期刊
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
卷 16, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.821078
关键词
cerebral blood flow; functional connectivity; neurovascular coupling; auditory verbal hallucination; forward model
资金
- Natural Science Foundation of China [81601467, 81871327]
- Medical Science and Technology Research Project of Henan Province [201701011]
This study explores the neurovascular coupling alterations in first-episode drug-naive schizophrenia patients with auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs). The findings suggest that the dysfunction of the forward model based on the predictive and computing role of the cerebellum may increase the excitability in the auditory cortex, thus contributing to the neuropathological mechanism of AVHs.
ObjectiveAuditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) are a major symptom of schizophrenia and are connected with impairments in auditory and speech-related networks. In schizophrenia with AVHs, alterations in resting-state cerebral blood flow (CBF) and functional connectivity have been described. However, the neurovascular coupling alterations specific to first-episode drug-naive schizophrenia (FES) patients with AVHs remain unknown. MethodsResting-state functional MRI and arterial spin labeling (ASL) was performed on 46 first-episode drug-naive schizophrenia (FES) patients with AVHs (AVH), 39 FES drug-naive schizophrenia patients without AVHs (NAVH), and 48 healthy controls (HC). Then we compared the correlation between the CBF and functional connection strength (FCS) of the entire gray matter between the three groups, as well as the CBF/FCS ratio of each voxel. Correlation analyses were performed on significant results between schizophrenia patients and clinical measures scale. ResultsThe CBF/FCS ratio was reduced in the cognitive and emotional brain regions in both the AVH and NAVH groups, primarily in the crus I/II, vermis VI/VII, and cerebellum VI. In the AVH group compared with the HC group, the CBF/FCS ratio was higher in auditory perception and language-processing areas, primarily the left superior and middle temporal gyrus (STG/MTG). The CBF/FCS ratio in the left STG and left MTG positively correlates with the score of the Auditory Hallucination Rating Scale in AVH patients. ConclusionThese findings point to the difference in neurovascular coupling failure between AVH and NAVH patients. The dysfunction of the forward model based on the predictive and computing role of the cerebellum may increase the excitability in the auditory cortex, which may help to understand the neuropathological mechanism of AVHs.
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