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Voxel-based morphometry revealed gray matter reductions in the ventral cingulate and medial temporal lobes in borderline personality disorder (BPD). Impulsivity significantly influenced these brain differences, suggesting it mediates BPD

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry
  • Brain Imaging

Background:

  • Previous imaging studies on borderline personality disorder (BPD) used region-of-interest morphometry and PET, facing limitations for exploratory brain-behavior research.
  • Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) offers a whole-brain, computer-based approach combining structural and functional study advantages.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate structural brain differences in BPD using VBM.
  • To examine the influence of diagnosis, gender, childhood sexual abuse, depressed mood, impulsivity, and aggression on these differences.

Main Methods:

  • Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) was applied to 34 BPD subjects and 30 healthy controls (HC).
  • Analyses controlled for age and gender, with separate analyses for gender, childhood sexual abuse history (in women), depressed mood, aggression, and impulsivity.

Main Results:

  • BPD subjects showed bilateral gray matter reductions in the ventral cingulate and medial temporal lobes (hippocampus, amygdala, parahippocampal gyrus, uncus) compared to HC.
  • Gender-specific differences were observed: BPD women had medial temporal lobe reductions, while BPD men showed anterior cingulate gyrus reductions.
  • Covarying for depressed mood affected ventral cingulate differences, while covarying for impulsivity rendered all group differences non-significant.

Conclusions:

  • Diminished gray matter in prefrontal and medial temporal cortex may underlie impulse and affect dysregulation in BPD.
  • Brain differences in BPD are significantly influenced by gender, depression, and particularly impulsivity.
  • VBM is an effective method for exploratory studies of brain-behavior relationships in BPD.