MR Spectroscopy in Neuropsychiatry

• Main Author: Alice Egerton (auth)
• Other Authors: Hilleke Hulshoff Pol (auth), Anouk Marsman (auth), Brian V. Broberg (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Medicine; Neurochemistry; Neuroimaging; Schizophrenia; GABA; 7 Tesla MRI; Glutamate; Functional MRS; Psychiatry; MR spectroscopy
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Neuropsychiatric disorders, covering both psychotic and depressive disorders, but also autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), are characterized by abnormal behavior and brain structure. Accumulating evidence suggests that altered neurochemistry plays a role in these disorders an...