Brain Sciences (Jun 2024)

Verbal Learning and Memory Deficits across Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Insights from an ENIGMA Mega Analysis

  • Eamonn Kennedy,
  • Spencer W. Liebel,
  • Hannah M. Lindsey,
  • Shashank Vadlamani,
  • Pui-Wa Lei,
  • Maheen M. Adamson,
  • Martin Alda,
  • Silvia Alonso-Lana,
  • Tim J. Anderson,
  • Celso Arango,
  • Robert F. Asarnow,
  • Mihai Avram,
  • Rosa Ayesa-Arriola,
  • Talin Babikian,
  • Nerisa Banaj,
  • Laura J. Bird,
  • Stefan Borgwardt,
  • Amy Brodtmann,
  • Katharina Brosch,
  • Karen Caeyenberghs,
  • Vince D. Calhoun,
  • Nancy D. Chiaravalloti,
  • David X. Cifu,
  • Benedicto Crespo-Facorro,
  • John C. Dalrymple-Alford,
  • Kristen Dams-O’Connor,
  • Udo Dannlowski,
  • David Darby,
  • Nicholas Davenport,
  • John DeLuca,
  • Covadonga M. Diaz-Caneja,
  • Seth G. Disner,
  • Ekaterina Dobryakova,
  • Stefan Ehrlich,
  • Carrie Esopenko,
  • Fabio Ferrarelli,
  • Lea E. Frank,
  • Carol E. Franz,
  • Paola Fuentes-Claramonte,
  • Helen Genova,
  • Christopher C. Giza,
  • Janik Goltermann,
  • Dominik Grotegerd,
  • Marius Gruber,
  • Alfonso Gutierrez-Zotes,
  • Minji Ha,
  • Jan Haavik,
  • Charles Hinkin,
  • Kristen R. Hoskinson,
  • Daniela Hubl,
  • Andrei Irimia,
  • Andreas Jansen,
  • Michael Kaess,
  • Xiaojian Kang,
  • Kimbra Kenney,
  • Barbora Keřková,
  • Mohamed Salah Khlif,
  • Minah Kim,
  • Jochen Kindler,
  • Tilo Kircher,
  • Karolina Knížková,
  • Knut K. Kolskår,
  • Denise Krch,
  • William S. Kremen,
  • Taylor Kuhn,
  • Veena Kumari,
  • Junsoo Kwon,
  • Roberto Langella,
  • Sarah Laskowitz,
  • Jungha Lee,
  • Jean Lengenfelder,
  • Victoria Liou-Johnson,
  • Sara M. Lippa,
  • Marianne Løvstad,
  • Astri J. Lundervold,
  • Cassandra Marotta,
  • Craig A. Marquardt,
  • Paulo Mattos,
  • Ahmad Mayeli,
  • Carrie R. McDonald,
  • Susanne Meinert,
  • Tracy R. Melzer,
  • Jessica Merchán-Naranjo,
  • Chantal Michel,
  • Rajendra A. Morey,
  • Benson Mwangi,
  • Daniel J. Myall,
  • Igor Nenadić,
  • Mary R. Newsome,
  • Abraham Nunes,
  • Terence O’Brien,
  • Viola Oertel,
  • John Ollinger,
  • Alexander Olsen,
  • Victor Ortiz García de la Foz,
  • Mustafa Ozmen,
  • Heath Pardoe,
  • Marise Parent,
  • Fabrizio Piras,
  • Federica Piras,
  • Edith Pomarol-Clotet,
  • Jonathan Repple,
  • Geneviève Richard,
  • Jonathan Rodriguez,
  • Mabel Rodriguez,
  • Kelly Rootes-Murdy,
  • Jared Rowland,
  • Nicholas P. Ryan,
  • Raymond Salvador,
  • Anne-Marthe Sanders,
  • Andre Schmidt,
  • Jair C. Soares,
  • Gianfranco Spalleta,
  • Filip Španiel,
  • Scott R. Sponheim,
  • Alena Stasenko,
  • Frederike Stein,
  • Benjamin Straube,
  • April Thames,
  • Florian Thomas-Odenthal,
  • Sophia I. Thomopoulos,
  • Erin B. Tone,
  • Ivan Torres,
  • Maya Troyanskaya,
  • Jessica A. Turner,
  • Kristine M. Ulrichsen,
  • Guillermo Umpierrez,
  • Daniela Vecchio,
  • Elisabet Vilella,
  • Lucy Vivash,
  • William C. Walker,
  • Emilio Werden,
  • Lars T. Westlye,
  • Krista Wild,
  • Adrian Wroblewski,
  • Mon-Ju Wu,
  • Glenn R. Wylie,
  • Lakshmi N. Yatham,
  • Giovana B. Zunta-Soares,
  • Paul M. Thompson,
  • Mary Jo Pugh,
  • David F. Tate,
  • Frank G. Hillary,
  • Elisabeth A. Wilde,
  • Emily L. Dennis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14070669
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 7
p. 669

Abstract

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Deficits in memory performance have been linked to a wide range of neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions. While many studies have assessed the memory impacts of individual conditions, this study considers a broader perspective by evaluating how memory recall is differentially associated with nine common neuropsychiatric conditions using data drawn from 55 international studies, aggregating 15,883 unique participants aged 15–90. The effects of dementia, mild cognitive impairment, Parkinson’s disease, traumatic brain injury, stroke, depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder on immediate, short-, and long-delay verbal learning and memory (VLM) scores were estimated relative to matched healthy individuals. Random forest models identified age, years of education, and site as important VLM covariates. A Bayesian harmonization approach was used to isolate and remove site effects. Regression estimated the adjusted association of each clinical group with VLM scores. Memory deficits were strongly associated with dementia and schizophrenia (p p > 0.05). Differences associated with clinical conditions were larger for longer delayed recall duration items. By comparing VLM across clinical conditions, this study provides a foundation for enhanced diagnostic precision and offers new insights into disease management of comorbid disorders.

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