Abnormal interhemispheric functional cooperation in schizophrenia follows the neurotransmitter profiles.

Background: Interhemispheric cooperation is one of the most prominent functional architectures of the human brain. In patients with schizophrenia, interhemispheric cooperation deficits have been reported using increasingly powerful neurobehavioural and neuroimaging measures. However, these methods rely in part on the assumption of anatomic symmetry between hemispheres.

Aberrant reward dynamics in depression with anticipatory anhedonia.

Objective: Previous studies have shown that anticipatory anhedonia is linked to abnormal reward processing. The present study aimed to explore the underlying neural mechanism of the influence of anticipatory anhedonia symptoms on reward processing.

Methods: Electrophysiological activities in the anticipatory and consummatory phase were recorded during the Monetary Incentive Delay (MID) task in 24 depressed high anticipatory anhedonia (HAA) patients, 25 depressed low anticipatory anhedonia (LAA) patients, and 29 healthy controls (HC).

Increased 10-year cardiovascular disease risk in depressed patients with coexisting subclinical hypothyroidism.

Purpose: The prevalence of depressive disorder (DD) and subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) was almost twofold higher in women compared with men, both of which are confirmed to be related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The current study aimed to identify the prevalence of CVD risk factors and evaluate the 10-year CVD risk in female depressed patients with and without comorbid SH.

Methods: We recruited 1744 female inpatients with a diagnosis of DD.

Correlation between elevated serum interleukin-1β, interleukin-16 levels and psychiatric symptoms in patients with schizophrenia at different stages.

Background: There is increasing evidence that immune dysfunction plays an important role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Meso Scale Discovery (MSD) is bioanalytical method, which can detect serum inflammatory factors in patients. MSD has higher sensitivities, capturing a narrower range of proteins compared to other methods typically used in similar studies.

Pre-supplementary motor network connectivity and clinical outcome of magnetic stimulation in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

A large proportion of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) respond unsatisfactorily to pharmacological and psychological treatments. An alternative novel treatment for these patients is repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). This study aimed to investigate the underlying neural mechanism of rTMS treatment in OCD patients.

Abnormal negative feedback processing in individuals with autistic traits in the Iowa gambling task: Evidence from behavior and event-related potentials.

Value-based decision making plays an important role in social interaction. Previous studies have reported that individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) exhibit deficits in terms of decision making. However, it is still unknown clearly whether individuals with high autistic traits within nonclinical populations employ abnormal neural substrates in value-based decision-making.

Simple Synthesis of CuInS/ZnS Core/Shell Quantum Dots for White Light-Emitting Diodes.

In this study, the CuInS/ZnS core/shell quantum dots (QDs) were prepared via simple and environmentally friendly solvothermal synthesis and were used as phosphors for white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs). The surface defect of the CuInS core QDs were passivated by the ZnS shell by forming CuInS/ZnS core/shell QDs. By adjusting the Cu/In ratio and the nucleation temperature, the photoluminescence (PL) peak of the CuInS QDs was tunable in a range of 651-775 nm.

Abnormal connectivity of anterior-insular subdivisions and relationship with somatic symptom in depressive patients.

Depressive patients frequently present with somatic complaints such as pain and fatigue. The anterior insula (AI) is a crucial region for somatic processing, but reported contributions of AI dysfunction to somatic symptoms have varied across studies. We speculated that functional heterogeneity among AI subdivisions may contribute to this inconsistency.

Quantum dot light-emitting diodes with an Al-doped ZnO anode.

A study of hybrid ZnCdSeS/ZnS quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs) device fabricated with indium tin oxide-free transparent electrodes is presented. Al-doped zinc oxide (AZO) prepared by magnetron sputtering is adopted in anode transparent electrodes for green QLEDs with different sputtering pressures. A Kelvin probe force microscopy measurement showed that AZO has a work function of approximately 5.

Resting-State Functional Connectivity Between Centromedial Amygdala and Insula as Related to Somatic Symptoms in Depressed Patients: A Preliminary Study.

Objective: Somatic symptoms are prevalent in patients with depression. The centromedial amygdala (CMA) is a key brain region that mediates autonomic and somatic responses. Abnormal function in the CMA may contribute to the development of somatic symptoms in depressed patients.

Hippocampal-subregion functional alterations associated with antidepressant effects and cognitive impairments of electroconvulsive therapy.

Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), an effective antidepressive treatment, is frequently accompanied by cognitive impairment (predominantly memory), usually transient and self-limited. The hippocampus is a key region involved in memory and emotion processing, and in particular, the anterior-posterior hippocampal subregions has been shown to be associated with emotion and memory. However, less is known about the relationship between hippocampal-subregion alterations following ECT and antidepressant effects or cognitive impairments.

10-year CVD risk in Han Chinese mainland patients with schizophrenia.

People with schizophrenia have a shortened life expectancy, with cardiovascular disease (CVD) being the primary contributor to this excessive mortality. A total of 466 inpatients with schizophrenia and 507 healthy community controls in the Chinese mainland were recruited in this study. Sociodemographic information, medical history, and smoking history were recorded.

The Polymerization Effect on Synthesis and Visible-Light Photocatalytic Properties of Low-Temperature β-BiNbO4 Using Nb-Citrate Precursor.

Low-temperature β-BiNbO4 powders (denoted as Low-β) were prepared by citrate and Pechini methods using homemade water-soluble niobium precursors. The addition of ethylene glycol and the resultant polymerization effect on the synthesis and visible-light photocatalytic performance of β-BiNbO4 powders were fully investigated. The polymerization effect is beneficial to lower the phase formation temperature and obtain smaller particle catalysts.