Brain network dysfunction in late-life depression: A literature review

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-12

  Tadayonnejad, Reza ^a   Ajilore, Olusola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

late life depression; neurocircuits; neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NETWORK; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; COGNITIVE CONTROL NETWORK; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CORTICOSTRIATAL CIRCUITS; DEFAULT MODE NETWORK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FRONTOLIMBIC NETWORK; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; LATE LIFE DEPRESSION; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROIMAGING; POSTERIOR PARIETAL CORTEX; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTING STATE NETWORK; REVIEW; WHITE MATTER;

LATE-LIFE DEPRESSION; NEUROCIRCUITS; NEUROIMAGING;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROIMAGING;

EID: 84893522117     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988713516539     Document Type: Review

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