The impact of stress and major depressive disorder on hippocampal and medial prefrontal cortex morphology

EL Belleau, MT Treadway, DA Pizzagalli - Biological psychiatry, 2019 - Elsevier
Volumetric reductions in the hippocampus and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) are among
the most well-documented neural abnormalities in major depressive disorder (MDD) …

Consensus paper: cerebellum and emotion

M Adamaszek, F D'Agata, R Ferrucci, C Habas… - The Cerebellum, 2017 - Springer
Over the past three decades, insights into the role of the cerebellum in emotional processing
have substantially increased. Indeed, methodological refinements in cerebellar lesion …

White matter disturbances in major depressive disorder: a coordinated analysis across 20 international cohorts in the ENIGMA MDD working group

LS Van Velzen, S Kelly, D Isaev, A Aleman… - Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Alterations in white matter (WM) microstructure have been implicated in the pathophysiology
of major depressive disorder (MDD). However, previous findings have been inconsistent …

Subcortical brain alterations in major depressive disorder: findings from the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder working group

L Schmaal, DJ Veltman, TGM van Erp… - Molecular …, 2016 - nature.com
The pattern of structural brain alterations associated with major depressive disorder (MDD)
remains unresolved. This is in part due to small sample sizes of neuroimaging studies …

Prevalencia, causas y tratamiento de la depresión Mayor

EA Pérez-Padilla, VM Cervantes-Ramírez… - Revista …, 2017 - scielo.org.mx
La depresión mayor representa un problema de salud pública debido a su alta prevalencia.
La etiología de la depresión es compleja ya que en ella intervienen factores psicosociales …

Cortical abnormalities in adults and adolescents with major depression based on brain scans from 20 cohorts worldwide in the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder …

L Schmaal, DP Hibar, PG Sämann, GB Hall… - Molecular …, 2017 - nature.com
The neuro-anatomical substrates of major depressive disorder (MDD) are still not well
understood, despite many neuroimaging studies over the past few decades. Here we …

How does the brain deal with cumulative stress? A review with focus on developmental stress, HPA axis function and hippocampal structure in humans

T Frodl, V O'Keane - Neurobiology of disease, 2013 - Elsevier
There is evidence that excessive stress exposure of the brain, mediated through the
neurotoxic effects of cortisol and possibly neuroinflammation, causes damage to brain …

The GABAergic deficit hypothesis of major depressive disorder

B Luscher, Q Shen, N Sahir - Molecular psychiatry, 2011 - nature.com
Increasing evidence points to an association between major depressive disorders (MDDs)
and diverse types of GABAergic deficits. In this review, we summarize clinical and preclinical …

Gray matter abnormalities in major depressive disorder: a meta-analysis of voxel based morphometry studies

E Bora, A Fornito, C Pantelis, M Yücel - Journal of affective disorders, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) has been widely used to quantify
structural brain changes associated with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). While some …

[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiology of depression: do we have any solid evidence of interest to clinicians?

G Hasler - World psychiatry, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Due to the clinical and etiological heterogeneity of major depressive disorder, it has been
difficult to elucidate its pathophysiology. Current neurobiological theories with the most valid …