Seasonality of brain function: role in psychiatric disorders

R Zhang, ND Volkow - Translational Psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Seasonality patterns are reported in various psychiatric disorders. The current paper
summarizes findings on brain adaptations associated with seasonal changes, factors that …

Impact of time-of-day on brain morphometric measures derived from T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging

A Trefler, N Sadeghi, AG Thomas, C Pierpaoli, CI Baker… - Neuroimage, 2016 - Elsevier
Measures of brain morphometry derived from T 1-weighted (T 1 W) magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) are widely used to elucidate the relation between brain structure and function …

Stress-related cellular pathophysiology as a crosstalk risk factor for neurocognitive and psychiatric disorders

IS Palamarchuk, GM Slavich, T Vaillancourt, TK Rajji - BMC neuroscience, 2023 - Springer
In this narrative review, we examine biological processes linking psychological stress and
cognition, with a focus on how psychological stress can activate multiple neurobiological …

Impact of time-of-day on diffusivity measures of brain tissue derived from diffusion tensor imaging

C Thomas, N Sadeghi, A Nayak, A Trefler, J Sarlls… - Neuroimage, 2018 - Elsevier
Diurnal fluctuations in MRI measures of structural and functional properties of the brain have
been reported recently. These fluctuations may have a physiological origin, since they have …

Amygdala and subregion volumes are associated with photoperiod and seasonal depressive symptoms: A cross‐sectional study in the UK Biobank cohort

NA Majrashi, AS Alyami, NA Shubayr… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although seasonal changes in amygdala volume have been demonstrated in animals,
seasonal differences in human amygdala subregion volumes have yet to be investigated …

Brainstem volume mediates seasonal variation in depressive symptoms: A cross sectional study in the UK Biobank cohort

NA Majrashi, TS Ahearn, GD Waiter - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Seasonal differences in mood and depressive symptoms affect a large percentage of the
general population, with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) representing the most common …

Effects of weather and season on human brain volume

GA Book, SA Meda, R Janssen, AD Dager, A Poppe… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
We present an exploratory cross-sectional analysis of the effect of season and weather on
Freesurfer-derived brain volumes from a sample of 3,279 healthy individuals collected on …

Effects of bright light exposure on human fear conditioning, extinction, and associated prefrontal activation

T Yoshiike, M Honma, N Yamada, Y Kim… - Physiology & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bright light (BL) not only regulates human emotion and circadian physiology but can also
directly modulate emotional memories. Impaired fear extinction and enhanced fear …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring the spatial quality of bedrooms in nursing homes with visual environmental performance

D Wei, X Li - Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The elderly's perception of their environment largely depends on acquired visual
information. This study provides a quantitative analytical method for designing bedrooms in …

Estimations of the weather effects on brain functions using functional MRI: A cautionary note

X Di, M Woelfer, S Kühn, Z Zhang… - Human Brain …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The influences of environmental factors such as weather on the human brain are still largely
unknown. A few neuroimaging studies have demonstrated seasonal effects, but were limited …