Cortico-limbic connectivity as a possible biomarker for bipolar disorder: where are we now?. (1st February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vai, Benedetta; Bertocchi, Carlotta; Benedetti, Francesco
• Is Part Of: Expert review of neurotherapeutics. Volume 19:Number 2(2019)
• Page Start: 159
• Page End: 172
• Publication Date: 2019-02-01
• Subjects: Bipolar disorder -- biomarker -- cortico-limbic circuitry -- connectivity -- imaging genetics -- machine learning; Neuropharmacology -- Periodicals; 615.7805
• DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2019.1562338
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1473-7175

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Introduction : The fronto-limbic network has been suggested as a key circuitry in the pathophysiology and maintenance of bipolar disorder. In the past decade, a disrupted connectivity within prefrontal-limbic structures was identified as a promising candidate biomarker for the disorder. Areas Covered : In this review, the authors examine current literature in terms of the structural, functional and effective connectivity in bipolar disorder, integrating recent findings of imaging genetics and machine learning. This paper profiles the current knowledge and identifies future perspectives to provide reliable and usable neuroimaging biomarkers for bipolar psychopathology in clinical practice. Expert Opinion : The replication and the translation of acquired knowledge into useful and usable tools represents one of the current greatest challenges in biomarker research applied to psychiatry.