Article in Molecular psychiatry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

Nicole A ZalaskyHotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.ORCID 0009-0004-5497-9717
Feng LuoHotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Linda H KimHotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0628-3104
M Sohail NoorHotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4139-888X
Elliot C BrownHotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Ana P ArantesHotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Rajamannar RamasubbuHotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7463-5047
Aaron J GruberCanadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada.
Zelma H T KissHotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. zkiss@ucalgary.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-8656-2690
Darren L ClarkHotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.

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Alberta Innovates | Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions (AIHS) 04126-2017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (sgACC) has been identified as a key brain area involved in various cognitive and emotional processes. While the sgACC has been implicated in both emotional valuation and emotional conflict monitoring, it is still unclear how this area integrates multiple functions. We characterized both single neuron and local field oscillatory activity in 14 patients undergoing sgACC deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression. During recording, patients were presented with a modified Stroop task containing emotional face images that varied in valence and congruence. We further analyzed spike-field interactions to understand how network dynamics influence single neuron activity in this area. Most single neurons responded to both valence and congruence, revealing that sgACC neuronal activity can encode multiple processes within the same task, indicative of multifunctionality. During peak neuronal response, we observed increased spectral power in low frequency oscillations, including theta-band synchronization (4-8 Hz), as well as desynchronization in beta-band frequencies (13-30 Hz). Theta activity was modulated by current trial congruency with greater increases in spectral power following non-congruent stimuli, while beta desynchronizations occurred regardless of emotional valence. Spike-field interactions revealed that local sgACC spiking was phase-locked most prominently to the beta band, whereas phase-locking to the theta band occurred in fewer neurons overall but was modulated more strongly for neurons that were responsive to task. Our findings provide the first direct evidence of spike-field interactions relating to emotional cognitive processing in the human sgACC. Furthermore, we directly related theta oscillatory dynamics in human sgACC to current trial congruency, demonstrating it as an important regulator during conflict detection. Our data endorse the sgACC as an integrative hub for cognitive emotional processing through modulation of beta and theta network activity.

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Deep Brain StimulationDepressive Disorder, Treatment-ResistantEmotionsGyrus CinguliAdultConflict, PsychologicalFacial ExpressionFacial RecognitionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeuronsStroop TestTheta Rhythm

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