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  • Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry
  • Medical Imaging

Background:

  • Schizophrenia is a complex disorder with significant interindividual differences in clinical presentation.
  • Understanding neurobiological variations is crucial for addressing schizophrenia's heterogeneity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if schizophrenia patients exhibit higher interindividual morphological brain variability compared to healthy controls.
  • To identify specific brain regions with increased variability in schizophrenia.

Main Methods:

  • T1-weighted MRI scans were acquired from 61 schizophrenia patients and 73 healthy controls.
  • Voxel-based morphometry and person-based similarity index (PBSI) were used to analyze gray matter volume variations.
  • Voxel-wise coefficient of variation (CV) and functional annotation were employed to assess morphological differences and their implications.

Main Results:

  • Schizophrenia patients demonstrated significantly lower PBSIs, indicating higher interindividual morphological variability.
  • Elevated CVs were observed in schizophrenia patients across brain regions including the striatum, hippocampus, thalamus, parahippocampal gyrus, frontal gyrus, and amygdala.
  • These variable brain regions are associated with affective, incentive, and reward processing.

Conclusions:

  • Schizophrenia is characterized by increased interindividual morphological brain variability compared to healthy controls.
  • The findings highlight specific brain structures implicated in the disorder's heterogeneity.
  • This research supports the development of personalized diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for schizophrenia.