Irving Remy, Florent Bernardin, Fabienne Ligier, Julien Krieg, Louis Maillard, Raymund Schwan, Thomas Schwitzer, Vincent Laprévote
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Abstract
Background: Electrophysiological impairments in the magnocellular visual system have been reported among patients with schizophrenia, but previous theories proposed that these deficits may begin in the retina. We therefore sought to evaluate the potential contribution of the retina by comparing retinal and cortical visual electrophysiological impairments between patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls.
Methods: We recruited patients with schizophrenia and age- and sex-matched healthy controls. We recorded the P100 amplitude and latency using electroencephalography (EEG) while projecting low (0.5 cycles/degree) or high (15 cycles/degree) spatial frequency gratings at a temporal frequency of 0 Hz or 8 Hz. We compared the P100 results with previous results for retinal ganglion cell activity (N95) in these participants. We analyzed data using repeated-measures analysis of variance and correlation analyses.
Results: We recruited 21 patients with schizophrenia and 29 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Results showed decreased P100 amplitude and increased P100 latency among patients with schizophrenia compared with healthy controls (p < 0.05). Analyses reported the main effects of spatial and temporal frequency but no interaction effects of spatial or temporal frequency by group. Moreover, correlation analysis indicated a positive association between P100 latency and previous retinal results for N95 latency in the schizophrenia group (p < 0.05).
Discussion: Alterations in the P100 wave among patients with schizophrenia are consistent with the deficits in early visual cortical processing shown in the literature. These deficits do not seem to correspond to an isolated magnocellular deficit but appear to be associated with previous retinal measurements. Such an association emphasizes the role of the retina in the occurrence of visual cortical abnormalities in schizophrenia. Studies with coupled electroretinography-EEG measurements are now required to further explore these findings.
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The Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience publishes papers at the intersection of psychiatry and neuroscience that advance our understanding of the neural mechanisms involved in the etiology and treatment of psychiatric disorders. This includes studies on patients with psychiatric disorders, healthy humans, and experimental animals as well as studies in vitro. Original research articles, including clinical trials with a mechanistic component, and review papers will be considered.
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