Pub Date : 2025-11-11DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2025.111560
Yanan Su , Guangfei Li , Shanmei Wang , Dongmei Hao , Clara S. Li , Yiyao Ye-Lin , Xiaolin Wang , Ruolin Zhang , Lin Yang , Chiang-Shan R. Li
Background
Preterm birth involves structural brain changes and increases the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, including social cognitive dysfunction as implicated in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, it remains unclear whether or how volumetric brain changes may impact the risk of social cognitive dysfunction in toddlers of preterm birth.
Methods
We curated data of 569 toddlers approximately 18 months of age, including 76 with preterm (PB) and 493 with term (TB) birth, from the developing Human Connectome Project. We processed the imaging data, collected at birth, and investigated group differences in gray matter volume (GMV) of the brain and eye-tracking data collected at 18 months as well as the interrelationships amongst birth age, GMVs, and eye-tracking markers of ASD.
Results
In a covariance analysis with age at scan, total intracranial volume, sex, and number of embryos at gestation as covariates, PB demonstrated higher GMV in bilateral superior temporal gyri (STG). Right STG GMV's were negatively correlated with birth age and positively with the proportion of looking at faces and mouths in PB, but not in TB. Further, path analyses suggested right STG GMV at birth as a marker of preferential face and mouth viewing in PB at 18 months.
Conclusions
The findings associate earlier birth age with atypical volumetrics of the right STG and eye gazing patterns in preterm children at 18 months. Longitudinal studies are needed to examine whether these neural and behavioral markers may reflect risks of social cognitive dysfunction in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including ASD.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-08DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2025.111556
P. de la Higuera-Gonzalez , A. Galvez-Merlin , B. Marcos-Diaz , A. Calvo , A. Carrasco-Diaz , W. Ayad-Ahmed , P. Mola-Cardenes , A. de la Torre-Luque , F. Ruiz-Guerrero , F. Polo-Montes , J.L. Carrasco-Perera , L. Beato-Fernandez , A. Gomez-del Barrio , M. Diaz-Marsa
Introduction
Difficulties in interpersonal interactions have been related to Social Cognition (SC) impairments in eating disorders (EDs). However, results do not account for differences between restrictive (rED) and purgative (pED) profiles and are just based on decoding tasks. This study assessed SC by Theory of Mind (ToM) abilities in ToM decoding and inference tasks between rED and pED patients and healthy women and its relationship with clinical variables.
Method
37 rED patients, 42 pED patients and 34 controls were evaluated using the Movie for the Assessment of Social Cognition (MASC) -ToM inference abilities- and the Reading the Mind in the Eyes revised version (RMET-R) - ToM decoding abilities-. Age, body mass index (BMI) and disorder's duration were considered as clinical variables. ANCOVA analyses were carried out to analyse differences between groups, controlling for impulsivity as a covariate. Group relationships between ToM and clinical variables were analysed through linear regression models.
Results
pED showed lower correct MASC responses (p < .01) and more overmentalising errors (p < .05) than controls, and for rED, differences overmentalising errors were close to significance (p = .051). For RMET-R, differences were related to impulsivity. Age (p < .01) and BMI p < .05) were related with correct MASC responses.
Conclusions
Patients with EDs show difficulties in ToM inference abilities, especially those with a purgative profile, with poorer performance related to clinical severity indices such as weight and age. Differences in ToM decoding appear to be related to impulsivity rather than clinical diagnosis.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-06DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2025.111559
Min Seo Kim , Ju Eun Han , Chang Hyeon Kong , Keontae Park , Hoo Sik Min , Yong Seung Lee , Won Hyung Lee , Seo Yun Jung , Soo Kyung Bae , Jae Yeol Lee , Jong Hoon Ryu
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe mental illness characterized by increased arousal, intrusion, avoidance, and negative cognitive alterations following exposure to fatal stresses or psychological trauma. In this study, we explored the ameliorating effects of spinosin on PTSD-like behaviors in PTSD model mice induced by single prolonged stress (SPS). A single dose of spinosin (3 mg/kg, p.o.) ameliorated PTSD-like behaviors as assessed using the elevated plus-maze test, marble burying test, Y-maze test, tail suspension test, and fear extinction test. Furthermore, we discovered that spinosin promotes fear extinction through 5-HT1A receptor activation. We also verified that spinosin normalizes the increased phosphorylation levels of PKA and CREB, which are downstream signaling pathways of the 5-HT1A receptor, in the amygdala of mice modeling PTSD. Our findings suggest that spinosin could be an effective treatment for PTSD via 5-HT1A receptor activation, addressing the limitations of current PTSD medications.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-06DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2025.111557
Joël Macoir , Fenise Selin Karalı , Samet Tosun
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Pub Date : 2025-11-06DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2025.111558
Praachi Tiwari , Vidita A. Vaidya
Recent evidence suggests that psychedelics hold promise in treating a range of neuropsychiatric disorders, highlighting the need to better understand their broader behavioral effects. Many animal-based behavioral assays related to mood, like anxiety and despair-like behavior, highly depend on locomotor activity. However, the influence of psychedelics on movement, especially in emotionally salient contexts, remains underexplored. While general locomotor activity can be monitored in the home cage, assessing movement in novel environments is critical for interpreting behaviors shaped by context and novelty. In this study, we examine the effects of the serotonergic psychedelic, DOI, on locomotor activity using the elevated plus maze (EPM), a conventionally used conflict-based anxiety maze. We find that DOI alters locomotor behavior in rats in a dose-dependent manner, and these changes are closely correlated with changes in anxiety-like behavior on the EPM. Notably, we observe species- and strain-specific differences in the DOI-evoked influence on spontaneous motor activity. While Sprague-Dawley rats and 129S6/SvEv mice exhibit reduced movement in response to 1 mg/kg DOI, C57BL/6J mice show increased movement at the same dose. The modulation of locomotor activity, like the observed anxiety-related effects, appears to be driven by the serotonin 2A receptor (5-HT2A R), as noted by the absence of DOI-evoked locomotor changes in 5-HT2A R knockout (KO) mice. These findings highlight the importance of considering the impact of serotonergic psychedelics on both spontaneous and context-dependent locomotion whilst interpreting mood-related behavioral responses in novelty-dependent, conflict-based approach-avoidance tasks.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-03DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2025.111549
Biying Zhang , Rong Zhang , Tingyong Feng
Procrastination is a problematic behavior that negatively affects both physical and mental well-being. While extant research has established a negative association between psychological resilience and procrastination, the cognitive and neural basis underlying this relationship remain poorly characterized. To address this issue, current study asked college student participants (n = 430, Mage = 19.288 years, SD = 1.675) to undergo the MRI scanning and complete the Resilience Scale for Chinese Adolescents (RSCA) and General Procrastination Scale (GPS). The network model found that the negative relationship between psychological resilience and procrastination was primarily driven by goal planning and affect control which were two subcomponents of psychological resilience. VBM results showed that the gray matter volume (GMV) of the left Inferior Frontal Gyrus (IFG) and right Middle Frontal Gyrus (MFG) were positively correlated with goal planning, while the GMV of the right Inferior Temporal Gyrus (ITG) was positively correlated with the affect control. Importantly, the structural equation modeling (SEM) results indicated that the left IFG and the right ITG were associated with procrastination via goal planning and affect control, respectively. Taken together, these findings suggest that high psychological resilience reduces procrastination primarily through brain regions supporting goal planning and affect control.
拖延症是一种有问题的行为,对身体和精神健康都有负面影响。虽然现有的研究已经建立了心理弹性和拖延症之间的负相关关系,但这种关系背后的认知和神经基础仍然缺乏特征。为了解决这一问题,本研究要求被试大学生(n = 430,Mage = 19.288 years, SD = 1.675)接受MRI扫描并完成中国青少年弹性量表(RSCA)和一般拖延量表(GPS)。网络模型发现心理弹性与拖延之间的负向关系主要由心理弹性的两个子成分目标规划和情绪控制驱动。VBM结果显示,左侧额下回(IFG)和右侧额中回(MFG)的灰质体积(GMV)与目标规划呈正相关,右侧颞下回(ITG)的GMV与情绪控制呈正相关。重要的是,结构方程模型(SEM)结果表明,左侧IFG和右侧ITG分别通过目标规划和影响控制与拖延相关。综上所述,这些发现表明,高心理弹性主要通过支持目标规划和情绪控制的大脑区域减少拖延症。
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Pub Date : 2025-11-03DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2025.111550
Alexandra Ott , Octavio Ghirardello , Kaloyan. Tanev , Jennifer Altschüler , Asude Zülal Gül , Zoë Kruschke , Susanne Mueller , Stefan Paul Koch , Philipp Boehm-Sturm , Christine Winter , Ravit Hadar
While the harmful effects of alcohol use during pregnancy are well recognized, less is understood about how maternal alcohol consumption during adolescence, prior to reproduction, may affect offspring. This is especially concerning given the high prevalence of adolescent alcohol use, particularly in females. This study investigates how maternal pre-reproductive alcohol exposure, combined with a maternal immune activation (MIA) during pregnancy, a well-established neurodevelopmental risk factor, affects offspring. Female Wistar rats were subjected to intermittent binge-like alcohol consumption during adolescence and later mated with naïve males. On gestational day 15, dams received either saline or a mild dose of the viral mimic Poly I:C. Maternal care was monitored, and stress axis components were analyzed in both dams and their offspring. Adult offspring underwent behavioral testing, MRI, neurochemical and neuroimmune analyses, metabolic profiling, and voluntary alcohol consumption assessments. Maternal alcohol exposure prior to reproduction led to increased offspring body weight, memory impairments, altered HPA axis function, microglial reductions, and enlarged cerebellar volumes, with most outcomes showing sex-specific differences, including opposing neurochemical responses. Interestingly, MIA, but not maternal alcohol, induced elevated alcohol intake in offspring and disrupted sensorimotor gating. MIA-exposed dams also showed impaired maternal care and reproductive HPA axis dysregulation. These findings demonstrate that adolescent alcohol use before reproduction has significant intergenerational consequences and that even mild immune challenges during pregnancy can independently disrupt offspring development. Results underscore the importance of sex as a biological variable and call for targeted preventive strategies.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-03DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2025.111552
Yi-Ling Chien , Chi Chen , Ming Hsien Hsieh , Susan Shur-Fen Gau
Backgrounds
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exhibit aberrant intrinsic connectivity and altered mismatch negativity responses. Both mismatch negativity and intrinsic connectivity are associated with pre-attentive mechanisms. However, the potential link between mismatch negativity and alterations in intrinsic connectivity in ASD has not been thoroughly explored. This study aimed to investigate the resting-state functional connectivity of the auditory network in ASD and examine its association with mismatch negativity and set-shifting performance.
Methods
This study recruited 75 ASD participants and 50 neurotypical controls (NAC). All participants underwent clinical assessments, mismatch negativity on the oddball paradigm, and resting-state functional MRI. We compared the resting-state brain connectivity of the auditory network between ASD and NAC using independent component analysis. We then examined correlations between this connectivity, mismatch negativity, and executive function measured by the Intra-Extra Dimensional Set Shift task (IED).
Results
The ASD group demonstrated resting-state hyperconnectivity between the auditory network and the regions of the posterior cingulate gyrus, left inferior frontal gyrus, right angular gyrus, and right caudate/thalamus. In ASD, the connectivity between the auditory network and the left inferior frontal gyrus was positively correlated with higher P3a amplitude and a greater number of completed stages on the IED task, indicating enhanced cognitive flexibility.
Conclusion
Findings suggest heightened functional connectivity between the auditory network and various brain regions in ASD. Specifically, connectivity to the left inferior frontal gyrus at rest may predict enhanced attention reorientation and cognitive flexibility in autistic individuals. Further research is warranted to elucidate these relationships.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-03DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2025.111551
Zhangwei Lv , Haobo Zhang , Yuhan Fan , Yuanyuan Chen , Yuxian Wei , Xu Lei
Insomnia disorder is a heterogeneous psychiatric condition characterized by differences in psychological traits and neurobiological mechanisms, necessitating precise phenotyping for targeted interventions. This clinical control study, part of a two-year multicenter research project, examined differences in sleep parameters, psychological characteristics, and morphometric similarity (MS) patterns between insomnia phenotypes classified by objective total sleep time (oTST). The study enrolled 997 adult patients with insomnia disorder, of whom 270 underwent MRI scanning. Participants were categorized into insomnia with objective normal sleep duration (INSD) and insomnia with objective short sleep duration (ISSD) based on oTST measured using a wearable forehead sleep recorder. Primary outcomes included sleep parameters (e.g., wake after sleep onset and rapid eye movement percentage), psychological characteristics (e.g., rumination), and MS patterns assessed through MS mapping. Results showed that the ISSD phenotype showed shorter wake after sleep onset, lower eye movement sleep (REM) percentage, and higher non-REM stage 2 percentage, whereas the INSD phenotype exhibited greater sleep perception bias and more fragmented sleep. Additionally, ISSD showed higher global MS and distinct regional MS patterns, including lower MS in the right middle temporal gyrus and higher MS in the right postcentral gyrus. It also exhibited decoupling with the visual network and de-differentiation with the ventral attention and default mode networks. These findings reveal distinct neurobiological mechanisms underlying insomnia phenotypes and highlight the need for phenotype-based interventions.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-03DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2025.111554
Katalin Domány-Kovács, Sándor Kolok, Dalma Kurkó, Zsófia Bekes, Ferenc Horti, Amrita Bobok, József Nagy, Zoltán Kapui , Balázs Lendvai, András Visegrády, Béla Kiss
Aripiprazole, brexpiprazole and cariprazine represent a new generation of atypical antipsychotics with partial agonist activity at dopamine D2 and D3 receptors. So far, the functional activity of these partial agonists has mainly been studied at G-protein-dependent cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) signaling pathways of D2 and D3 receptors. While their effects at D2 receptor-mediated β-arrestin translocation were relatively well characterized the comparative investigation at D3-dependent β-arrestin translocation is still largely missing. Moreover, antagonism of these partial agonists either at D2 or D3 receptors has not been studied at multiple cellular signaling pathways. In this study, we compared the agonist and antagonist features of aripiprazole, brexpiprazole, cariprazine on dopamine receptor-mediated cAMP and β-arrestin pathways in multiple cell lines expressing recombinant human D2 or D3 receptors using homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence and luminescent enzyme fragment complementation technologies. We demonstrated that the three partial agonists display qualitatively similar functional profile at D2 receptor-mediated cAMP and β-arrestin pathways. While cariprazine showed partial agonism and partial antagonism at D3 receptor-mediated β-arrestin translocation, aripiprazole and brexpiprazole displayed only weak or no agonist but potent antagonist activity. These data suggest differentiated mechanism of action of cariprazine at the D3 receptor signaling compared to aripiprazole and brexpiprazole.
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