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  • Psychiatry
  • Radiology

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  • Auditory hallucinations are a core symptom in schizophrenia.
  • Understanding the neurobiological basis of hallucinations is crucial for developing effective treatments.
  • Previous research suggests structural and functional brain abnormalities in schizophrenia.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between cortical thinning and abnormal functional brain network activity in schizophrenia patients with and without auditory hallucinations.
  • To identify distinct structure-function associations in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder using multimodal neuroimaging.
  • To explore the biological underpinnings of hallucinations.

Main Methods:

  • Combined structural MRI (sMRI) and language-task fMRI data from schizophrenia patients (with and without auditory hallucinations), bipolar disorder patients, and healthy controls.
  • Utilized constrained principal component analysis (CPCA) on cortical thickness values from 148 brain regions and fMRI data.
  • Analyzed group differences to identify brain structure-function associations.

Main Results:

  • Two main components emerged: an "AVH component" linking frontotemporal and cingulate thinning with altered brain activity in auditory hallucination patients.
  • A "Bipolar component" distinguished bipolar patients by linking language network hyperactivity with left occipital-temporal lobe thinning.
  • Demonstrated specific patterns of structure-function coupling related to clinical presentation.

Conclusions:

  • Cortical thinning is associated with altered functional brain network activity in schizophrenia patients with auditory hallucinations.
  • Multimodal neuroimaging analysis can reveal distinct structure-function associations in psychiatric disorders.
  • Findings contribute to understanding the neurobiological basis of hallucinations and offer a novel analytical approach for psychiatric research.