J 2024

Dysconnectivity of the cerebellum and somatomotor network correlates with the severity of alogia in chronic schizophrenia

WIECLAWSKI, Wiktor, Krzysztof BIELSKI, Martin JÁNI, Marek BINDER, Przemyslaw ADAMCZYK et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Dysconnectivity of the cerebellum and somatomotor network correlates with the severity of alogia in chronic schizophrenia

Authors

WIECLAWSKI, Wiktor (616 Poland), Krzysztof BIELSKI (616 Poland), Martin JÁNI (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Marek BINDER (616 Poland) and Przemyslaw ADAMCZYK (616 Poland)

Edition

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, CLARE, ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2024, 0925-4927

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30215 Psychiatry

Country of publisher

Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.300 in 2022

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

UT WoS

001309486700001

Keywords in English

Schizophrenia; fMRI; Somatomotor network; Cerebellum; Negative symptoms

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 23/9/2024 12:12, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Abstract

V originále

Recent fMRI resting-state findings show aberrant functional connectivity within somatomotor network (SMN) in schizophrenia. Moreover, functional connectivity aberrations of the motor system are often reported to be related to the severity of psychotic symptoms. Thus, it is important to validate those findings and confirm their relationship with psychopathology. Therefore, we decided to take an entirely data-driven approach in our fMRI resting-state study of 30 chronic schizophrenia outpatients and 30 matched control subjects. We used independent component analysis (ICA), dual regression, and seed-based connectivity analysis. We found reduced functional connectivity within SMN in schizophrenia patients compared to controls and SMN hypoconnectivity with the cerebellum in schizophrenia patients. The latter was strongly correlated with the severity of alogia, one of the main psychotic symptoms, i.e. poverty of speech and reduction in spontaneous speech,. Our results are consistent with the recent knowledge about the role of the cerebellum in cognitive functioning and its abnormalities in psychiatric disorders, e.g. schizophrenia. In conclusion, the presented results, for the first time clearly showed the involvement of the cerebellum hypoconnectivity with SMN in the persistence and severity of alogia symptoms in schizophrenia.