後期発症うつ病(LOD)におけるエピソード記憶課題中の脳活動への影響
Zeynep Naz Güleç1, Melis Ercan2, Yiğit Erdoğan1,3
1SoCAT Lab, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Ege University, İzmir, Türkiye.
Noro psikiyatri arsivi
|December 12, 2025
まとめ
後期発症うつ病(LOD)患者は、健常対照者(HC)と比較して、記憶課題中に視覚および注意領域の脳活動が低下していることを示している。これらの所見は、アルツハイマー病(AD)病理と重複する可能性のあるLODにおける早期の神経変化を示唆している。
科学分野:
- 神経科学; 認知心理学; 老年医学
背景:
- 後期発症うつ病(LOD)は認知機能低下と関連しており、アルツハイマー病(AD)と早期病理を共有する可能性がある。LODにおける記憶障害の神経基盤を理解することは、早期介入のために不可欠である。
研究 の 目的:
- LOD患者と健常対照者(HC)の間で、エピソード記憶(EM)課題中の脳活動の違いを調査すること。LODと早期AD間の神経メカニズムの潜在的な重複を探求すること。
主な方法:
- 課題ベースfMRIを用いて、EM課題(顔名連想)中のLOD患者15名とHC 13名の脳活動を比較した。エピソード記憶の符号化および想起の両段階に焦点を当てた。
主要な成果:
- 記憶符号化において、健常対照者(HC)は後期発症うつ病(LOD)患者と比較して、左視覚連合野(VAC)および左尾状核においてより大きな活動を示した。想起において、HCはLOD患者と比較して右尾状核および右前頭眼野(FEF)において活動が増加した。
結論:
- LOD患者におけるVAC、尾状核、FEFの低活性化は、注意、学習、記憶プロセスにおける早期の変化を示唆している。これらの所見はADで見られる低活性化パターンと一致しており、共有される神経メカニズムの可能性を示し、LODと早期AD病理との関連を支持している。
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