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SynthesisMolecular psychiatry2026

Common alterations of whole and subregion-specific amygdala intrinsic functional connectivity across psychiatric disorders: a meta-analysis.

Lingxiao Cao, Somayeh Maleki Balajoo, Yingxue Gao, Hailong Li, Weijie Bao, Zilin Zhou, Lianqing Zhang, Xinyue Hu, Qiyong Gong, Sarah Genon and 1 more

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Synthesis in Molecular psychiatry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Lingxiao CaoDepartment of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Institute of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4220-4285
Somayeh Maleki BalajooInstitute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Brain and Behaviour (INM‑7), Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5238-2448
Yingxue GaoDepartment of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Institute of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hailong LiDepartment of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Institute of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Weijie BaoDepartment of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Institute of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Zilin ZhouDepartment of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Institute of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Lianqing ZhangDepartment of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Institute of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xinyue HuDepartment of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Institute of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Qiyong GongDepartment of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Institute of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5912-4871
Sarah GenonInstitute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Brain and Behaviour (INM‑7), Research Center Jülich, Jülich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7087-7882
Xiaoqi HuangDepartment of Radiology and Huaxi MR Research Center (HMRRC), Institute of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. julianahuang@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8686-5010

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The amygdala-centered functional networks are pivotal to the neuropathology of many psychiatric disorders, yet transdiagnostic abnormalities across disorders remain unclear. This neuroimaging meta-analysis examined convergence in whole and subregion-specific amygdala functional connectivity alterations across major psychiatric disorders. We included 96 amygdala functional connectivity studies comprising 8730 individuals across seven diverse diagnostic groups (depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, and addiction). Our findings revealed that amygdala functional connectivity alterations converged in the regions associated with sensorimotor, emotional, and cognitive processes identified by behavioral decoding analyses, including the medial prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, insula, inferior and middle temporal gyrus, cuneus, postcentral gyrus, and thalamus. More refined disorder-specific analyses suggested that these overall patterns were shared to varying degrees, with notable differences between psychotic disorders versus nonpsychotic disorders, as well as between anxiety-related disorders versus mood disorders. Follow-up meta-analyses of 27 studies on amygdala subregional functional connectivity further indicated lower connectivity of the subregions with their typical target brain regions across disorders. These findings suggest that amygdala connectivity disruptions may represent a transdiagnostic vulnerability factor in psychopathology and a potential target for therapeutic interventions.

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AmygdalaMental DisordersBipolar DisorderBrainBrain MappingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNerve NetNeural PathwaysPrefrontal CortexSchizophreniaStress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

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