Functional Connectivity in Mood Regulating Circuit In Bipolar Depression and Mania
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2007-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out what parts of the brain have increased or decreased
activity with individuals who have bipolar disorder and how medicine changes this activity in
bipolar subjects. Another purpose of this study is to compare data obtained from bipolar
depressed subjects with data obtained from healthy subjects. In this study we will measure
activity in different parts of the brain, while participants see pictures, using Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan. We will do two MRI scans with each subject before and after
treatment for eight weeks with a standard bipolar disorder medication called lithium.