Why are cortical GABA neurons relevant to internal focus in depression? A cross-level model linking cellular, biochemical and neural network findings

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 966-977

  Northoff, G ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Sibille, E ^g,h  

^a ROYAL OTTAWA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f Normal University Hangzhou   (China)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANTERIOR CINGULATE; COGNITION; DEFAULT MODE NETWORK; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNEURON; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REVIEW; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN CORTEX; MAJOR DEPRESSION; METABOLISM; NERVE TRACT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; GABAERGIC NEURONS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84927178157     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: 14765578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mp.2014.68     Document Type: Review

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