The association between glutamate, GABA, and anterior cingulate connectivity in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: Implications for symptom domains

Jonatan Malmros; Simon Cervenka; Linda Steinholtz; Jan Weis; Robert Bodén; Jonas Persson

doi:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2026.12212

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The association between glutamate, GABA, and anterior cingulate connectivity in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: Implications for symptom domains

Part of: Psychosis Spectrum Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 April 2026

Jan Weis ,

and

Jonatan Malmros*: Affiliation:
Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Sweden Department of Medical Sciences, Psychosis Research and Preventive Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Sweden Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Simon Cervenka: Affiliation:
Department of Medical Sciences, Psychosis Research and Preventive Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Sweden Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm County
Linda Steinholtz: Affiliation:
Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Sweden
Jan Weis: Affiliation:
Department of Medical Physics, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden
Robert Bodén: Affiliation:
Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Sweden
Jonas Persson: Affiliation:
Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Sweden
*: Corresponding author: Jonatan Malmros: jonatan.malmros@uu.se. Postal address: Akademiska sjukhuset, entrance 10, floor 1, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.

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Keywords

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders rs-fMRI MRS Glutamate GABA

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Type: Research Article
Information: European Psychiatry , Accepted manuscript , pp. 1 - 22

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