In biology , homotopic connectivity is the connectivity between mirror areas of the human brain hemispheres .[1]
Changes in the homotopic connectivity occur in disorders such as melancholic depression ,[2] major depressive disorder ,[3] schizophrenia [4] and cortical seizures .[5]
References
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^ Shan X, Cui X, Liu F, Li H, Huang R, Tang Y, et al. (May 2021). "Shared and distinct homotopic connectivity changes in melancholic and non-melancholic depression". Journal of Affective Disorders . 287 : 268–275. doi :10.1016/j.jad.2021.03.038 . PMID 33799047 . S2CID 232775109 .
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^ Li HJ, Xu Y, Zhang KR, Hoptman MJ, Zuo XN (April 2015). "Homotopic connectivity in drug-naïve, first-episode, early-onset schizophrenia" . Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines . 56 (4): 432–443. doi :10.1111/jcpp.12307 . PMC 4333112 . PMID 25130214 .
^ Rossi LF, Wykes RC, Kullmann DM, Carandini M (August 2017). "Focal cortical seizures start as standing waves and propagate respecting homotopic connectivity" . Nature Communications . 8 (1): 217. Bibcode :2017NatCo...8..217R . doi :10.1038/s41467-017-00159-6 . PMC 5550430 . PMID 28794407 .