Stephen F Smagula1, Helmet T Karim1, Tamer S Ibrahim2, Robert T Krafty3, Sarah T Stahl1, Juleen Rodakowski4, Charles F Reynolds1, Martica H Hall1, Howard J Aizenstein1. 1. Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: A lack of "morningness" predicts greater depression symptom severity over time, including in a vulnerable group of older adults: family dementia caregivers (dCGs). Evidence regarding the neurobiological basis of these correlations is needed to guide future research towards biomarker-informed detection and prevention approaches. We therefore primarily aimed to identify simple resting-state biomarkers that correlated with a lack of "morningness" in dCGs. METHOD: We examined 54 dCGs (mean age = 70, range: 61-84; 70% female) of whom 40% were definite "morning types" according to Composite Scale of Morningness (CSM). Using a 7 Tesla resting-state sequence, we compared the functional connectivity of nodes in networks previously implicated in depression (fronto-parietal, default mode, limbic, and salience) between caregivers who were and were not "morning types." RESULTS: Correcting for voxel-wise comparisons, "morning-type" dCGs had less amygdala-posterior cingulate connectivity (Cohen's d = -1.3), which statistically mediated ~32% of the association between the degree of "morningness" and lower depression severity. Post hoc analyses of CSM items found significant correlations, with both amygdala-posterior cingulate FC and depression severity, for 4/6 items pertaining to difficulty, 2/5 items pertaining to preference, and 0/2 items pertaining to typical patterns. DISCUSSION: Prior research shows that amygdala-posterior cingulate connectivity increases when allocating attention to peripheral aspects of negative emotional stimuli. As such, difficulty with morning activation may relate to the ongoing direction of focus around distressing content; in contrast, morning activity participation may serve to limit focus on distress. Replication and experimental studies are required to confirm these associations and their modifiability.
OBJECTIVES: A lack of "morningness" predicts greater depression symptom severity over time, including in a vulnerable group of older adults: family dementia caregivers (dCGs). Evidence regarding the neurobiological basis of these correlations is needed to guide future research towards biomarker-informed detection and prevention approaches. We therefore primarily aimed to identify simple resting-state biomarkers that correlated with a lack of "morningness" in dCGs. METHOD: We examined 54 dCGs (mean age = 70, range: 61-84; 70% female) of whom 40% were definite "morning types" according to Composite Scale of Morningness (CSM). Using a 7 Tesla resting-state sequence, we compared the functional connectivity of nodes in networks previously implicated in depression (fronto-parietal, default mode, limbic, and salience) between caregivers who were and were not "morning types." RESULTS: Correcting for voxel-wise comparisons, "morning-type" dCGs had less amygdala-posterior cingulate connectivity (Cohen's d = -1.3), which statistically mediated ~32% of the association between the degree of "morningness" and lower depression severity. Post hoc analyses of CSM items found significant correlations, with both amygdala-posterior cingulate FC and depression severity, for 4/6 items pertaining to difficulty, 2/5 items pertaining to preference, and 0/2 items pertaining to typical patterns. DISCUSSION: Prior research shows that amygdala-posterior cingulate connectivity increases when allocating attention to peripheral aspects of negative emotional stimuli. As such, difficulty with morning activation may relate to the ongoing direction of focus around distressing content; in contrast, morning activity participation may serve to limit focus on distress. Replication and experimental studies are required to confirm these associations and their modifiability.
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