Aziz Elbasheir, Rachel Bond, Nathaniel G Harnett, Alfonsina Guelfo, Maya C Karkare, Travis M Fulton, Timothy D Ely, Timothy J McDermott, Ruth A Lanius, Vishwadeep Ahluwalia, Bekh Bradley, Greg J Siegle, Negar Fani
{"title":"Racial Discrimination-Related Interoceptive Network Disruptions: A Pathway to Disconnection.","authors":"Aziz Elbasheir, Rachel Bond, Nathaniel G Harnett, Alfonsina Guelfo, Maya C Karkare, Travis M Fulton, Timothy D Ely, Timothy J McDermott, Ruth A Lanius, Vishwadeep Ahluwalia, Bekh Bradley, Greg J Siegle, Negar Fani","doi":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.12.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.12.011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Racial discrimination (RD) disrupts regulatory systems in minoritized individuals, particularly systems that govern attention, including attention to visceral signals (interoception). RD frequency is linked to physiological shutdown responses, characterized clinically by dissociation. We examined associations between RD frequency and functional connectivity of attention and interoceptive networks in a sample of trauma-exposed Black women, investigating potential links between connectivity and dissociation severity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Seventy-two Black women who were recruited as part of two trauma studies underwent magnetic resonance imaging during performance of an affective Stroop (AS) task and completed dissociation and RD measures. Generalized psychophysiological interaction analyses were used to examine seed-to-voxel (seeds: bilateral amygdala and insula) functional connectivity with RD as a regressor; connectivity was examined during presentation of threat-relevant versus neutral AS distractor images. Connectivity values were extracted from significant clusters and examined in association with dissociative symptoms. We also investigated connectivity in association with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms for comparison analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During attention to threat-relevant AS trials, greater RD frequency was associated with less insula connectivity to several medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) clusters (false discovery rate-corrected ps < .05). Insula-mPFC connectivity was significantly and negatively associated with derealization symptoms (r = -0.31, p = .009), but not PTSD (r = -0.16, p = .182).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>RD frequency was linked to reduced functional connectivity between the insula and mPFC, 2 interoceptive network nodes, during attention to threat, and diminished connectivity was linked to more severe dissociation. RD may interrupt interoceptive network functioning, and these network alterations may, in turn, influence mind-body disconnection, or physiological shutdown response in Black individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":93900,"journal":{"name":"Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12202712/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142904315","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}
Gyujoon Hwang, Nutta-On P Blair, B Douglas Ward, Timothy L McAuliffe, Stacy A Claesges, Abigail R Webber, Keri R Hainsworth, Yang Wang, Charles F Reynolds, Elliot A Stein, Joseph S Goveas
{"title":"Amygdala-Centered Emotional Processing in Prolonged Grief Disorder: Relationship With Clinical Symptomatology.","authors":"Gyujoon Hwang, Nutta-On P Blair, B Douglas Ward, Timothy L McAuliffe, Stacy A Claesges, Abigail R Webber, Keri R Hainsworth, Yang Wang, Charles F Reynolds, Elliot A Stein, Joseph S Goveas","doi":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.12.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.12.008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is a multidimensional condition with adverse health consequences. We hypothesized that enhanced negative emotional bias characterizes this disorder and underlies its key clinical symptoms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a cross-sectional design, chronically grieving older adults (age 61.5 ± 8.9 years) experiencing probable PGD (n = 33) were compared with demographic- and time since loss-equated integrated (adaptive) grief participants (n = 38). To probe generalized negative affective reactivity, participants performed an emotional face-matching task during functional magnetic resonance imaging scanning and completed demographic and clinical assessments. Contrast maps (fearful + angry faces [-] shapes) were generated to determine group differences in brain activity within hypothesized affective and regulatory processing regions (amygdala, anterior insula, dorsal anterior cingulate, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex) and in exploratory whole-brain regression analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The PGD group showed higher right amygdala activation to negative emotional stimuli than the integrated grief group (p<sub>corrected</sub> < .05), which positively correlated with intrusive thoughts. Generalized psychophysiological interaction analysis revealed lower task-dependent functional connectivity (FC) between the right amygdala and posterior cingulate cortex/precuneus in PGD (p<sub>corrected</sub> < .05), which negatively correlated with avoidance of loss reminders. Resting-state FC between the identified right amygdala and thalamus was higher in PGD (p<sub>corrected</sub> < .05), which negatively correlated with loneliness.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Dysregulated amygdala-centric neural activity and FC during processing of negative affective stimuli and at rest appear to differentiate prolonged from integrated grief in older adults. Future investigations that use interventions to target amygdala-centric neural circuit abnormalities may provide new insights into the role of enhanced negative bias and related mechanisms that underlie PGD and support treatment efficacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":93900,"journal":{"name":"Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12185774/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142901082","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}
Rohit S Kamath, Kimberly B Weldon, Hannah R Moser, Samantha A Montoya, Kamar S Abdullahi, Philip C Burton, Scott R Sponheim, Cheryl A Olman, Michael-Paul Schallmo
{"title":"Impaired Contour Object Perception in Psychosis.","authors":"Rohit S Kamath, Kimberly B Weldon, Hannah R Moser, Samantha A Montoya, Kamar S Abdullahi, Philip C Burton, Scott R Sponheim, Cheryl A Olman, Michael-Paul Schallmo","doi":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.12.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.12.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Contour integration, the process of joining spatially separated elements into a single unified line, has consistently been found to be impaired in schizophrenia. Recent work suggests that this deficit could be associated with psychotic symptomatology rather than a specific diagnosis such as schizophrenia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Examining a transdiagnostic sample of participants with psychotic psychopathology, we obtained quantitative indices of contour perception in a psychophysical behavioral task. We also measured responses during an analogous task using ultra-high field (7T) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found impaired contour discrimination performance among people with psychotic psychopathology (PwPP) (n = 63) compared with healthy control participants (n = 34) and biological relatives of PwPP (n = 44). Participants with schizophrenia (n = 31) showed impaired task performance compared with participants with bipolar disorder (n = 18). fMRI showed higher responses in the lateral occipital cortex of PwPP than in control participants. Using task-based functional connectivity analyses, we observed abnormal connectivity between visual brain areas during contour perception among PwPP. These connectivity differences only emerged when participants had to distinguish the contour object from background distractors, suggesting that a failure to suppress noise elements relative to contour elements may underlie impaired contour processing in PwPP.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our results are consistent with impaired contour integration in psychotic psychopathology, and especially schizophrenia, that is related to cognitive dysfunction and may be linked to impaired functional connectivity across visual regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":93900,"journal":{"name":"Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12167754/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142857002","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}
Ethan H Willbrand, Samira A Maboudian, Matthew V Elliott, Gabby M Kellerman, Sheri L Johnson, Kevin S Weiner
{"title":"Variable Presence of an Evolutionarily New Brain Structure Is Related to Trait Impulsivity.","authors":"Ethan H Willbrand, Samira A Maboudian, Matthew V Elliott, Gabby M Kellerman, Sheri L Johnson, Kevin S Weiner","doi":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.11.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.11.015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Impulsivity is a multidimensional construct reflecting poor constraint over one's behaviors. Clinical psychology research has identified separable impulsivity dimensions that are each unique transdiagnostic indicators for psychopathology. However, despite this apparent clinical importance, the shared and unique neuroanatomical correlates of these factors remain largely unknown. Concomitantly, neuroimaging research has identified variably present human brain structures implicated in cognition and disorder: the folds (sulci) of the cerebral cortex located in the latest-developing and most evolutionarily expanded hominoid-specific association cortices.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We tethered these 2 fields to test whether variability in one such structure in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)-the paracingulate sulcus (PCGS)-was related to individual differences in trait impulsivity. A total of 120 adult participants with internalizing or externalizing psychopathology completed a magnetic resonance imaging scan and the Three-Factor Impulsivity Index. Using precision imaging techniques, we manually identified the PCGS, when present, and acquired quantitative folding metrics (PCGS length and ACC local gyrification index).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Neuroanatomical-behavioral analyses revealed that participants with leftward or symmetrical PCGS patterns had greater severity of Lack of Follow Through (LFT)-which captures inattention and lack of perseverance-than those with rightward asymmetry. Neuroanatomical-functional analyses identified that the PCGS colocalized with a focal locus found in a neuroimaging meta-analysis on a feature underlying LFT. Neither quantitative folding metric related to any impulsivity dimension.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study advances understanding of the neuroanatomical correlates of impulsivity and establishes the notion that the topographical organization of distinct, hominoid-specific cortical expanses underlies separable impulsivity dimensions with robust, transdiagnostic implications for psychopathology.</p>","PeriodicalId":93900,"journal":{"name":"Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12143805/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142756046","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}
Chen Zhang, Zongfeng Zhang, Rui Gao, Yongjun Chen, Xuan Cao, Xianghan Yi, Qing Fan
{"title":"Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Comorbid With or Without Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder: Conceptual Implications, Clinical Correlates, and Brain Morphometries.","authors":"Chen Zhang, Zongfeng Zhang, Rui Gao, Yongjun Chen, Xuan Cao, Xianghan Yi, Qing Fan","doi":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.09.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.09.010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is often comorbid with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD). The relationship between OCD and OCPD is complex, and the impact of comorbid OCPD on OCD remains underexplored, necessitating further research. In this study, we aimed to investigate the clinical correlates and brain morphometries associated with comorbid OCPD in a large sample of unmedicated patients with OCD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 248 unmedicated patients diagnosed with OCD (45 comorbid with OCPD) were included in this study. All participants were assessed for OCD symptoms, OCPD traits, obsessive beliefs, depression, and anxiety. Among them, 145 patients (23 comorbid with OCPD) volunteered to receive magnetic resonance imaging brain scans.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Approximately 18% (45/248) of patients with OCD were comorbid for OCPD (OCD+OCPD). Patients with OCD+OCPD exhibited more severe OCD symptoms, obsessive beliefs, depression, and anxiety than OCD patients without OCPD. Additionally, the severity of OCPD was positively correlated with OCD symptoms and obsessive beliefs. Furthermore, patients with OCD+OCPD exhibited increased cortical complexity in the left superior parietal lobule and left precuneus, which mediated the relationship between OCPD and OCD symptoms only in OCD patients without OCPD.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The co-occurrence of OCPD may contribute to the heightened severity of psychopathological symptoms and associated brain morphological alterations in patients with OCD, indicating distinct but interrelated constructs between these 2 disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":93900,"journal":{"name":"Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142334317","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}
Dore Loef, Philip F P van Eijndhoven, Sigfried N T M Schouws, Arjen J C Slooter, Nikki Janssen, Rob M Kok, Bart P F Rutten, Eric van Exel, Didi Rhebergen, Mardien L Oudega, Roel J T Mocking, Indira Tendolkar, Annemiek Dols, Esmée Verwijk
{"title":"The Sensitivity of the Mini-Mental State Examination to Detect Objective Cognitive Side Effects Induced by Electroconvulsive Therapy: Results From the Dutch ECT Consortium.","authors":"Dore Loef, Philip F P van Eijndhoven, Sigfried N T M Schouws, Arjen J C Slooter, Nikki Janssen, Rob M Kok, Bart P F Rutten, Eric van Exel, Didi Rhebergen, Mardien L Oudega, Roel J T Mocking, Indira Tendolkar, Annemiek Dols, Esmée Verwijk","doi":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Monitoring cognitive side effects following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is crucial for balancing side effects and clinical effectiveness. Yet, evidence-based guidelines on cognitive testing following ECT are lacking. A frequently used test in global ECT practice is the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). We examined the change of the MMSE score and its performance in identifying a decline in predefined neuropsychological measures sensitive to ECT-induced cognitive changes: verbal recall and verbal fluency.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Mean MMSE scores before and 1 week after ECT were compared using a Wilcoxon signed rank test. The Reliable Change Index was calculated for all cognitive measures to indicate whether a participant's change in score from pre- to post-ECT was considered statistically significant. The sensitivity and specificity of the MMSE were calculated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 426 patients with depression from 5 sites were included from the Dutch ECT Consortium. Mean (SD) MMSE score increased significantly from 26.2 (3.9) before ECT to 26.8 (3.8) after ECT (p = .002). After ECT, 36 patients (8.5%) showed a significant decline in MMSE score. The sensitivity of the MMSE in identifying patients who experienced a significant decline in verbal recall or verbal fluency ranged from 3.6% to 11.1%. The specificity of the MMSE in identifying patients who did not experience a significant decline in verbal recall or verbal fluency ranged from 95.6% to 96.6%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Given the very low sensitivity of the MMSE, we propose reconsidering the prominence of the MMSE in ECT practice and cognitive monitoring guidelines, advocating for a more comprehensive approach to assess ECT-induced cognitive changes.</p>","PeriodicalId":93900,"journal":{"name":"Biological psychiatry. Cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141918371","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}
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}