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ArticleCommunications biology2026

Shared subcortical-default mode morphological dysconnectivity in adolescent bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder and schizophrenia.

Jing Wang, Jianshan Chen, Ruilan Yang, Junle Li, Qiuxia Wu, Jiaqi Sun, Xiaofei Zhang, Chanjuan Yang, Jinhui Wang, Liping Cao

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Jing WangInstitute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6656-1105
Jianshan ChenDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Ruilan YangDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Junle LiInstitute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.
Qiuxia WuDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiaqi SunDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaofei ZhangDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Chanjuan YangDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jinhui WangInstitute for Brain Research and Rehabilitation, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China. jinhui.wang.1982@m.scnu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4900-3184
Liping CaoDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, The Affiliated Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. 2008760504@gzhmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-6929-9251

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82371538National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82472092
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adolescence is a critical window of vulnerability to psychiatric disorders, yet transdiagnostic network abnormalities remain poorly characterized at this stage. Here, we compare single-subject morphological brain networks in 61 adolescents with bipolar disorder (BD), 73 with major depressive disorder (MDD), 55 with schizophrenia (SCH), and 181 healthy controls. All three disorders show altered morphological connectivity (MC), predominantly linking subcortical structures with multiple cortical subsystems, particularly the default mode network. Shared nodal efficiency alterations include increases in the left superior frontal gyrus and decreases in the left cingulate gyrus, left basal ganglia, and right thalamus. Cortical MC increases in BD and SCH spatially correspond to serotonergic, dopaminergic, GABAergic, cholinergic, and glutamatergic maps. Subcortical nodal efficiency alterations in BD align with serotonin, GABA, cerebral blood flow, and cell type-enriched gene expression, whereas those in MDD align with dopamine. These findings suggest convergent adolescent morphological network alterations with disorder-specific neurobiological signatures.

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Bipolar DisorderBrainDefault Mode NetworkMajor Depressive DisorderSchizophreniaAdolescentFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMale

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PMID42115418
PMCPMC13389048

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