长期海洛因成瘾者前额叶功能连接的静息态fMRI研究

目的 利用静息态fMRI探讨长期海洛因成瘾者前额叶功能连接的变化情况.方法 13例长期海洛因成瘾者和14例正常者接受静息态fMRI检查,对数据进行相关的预处理后,以前额叶为种子点与全脑每个体素进行相关分析,比较海洛因成瘾组与正常对照组前额叶功能连接的变化情况.结果 以左侧前额叶为种子点进行功能连接分析,海洛因成瘾组左侧前额叶与左侧海马、右侧前扣带回、左侧额中回、右侧额中回、右侧楔前叶功能连接明显低于正常对照组:以右侧前额叶为种子点进行功能连接分析,海洛因成瘾组右侧前额叶与左侧眶额叶、左侧额中回功能连接明显低于正常对照组.结论 长期海洛因成瘾者前额叶与相关脑区的功能连接减弱,前额叶可能参与了海洛因成瘾的维持与戒断后复吸.

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Objective To explore the changes of functional connectivity of the prefrontal cortex in chronic heroin addicts under resting-state functional MRI (fMRI). Methods Resting fMRI examination was performed on 13 chronic heroin addicts and 14 healthy volunteers. After pre-processing the resting-state fMRI data, the prefrontal cortex was selected as the seed region, with which a whole-brain voxel temporal correlation in Iow frequency fMRI fluctuations was analyzed and the changes of functional connectivity of the prefrontal lobe in both chronic heroin addicts and healthy volunteers were calculated with SPM5 software. Results Compared with that in the control group, the functional connectivity between the left prefrontal cortex and the left hippocampus, right anterior cingulate, left middle frontal gyrus, right middle frontal gyrus, right precuneus in the heroin addiction group was significantly decreased. The functional connectivity between the right prefrontal cortex and the left orbital frontal cortex, left middle frontal gyrus in thc heroin addiction group was also significantly decreased as compared with that in the control group. Conclusion Functional connectivity of prefrontal cortex in chronic heroin addicts decreases, indicating that the prefrontal cortex may be involved in the maintenance of heroin addiction and relapse after withdrawal.     

首次发病且未用药的成年早发和晚发抑郁症患者脑功能连接差异研究

目的比较成年早发抑郁症(EOD)和成年晚发抑郁症(LOD)患者默认网络(DMN)内部功能连接的差异,探究不同发病年龄的抑郁症患者是否有不同的发病机制。方法选取在昆明医科大学第一附属医院精神科门诊或住院的EOD患者(n=58)和LOD患者(n=62)为研究对象,同期招募年轻健康对照组(n=60)和年老健康对照组(n=52)。对受试者进行静息态功能磁共振扫描,选择左侧楔前叶为种子点,计算该种子点与全脑的功能连接,并比较各组间该种子点的功能连接差异。结果四组之间功能连接具有差异的脑区涉及双侧额叶、颞叶、基底节、枕叶、顶叶及小脑等脑区。EOD组左侧楔前叶与左侧小脑Crus1区、左侧小脑IX区、左侧颞中回、右侧楔前叶、右侧前扣带回、右侧额中回、右侧角回、右侧脑岛、右侧内侧额上回、右侧颞中回的功能连接均高于年轻健康对照组(Z=3. 752 4～5. 867 8,P均0. 05);而左侧楔前叶与左侧额中回、左侧中央旁小叶、右侧缘上回、右侧额上回、右侧颞下回、右侧中央后回、右侧中央前回、右侧枕上回的功能连接均低于年轻健康对照组(Z=-5. 007 6～-3. 797 7,P均0. 05)。LOD组左侧楔前叶与左侧小脑Crus2区、左侧尾状核、左侧颞下回、左侧小脑Crus1区、左侧角回、左侧额中回、右侧额中回、右侧角回、右侧眶额部额中回的功能连接均高于年老健康对照组(Z=4. 122 8～6. 579 4,P均0. 05);与左侧海马旁回、左侧额上回、右侧枕中回、右侧中央前回、右侧内侧额上回、右侧锯状回、右侧颞下回、右侧中央旁小叶、右侧梭状回、右侧后扣带回的功能连接均低于年老健康对照组(Z=-5. 884 0～-3. 617 2,P均0. 05)。EOD组左侧楔前叶与左侧锯状回、左侧小脑IV-VI区、左侧小脑Crus2区的功能连接比LOD组高(Z=4. 087 7、3. 937 4、3. 672 1,P均0. 05);EOD组左侧楔前叶与右侧额中回、右侧眶额部额下回、右侧额上回的功能连接比LOD组低(Z=-4. 274 8、-3. 956 8、-4. 724 3、-3. 663 2,P均0. 05)。结论 DMN内部功能连接增高及额顶网络功能连接降低可能与EOD的发病机制相关,而DMN前部功能连接增高和后部功能连接降低可能与LOD的发病机制相关,不同发病年龄的成年抑郁症患者可能有不同的发病机制。     

基于功能连接的复发缓解型多发性硬化患者默认网络静息态功能磁共振成像

目的 采用静息态功能磁共振成像(rs-fMRI)基于种子点相关性分析技术对复发缓解型多发性硬化(RRMS)患者默认网络的功能连接改变进行研究.方法 使用3.0T磁共振采集RRMS组和健康对照组(各27例)rs-fMRI数据.数据经预处理后,选择后扣带回(-5,-49,40)为种子点,采用基于种子点相关性分析技术进行功能连接分析,分别在默认网络内和默认网络外脑区比较两组功能连接的差异.分析差异脑区与临床参数如临床扩展残疾量表、同步听觉连续加法测验评分(PASAT)、脑实质分数、T2可见病灶数和病程的相关性.结果 基于种子点相关性分析技术构建的RRMS患者默认网络包含脑区主要有前额叶皮质腹侧、双侧顶下叶、后扣带回及楔前叶等脑区.在默认网络内比较,RRMS患者较健康对照组右侧额上回功能连接下降;右侧小脑后叶、右侧小脑脚、右侧颞中回、右侧额中回、左侧楔前叶及扣带回、右侧角回、右侧扣带回功能连接增高.RRMS患者组默认网络内差异脑区中,右侧颞中回功能连接系数(0.387±0.216)与PASAT呈负相关(r=-0.590,P =0.001);患者右侧额上回功能连接系数(0.039±0.293)与病程之间呈负相关(r=-0.390,P=0.041).在默认网络外比较,RRMS组后扣带回功能连接下降脑区有右侧额上回、左侧枕中回、左侧中央前回;功能连接增高脑区有右侧小脑前叶(含齿状核)、右侧额叶白质区.RRMS组后扣带回与左侧中央前回、右侧小脑前叶功能连接系数(-0.924±0.253和0.217±0.208)分别与病程之间存在正相关(r =0.650,P=0.000;r =0.436,P=0.023).结论 RRMS患者默认网络内和默认网络外均出现后扣带回静息态功能连接的异常改变,表明患者存在功能下降和代偿的复杂过程.RRMS患者存在有限功能重构或重组,以维持默认网络的功能稳定.     

“临床治愈”抑郁症患者默认网络静息态功能连接研究

目的:结合静息态功能连接方法,探讨"临床治愈"抑郁症(remitted major depressive disorder,r MDD)患者默认网络(default mode network,DMN)功能连接的变化。方法:对22例经过住院治疗达到r MDD标准的患者(患者组)和22名相匹配正常对照组进行静息态功能磁共振扫描,以DMN公认的内侧前额叶(medial prefrontal cortex,m PFC)和后扣带回(posterior cingulate cortex,PCC)为种子点,通过种子点与全脑的功能连接分析,使用双样本t检验比较两组的功能连接差异。结果:与正常对照组比较,患者组m PFC与右侧角回(t=3.96,P0.01)、右侧旁扣带回(t=4.57,P0.01)、右侧额下回(t=4.25,P0.01)功能连接增加,与左侧前扣带回(t=-3.50,P0.01)、右侧PCC(t=-3.57,P0.01)功能连接降低;PCC与左侧枕中回(t=3.47,P0.01)、右侧枕中回(t=4.18,P0.01)功能连接增加。结论:r MDD患者DMN功能连接仍存在异常,可能与反刍症状及注意等认知偏向未完全改善有关。     

单相和双相抑郁障碍患者前扣带回功能连接特征差异观察北大核心CSCD

目的比较单、双相抑郁障碍前扣带回功能连接的差异,探讨前扣带回功能连接与抑郁症状严重程度的关系。方法利用fMRI技术,对符合DSM-Ⅳ诊断标准的30例单相抑郁障碍(unipolar depression)患者(单相抑郁组)、30例双相抑郁障碍(bipolar depression)患者(双相抑郁组)及年龄、性别、受教育程度相匹配的32名对照者(对照组)进行静息态fMRI扫描,以前扣带回为感兴趣区进行功能连接分析,比较组间差异,并对功能连接强度与抑郁症状的严重程度之间的关联进行Pearson相关分析。结果(1)与对照组相比,单相抑郁组左侧前扣带回与左侧三角部额下回(t=3.48)、左侧顶下缘角回(t=3.15)之间的功能连接增强,右侧前扣带回与左侧三角部额下回(t=3.52)之间的功能连接增强;(2)与对照组相比,双相抑郁组左侧前扣带回与右侧颞中回(t=-4.00)之间的功能连接减低,右侧前扣带回与左侧中央后回(t=-3.46)、右侧颞上回(t=-2.86)、右侧颞中回(t=-3.40)之间的功能连接减低;(3)与双相抑郁组相比,单相抑郁组左侧前扣带回与左侧三角部额下回(t=3.58)、右侧三角部额下回(t=4.06)、右侧颞中回(t=3.25)、左侧顶下缘角回(t=3.27)、右侧顶下缘角回(t=3.99)之间的功能连接增强;右侧前扣带回与左侧三角部额下回(t=3.13)、左侧顶下缘角回(t=3.42)、右侧顶下缘角回(t=3.78)之间的功能连接增强(均采用Alphasim校正,P<0.001);(4)Pearson相关分析显示,以上差异脑区功能连接强度与HAMD17总分均无相关性(-0.20.05)。结论静息态下单相抑郁患者前扣带回功能连接增强,双相抑郁患者前扣带回功能连接减弱;单、双相抑郁障碍差异脑区功能连接强度与临床症状无相关性。     

偏头痛与静息态脑功能连接研究

目的本文研究采用静息态功能磁共振成像(rfMRI)技术描述偏头痛患者静息态脑功能连接改变,为探索偏头痛的发病机制提供影像学资料。方法收集16例偏头痛患者与16例健康对照,采集rfMRI成像,计算低频振幅,找出感兴趣区做功能连接进行统计分析。结果偏头痛患者左侧岛叶、左侧额下回低频振幅显著低于对照组,右侧视觉皮质低频振幅显著高于对照组;以左侧额下回、右侧枕中回为感兴趣区,发现左侧额下回与脑干之间的功能连接增强,与双侧枕叶之间的功能连接减弱;右侧枕中回与双侧楔前叶延伸至扣带回中部区域之间的功能连接增强,与双侧中央前回、双侧缘上回、双侧颞上回及双侧额下回之间的功能连接减弱。结论偏头痛患者无头痛发作时神经元活动强度改变,大脑功能连接异常,这导致大脑整合信息过程改变,并与偏头痛发病相关。     

海洛因成瘾者默认网络功能改变的静息态功能磁共振成像研究北大核心CSCD

目的 探讨海洛因成瘾者默认网络的功能影像学改变。方法 14例海洛因成瘾者（海洛因成瘾组）和14名对照者（对照组）进行静息态fMRI扫描,采用独立成分分析方法分别提取海洛因成瘾组和对照组的默认网络进行组内及组间分析,以了解成瘾者默认网络功能连接改变的脑区。结果 与对照组比较,海洛因成瘾组默认网络的额上回内侧（t＝-2.61）、前扣带回（t＝-3.32）及楔叶（t左＝-3.49,t右＝-3.40）的功能连接减弱,后扣带回（t＝4.55）、楔前叶（t左＝4.31,t右＝3.54）以及角回（t左＝2.57,t右＝6.39）的功能连接增强,均P〈0.05。结论 静息态下海洛因成瘾者的默认网络存在功能连接异常。     

难治性癫痫患者楔前叶功能连接的静息态功能磁共振成像研究

目的应用静息态功能磁共振成像(rs-f MRI)探讨难治性癫痫患者楔前叶与全脑功能连接的改变及其意义。方法对23例难治性癫痫患者(癫痫组)及23名健康人(对照组)进行rs-f MRI检查,采集数据后采用功能连接的方法,分别计算以左侧楔前叶和右侧楔前叶为感兴趣区与全脑的功能连接,运用双样本t检验的统计学方法发现两组的显著性差异并进行分析。结果癫痫组左侧楔前叶与双侧顶下小叶、双侧岛叶、右侧缘上回、右侧额中回和双侧额下回的功能连接较对照组减弱(均P0.05);癫痫组左侧楔前叶与双侧海马旁回、双侧额上回、左侧后扣带回的功能连接较对照组增强(均P0.05)。癫痫组右侧楔前叶与左侧顶下小叶、右侧缘上回、右侧额中回、右侧额下回的功能连接较对照组减弱(均P0.05);癫痫组右侧楔前叶与双侧楔叶、左侧后扣带回的功能连接较对照组增强(均P0.05)。结论难治性癫痫患者静息状态下楔前叶与全脑的功能连接存在异常,"默认网络"功能的抑制可能是癫痫患者意识及认知等功能损害的重要原因。     

不同年龄阶段女性双相障碍前额叶—杏仁核功能连接比较研究

目的探讨不同年龄阶段女性双相障碍患者前额叶—杏仁核神经环路功能连接的改变。方法纳入年龄13~25岁的双相障碍(bipolar disorder,BD)患者30例及年龄、受教育程度相匹配的健康对照30名;年龄26~45岁的BD患者30例及年龄、受教育程度相匹配健康对照30名。选取脑部双侧杏仁核为种子点,应用静息态功能磁共振,分别进行两年龄阶段BD患者组与相应对照组前额叶—杏仁核神经环路功能连接的比较。结果与相应对照比较,13~25岁女性BD患者前额叶—杏仁核神经环路功能连接在左侧额中回、左侧眶部额下回、左侧岛盖部额下回及双侧三角部额下回降低(P0.001,GRF校正)。与相应对照比较,26~45岁女性患者前额叶—杏仁核的功能连接差异无统计学意义(P=0.001,GRF校正)。结论 13~25岁女性BD患者前额叶—杏仁核神经环路功能连接降低,可能与25岁前大脑发育不完全,存在易损性有关;26~45岁女性BD患者大脑功能可能在此环路中无受损。     

抑郁症患者岛叶-皮质静息态功能连接的观察北大核心CSCD

目的探讨未服药抑郁症患者静息态岛叶功能连接特征。方法选取50例未服药的抑郁症患者(抑郁症组)和51名健康对照者(对照组)进行静息态fMRI(rs-fMRI)扫描,对rs-fMRI数据进行常规预处理并基于岛叶分区为双侧岛叶前部、双侧岛叶中部、双侧岛叶后部6个种子点进行全脑功能连接分析,采用双样本t检验比较2组间脑功能连接值的差异,经过不依赖阈值集群增强(threshold-free cluster enhancement,TFCE)的多重比较校正,并将差异有统计学意义脑区的功能连接值与HAMD24评分等临床变量进行相关分析。结果与对照组相比,抑郁症组左侧岛叶前部与双侧前扣带回之间功能连接减低(t=-4.83,P<0.05,TFCE校正),左侧岛叶前部与左侧额中回、双侧后扣带回/楔前叶之间功能连接增强(t=4.08、4.42,均P<0.05,TFCE校正)。左侧岛叶前部与双侧前扣带回(r=-0.125,P=0.387)、左侧额中回(r=0.149,P=0.302)、双侧后扣带回/楔前叶(r=-0.207,P=0.148)的功能连接值与HMAD24评分无相关性。结论抑郁症患者可能存在左侧岛叶前部与边缘系统、额叶皮质功能连接异常,包括岛叶-前扣带回连接减弱,岛叶-额叶、岛叶-后扣带回/楔前叶连接增高。     

Altered insula-prefrontal functional connectivity correlates to decreased vigilant attention after total sleep deprivation

BackgroundSleep deprivation can robustly affect vigilant attention. The insula is a key hub of the salience network that mediates shifting attention between endogenous and exogenous states. However, little is known regarding the involvement of insular functional connectivity in impaired vigilant attention after total sleep deprivation (TSD). The purpose of this study is to explore the alterations in insular functional connectivity and its association with vigilant attention performance following TSD.MethodsTwenty-six adult men were enrolled in the study. Participants underwent two counterbalanced resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) scans, once in rested wakefulness (RW) and once after 36 h of TSD. Seed-based functional connectivity analysis was performed using rs-fMRI data for the left and right insula. The vigilant attention was measured using a psychomotor vigilance test (PVT). Furthermore, Pearson correlation analysis was conducted to investigate the relationship between altered insular functional connectivity and PVT performance.ResultsCompared to RW, enhanced functional connectivity was observed between the insula and prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex, while reduced functional connectivity was observed between the insula and temporal, parietal, and occipital regions following TSD. Moreover, altered insular functional connectivity with the prefrontal cortex, ie superior frontal gyrus and middle frontal gyrus, and inferior temporal gyrus was correlated with PVT performance after TSD.ConclusionOur results suggest that insular coupling with the prefrontal cortex and inferior temporal gyrus may act as neural indicators for vigilant attention impairment, which further reveals the critical role of the salience network in cognitive decline following TSD.     

帕金森病伴冻结步态患者的静息态磁共振研究

目的 探讨帕金森病患者冻结步态与静息态脑功能成像之间的关系。方法 2021年9月-2022年9月于襄阳市第一人民医院就诊的28例伴有冻结步态的帕金森病患者以及32例不伴有冻结步态的帕金森病患者接受了全脑结构像和静息状态下的功能磁共振扫描,计算并比较2组全脑百分率振幅(Percent amplitude of fluctuation,PerAF)的差异,同时探寻2组被试者间差异脑区与大脑其他区域功能连接性(Functional connectivity,FC)的不同。结果 在静息状态下与非冻结组比较,冻结组双侧额中回的PerAF信号显著减低,同时冻结组快速动眼期(Rapid eye movement,REM)睡眠行为异常筛查量表得分分别与左侧额中回(r=0.436,P=0.020)和右侧额中回(r=0.453,P=0.015)的显著区域的PerAF信号均呈正相关。此外,右侧脑干与双侧额中回之间的功能连接性增加,且右侧脑干区域与脚桥核部分重合;同时左侧额上回与额中回之间的功能连接性显著增加,且两者之间的FC信号与新冻结步态问卷得分呈显著的负相关(r=-0.510,P=0.006)。结论 冻...     

Detection of PCC functional connectivity characteristics in resting-state fMRI in mild Alzheimer's disease

Resting-state networks dissociate in the early stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) in AD brain is vulnerable to isolation from the rest of brain. However, it remains unclear how this functional connectivity is related to PCC changes. We employed resting-state functional MRI (fMRI) to examine brain regions with a functional connection to PCC in a mild AD group compared with matched control subjects. PCC connectivity was gathered by investigating synchronic low frequency fMRI signal fluctuations with a temporal correlation method. We found asymmetric PCC-left hippocampus, right dorsal-lateral prefrontal cortex and right thalamus connectivity disruption. In addition, some other regions such as the bilateral visual cortex, the infero-temporal cortex, the posterior orbital frontal cortex, the ventral medial prefrontal cortex and the precuneus showed decreased functional connectivity to the PCC. There were also some regions, primarily in the left frontal-parietal cortices, that showed increased connectivity. These regions included the medial prefrontal cortex, bilateral dorsal-lateral prefrontal cortex, the left basal ganglia and the left primary motor cortex. Impairments to memory, high vision-related functions and olfaction in AD can be explained by a disruption to the functional connection of resting-state networks. The results of increased connectivity may support the compensatory-recruitment hypothesis. Our findings suggest that the characteristics of resting-state functional connectivity could plausibly provide an early imaging biomarker for AD.     

Abnormal functional connectivity in patients with vascular cognitive impairment, no dementia: a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study

The functional connectivity (FC) method was used to investigate the changes in the resting state of patients with vascular cognitive impairment, no dementia (VCIND). Resting-state functional magnetic resonance images (fMRIs) were acquired from 16 patients with subcortical ischemic vascular disease (SIVD) who fulfilled the criteria for VCIND, as well as 18 age- and sex-matched subjects with SIVD with no cognitive impairment (control group). Posterior cingulate cortex connectivity was gathered by investigating synchronic low-frequency fMRI signal fluctuations with a temporal correlation method. Compared with the control group, the patients showed FC decrease in the left middle temporal gyrus, the left anterior cingulate/left middle frontal gyrus, the right caudate, the right middle frontal gyrus, and the left medial frontal gyrus/paracentral lobule. There were also some regions that showed increased connectivity. These regions included the right inferior temporal gyrus, the left middle temporal gyrus, the left precentral gyrus, and the left superior parietal lobule. Our findings revealed the change in resting-state patterns of neuronal activity in patients with VCIND. This change may be caused by subcortical white matter lesions that destroyed direct and indirect fiber tract connectivity across the cerebral white matter and influenced the cortical FC and hypoperfusion resulted from small vascular disease. The results of the increased connectivity may be evoked by the compensatory recruitment and plasticity mechanism. Our findings suggest that the simplicity and noninvasiveness of this method makes it a potential tool to help thoroughly understand the pathogenesis of VCIND.     

Functional connectivity during orthographic,phonological, and semantic processing of Chinese characters identifies distinct visuospatial and phonosemantic networks

While neuroimaging studies have identified brain regions associated with single word reading, its three constituents, namely, orthography, phonology, and meaning, and the functional connectivity of their networks remain underexplored. This study examined the neurocognitive underpinnings of these neural activations and functional connectivity of the identified brain regions using a within‐subject design. Thirty‐one native Mandarin speakers performed orthographic, phonological, and semantic judgment tasks during functional magnetic resonance imaging. The results indicated that the three processes shared a core network consisting of a large region in the left prefrontal cortex, fusiform gyrus, and medial superior frontal gyrus but not the superior temporal gyrus. Orthographic processing more strongly recruited the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, left superior parietal lobule and bilateral fusiform gyri; semantic processing more strongly recruited the left inferior frontal gyrus and left middle temporal gyrus, whereas phonological processing more strongly activated the dorsal part of the precentral gyrus. Functional connectivity analysis identified a posterior visuospatial network and a frontal phonosemantic network interfaced by the left middle frontal gyrus. We conclude that reading Chinese recruits cognitive resources that correspond to basic task demands with unique features best explained in connection with the individual reading subprocesses.     

Schizophrenic Patients and Their Unaffected Siblings Share Increased Resting-State Connectivity in the Task-Negative Network but Not Its Anticorrelated Task-Positive Network

Background:

Abnormal connectivity of the anticorrelated intrinsic networks, the task-negative network (TNN), and the task-positive network (TPN) is implicated in schizophrenia. Comparisons between schizophrenic patients and their unaffected siblings enable further understanding of illness susceptibility and pathophysiology. We examined the resting-state connectivity differences in the intrinsic networks between schizophrenic patients, their unaffected siblings, and healthy controls.

Methods:

Resting-state functional magnetic resonance images were obtained from 25 individuals in each subject group. The posterior cingulate cortex/precuneus and right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex were used as seed regions to identify the TNN and TPN through functional connectivity analysis. Interregional connectivity strengths were analyzed using overlapped intrinsic networks composed of regions common to all subject groups.

Results:

Schizophrenic patients and their unaffected siblings showed increased connectivity in the TNN between the bilateral inferior temporal gyri. By contrast, schizophrenic patients alone demonstrated increased connectivity between the posterior cingulate cortex/precuneus and left inferior temporal gyrus and between the ventral medial prefrontal cortex and right lateral parietal cortex in the TNN. Schizophrenic patients exhibited increased connectivity between the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and right inferior frontal gyrus in the TPN relative to their unaffected siblings, though this trend only approached statistical significance in comparison to healthy controls.

Conclusion:

Resting-state hyperconnectivity of the intrinsic networks may disrupt network coordination and thereby contribute to the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Similar, though milder, hyperconnectivity of the TNN in unaffected siblings of schizophrenic patients may contribute to the identification of schizophrenia endophenotypes and ultimately to the determination of schizophrenia risk genes.     

Mapping the relationship between subgenual cingulate cortex functional connectivity and depressive symptoms across adolescence

Changes in the functional connectivity of the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (SGC) have been linked with depressive symptoms. The aim of this study was to map this relationship across mid to late adolescence. Employing a longitudinal functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) design, associations between patterns of resting-state SGC functional connectivity and symptoms of depression were examined at two time points in an initial sample of 72 adolescents. Using a region-of-interest approach, these associations were evaluated cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Cross-sectionally, weaker SGC functional connectivity with the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), angular gyrus and dorsal prefrontal cortex at baseline, and weaker SGC connectivity with the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (DMPFC) and ventromedial prefrontal cortex at follow-up, were associated with higher depressive symptoms. Longitudinally, a decrease in SGC functional connectivity with DMPFC, PCC, angular gyrus and middle temporal gyrus was associated with higher depressive symptoms at follow-up. The observation of weaker SGC connectivity predicting increased symptoms contrasts with the majority of resting-state fMRI studies in clinically depressed populations. Taken together with these past studies, our findings suggest depression-related changes in SGC functional connectivity may differ across developmental and illness stages.