Magnetic resonance imaging research progress of effective brain network connectivity in patients with major depressive disorder
Major depressive disorder(MDD)is a kind of mental disorder characterized by persistent sadness,lack of energy,low mood,abnormal sleep,slow thinking and so on.As a research method that can reveal the causal relationship between brain regions,effective connection(EC)plays an important role in the study of MDD.This article reviews the EC analysis methods,the research of EC in different brain networks and important brain regions of MDD,and the changes of EC after clinical treatment,in order to further reveal the pathogenesis of MDD and provide reference and technical support for the research of therapeutic targets.
major depressive disordereffective connectionmagnetic resonance imagingdrug therapyrepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationelectroconvulsive therapydeep brain stimulation