Reduced prefrontal oxygenation during object and spatial visual working memory in unpolar and bipolar depression
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Reduced prefrontal oxygenation during object and spatial visual working memory in unpolar and bipolar depression. / Schecklmann, Martin; Dresler, Thomas; Beck, Stefanie; Jay, Johanna T; Febres, Richard; Haeusler, Julia; Jarczok, Tomasz A; Reif, Andreas; Plichta, Michael M; Ehlis, Ann-Christine; Fallgatter, Andreas J.
In: PSYCHIAT RES, Vol. 194, No. 3, 30.12.2011, p. 378-384.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Reduced prefrontal oxygenation during object and spatial visual working memory in unpolar and bipolar depression
AU - Schecklmann, Martin
AU - Dresler, Thomas
AU - Beck, Stefanie
AU - Jay, Johanna T
AU - Febres, Richard
AU - Haeusler, Julia
AU - Jarczok, Tomasz A
AU - Reif, Andreas
AU - Plichta, Michael M
AU - Ehlis, Ann-Christine
AU - Fallgatter, Andreas J
N1 - 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/12/30
Y1 - 2011/12/30
N2 - Altered prefrontal brain activity (e.g. hypofrontality) during cognitive tasks such as working memory is a core neuroimaging marker in unipolar (UNI) and bipolar (BI) depression. The present study investigated for the first time UNI (n=16) and BI patients (n=14) in a working memory task including different processes (storage and matching) and components (object and spatial visual) with functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) over the prefrontal cortex. In healthy controls (n=15) comparable to both patient groups, changes of oxygenated and deoxygenated haemoglobin indicated increased ventro-lateral, dorso-lateral prefrontal and superior frontal cortex activity for object and spatial visual working memory storage as compared to the control condition. In contrast, both patient groups showed diminished brain activity in all working memory conditions. Results revealed unspecific deficits that did not allow the differentiation between unipolar and bipolar depression in dependence of working memory processes or components. However, fNIRS can be considered as a valid, easy manageable, low cost and rapid tool for measuring (diminished) prefrontal cortex functions.
AB - Altered prefrontal brain activity (e.g. hypofrontality) during cognitive tasks such as working memory is a core neuroimaging marker in unipolar (UNI) and bipolar (BI) depression. The present study investigated for the first time UNI (n=16) and BI patients (n=14) in a working memory task including different processes (storage and matching) and components (object and spatial visual) with functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) over the prefrontal cortex. In healthy controls (n=15) comparable to both patient groups, changes of oxygenated and deoxygenated haemoglobin indicated increased ventro-lateral, dorso-lateral prefrontal and superior frontal cortex activity for object and spatial visual working memory storage as compared to the control condition. In contrast, both patient groups showed diminished brain activity in all working memory conditions. Results revealed unspecific deficits that did not allow the differentiation between unipolar and bipolar depression in dependence of working memory processes or components. However, fNIRS can be considered as a valid, easy manageable, low cost and rapid tool for measuring (diminished) prefrontal cortex functions.
KW - Adult
KW - Brain Mapping
KW - Depression/complications
KW - Female
KW - Hemoglobins/metabolism
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Memory Disorders/etiology
KW - Memory, Short-Term/physiology
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Neuropsychological Tests
KW - Prefrontal Cortex/metabolism
KW - Reaction Time
KW - Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared
U2 - 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.01.016
DO - 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.01.016
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 22079657
VL - 194
SP - 378
EP - 384
JO - PSYCHIAT RES
JF - PSYCHIAT RES
SN - 0165-1781
IS - 3
ER -