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ArticleSchizophrenia bulletin2025

Amygdala Function, Blood Flow, and Functional Connectivity in Nonclinical Schizotypy.

Igor Nenadić, Jonas Hoffmann, Andrea Federspiel, Sebastian Walther, Ahmad Abu-Akel, Andreas Jansen, Tina Meller

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Igor NenadićCognitive Neuropsychiatry Laboratory, Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg 35039, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0749-7473
Jonas HoffmannCognitive Neuropsychiatry Laboratory, Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg 35039, Germany.
Andrea FederspielTranslational Research Center, University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Sebastian WaltherTranslational Research Center, University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Ahmad Abu-AkelSchool of Psychological Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
Andreas JansenCognitive Neuropsychiatry Laboratory, Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg 35039, Germany.
Tina MellerCognitive Neuropsychiatry Laboratory, Dept. of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg 35039, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0239-6585

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft NE2254/1-2DYNAMICForschungscampus Mittelhessen 2017_2_1_5Hessian Ministry of Science and Arts LOEWE1/16/519/03/09.001(0009)/98LOEWELOEWE DYNAMICUniversity Hospital Giessen and Marburg 11/2017 MR
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and hypothesisSchizotypy can be utilized as a phenotypic risk marker for schizophrenia and its spectrum and might relate to putative dimensional biological markers of the psychosis spectrum. Among these are amygdala function and structure, which are impaired in schizophrenia, but possibly also correlated with subclinical expression of schizotypy in nonclinical samples. We tested whether different parameters relating to amygdala function would be different in healthy subjects with relatively higher vs lower schizotypy traits. STUDY

designSixty-three psychiatrically healthy subjects (42 with higher vs 21 with lower schizotypy scores, selected on the basis of the Oxford-Liverpool Inventory of Feelings and Experiences positive schizotypy subscale) underwent a multimodal imaging protocol, including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) during a task-based emotional (fearful) face recognition paradigm, arterial spin labeling for measurement of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) at rest, and resting-state fMRI for functional connectivity (FC) analyses, as well as a T1-weighted structural MRI scan. STUDY

resultsThe high schizotypy group showed significantly higher right amygdala activation during viewing of fearful emotional images and lower resting-state FC of the left amygdala with a cerebellum cluster, but no differences in resting-state amygdala rCBF or volume.

conclusionsOur findings demonstrate a functionally relevant effect of schizotypy on amygdala activation in the absence of baseline rCBF or macroscopic structure. This suggests that while schizotypy might affect some functional or structural parameters in the brain, certain functionally relevant effects only emerge during cognitive or emotional triggers.

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AmygdalaCerebellumCerebrovascular CirculationConnectomeFacial RecognitionFearSchizotypal Personality DisorderAdultFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleYoung Adultarterial spin labelingfunctional connectivityfunctional magnetic resonance imaginghigh riskpositive schizotypyregional cerebral blood flowresting-state fMRIschizophreniaschizotypalschizotypy

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PMCPMC11879494

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