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ArticleEuropean archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience2026

Alteration of brain activity in adolescent bipolar disorder: impact of positive emotional stimuli on attentional process.

Liying Shen, Lin Wang, Xueying Wang, Feifei Wu, Jinfan Zhang, Han Wu, Alessandro Grecucci, Qian Xiao, Xiaoqun Liu, Xiaoping Yi and 1 more

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Liying ShenClinical Psychology Center of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, P.R. China.
Lin WangClinical Psychology Center of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, P.R. China.
Xueying WangDepartment of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, P. R. China.
Feifei WuDepartment of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, P. R. China.
Jinfan ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, P. R. China.
Han WuDepartment of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, P. R. China.
Alessandro GrecucciDepartment of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences (DiPSCo), University of Trento, 38068, Rovereto, TN, Italy.
Qian XiaoClinical Psychology Center of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, P.R. China. xiaoqian851112@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7311-0548
Xiaoqun LiuDepartment of Maternal and Child Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Tongzipo Road, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, P.R. China. 351239334@qq.com.
Xiaoping YiDepartment of Radiology, Chongqing University Three Gorges Hospital, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 404000, Chongqing, P.R. China. yixiaoping@cqu.edu.cn.
Bihong T ChenDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China, General Program 32571264Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province 2025JJ50591Youth Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China 82201702
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backgroundThere is limited literature on emotional regulation and cognitive control in adolescent patients with bipolar disorder (BD) in response to positive emotional stimuli. Few brain functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have employed emotion-based Go/No-Go tasks to examine neural process underlying BD. This study aimed to investigate alterations of brain activity on fMRI during positive emotional stimuli (i.e., happy faces) and its impact on attentional processing in adolescent patients with BD.

methodThis study enrolled 43 adolescents diagnosed with BD and 18 age- and gender-matched healthy controls. All participants underwent structured interviews, questionnaire/scale assessment for BD symptoms, and task-based brain fMRI with an emotional Go/No-Go paradigm. Clinical data and neural activity in response to neutral and positive emotional stimuli were compared between the groups.

resultsCompared to the healthy controls, the patients with BD showed significantly increased activity in key regions within the cognitive control network, the default mode network, and the limbic system under the “happy-Go minus neutral-Go” condition during the brain fMRI. Notably, hyperactivation in the left dorsolateral superior frontal gyrus, left opercular part of the inferior frontal gyrus, left inferior parietal lobule, and left thalamus was significantly correlated with the emotional Go omission rate.

conclusionThis study showed alteration of brain activity in specific brain regions for attentional control and emotional regulation in adolescents with BD during positive emotional stimuli. The results of this study enhance our understanding of neurobiological mechanisms underlying adolescent BD and implicate potential treatment strategies focusing on attentional training and emotional management.

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AttentionBipolar DisorderCerebral CortexDefault Mode NetworkEmotional RegulationEmotionsExecutive FunctionNerve NetAdolescentFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleAdolescent bipolar disorderAttentional processing.Emotional go/ No-Go taskFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPositive emotional stimuli

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