Neuronal connectivity in major depressive disorder: a systematic review

Katharina Helm,1,2 Kathrin Viol,3 Thomas M Weiger,2 Peter A Tass,4 Christian Grefkes,5,6 Damir del Monte,3 Günter Schiepek3,7 1Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria; 2Department of Biosciences, University of Salzburg, Salzburg...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:003cf8ff620c47b3b5ae6fcafc3fbf632021-12-02T05:28:47ZNeuronal connectivity in major depressive disorder: a systematic review1178-2021https://doaj.org/article/003cf8ff620c47b3b5ae6fcafc3fbf632018-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/neuronal-connectivity-in-major-depressive-disorder-a-systematic-review-peer-reviewed-article-NDThttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-2021Katharina Helm,1,2 Kathrin Viol,3 Thomas M Weiger,2 Peter A Tass,4 Christian Grefkes,5,6 Damir del Monte,3 Günter Schiepek3,7 1Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria; 2Department of Biosciences, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria; 3Institute of Synergetics and Psychotherapy Research, University Hospital for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria; 4Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford CA, USA; 5Department of Neurology, Cologne University Hospital, Cologne, Germany; 6Institute of Medicine and Neurosciences – Cognitive Neurology (INM-3), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany; 7Ludwig Maximilians University, Department for Psychology, Munich, German Background: The causes of major depressive disorder (MDD), as one of the most common psychiatric disorders, still remain unclear. Neuroimaging has substantially contributed to understanding the putative neuronal mechanisms underlying depressed mood and motivational as well as cognitive impairments in depressed individuals. In particular, analyses addressing changes in interregional connectivity seem to be a promising approach to capture the effects of MDD at a systems level. However, a plethora of different, sometimes contradicting results have been published so far, making general conclusions difficult. Here we provide a systematic overview about connectivity studies published in the field over the last decade considering different methodological as well as clinical issues. Methods: A systematic review was conducted extracting neuronal connectivity results from studies published between 2002 and 2015. The findings were summarized in tables and were graphically visualized.Results: The review supports and summarizes the notion of an altered fronto-limbic mood regulation circuitry in MDD patients, but also stresses the heterogeneity of the findings. The brain regions that are most consistently affected across studies are the orbitomedial prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, amygdala, hippocampus, cerebellum and the basal ganglia.Conclusion: The results on connectivity in MDD are very heterogeneous, partly due to different methods and study designs, but also due to the temporal dynamics of connectivity. While connectivity research is an important step toward a complex systems approach to brain functioning, future research should focus on the dynamics of functional and effective connectivity. Keywords: major depressive disorder, MDD, structural connectivity, functional connectivity, effective connectivity, fMRI, EEGHelm KViol KWeiger TMTass PAGrefkes Cdel Monte DSchiepek GDove Medical PressarticleMajor Depressive Disorder (MDD)structural connectivityfunctional connectivityeffective connectivityfMRIEEGNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol Volume 14, Pp 2715-2737 (2018)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
structural connectivity
functional connectivity
effective connectivity
fMRI
EEG
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
RC346-429
spellingShingle Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
structural connectivity
functional connectivity
effective connectivity
fMRI
EEG
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
RC321-571
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
RC346-429
Helm K
Viol K
Weiger TM
Tass PA
Grefkes C
del Monte D
Schiepek G
Neuronal connectivity in major depressive disorder: a systematic review
description Katharina Helm,1,2 Kathrin Viol,3 Thomas M Weiger,2 Peter A Tass,4 Christian Grefkes,5,6 Damir del Monte,3 Günter Schiepek3,7 1Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria; 2Department of Biosciences, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria; 3Institute of Synergetics and Psychotherapy Research, University Hospital for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria; 4Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford CA, USA; 5Department of Neurology, Cologne University Hospital, Cologne, Germany; 6Institute of Medicine and Neurosciences – Cognitive Neurology (INM-3), Research Center Juelich, Juelich, Germany; 7Ludwig Maximilians University, Department for Psychology, Munich, German Background: The causes of major depressive disorder (MDD), as one of the most common psychiatric disorders, still remain unclear. Neuroimaging has substantially contributed to understanding the putative neuronal mechanisms underlying depressed mood and motivational as well as cognitive impairments in depressed individuals. In particular, analyses addressing changes in interregional connectivity seem to be a promising approach to capture the effects of MDD at a systems level. However, a plethora of different, sometimes contradicting results have been published so far, making general conclusions difficult. Here we provide a systematic overview about connectivity studies published in the field over the last decade considering different methodological as well as clinical issues. Methods: A systematic review was conducted extracting neuronal connectivity results from studies published between 2002 and 2015. The findings were summarized in tables and were graphically visualized.Results: The review supports and summarizes the notion of an altered fronto-limbic mood regulation circuitry in MDD patients, but also stresses the heterogeneity of the findings. The brain regions that are most consistently affected across studies are the orbitomedial prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, amygdala, hippocampus, cerebellum and the basal ganglia.Conclusion: The results on connectivity in MDD are very heterogeneous, partly due to different methods and study designs, but also due to the temporal dynamics of connectivity. While connectivity research is an important step toward a complex systems approach to brain functioning, future research should focus on the dynamics of functional and effective connectivity. Keywords: major depressive disorder, MDD, structural connectivity, functional connectivity, effective connectivity, fMRI, EEG
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