Table 2 Regions of the DMN.

From: The habenula in mood disorders: A systematic review of human studies

Authors

Sample composition

Results

Peak MNI coordinates

Medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC)

Elias et al. [51]

12 MDD/BD/AN with depressive symptoms

RSFC between the whole habenula and a cluster in the mPFC was higher when DBS of the SCC stimulation was turned on compared to when it was turned off.

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: mPFC

For this study, we could not find the precise coordinates, as they did not appear to be in the article or the Supplementary Material.

Ely et al. [35]

25 LSD

25 HSD

Higher RSFC between the whole habenula and the left mPFC in HSD versus LSD.

Peak MNI coordinates: −10, 48, 36

AAL3 structure number: 19

AAL3 anatomical description: left SFG, medial

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left dmPFC

Luan et al. [54]

15 HC

15 TRD

Higher RSFC between the right habenula and the left dmPFC in TRD compared to HCs.

Peak MNI coordinates: −10, 40, 32

AAL3 structure number: 19

AAL3 anatomical description: left SFG, medial

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left medial SFG

  

Higher RSFC between the right habenula and the left vmPFC in TRD compared to HCs.

Peak MNI coordinates: −8, 56, −4

AAL3 structure number: 21

AAL3 anatomical description: left SFG, medial orbital

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left medial orbitofrontal gyrus

Wang et al. [78]

65 MDD/BD

Higher RSFC between the right habenula and the left mPFC at baseline in responders compared with non-responders to ketamine treatment

Peak MNI coordinates: - 6, 54, 12

AAL3 structure number: 19

AAL3 anatomical description: left SFG, medial

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left mPFC

Zhu et al. [87]

47 HC

53 MDD

Higher RSFC between the left habenula and the left mPFC in MDD patients versus HCs.

Peak MNI coordinates: −9, 60, 27

AAL3 structure number: 19

AAL3 anatomical description: left SFG, medial

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left SFG, medial

Precuneus

Barreiros et al. [155]

28 HC

35 TRD

35 TSD

Higher RSFC between the left habenula and the right precuneus in TRD patients compared to HCs and TSD patients

Peak MNI coordinates: 18, −72, 38

AAL3 structure number: 50

AAL3 anatomical description: right cuneus

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: right precuneus

Note: Even though the peak coordinate was in the cuneus (AAL3), this result was classified in the precuneus because this is the vocabulary used by authors and the peak MNI for the cluster was very close to the precuneus.

  

Higher RSFC between the left habenula and the left precuneus in TRD and HC compared to TSD

Peak MNI coordinates: −12, −76, 48

AAL3 structure number: 71

AAL3 anatomical description: left precuneus

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left precuneus

Cao et al. [156]

20 HC

16 D-MCI

18 Nd-MCI

RSFC between the right habenula and the bilateral precuneus was higher in D-MCI patients compared to nD-MCI patients

For the left precuneus:

Peak MNI coordinates: −12, −48, 9

AAL3 structure number: 71

AAL3 anatomical description: left precuneus

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left precuneus

For the right precuneus:

Peak MNI coordinates: 21, −57, 15

AAL3 structure number: 72

AAL3 anatomical description: right precuneus

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: right precuneus

Qiao et al. [157]

35 HC

38 MDD/SI−

43 MDD/SI+

Lower RSFC between the right habenula and the right precuneus in MDD/SI+ versus both HCs and MDD/SI-

Peak MNI coordinates: 15, −51, 21

AAL3 structure number: 72

AAL3 anatomical description: right precuneus

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: right precuneus

  

Higher dFC between the left habenula and the left precuneus in MDD/SI+

Peak MNI coordinates: −3, −72, 42

AAL3 structure number: 71

AAL3 anatomical description: left precuneus

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left precuneus

  

Lower dFC between the left habenula and the right precuneus in MDD/SI+ and MDD/SI–, compared to HCs

Peak MNI coordinates: 9, −57, 60

AAL3 structure number: 72

AAL3 anatomical description: right precuneus

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: right precuneus

Wang et al. [78]

65 MDD/BD

RSFC between the left habenula and the left precuneus was higher in eventual responders compared to eventual non-responders to a ketamine treatment

Peak MNI coordinates: −6, −75, 30

AAL3 structure number: 49

AAL3 anatomical description: left cuneus

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left precuneus

Note: Even though the peak coordinate was in the cuneus (AAL3), this result was classified in the precuneus because this is the vocabulary used by authors and the peak MNI for the cluster was very close to the precuneus.

  

RSFC between the right habenula and the left precuneus was higher in eventual responders compared to eventual non-responders to a ketamine treatment

Peak MNI coordinates: −12, −69, 24

AAL3 structure number: 49

AAL3 anatomical description: left cuneus

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left precuneus

Note: Even though the peak coordinate was in the cuneus (AAL3), this result was classified in the precuneus because this is the vocabulary used by authors and the peak MNI for the cluster was very close to the precuneus.

Yang et al. [124]

33 HC

26 SD

38 MDD

Lower RSFC between the whole habenula and the right precuneus in MDD patients than in HCs

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: right precuneus

For this study, we could not find the precise coordinates, as they did not appear to be in the article or the Supplementary Material.

Angular gyrus

Ambrosi et al. [154]

75 HC

74 MDD/BD SB−

123 MDD/BD SB+

Higher RSFC between the left habenula and the left angular gyrus in MDD/BD patients compared to HCs

Peak MNI coordinates: −36, −62, 50

AAL3 structure number: 65

AAL3 anatomical description: left IPG, excluding supramarginal and angular gyri

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left angular gyrus

Note: Even though the peak coordinate was in the IPG (AAL3), this result was classified in the angular gyrus because this is the vocabulary used by authors and the peak MNI for the cluster was very close to the angular gyrus.

Gao et al. [80]

25 HC

23 MDD

RSFC between the left angular gyrus and both the left and the right habenula was higher following ECT

Peak MNI coordinates: −50, −52, 34

AAL3 structure number: 69

AAL3 anatomical description: left angular gyrus

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left angular gyrus

Qiao et al. [157]

35 HC

38 MDD/SI−

43 MDD/SI+

Lower dFC between the right habenula and the left angular gyrus in MDD patients than in HCs

Peak MNI coordinates: −48, −60, 51

AAL3 structure number: 65

AAL3 anatomical description: left IPG, excluding supramarginal and angular gyri

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left angular gyrus

Note: Even though the peak coordinate was in the IPG (AAL3), this result was classified in the angular gyrus because this is the vocabulary used by authors and the peak MNI for the cluster was very close to the angular gyrus.

Wang et al. [78]

65 MDD/BD

After a ketamine treatment, individuals who responded positively displayed a reduction in RSFC between the right habenula and the left angular gyrus

Peak MNI coordinates: −42, −63, 18

AAL3 structure number: 89

AAL3 anatomical description: left MTG

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left angular gyrus

Note: Even though the peak coordinate was in the MTG (AAL3), this result was classified in the angular gyrus because this is the vocabulary used by authors and the peak MNI for the cluster was very close to the angular gyrus.

  

After a ketamine treatment, individuals who responded positively displayed a reduction in RSFC between the right habenula and a cluster located in the right angular gyrus

Peak MNI coordinates: 60,  − 57, 21

AAL3 structure number: 86

AAL3 anatomical description: right STG

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: right angular gyrus

Note: Even though the peak coordinate was in the STG (AAL3), this result was classified in the angular gyrus because this is the vocabulary used by authors and the peak MNI for the cluster was very close to the angular gyrus.

Middle temporal gyrus (MTG)

Ambrosi et al. [154]

75 HC

74 MDD/BD SB−

123 MDD/BD SB+

Higher RSFC between the left habenula and the left MTG in MDD patients than in HCs

Peak MNI coordinates: −52, −10, −24

AAL3 structure number: 89

AAL3 anatomical description: left MTG

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left MTG

Ely et al. [35]

25 LSD

25 HSD

Higher RSFC between the whole habenula and the left MTG in HSD patients compared to LSD patients

Peak MNI coordinates: −50, −10, −14 and −68, −18, −4 (there were two clusters)

AAL3 structure number: 89 for both clusters

AAL3 anatomical description: left MTG

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left MTG

  

Higher RSFC between the whole habenula and the right MTG in HSD patients compared to LSD patients

Peak MNI coordinates: 58, 8, −18 and 62, −4, −26 (there were two clusters)

AAL3 structure number: 92 for the first cluster and 90 for the second cluster

AAL3 anatomical description: right temporal pole: MTG for the first cluster, and right MTG for the second cluster

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: right MTG

Wang et al. [78]

65 MDD/BD

Stronger baseline RSFC between the right habenula and the right MTG in responders to a ketamine treatment compared to non-responders

Peak MNI coordinates: 69, −30, −18

AAL3 structure number: 94

AAL3 anatomical description: right ITG

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: right MTG

Note: Even though the peak coordinate was in the ITG (AAL3), this result was classified in the MTG because this is the vocabulary used by authors and the peak MNI for the cluster was very close to the MTG.

Yang et al. [124]

33 HC

26 SD

38 MDD

Lower RSFC between the whole habenula and the right MTG in MDD patients compared to HCs

Peak MNI coordinates: 66, −48, −6

AAL3 structure number: 90

AAL3 anatomical description: right MTG

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: right MTG

Parahippocampal gyrus (PHG)

Ambrosi et al. [154]

75 HC

74 MDD/BD SB−

123 MDD/BD SB+

Higher RSFC between the left habenula and the left PHG in MDD/BD SB+ compared to HCs and MDD/BD SB-

Peak MNI coordinates: –30, –22, –22

AAL3 structure number: 43

AAL3 anatomical description: left PHG

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left PHG

Poblete et al. [83]

291 NAT psychiatric inpatients

132 ATT psychiatric inpatients

Higher RSFC between the left habenula and the left PHG in psychiatric inpatients with a history of past suicide attempts compared to psychiatric inpatients without such history

Peak MNI coordinates: the PHG was an ROI, coordinates were not provided, but authors indicated that the AAL nomenclature corresponding to this ROI was “parahippocampus”

AAL3 structure number: 43

AAL3 anatomical description: left PHG

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left subiculum

Rivas-Grajales et al. [77]

35 MDD

An increase in RSFC between the right habenula and the right PHG following a ketamine treatment was associated with a decrease in depression scores.

Peak MNI coordinates: 12, −12, −34

AAL3 structure number: this coordinate is outside the brain in AAL3

AAL3 anatomical description: this coordinate is outside the brain in AAL3

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: right PHC

Note: Even though the peak coordinate was outside the brain (AAL3), this result was classified in the PHG because this is the vocabulary used by authors and the peak MNI for the cluster was relatively close to the PHG.

Posterior cingulate cortex (PCC)

Ambrosi et al. [154]

75 HC

74 MDD/BD SB−

123 MDD/BD SB+

MDD/BD patients had higher RSFC between the left habenula and the left PCC, compared to HCs

Peak MNI coordinates: –2, –54, 32

AAL3 structure number: 39

AAL3 anatomical description: left posterior cingulate gyrus

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: left PCC

Elias et al. [51]

12 MDD/BD/AN with depressive symptoms

Higher RSFC between the whole habenula and the PCC when DBS of the SCC was turned on versus when it was turned off

Vocabulary used by the authors in the paper: posterior cingulate gyrus

For this study, we could not find the precise coordinates, as they did not appear to be in the article or the Supplementary Material.

  1. AAL3 automated anatomical labeling atlas 3, AN anorexia nervosa, ATT past suicide attempt, BD bipolar disorder, DBS deep brain stimulation, dFC dynamic functional connectivity, D-MCI mild cognitive impairment with depressive symptoms, dmPFC dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, ECT electroconvulsive therapy, HC healthy control, HSD high subclinical depression, IPG inferior parietal gyrus, ITG inferior temporal gyrus, LSD low subclinical depression, MDD major depressive disorder, MNI Montreal Neurological Institute, mPFC medial prefrontal cortex, MTG middle temporal gyrus, NAT no past suicide attempt, nD-MCI mild cognitive impairment without depressive symptoms, PCC posterior cingulate cortex, PHC parahippocampal cortex, PHG parahippocampal gyrus, ROI region-of-interest, RSFC resting-state functional connectivity, SB- no suicidal behavior, SB+ suicidal behavior, SCC subcallosal cingulate cortex, SD subclinical depression, SFG superior frontal gyrus, SI- no suicidal ideation, SI+ suicidal ideation, STG superior temporal gyrus, TRD treatment-resistant depression, TSD treatment-sensitive depression, vmPFC ventromedial prefrontal cortex.