Jonathon R Howlett, Heekyeong Park, Martin P Paulus
{"title":"Sensorimotor Feedback Control Dysfunction as a Marker of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.","authors":"Jonathon R Howlett, Heekyeong Park, Martin P Paulus","doi":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.07.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.07.010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized not only by its direct association with traumatic events but also by a potential deficit in inhibitory control across emotional, cognitive, and sensorimotor domains. Recent research has shown that a continuous sensorimotor feedback control task, the rapid assessment of motor processing paradigm, can yield reliable measures of individual sensorimotor control performance. This study used this paradigm to investigate control deficits in PTSD compared with both a healthy volunteer group and a non-PTSD psychiatric comparison group.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We examined control processing using the rapid assessment of motor processing paradigm in a sample of 40 individuals with PTSD, matched groups of 40 individuals with mood and anxiety complaints, and 40 healthy control participants. We estimated K<sub>p</sub> (drive) and K<sub>d</sub> (damping) parameters using a proportional-derivative control modeling approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The K<sub>p</sub> parameter was lower in the PTSD group than in the healthy control (Cohen's d = 0.86) and mood and anxiety (Cohen's d = 0.63) groups. After controlling for color-word inhibition, K<sub>p</sub> remained lower in the PTSD group than in the healthy control (Cohen's d = 0.79) and mood and anxiety (Cohen's d = 0.62) groups. Mediation analysis showed that K<sub>d</sub> significantly mediated the relationship between PTSD and control deficits in the K<sub>p</sub> parameter, with 96% of the effect being mediated by K<sub>d</sub>.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings underscore the potential of using dynamic control paradigms to elucidate the control dysfunctions in PTSD and suggest that different psychiatric conditions may distinctly influence subcomponents of sensorimotor control.</p>","PeriodicalId":93900,"journal":{"name":"Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11754525/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141763220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Prathik Kalva, Kourtney Kanja, Brian A Metzger, Xiaoxu Fan, Brian Cui, Bailey Pascuzzi, John Magnotti, Madaline Mocchi, Raissa Mathura, Kelly R Bijanki
{"title":"Psychometric Properties of a Novel Affective Bias Task and Its Application in Clinical and Nonclinical Populations.","authors":"Prathik Kalva, Kourtney Kanja, Brian A Metzger, Xiaoxu Fan, Brian Cui, Bailey Pascuzzi, John Magnotti, Madaline Mocchi, Raissa Mathura, Kelly R Bijanki","doi":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.07.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.07.004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To mitigate limitations of self-reported mood assessments, we introduce a novel affective bias task. The task quantifies instantaneous emotional state by leveraging the phenomenon of affective bias, in which people interpret external emotional stimuli in a manner consistent with their current emotional state. This study establishes task stability in measuring and tracking depressive symptoms in clinical and nonclinical populations. Initial assessment in a large nonclinical sample established normative ratings. Depressive symptoms were measured and compared with task performance in a nonclinical sample, as well as in a clinical cohort of individuals who were undergoing surgical evaluation for severe epilepsy. In both cohorts, a stronger negative affective bias was associated with a higher Beck Depression Inventory-II score. The affective bias task exhibited high stability and interrater reliability as well as construct validity in predicting depression levels in both cohorts, suggesting that the task is a reliable proxy for mood and a diagnostic tool for detecting depressive symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":93900,"journal":{"name":"Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11747923/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141735982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qingwen Ding, Xinying Li, Divyangana Rakesh, Siya Peng, Jiahua Xu, Jie Chen, Nengzhi Jiang, Yu Luo, Xuebing Li, Shaozheng Qin, Sarah Whittle
{"title":"The Influence of Maternal and Paternal Parenting on Adolescent Brain Structure.","authors":"Qingwen Ding, Xinying Li, Divyangana Rakesh, Siya Peng, Jiahua Xu, Jie Chen, Nengzhi Jiang, Yu Luo, Xuebing Li, Shaozheng Qin, Sarah Whittle","doi":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.06.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.06.013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Adolescents raised in families with different maternal and paternal parenting combinations exhibit variations in neurocognition and psychopathology; however, whether neural differences exist remains unexplored. This study used a longitudinal twin sample to delineate how different parenting combinations influence adolescent brain structure and to elucidate the genetic contribution.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cohort of 216 twins participated in parenting assessments during early adolescence and underwent magnetic resonance imaging scanning during middle adolescence. We utilized latent profile analysis to distinguish between various maternal and paternal parenting profiles and subsequently investigated their influences on brain anatomy. Biometric analysis was applied to assess genetic influences on brain structure, and associations with internalizing symptoms were explored.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In early adolescence, 4 parenting profiles emerged, which were characterized by levels of harshness and hostility in one or both parents. Compared with adolescents in \"catparent\" families (low harshness/hostility in both parents), those raised in \"tigermom\" families (harsh/hostile mother only) exhibited a smaller nucleus accumbens volume and larger temporal cortex surface area; those in \"tigerdad\" families demonstrated larger thalamus volumes; and those in \"tigerparent\" families displayed smaller volumes in the midanterior corpus callosum. Genetic risk factors contributed significantly to the observed brain structural heterogeneity and internalizing symptoms. However, the influences of parenting profiles and brain structure on internalizing symptoms were not significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings underscore distinct brain structural features linked to maternal and paternal parenting combinations, particularly in terms of subcortical volume and cortical surface area. This study suggests an interdependent role of maternal and paternal parenting in shaping adolescent neurodevelopment.</p>","PeriodicalId":93900,"journal":{"name":"Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141499930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}