Background: The mechanism of depression is still unclear, the typical clinical character presents emotion disorder. These impairments and biases in the processing of emotional and social stimuli may underlie problems in mood and interpersonal behavior, and contribute to the onset and maintenance of mood disorders. For these reasons,understanding the mechanisms of the emotion processing abnormalities and identifying brain functional correlates of antidepressant treatment may prove to be helpful in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mood disorders.Objective: To explore the features of functional networks about recognizing dynamical expression with using the spatial and temporal model with magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology and the paradigm of expressional experiment, and further to examine its neurological basis.Methods: 23 Chinese right-handed patients with major depression and 23 volunteers underwent MEG while recognizing dynamical expression videos. Healthy individuals were matched for age, sex and educational levels with major depression,and negative family history. When examined by MEG, all subjects were assessed by WCST. The datas are processed by the softwares as SPM8, Wfu, Marsbar, xjView, SPSS11.5 to statistical analyze.Results:1. The scores of WCSTDepression performance overall worse than the control group, total responses, error responses, significantly more than the healthy comparison participants (P<0.05), and completed categories, sustained responses, significant and persistent errors conceptualize levels were less than the normal control group (P<0.05). Compared with depression without antidepressant treatment, depression with antidepressant treatment performance improved significantly. Compared with depression without antidepressant treatment, the number of error responses of depression with antidepressant treatment is significantly less (P<0.05), and completed categories, the number of sustained response and the conceptual level are more (P<0.05).2. The Data of BehaviorCompared with healthy comparison participants, the total time in recognition of dynamical expression in depression was significantly longer (t=10.82, P<0.000), the time in recognition of dynamically neutral, sadness, happiness, the cross reaction time was significantly longer than healthy comparison participants (P<0.05). the total time in recognition of dynamical expression in depression with antidepressant treatment was significantly shorter (t=3.371, P = 0.002). Including, the times in recognition of dynamically sadness, happiness changes significantly (P<0.05); the length of reaction times after antidepressant treatment were followed neutral>happiness>sadness> cross.3. The result of MEG3.1 The differences of brain activation between patients with depression and healthy comparison participants in recognition of dynamically sadness expressionIn comparison with healthy comparison participants, depression showed increased activation during different time periods were separately as follows: right uncus gyrus, right hippocampus→right superior temporal gyrus→right uncus gyrus→right temporal sub-gyrus→right temporal sub-gyrus, right uncus gyrus, right fusiform gyrus→right inferior temporal gyrus, left corpus callosum→right uncus gyrus→right inferior temporal gyrus, right parahippocampal gyrus→right uncus gyrus→right superior temporal gyrus→right uncus gyrus→right uncus gyrus→right superior temporal gyrus in recognition of dynamically sadness expression.In comparison with healthy comparison participants, depression showed decreased activation during different time periods were separately as follows: right superior temporal gyrus→right claustrum, right insula, right superior temporal gyrus, left insula, left cuneus→left cuneus, left superior temporal gyrus, right superior temporal gyrus, right claustrum, right insula→left middle occipital gyrus, right superior temporal gyrus, right insula→left cuneus, left middle occipital gyrus, right middle occipital gyrus→right temporal transverse gyrus, left precentral gyrus→left middle temporal gyrus, left insula, right middle temporal gyrus, right cuneus→right superior temporal gyrus→left precuneus→left superior temporal gyrus, left precuneus→left superior temporal gyrus, right middle temporal gyrus→left transverse gyrus→left transverse gyrus, left middle temporal gyrus, left insula→left superior temporal gyrus in recognition of dynamically sadness expression.3.2 The differences of brain activation between patients with depression and healthy comparison participants in recognition of dynamically happiness expressionIn comparison with healthy comparison participants, depression showed increased activation in during different time periods were separately as follows: left cingulate gyrus, right uncus gyrus→right inferior temporal gyrus→left anterior cingulate gyrus→left anterior cingulate→right inferior temporal gyrus→left head of the caudate nucleus, right head of the caudate nucleus, left anterior cingulate gyrus→left inferior frontal gyrus, left anterior cingulate gyrus, left medial frontal gyrus→left inferior frontal gyrus→left inferior frontal gyrus→left inferior frontal gyrus in recognition of dynamically happiness expression.In comparison with healthy comparison participants, depression showed decreased activation in during different time periods were separately as follows: left middle temporal gyrus, right middle occipital gyrus→left middle temporal gyrus→right transverse temporal gyrus, left superior temporal gyrus, left insula→left middle temporal gyrus, right middle temporal gyrus, right insula, left postcentral gyrus→right middle occipital gyrus→right insula, left inferior frontal gyrus→right insula, right superior temporal gyrus→left middle temporal gyrus, right claustrum, right superior temporal gyrus→right claustrum, right putamen, the right precuneus , right middle temporal gyrus→left superior temporal gyrus→right insula, left claustrum, left precuneus→right claustrum, right insula, right precuneus, left inferior frontal gyrus, left middle temporal gyrus→right insula→right claustrum in recognition of dynamically happiness expression.3.3 The gender differences of brain activation between patients with depression in recognition of dynamically sadness expressionIn comparison with male depression, female depression showed increased activation in during different time periods were separately as follows: right inferior frontal gyrus, left frontal gyrus, left anterior cingulate gyrus, the left brainstem→right superior frontal gyrus, right middle frontal gyrus→right middle frontal gyrus, left anterior cingulate gyrus→right superior frontal gyrus, left inferior frontal gyrus, left precentral gyrus→right superior frontal gyrus, right inferior frontal gyrus, left superior frontal gyrus, left anterior cingulate gyrus→right precentral gyrus, left anterior cingulate gyrus→right middle frontal gyrus, left brainstem→right middle frontal gyrus, left superior frontal gyrus→right middle frontal gyrus, left hippocampus, left parahippocampal gyrus→right inferior frontal gyrus→right middle frontal gyrus→right middle frontal gyrus→right middle frontal gyrus, right inferior frontal gyrus→right superior frontal gyrus, left claustrum, right middle occipital gyrus in recognition of dynamically sadness expression.In comparison with male depression, female depression showed decreased activation in during different time periods were separately as follows: right superior temporal gyrus→right parahippocampal gyrus→left cuneus→right middle temporal gyrus→right superior temporal gyrus→left precuneus, left middle temporal gyrus→right parahippocampal gyrus in recognition of dynamically sadness expression.3.4 The gender differences of brain activation between patients with depression in recognition of dynamically happiness expressionIn comparison with male depression, female depression showed increased activation in during different time periods were separately as follows: left brain lobe→right occipital gyrus→left brain lobe, left medial frontal gyrus→left brainstemin in recognition of dynamically happiness expression.In comparison with male depression, female depression showed decreased activation in during different time periods were separately as follows: right parahippocampal gyrus, right superior temporal gyrus, left putamen, left uncus gyrus→left inferior frontal gyrus, left putamen, right anterior cerebellum, left superior temporal gyrus→right cerebellar anterior lobe, left superior temporal gyrus, left transverse temporal gyrus, left cuneus→right cerebellar anterior lobe, left cerebellar anterior lobe, left inferior frontal gyrus→left lingual gyrus, left posterior cingulate gyrus, right parahippocampal gyrus→left precuneus→right superior temporal gyrus, right cerebellum anterior lobe, left lingual gyrus, left insula→right cerebellar anterior lobe, left superior temporal gyrus, left insula, right extra unclear→left superior temporal gyrus→left superior temporal gyrus, right fusiform→left superior temporal gyrus→right fusiform gyrus, left superior temporal gyrus, left cerebellar vermis→left superior temporal gyrus, left insula→right temporal sub-gyrus, left extra unclear, left fusiform gyrus in recognition of dynamically happiness expression.3.5 The differences of brain activation between patients without antidepressant treatment and patients with antidepressant treatment in recognition of dynamically sadness expressionIn comparison with patients without antidepressant treatment, patients with antidepressant treatment showed increased activation in during different time periods were separately as follows: right cerebellar posterior lobe, postcentral gyrus→left cerebellar posterior lobe, right cuneus→left precuneus, left cuneus→right cuneus, right uncus gyrus, right inferior temporal gyrus, right middle occipital gyrus, right inferior temporal gyrus→right cuneus→right cuneus→right cerebellar posterior lobe, right cuneus, left cuneus→left cerebellar posterior lobe→left cuneus→left inferior occipital gyrus→left inferior occipital gyrus, left medial frontal gyrus→left inferior occipital gyrus, right cuneus, right lingual gyrus→left fusiform gyrus, left middle occipital gyrus, left inferior occipital gyrus, right cuneus, right lingual gyrus→left inferior occipital gyrus, left fusiform gyrus in recognition of dynamically sadness expression.In comparison with patients without antidepressant treatment, patients with antidepressant treatment showed decreased activation in during different time periods were separately as follows: left cerebellar anterior lobe→left cerebellar anterior lobe→right inferior frontal gyrus, left superior temporal gyrus, left cerebellar anterior lobe→left inferior frontal gyrus→right dorsal thalamus core, right anterior thalamic nucleus, right pallidus, right middle temporal gyrus→right middle temporal gyrus→right middle temporal gyrus→right middle temporal gyrus→right middle temporal gyrus→right parahippocampal gyrus, right middle temporal gyrus in recognition of dynamically sadness expression.3.6 The differences of brain activation between patients without antidepressant treatment and patients with antidepressant treatment in recognition of dynamically happiness expressionIn comparison with patients without antidepressant treatment, patients with antidepressant treatment showed increased activation in during different time periods were separately as follows: right cuneus, left precuneus, left cuneus→right posterior cingulate, left precuneus→right precuneus→left precuneus→left cuneus, right lingual gyrus→right cuneus→left cuneus, right cuneus, right middle occipital gyrus, right middle temporal gyrus→cuneus→right cuneus→left cuneus in recognition of dynamically happiness expression.In comparison with patients without antidepressant treatment, patients with antidepressant treatment showed decreased activation in during different time periods were separately as follows: posterior cingulate, right middle frontal gyrus, right putamen, left superior temporal gyrus→right middle frontal gyrus, right inferior frontal gyrus, left middle temporal gyrus→right frontal lobe, left superior temporal gyrus→right inferior frontal gyrus→right lenticular nucleus, right middle frontal gyrus, right inferior frontal gyrus, left lenticular nucleus, left middle frontal gyrus→right middle frontal gyrus, left brainstem→right lenticular nucleus, right middle frontal gyrus, right inferior frontal gyrus, left lenticular nucleus, left middle frontal gyrus→right middle frontal gyrus in recognition of dynamically happiness expression.3.7 The feature of amygdala between patients with depression and healthy comparison participants in recognition of dynamically sadness expressionIn Comparison with healthy comparison participants, the function of amygdala of depression showed abnormal activation were separately as follows: in 50 ~ 150ms, 100 ~ 200ms, 150 ~ 250ms, 300 ~ 400ms, 450 ~ 550ms, 600 ~ 700ms several time periods.In Comparison with healthy comparison participants, the function of left amygdala of depression showed abnormal activation were separately as follows: 50 ~ 150ms, 100 ~ 200ms, 150 ~ 250ms, 300 ~ 400ms, 750 ~ 850ms several time periods.In Comparison with healthy comparison participants, the function of right amygdale of depression showed abnormal activation were separately as follows: 50 ~ 150ms, 100 ~ 200ms, 150 ~ 250ms, 250 ~ 350ms, 300 ~ 400ms, 450 ~ 550ms, 550 ~ 650ms, 600 ~ 700ms, 750 ~ 850ms several time periods.Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that abnormal pathology spatial-temporal model in the emotion processing of facial expressions in depressed patients. The cortical mood regulating regions in patients improved activation in following antidepressant treatment for the response to sadness. But no much difference was found in recognition of happy faces. And the function of right amygdala may be closely associated with mood disorders. These abnormalities may indicate the characteristics of emotional circle in depression, but also further revealed the mechanism of clinical symptoms in depression, to provide the clues for the treatment, prevention in future. |