Hemispheric asymmetry of motor cortex excitability in mood disorders – Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: Clinical neurophysiology Vol. 137; pp. 25 - 37
• Main Authors: Cotovio, Gonçalo, Rodrigues da Silva, Daniel, Real Lage, Estela, Seybert, Carolina, Oliveira-Maia, Albino J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.05.2022
• Subjects: Asymmetry; Bipolar disorder; Depression; Mania; Meta-analysis; Motor cortex excitability; Neurology; Mania; Depression; Bipolar disorder; Motor cortex excitability; Asymmetry; Meta-analysis; Bipolar Disorder; Motor Cortex Excitability

•During major depressive episodes there is lower left than right-hemisphere cortical excitability.•During bipolar depression there is lower right than left-hemisphere cortical excitability.•Cortical excitability in healthy volunteersis distinct from that in major depressive disorder. Mood disorders...