Although emerging evidence suggests that altered functional connectivity (FC) of large-scale neural networks is associated with disturbances in individuals at high-risk for psychosis, the findings are still far to be conclusive. We conducted a meta-analysis of seed-based resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging studies that compared individuals at clinical high-risk for psychosis (CHR), first-degree relatives of patients with schizophrenia, or subjects who reported psychotic-like experiences with healthy controls. Twenty-nine studies met the inclusion criteria. The MetaNSUE method was used to analyze connectivity comparisons and symptom correlations. Our results showed a significant hypo-connectivity within the salience network (p = 0.012, uncorrected) in the sample of CHR individuals (n = 810). Additionally, we found a positive correlation between negative symptom severity and FC between the default mode network and both the salience network (p < 0.001, r = 0.298) and the central executive network (p = 0.003, r = 0.23) in the CHR group. This meta-analysis lends support for the hypothesis that large-scale network dysfunctions represent a core neural deficit underlying psychosis development.

Functional brain network dysfunctions in subjects at high-risk for psychosis : A meta-analysis of resting-state functional connectivity / L. Del Fabro, A. Schmidt, L. Fortea, G. Delvecchio, A. D'Agostino, J. Radua, S. Borgwardt, P. Brambilla. - In: NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS. - ISSN 0149-7634. - 128(2021), pp. 90-101. [10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.06.020]

Functional brain network dysfunctions in subjects at high-risk for psychosis : A meta-analysis of resting-state functional connectivity

L. Del Fabro;G. Delvecchio;A. D'Agostino;P. Brambilla
2021

Abstract

Although emerging evidence suggests that altered functional connectivity (FC) of large-scale neural networks is associated with disturbances in individuals at high-risk for psychosis, the findings are still far to be conclusive. We conducted a meta-analysis of seed-based resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging studies that compared individuals at clinical high-risk for psychosis (CHR), first-degree relatives of patients with schizophrenia, or subjects who reported psychotic-like experiences with healthy controls. Twenty-nine studies met the inclusion criteria. The MetaNSUE method was used to analyze connectivity comparisons and symptom correlations. Our results showed a significant hypo-connectivity within the salience network (p = 0.012, uncorrected) in the sample of CHR individuals (n = 810). Additionally, we found a positive correlation between negative symptom severity and FC between the default mode network and both the salience network (p < 0.001, r = 0.298) and the central executive network (p = 0.003, r = 0.23) in the CHR group. This meta-analysis lends support for the hypothesis that large-scale network dysfunctions represent a core neural deficit underlying psychosis development.
Clinical high risk; fMRI; Functional connectivity; Large-scale networks; Meta-analysis; Psychosis; Salience network; Brain; Brain Mapping; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Nerve Net; Neural Pathways; Psychotic Disorders; Schizophrenia
Settore MED/25 - Psichiatria
2021
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