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Rodriguez-Sabate C, Morales I, Lorenzo JN, Rodriguez M. The organization of the basal ganglia functional connectivity network is non-linear in Parkinson's disease. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2019; 22:101708. [PMID: 30763902 PMCID: PMC6373210 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) have been linked to changes in the excitatory/inhibitory interactions of centers involved in the cortical-subcortical closed-loop circuits which connect basal ganglia (BG) and the brain cortex. This approach may explain some motor symptoms of PD but not others, which has driven the study of BG from new perspectives. Besides their cortical-subcortical linear circuits, BG have a number of subcortical circuits which directly or indirectly connect each BG with all the others. This suggests that BG may work as a complex network whose output is the result of massive functional interactions between all of their nuclei (decentralized network; DCN), more than the result of the linear excitatory/inhibitory interactions of the cortical-subcortical closed-loops. The aim of this work was to study BG as a DCN, and to test whether the DCN behavior of BG changes in PD. BG activity was recorded with MRI methods and their complex interactions were studied with a procedure based on multiple correspondence analysis, a data-driven multifactorial method which can work with non-linear multiple interactions. The functional connectivity of twenty parkinsonian patients and eighteen age-matched controls were studied during resting and when they were performing sequential hand movements. Seven functional configurations were identified in the control subjects during resting, and some of these interactions changed with motor activity. Five of the seven interactions found in control subjects changed in Parkinson's disease. The BG response to the motor task was also different in PD patients and controls. These data show the basal ganglia as a decentralized network where each region can perform multiple functions and each function is performed by multiple regions. This framework of BG interactions may provide new explanations concerning motor symptoms of PD which are not explained by current BG models. The classical basal ganglia model is based on linear excitatory/inhibitory interactions. The classical model only explains part of the motor disorders of Parkinson's disease. fcMRI images were studied with Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA). MCA showed multiple non-linear interactions between basal ganglia. Parkinson's disease induced marked changes of non-linear basal ganglia interactions.
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- Clara Rodriguez-Sabate
- Laboratory of Neurobiology and Experimental Neurology, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Spain; Department of Psychiatry, Getafe University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology and Experimental Neurology, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Spain
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- Department of Neurology, La Candelaria University Hospital, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology and Experimental Neurology, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Spain.
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Suzuki T, Oishi N, Fukuyama H. Simultaneous infrared thermal imaging and laser speckle imaging of brain temperature and cerebral blood flow in rats. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2018; 24:1-11. [PMID: 30468045 PMCID: PMC6975233 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.24.3.031014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Infrared thermal imaging of brain temperature changes is useful for evaluating cortical activity and disease states, such as stroke. However, the changes depend on a balance between changes in heat generation from metabolism and in heat convection related to blood flow. To discriminate between these effects and gain a clearer understanding of neurovascular metabolic coupling, brain temperature imaging must be improved to measure temperature and blood flow simultaneously. We develop an imaging technique that shows a two-dimensional (2-D) distribution of absolute brain temperature and relative cerebral blood flow changes in anesthetized rats by combining infrared thermal imaging with laser speckle imaging. The changes in brain metabolism and cerebral blood flow are achieved using two different anesthetics (isoflurane and α-chloralose) to evaluate our system. Isoflurane increased cerebral blood flow but decreased metabolism, whereas α-chloralose decreased both parameters. This technique enables simultaneous visualization of brain surface changes in temperature and cerebral blood flow in the same regions. This imaging system will permit further study of neurovascular metabolic coupling in normal and diseased brains.
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- Takashi Suzuki
- Kyoto University, Research and Educational Unit of Leaders for Integrated Medical System, Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University, Research and Educational Unit of Leaders for Integrated Medical System, Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research, Kyoto, Japan
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- Kyoto University, Research and Educational Unit of Leaders for Integrated Medical System, Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research, Kyoto, Japan
- Beijing Institute of Technology, Human Brain Research Laboratory, Intelligent Robotics Institute, Beijing, China
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Hordacre B, Goldsworthy MR. Commentary: Cooperation Not Competition: Bihemispheric tDCS and fMRI Show Role for Ipsilateral Hemisphere in Motor Learning. Front Hum Neurosci 2018; 12:97. [PMID: 29599713 PMCID: PMC5862803 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Brenton Hordacre
- Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,Discipline of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Basal ganglia interact in a complex way which is still not completely understood. The model generally used to explain basal ganglia interactions is based on experimental data in animals, but its validation in humans has been hampered by methodological restrictions. The time-relationship (partial correlation) of the fluctuations of the blood-oxygen-level-dependent signals recorded in the main basal ganglia was used here (32 healthy volunteers; 18-72 years of age; 16 males and 16 females) to test whether the interaction of the main basal ganglia in humans follows the pattern of functional connectivity in animals. Data showed that most basal ganglia have a functional connectivity which is compatible with that of the established closed-loop model. The strength of the connectivity of some basal ganglia changed with finger motion, suggesting that the functional interactions between basal ganglia are quickly restructured by the motor tasks. The present study with the motor cortico-BG loop centers supports the circling dynamic of the basal ganglia model in humans, showing that motor tasks may change the functional connectivity of these centers.
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Arnold Anteraper S, Guell X, Whitfield-Gabrieli S, Triantafyllou C, Mattfeld AT, Gabrieli JD, Geddes MR. Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Subthalamic Nucleus to Limbic, Associative, and Motor Networks. Brain Connect 2018; 8:22-32. [DOI: 10.1089/brain.2017.0535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Sheeba Arnold Anteraper
- A.A. Martinos Imaging Center, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Alan and Lorraine Bressler Clinical and Research Program for Autism Spectrum Disorder, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Cognitive Neuroscience Research Unit (URNC), Department of Psychiatry and Forensic Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- A.A. Martinos Imaging Center, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Radiology, A.A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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- Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
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- A.A. Martinos Imaging Center, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- A.A. Martinos Imaging Center, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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Spatially selective responses to Kanizsa and occlusion stimuli in human visual cortex. Sci Rep 2018; 8:611. [PMID: 29330457 PMCID: PMC5766606 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-19121-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Early visual cortex responds to illusory contours in which abutting lines or collinear edges imply the presence of an occluding surface, as well as to occluded parts of an object. Here we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and population receptive field (pRF) analysis to map retinotopic responses in early visual cortex using bar stimuli defined by illusory contours, occluded parts of a bar, or subtle luminance contrast. All conditions produced retinotopic responses in early visual field maps even though signal-to-noise ratios were very low. We found that signal-to-noise ratios and coherence with independent high-contrast mapping data increased from V1 to V2 to V3. Moreover, we found no differences of signal-to-noise ratios or pRF sizes between the low-contrast luminance and illusion conditions. We propose that all three conditions mapped spatial attention to the bar location rather than activations specifically related to illusory contours or occlusion.
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Li Y. Synaptic Plasticity and Synchrony in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex Circuitry: A Neural Network Approach to Causality of Chronic Visceral Pain and Associated Cognitive Deficits. ADVANCES IN NEUROBIOLOGY 2018; 21:219-245. [PMID: 30334224 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-94593-4_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Human brain imaging studies have demonstrated the importance of cortical neuronal networks in the perception of pain in patients with functional bowel disease such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).Studies have identified an enhanced response in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) to colorectal distension in viscerally hypersensitive (VH) rats. Electrophysiological recordings show long-lasting potentiation of local field potential (LFP) in the medial thalamus (MT)-ACC synapses in VH rats. Theta burst stimulation in the MT reliably induced long-term potentiation (LTP) in the MT-ACC pathway in normal rats, but was occluded in the VH state. Further, repeated tetanization of MT increased ACC neuronal activity and visceral pain responses of normal rats, mimicking VH rats. These data provide conclusive evidence that chronic visceral pain is associated with alterations of synaptic plasticity in the ACC circuitry. The ACC synaptic strengthening may engage signal transduction pathways that are in common with those activated by electrical stimulation, and serve as an attractive cellular model of functional visceral pain.Evidences have shown that most patients with IBS have psychiatric comorbidity. Using rat gambling task (RGT), we discovered an impairment of decision-making behavior in VH rats. Electrophysiological study showed a reduction of LTP in the basolateral amygdala (BLA)-ACC synapses in VH rats. Multiple-electrode array recordings of local field potential (LFP) in freely behaving rats revealed that chronic visceral pain led to disruption of ACC spike timing and BLA local theta oscillation. Finally, cross-correlation analysis revealed that VH was associated with suppressed synchronization of theta oscillation between the BLA and ACC, indicating reduced neuronal communications between these two regions. These data suggest that functional disturbances in BLA-ACC neural circuitry may be relevant causes for the deficits in decision-making in chronic pain state.The viscero-sensation is a faculty of perception that does not depend upon any outward sense, but acts to influence the elicited behavioral response. Clinically, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has shown several beneficial effects for mood enhancement. Our recent study characterized that VNS facilitates decision-making and unveiled several important roles for VNS in regulating LFP and spike phases, as well as enhancing spike-phase coherence between key brain areas involved in cognitive performance.It is conceivable that the visceral pain experience may be better explained as a biopsychosocial model of pain and reflected in a matrix of neuronal structures. Understanding of desynchrony in the ACC network and cognitive deficits is likely to provide exciting and powerful future treatment for chronic visceral pain related debilitating mood, anxiety, and cognitive disorders.
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- Ying Li
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. .,Centre for Biosystems, Neuroscience, and Nanotechnology, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. .,School of Veterinary Medicine, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Esmaeilpour Z, Marangolo P, Hampstead BM, Bestmann S, Galletta E, Knotkova H, Bikson M. Incomplete evidence that increasing current intensity of tDCS boosts outcomes. Brain Stimul 2017; 11:310-321. [PMID: 29258808 DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2017.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is investigated to modulate neuronal function by applying a fixed low-intensity direct current to scalp. OBJECTIVES We critically discuss evidence for a monotonic response in effect size with increasing current intensity, with a specific focus on a question if increasing applied current enhance the efficacy of tDCS. METHODS We analyzed tDCS intensity does-response from different perspectives including biophysical modeling, animal modeling, human neurophysiology, neuroimaging and behavioral/clinical measures. Further, we discuss approaches to design dose-response trials. RESULTS Physical models predict electric field in the brain increases with applied tDCS intensity. Data from animal studies are lacking since a range of relevant low-intensities is rarely tested. Results from imaging studies are ambiguous while human neurophysiology, including using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as a probe, suggests a complex state-dependent non-monotonic dose response. The diffusivity of brain current flow produced by conventional tDCS montages complicates this analysis, with relatively few studies on focal High Definition (HD)-tDCS. In behavioral and clinical trials, only a limited range of intensities (1-2 mA), and typically just one intensity, are conventionally tested; moreover, outcomes are subject brain-state dependent. Measurements and models of current flow show that for the same applied current, substantial differences in brain current occur across individuals. Trials are thus subject to inter-individual differences that complicate consideration of population-level dose response. CONCLUSION The presence or absence of simple dose response does not impact how efficacious a given tDCS dose is for a given indication. Understanding dose-response in human applications of tDCS is needed for protocol optimization including individualized dose to reduce outcome variability, which requires intelligent design of dose-response studies.
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- Zeinab Esmaeilpour
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York of CUNY, New York, NY 10031, USA; Biomedical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
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- Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici, University Federico II, Naples and IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome Italy
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- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, UK
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- Rusk Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, USA
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- MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care, New York, NY, USA; Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of New York of CUNY, New York, NY 10031, USA
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Denfield GH, Fahey PG, Reimer J, Tolias AS. Investigating the Limits of Neurovascular Coupling. Neuron 2017; 91:954-956. [PMID: 27608758 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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O'Herron et al. (2016) perform two-photon imaging of vascular and neural responses in cat and rodent primary visual cortex to investigate the limits of neurovascular coupling. Their results suggest important constraints on making inferences about neuronal responses from hemodynamic activity.
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- George H Denfield
- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA.
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Rahimian P, He JJ. HIV/neuroAIDS biomarkers. Prog Neurobiol 2017; 157:117-132. [PMID: 27084354 PMCID: PMC5705228 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2016.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Revised: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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HIV infection often causes neurological symptoms including cognitive and motor dysfunction, which have been collectively termed HIV/neuroAIDS. Neuropsychological assessment and clinical symptoms have been the primary diagnostic criteria for HIV/neuroAIDS, even for the mild cognitive and motor disorder, the most prevalent form of HIV/neuroAIDS in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy. Those performance-based assessments and symptoms are generally descriptive and do not have the sensitivity and specificity to monitor the diagnosis, progression, and treatment response of the disease when compared to objective and quantitative laboratory-based biological markers, or biomarkers. In addition, effects of demographics and comorbidities such as substance abuse, psychiatric disease, nutritional deficiencies, and co-infection on HIV/neuroAIDS could be more readily determined using biomarkers than using neuropsychological assessment and clinical symptoms. Thus, there have been great efforts in identification of HIV/neuroAIDS biomarkers over the past two decades. The need for reliable biomarkers of HIV/neuroAIDS is expected to increase as the HIV-infected population ages and their vulnerability to neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer's disease increases. Currently, three classes of HIV/neuroAIDS biomarkers are being pursued to establish objective laboratory-based definitions of HIV-associated neurologic injury: cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers, blood biomarkers, and neuroimaging biomarkers. In this review, we will focus on the current knowledge in the field of HIV/neuroAIDS biomarker discovery.
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- Pejman Rahimian
- Department of Cell Biology and Immunology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology and Immunology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, United States.
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Kuhn YA, Keller M, Ruffieux J, Taube W. Intracortical Inhibition Within the Primary Motor Cortex Can Be Modulated by Changing the Focus of Attention. J Vis Exp 2017:55771. [PMID: 28930973 PMCID: PMC5752204 DOI: 10.3791/55771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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It is well recognized that an external focus (EF) compared with an internal focus (IF) of attention improves motor learning and performance. Studies have indicated benefits in accuracy, balance, force production, jumping performance, movement speed, oxygen consumption, and fatiguing task. Although behavioral outcomes of using an EF strategy are well explored, the underlying neural mechanisms remain unknown. A recent TMS study compared the activity of the primary motor cortex (M1) between an EF and an IF. More precisely, this study showed that, when adopting an EF, the activity of intracortical inhibitory circuits is enhanced. On the behavioral level, the present protocol tests the influence of attentional foci on the time to task failure (TTF) when performing submaximal contractions of the first dorsal interosseous (FDI). Additionally, the current paper describes two TMS protocols to assess the influence of attentional conditions on the activity of cortical inhibitory circuits within the M1. Thus, the present article describes how to use single-pulse TMS at intensities below the motor threshold (subTMS) and paired-pulse TMS, inducing short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) when applied to the M1. As these methods are assumed to reflect the responsiveness of GABAergic inhibitory neurons, without being affected by spinal reflex circuitries, they are well suited to measuring the activity of intracortical inhibitory circuits within the M1. The results show that directing attention externally improves motor performance, as participants were able to prolong the time to task failure. Moreover, the results were accompanied by a larger subTMS-induced electromyography suppression and SICI when adopting an EF compared to an IF. As the level of cortical inhibition within the M1 was previously demonstrated to influence motor performance, the enhanced inhibition with an EF might contribute to the better movement efficiency observed in the behavioral task, indicated by a prolonged TTF with an EF.
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- Yves-Alain Kuhn
- Department of Medicine, Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Fribourg;
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- Department of Medicine, Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Fribourg
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- Department of Medicine, Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Fribourg
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- Department of Medicine, Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Fribourg
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Kuhn Y, Keller M, Ruffieux J, Taube W. Adopting an external focus of attention alters intracortical inhibition within the primary motor cortex. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2017; 220:289-299. [PMID: 27653020 PMCID: PMC5484339 DOI: 10.1111/apha.12807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 08/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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AIM Although it is well established that an external (EF) compared to an internal (IF) or neutral focus of attention enhances motor performance, little is known about the underlying neural mechanisms. This study aimed to clarify whether the focus of attention influences not only motor performance but also activity of the primary motor cortex (M1) when executing identical fatiguing tasks of the right index finger (first dorsal interosseous). Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) at intensities below motor threshold was applied over M1 to assess and compare the excitability of intracortical inhibitory circuits. METHODS In session 1, 14 subjects performed an isometric finger abduction at 30% of their maximal force to measure the time to task failure (TTF) with either an IF or EF. In session 2, the same task was performed with the other focus. In sessions 3 and 4, subthreshold TMS (subTMS) and paired-pulse TMS were applied to the contralateral M1 to compare the activity of cortical inhibitory circuits within M1 during EF and IF. RESULTS With an EF, TTF was significantly prolonged (P = 0.01), subTMS-induced electromyographical suppression enhanced (P = 0.001) and short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) increased (P = 0.004). CONCLUSION The level of intracortical inhibition was previously shown to influence motor performance. Our data shed new light on the ability to instantly modulate the activity of inhibitory circuits within M1 by changing the type of attentional focus. The increased inhibition with EF might contribute to the better movement efficiency, which is generally associated with focusing externally.
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- Y.‐A. Kuhn
- Movement and Sport SciencesDepartment of MedicineUniversity of FribourgFribourgSwitzerland
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- Movement and Sport SciencesDepartment of MedicineUniversity of FribourgFribourgSwitzerland
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- Movement and Sport SciencesDepartment of MedicineUniversity of FribourgFribourgSwitzerland
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- Movement and Sport SciencesDepartment of MedicineUniversity of FribourgFribourgSwitzerland
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Cortical Representation of Pain and Touch: Evidence from Combined Functional Neuroimaging and Electrophysiology in Non-human Primates. Neurosci Bull 2017; 34:165-177. [PMID: 28466257 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-017-0133-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Human functional MRI studies in acute and various chronic pain conditions have revolutionized how we view pain, and have led to a new theory that complex multi-dimensional pain experience (sensory-discriminative, affective/motivational, and cognitive) is represented by concurrent activity in widely-distributed brain regions (termed a network or pain matrix). Despite these breakthrough discoveries, the specific functions proposed for these regions remain elusive, because detailed electrophysiological characterizations of these regions in the primate brain are lacking. To fill in this knowledge gap, we have studied the cortical areas around the central and lateral sulci of the non-human primate brain with combined submillimeter resolution functional imaging (optical imaging and fMRI) and intracranial electrophysiological recording. In this mini-review, I summarize and present data showing that the cortical circuitry engaged in nociceptive processing is much more complex than previously recognized. Electrophysiological evidence supports the engagement of a distinct nociceptive-processing network within SI (i.e., areas 3a, 3b, 1 and 2), SII, and other areas along the lateral sulcus. Deafferentation caused by spinal cord injury profoundly alters the relationships between fMRI and electrophysiological signals. This finding has significant implications for using fMRI to study chronic pain conditions involving deafferentation in humans.
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Si J, Zhang X, Zhang Y, Jiang T. Hemispheric differences in electrical and hemodynamic responses during hemifield visual stimulation with graded contrasts. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2017; 8:2018-2035. [PMID: 28736653 PMCID: PMC5516812 DOI: 10.1364/boe.8.002018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A multimodal neuroimaging technique based on electroencephalography (EEG) and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used with horizontal hemifield visual stimuli with graded contrasts to investigate the retinotopic mapping more fully as well as to explore hemispheric differences in neuronal activity, the hemodynamic response, and the neurovascular coupling relationship in the visual cortex. The fNIRS results showed the expected activation over the contralateral hemisphere for both the left and right hemifield visual stimulations. However, the EEG results presented a paradoxical lateralization, with the maximal response located over the ipsilateral hemisphere but with the polarity inversed components located over the contralateral hemisphere. Our results suggest that the polarity inversion as well as the latency advantage over the contralateral hemisphere cause the amplitude of the VEP over the contralateral hemisphere to be smaller than that over the ipsilateral hemisphere. Both the neuronal and hemodynamic responses changed logarithmically with the level of contrast in the hemifield visual stimulations. Moreover, the amplitudes and latencies of the visual evoked potentials (VEPs) were linearly correlated with the hemodynamic responses despite differences in the slopes.
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- Juanning Si
- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 625014, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Zhang HK, Yan P, Kang J, Abou DS, Le HND, Jha AK, Thorek DLJ, Kang JU, Rahmim A, Wong DF, Boctor EM, Loew LM. Listening to membrane potential: photoacoustic voltage-sensitive dye recording. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2017; 22:45006. [PMID: 28394000 PMCID: PMC5385389 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.22.4.045006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Voltage-sensitive dyes (VSDs) are designed to monitor membrane potential by detecting fluorescence changes in response to neuronal or muscle electrical activity. However, fluorescence imaging is limited by depth of penetration and high scattering losses, which leads to low sensitivity in vivo systems for external detection. By contrast, photoacoustic (PA) imaging, an emerging modality, is capable of deep tissue, noninvasive imaging by combining near-infrared light excitation and ultrasound detection. Here, we show that voltage-dependent quenching of dye fluorescence leads to a reciprocal enhancement of PA intensity. We synthesized a near-infrared photoacoustic VSD (PA-VSD), whose PA intensity change is sensitive to membrane potential. In the polarized state, this cyanine-based probe enhances PA intensity while decreasing fluorescence output in a lipid vesicle membrane model. A theoretical model accounts for how the experimental PA intensity change depends on fluorescence and absorbance properties of the dye. These results not only demonstrate PA voltage sensing but also emphasize the interplay of both fluorescence and absorbance properties in the design of optimized PA probes. Together, our results demonstrate PA sensing as a potential new modality for recording and external imaging of electrophysiological and neurochemical events in the brain.
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- Haichong K. Zhang
- Johns Hopkins University, Department of Computer Science, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- University of Connecticut School of Medicine, R. D. Berlin Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling, Farmington, Connecticut, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University, Department of Computer Science, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Johns Hopkins University, Department of Neuroscience, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Johns Hopkins University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Johns Hopkins University, Department of Neurology, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University, Department of Computer Science, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Johns Hopkins University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Address all correspondence to: Emad M. Boctor, E-mail: ; Leslie M. Loew, E-mail:
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- University of Connecticut School of Medicine, R. D. Berlin Center for Cell Analysis and Modeling, Farmington, Connecticut, United States
- Address all correspondence to: Emad M. Boctor, E-mail: ; Leslie M. Loew, E-mail:
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Neurophysiological and BOLD signal uncoupling of giant somatosensory evoked potentials in progressive myoclonic epilepsy: a case-series study. Sci Rep 2017; 7:44664. [PMID: 28294187 PMCID: PMC5353703 DOI: 10.1038/srep44664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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In progressive myoclonic epilepsy (PME), a rare epileptic syndrome caused by a variety of genetic disorders, the combination of peripheral stimulation and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) can shed light on the mechanisms underlying cortical dysfunction. The aim of the study is to investigate sensorimotor network modifications in PME by assessing the relationship between neurophysiological findings and blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) activation. Somatosensory-evoked potential (SSEP) obtained briefly before fMRI and BOLD activation during median-nerve electrical stimulation were recorded in four subjects with typical PME phenotype and compared with normative data. Giant scalp SSEPs with enlarger N20-P25 complex compared to normal data (mean amplitude of 26.2 ± 8.2 μV after right stimulation and 27.9 ± 3.7 μV after left stimulation) were detected. Statistical group analysis showed a reduced BOLD activation in response to median nerve stimulation in PMEs compared to controls over the sensorimotor (SM) areas and an increased response over subcortical regions (p < 0.01, Z > 2.3, corrected). PMEs show dissociation between neurophysiological and BOLD findings of SSEPs (giant SSEP with reduced BOLD activation over SM). A direct pathway connecting a highly restricted area of the somatosensory cortex with the thalamus can be hypothesized to support the higher excitability of these areas.
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Tsytsarev V, Akkentli F, Pumbo E, Tang Q, Chen Y, Erzurumlu RS, Papkovsky DB. Planar implantable sensor for in vivo measurement of cellular oxygen metabolism in brain tissue. J Neurosci Methods 2017; 281:1-6. [PMID: 28219725 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2017.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Revised: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Brain imaging methods are continually improving. Imaging of the cerebral cortex is widely used in both animal experiments and charting human brain function in health and disease. Among the animal models, the rodent cerebral cortex has been widely used because of patterned neural representation of the whiskers on the snout and relative ease of activating cortical tissue with whisker stimulation. NEW METHOD We tested a new planar solid-state oxygen sensor comprising a polymeric film with a phosphorescent oxygen-sensitive coating on the working side, to monitor dynamics of oxygen metabolism in the cerebral cortex following sensory stimulation. RESULTS Sensory stimulation led to changes in oxygenation and deoxygenation processes of activated areas in the barrel cortex. We demonstrate the possibility of dynamic mapping of relative changes in oxygenation in live mouse brain tissue with such a sensor. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHOD Oxygenation-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is very effective method for functional brain mapping but have high costs and limited spatial resolution. Optical imaging of intrinsic signal (IOS) does not provide the required sensitivity, and voltage-sensitive dye optical imaging (VSDi) has limited applicability due to significant toxicity of the voltage-sensitive dye. Our planar solid-state oxygen sensor imaging approach circumvents these limitations, providing a simple optical contrast agent with low toxicity and rapid application. CONCLUSIONS The planar solid-state oxygen sensor described here can be used as a tool in visualization and real-time analysis of sensory-evoked neural activity in vivo. Further, this approach allows visualization of local neural activity with high temporal and spatial resolution.
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- Vassiliy Tsytsarev
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 20 Penn Street, HSF-2, 21201 MD, Baltimore, USA.
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 20 Penn Street, HSF-2, 21201 MD, Baltimore, USA.
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- Center for Genetic Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington DC, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20010, USA.
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Kim Engineering Building, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Kim Engineering Building, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 20 Penn Street, HSF-2, 21201 MD, Baltimore, USA.
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- School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Cavanagh Pharmacy Building 1.28, College Road, Cork, Ireland.
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This paper revisits the dynamic causal modelling of fMRI timeseries by replacing the usual (Taylor) approximation to neuronal dynamics with a neural mass model of the canonical microcircuit. This provides a generative or dynamic causal model of laminar specific responses that can generate haemodynamic and electrophysiological measurements. In principle, this allows the fusion of haemodynamic and (event related or induced) electrophysiological responses. Furthermore, it enables Bayesian model comparison of competing hypotheses about physiologically plausible synaptic effects; for example, does attentional modulation act on superficial or deep pyramidal cells – or both? In this technical note, we describe the resulting dynamic causal model and provide an illustrative application to the attention to visual motion dataset used in previous papers. Our focus here is on how to answer long-standing questions in fMRI; for example, do haemodynamic responses reflect extrinsic (afferent) input from distant cortical regions, or do they reflect intrinsic (recurrent) neuronal activity? To what extent do inhibitory interneurons contribute to neurovascular coupling? What is the relationship between haemodynamic responses and the frequency of induced neuronal activity? This paper does not pretend to answer these questions; rather it shows how they can be addressed using neural mass models of fMRI timeseries. This paper describes a DCM for fMRI based on neural mass models and canonical microcircuits. This enables the (Bayesian) fusion of EEG and fMRI data. That encompasses the formal modelling of neurovascular coupling. Offers a surprising insight into the relationship between haemodynamic and electrophysiological responses.
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Riemann S, Helbing C, Angenstein F. From unspecific to adjusted, how the BOLD response in the rat hippocampus develops during consecutive stimulations. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2017; 37:590-604. [PMID: 26911895 PMCID: PMC5381453 DOI: 10.1177/0271678x16634715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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To determine the possibility to deconvolve measured BOLD responses to neuronal signals, the rat perforant pathway was electrically stimulated with 10 related stimulation protocols. All stimulation protocols were composed of low-frequency pulse sequences with superimposed high-frequency pulse bursts. Because high-frequency pulse bursts trigger only one synchronized spiking of granular cells, variations of the stimulation protocol were used: (a) to keep the spiking activity similar during the presentation of different numbers of pulses, (b) to apply identical numbers of pulses to induce different amounts of spiking activity, and (c) to concurrently vary the number of applied electrical pulses and resultant spiking activity. When complex pulse sequences enter the hippocampus, an unspecific default-like BOLD response is first generated, which relates neither to the number of incoming pulses nor to the induced spiking activity. Only during subsequent stimulations does the initial unspecific response adjust to a more adequate response, which in turn either strongly related to spiking activity when low-frequency pulses were applied or depended on the incoming activity when high-frequency pulse bursts were presented. Thus, only the development of BOLD responses during repetitive stimulations can predict the underlying neuronal activity and deconvolution analysis should not be performed during an initial stimulation period.
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- Stephanie Riemann
- 1 Functional Neuroimaging Group, Deutsches Zentrum für neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany
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- 1 Functional Neuroimaging Group, Deutsches Zentrum für neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany
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- 1 Functional Neuroimaging Group, Deutsches Zentrum für neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE), Magdeburg, Germany.,2 Special Lab for Noninvasive Brain Imaging, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany
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Si J, Zhang X, Li Y, Zhang Y, Zuo N, Jiang T. Correlation between electrical and hemodynamic responses during visual stimulation with graded contrasts. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2016; 21:091315. [PMID: 27494269 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.21.9.091315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2015] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Brain functional activity involves complex cellular, metabolic, and vascular chain reactions, making it difficult to comprehend. Electroencephalography (EEG) and functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) have been combined into a multimodal neuroimaging method that captures both electrophysiological and hemodynamic information to explore the spatiotemporal characteristics of brain activity. Because of the significance of visually evoked functional activity in clinical applications, numerous studies have explored the amplitude of the visual evoked potential (VEP) to clarify its relationship with the hemodynamic response. However, relatively few studies have investigated the influence of latency, which has been frequently used to diagnose visual diseases, on the hemodynamic response. Moreover, because the latency and the amplitude of VEPs have different roles in coding visual information, investigating the relationship between latency and the hemodynamic response should be helpful. In this study, checkerboard reversal tasks with graded contrasts were used to evoke visual functional activity. Both EEG and fNIRS were employed to investigate the relationship between neuronal electrophysiological activities and the hemodynamic responses. The VEP amplitudes were linearly correlated with the hemodynamic response, but the VEP latency showed a negative linear correlation with the hemodynamic response.
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- Juanning Si
- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Beijing 100190, ChinabChinese Academy of Sciences, National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Beijing 100190, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Beijing 100190, ChinabChinese Academy of Sciences, National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Beijing 100190, China
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- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Key Laboratory for NeuroInformation of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Chengdu 625014, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Beijing 100190, ChinabChinese Academy of Sciences, National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Beijing 100190, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Beijing 100190, ChinabChinese Academy of Sciences, National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Beijing 100190, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Brainnetome Center, Institute of Automation, Beijing 100190, ChinabChinese Academy of Sciences, National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Institute of Automation, Beijing 100190, ChinacUniversity of Electronic Science and Te
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Katz C, Knops A. Decreased cerebellar-cerebral connectivity contributes to complex task performance. J Neurophysiol 2016; 116:1434-48. [PMID: 27334957 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00684.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 06/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The cerebellum's role in nonmotor processes is now well accepted, but cerebellar interaction with cerebral targets is not well understood. Complex cognitive tasks activate cerebellar, parietal, and frontal regions, but the effective connectivity between these regions has never been tested. To this end, we used psycho-physiological interactions (PPI) analysis to test connectivity changes of cerebellar and parietal seed regions in complex (2-digit by 1-digit multiplication, e.g., 12 × 3) vs. simple (1-digit by 1-digit multiplication, e.g., 4 × 3) task conditions ("complex - simple"). For cerebellar seed regions (lobule VI, hemisphere and vermis), we found significantly decreased cerebellar-parietal, cerebellar-cingulate, and cerebellar-frontal connectivity in complex multiplication. For parietal seed regions (PFcm, PFop, PFm) we found significantly increased parietal-parietal and parietal-frontal connectivity in complex multiplication. These results suggest that decreased cerebellar-cerebral connectivity contributes to complex task performance. Interestingly, BOLD activity contrasts revealed partially overlapping parietal areas of increased BOLD activity but decreased cerebellar-parietal PPI connectivity.
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- Curren Katz
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Datko M, Gougelet R, Huang MX, Pineda JA. Resting State Functional Connectivity MRI among Spectral MEG Current Sources in Children on the Autism Spectrum. Front Neurosci 2016; 10:258. [PMID: 27375419 PMCID: PMC4899470 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2016.00258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Social and communicative impairments are among the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), and a great deal of evidence supports the notion that these impairments are associated with aberrant functioning and connectivity of various cortical networks. The present study explored the links between sources of MEG amplitude in various frequency bands and functional connectivity MRI in the resting state. The goal of combining these modalities was to use sources of neural oscillatory activity, measured with MEG, as functionally relevant seed regions for a more traditional pairwise fMRI connectivity analysis. We performed a seed-based connectivity analysis on resting state fMRI data, using seed regions derived from frequency-specific amplitude sources in resting state MEG data in the same nine subjects with ASD (10–17 years of age). We then compared fMRI connectivity among these MEG-source-derived regions between participants with autism and typically developing, age-matched controls. We used a source modeling technique designed for MEG data to detect significant amplitude sources in six frequency bands: delta (2–4 Hz), theta (4–8 Hz), alpha (8–12 Hz), beta (12–30 Hz), low gamma (30–60 Hz), and high gamma (60–120 Hz). MEG-derived source maps for each participant were co-registered in standard MNI space, and group-level source maps were obtained for each frequency. For each frequency band, the 10 largest clusters resulting from these t-tests were used as regions of interest (ROIs) for the fMRI functional connectivity analysis. Pairwise BOLD signal correlations were obtained between each pair of these ROIs for each frequency band. Each pairwise correlation was compared between the ASD and TD groups using t-tests. We also constrained these pairwise correlations to known network structures, resulting in a follow-up set of correlation matrices specific to each network we considered. Frequency-specific MEG sources had distinct patterns of fMRI resting state functional connectivity in the ASD group, but perhaps the most significant was a finding of hypoconnectivity between many sources of low and high gamma activity. These novel findings suggest that in ASD there are differences in functionally defined networks as shown in previous fMRI studies, as well as between sets of regions defined by magnetoencephalographic neural oscillatory activity.
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- Michael Datko
- Cognitive Science, University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CA, USA; Neurosciences, University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CA, USA
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- Cognitive Science, University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Cognitive Science, University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CA, USA; Neurosciences, University of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CA, USA
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Becker G, Bolbos R, Costes N, Redouté J, Newman-Tancredi A, Zimmer L. Selective serotonin 5-HT1A receptor biased agonists elicitdistinct brain activation patterns: a pharmacoMRI study. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26633. [PMID: 27211078 PMCID: PMC4876409 DOI: 10.1038/srep26633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Serotonin 1A (5-HT1A) receptors are involved in several physiological and pathological processes and constitute therefore an important therapeutic target. The recent pharmacological concept of biased agonism asserts that highly selective agonists can preferentially direct receptor signaling to specific intracellular responses, opening the possibility of drugs targeting a receptor subtype in specific brain regions. The present study brings additional support to this concept thanks to functional magnetic resonance imaging (7 Tesla-fMRI) in anaesthetized rats. Three 5-HT1A receptor agonists (8-OH-DPAT, F13714 and F15599) and one 5-HT1A receptor antagonist (MPPF) were compared in terms of influence on the brain blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signal. Our study revealed for the first time contrasting BOLD signal patterns of biased agonists in comparison to a classical agonist and a silent antagonist. By providing functional information on the influence of pharmacological activation of 5-HT1A receptors in specific brain regions, this neuroimaging approach, translatable to the clinic, promises to be useful in exploring the new concept of biased agonism in neuropsychopharmacology.
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- G Becker
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, CNRS, INSERM, Lyon, France.,Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- CERMEP - Imagerie du vivant, Lyon, France
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- CERMEP - Imagerie du vivant, Lyon, France
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- CERMEP - Imagerie du vivant, Lyon, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, CNRS, INSERM, Lyon, France.,Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.,CERMEP - Imagerie du vivant, Lyon, France
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Chang PC, Procissi D, Bao Q, Centeno MV, Baria A, Apkarian AV. Novel method for functional brain imaging in awake minimally restrained rats. J Neurophysiol 2016; 116:61-80. [PMID: 27052584 DOI: 10.1152/jn.01078.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in rodents holds great promise for advancing our knowledge about human brain function. However, the use of anesthetics to immobilize rodents during fMRI experiments has restricted the type of questions that can be addressed using this technique. Here we describe an innovative procedure to train rats to be constrained without the need of any anesthesia during the whole procedure. We show that with 8-10 days of acclimation rats can be conscious and remain still during fMRI experiments under minimal stress. In addition, we provide fMRI results of conscious rodents in a variety of commonly used fMRI experimental paradigms, and we demonstrate the improved quality of these scans by comparing results when the same rodents were scanned under anesthesia. We confirm that the awake scanning procedure permits an improved evaluation of brain networks and brain response to external stimuli with minimal movement artifact. The present study further advances the field of fMRI in awake rodents, which provide more direct, forward and reverse, translational opportunities regarding brain functional correspondences between human and rodent research.
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- Pei-Ching Chang
- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; and
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Hand Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Physiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois;
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Bailey J, Taylor K. Non-human Primates in Neuroscience Research: The Case against its Scientific Necessity. Altern Lab Anim 2016; 44:43-69. [DOI: 10.1177/026119291604400101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Public opposition to non-human primate (NHP) experiments is significant, yet those who defend them cite minimal harm to NHPs and substantial human benefit. Here we review these claims of benefit, specifically in neuroscience, and show that: a) there is a default assumption of their human relevance and benefit, rather than robust evidence; b) their human relevance and essential contribution and necessity are wholly overstated; c) the contribution and capacity of non-animal investigative methods are greatly understated; and d) confounding issues, such as species differences and the effects of stress and anaesthesia, are usually overlooked. This is the case in NHP research generally, but here we specifically focus on the development and interpretation of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), deep brain stimulation (DBS), the understanding of neural oscillations and memory, and investigation of the neural control of movement and of vision/binocular rivalry. The increasing power of human-specific methods, including advances in fMRI and invasive techniques such as electrocorticography and single-unit recordings, is discussed. These methods serve to render NHP approaches redundant. We conclude that the defence of NHP use is groundless, and that neuroscience would be more relevant and successful for humans, if it were conducted with a direct human focus. We have confidence in opposing NHP neuroscience, both on scientific as well as on ethical grounds.
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Imaging is an indispensable part of the initial assessment and subsequent management of patients with head trauma. Initially, it is important for diagnosing the extent of injury and the prompt recognition of treatable injuries to reduce mortality. Subsequently, imaging is useful in following the sequelae of trauma. In this chapter, we review indications for neuroimaging and typical computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocols used in the evaluation of a patient with head trauma. We review the role of CT), the imaging modality of choice in the acute setting, and the role of MRI in the evaluation of patients with head trauma. We describe an organized and consistent approach to the interpretation of imaging of these patients. Important topics in head trauma, including fundamental concepts related to skull fractures, intracranial hemorrhage, parenchymal injury, penetrating trauma, cerebrovascular injuries, and secondary effects of trauma, are reviewed. The chapter concludes with advanced neuroimaging techniques for the evaluation of traumatic brain injury, including use of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), functional MRI (fMRI), and MR spectroscopy (MRS), techniques which are still under development.
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- Sandra Rincon
- Division of Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Neuroradiology and Cardiac Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Emergency Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Chu PC, Liu HL, Lai HY, Lin CY, Tsai HC, Pei YC. Neuromodulation accompanying focused ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier opening. Sci Rep 2015; 5:15477. [PMID: 26490653 PMCID: PMC4614673 DOI: 10.1038/srep15477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Burst-mode focused ultrasound (FUS) induces microbubble cavitation in the vasculature and temporarily disrupts the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to enable therapeutic agent delivery. However, it remains unclear whether FUS-induced BBB opening is accompanied by neuromodulation. Here we characterized the functional effects of FUS-induced BBB opening by measuring changes in somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) and blood-oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) responses. Rats underwent burst-mode FUS (mechanical index (MI) of 0.3, 0.55 or 0.8) to the forelimb region in the left primary somatosensory cortex to induce BBB opening. Longitudinal measurements were followed for up to 1 week to characterize the temporal dynamics of neuromodulation. We observed that 0.8-MI FUS profoundly suppressed SSEP amplitude and prolonged latency, and this effect lasted 7 days. 0.55-MI FUS resulted in minimal and short-term suppression of SSEP for less than 60 minutes and didn’t affect latency. BOLD responses were also suppressed in an MI-dependent manner, mirroring the effect on SSEPs. Furthermore, repetitive delivery of 0.55-MI FUS every 3 days elicited no accumulative effects on SSEPs or tissue integrity. This is the first evidence that FUS-induced BBB opening is accompanied by reversible changes in neuron responses, and may provide valuable insight toward the development of FUS-induced BBB opening for clinical applications.
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- Po-Chun Chu
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, 333
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, 333.,Medical Imaging Research Center, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung University/Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan 333
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-shin Street, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, 333, R.O.C
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- Medical Imaging Research Center, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung University/Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan 333
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- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, 333, R.O.C.,Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-shin Street, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, 333, R.O.C
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 5 Fu-shin Street, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, 333, R.O.C.,School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, 333, R.O.C
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Hu L, Zhang L, Chen R, Yu H, Li H, Mouraux A. The primary somatosensory cortex and the insula contribute differently to the processing of transient and sustained nociceptive and non-nociceptive somatosensory inputs. Hum Brain Mapp 2015; 36:4346-4360. [PMID: 26252509 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2015] [Revised: 06/27/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Transient nociceptive stimuli elicit consistent brain responses in the primary and secondary somatosensory cortices (S1, S2), the insula and the anterior and mid-cingulate cortex (ACC/MCC). However, the functional significance of these responses, especially their relationship with sustained pain perception, remains largely unknown. Here, using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we characterize the differential involvement of these brain regions in the processing of sustained nociceptive and non-nociceptive somatosensory input. By comparing the spatial patterns of activity elicited by transient (0.5 ms) and long-lasting (15 and 30 s) stimuli selectively activating nociceptive or non-nociceptive afferents, we found that the contralateral S1 responded more strongly to the onset of non-nociceptive stimulation as compared to the onset of nociceptive stimulation and the sustained phases of nociceptive and non-nociceptive stimulation. Similarly, the anterior insula responded more strongly to the onset of nociceptive stimulation as compared to the onset of non-nociceptive stimulation and the sustained phases of nociceptive and non-nociceptive stimulation. This suggests that S1 is specifically sensitive to changes in incoming non-nociceptive input, whereas the anterior insula is specifically sensitive to changes in incoming nociceptive input. Second, we found that the MCC responded more strongly to the onsets as compared to the sustained phases of both nociceptive and non-nociceptive stimulation, suggesting that it could be involved in the detection of change regardless of sensory modality. Finally, the posterior insula and S2 responded maximally during the sustained phase of non-nociceptive stimulation but not nociceptive stimulation, suggesting that these regions are preferentially involved in processing non-nociceptive somatosensory input.
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- Li Hu
- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (Ministry of Education) and Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Department of Psychology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (Ministry of Education) and Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Department of Psychology, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Research Center for Brain Function and Psychological Science, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Institute of Neurosciences (IoNS), Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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Lonstein JS, Lévy F, Fleming AS. Common and divergent psychobiological mechanisms underlying maternal behaviors in non-human and human mammals. Horm Behav 2015; 73:156-85. [PMID: 26122301 PMCID: PMC4546863 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2015] [Revised: 06/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/12/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Maternal interactions with young occupy most of the reproductive period for female mammals and are absolutely essential for offspring survival and development. The hormonal, sensory, reward-related, emotional, cognitive and neurobiological regulators of maternal caregiving behaviors have been well studied in numerous subprimate mammalian species, and some of the importance of this body of work is thought to be its relevance for understanding similar controls in humans. We here review many of the important biopsychological influences on maternal behaviors in the two best studied non-human animals, laboratory rats and sheep, and directly examine how the conceptual framework established by some of the major discoveries in these animal "models" do or do not hold for our understanding of human mothering. We also explore some of the limits for extrapolating from non-human animals to humans. We conclude that there are many similarities between non-human and human mothers in the biological and psychological factors influencing their early maternal behavior and that many of the differences are due to species-characteristic features related to the role of hormones, the relative importance of each sensory system, flexibility in what behaviors are exhibited, the presence or absence of language, and the complexity of cortical function influencing caregiving behaviors.
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- Joseph S Lonstein
- Neuroscience Program, 108 Giltner Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; Department of Psychology, 108 Giltner Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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- Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, INRA-CNRS-Université de Tours IFCE, Nouzilly 37380, France.
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- Fraser Mustard Institute for Human Development, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Psychology, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, Canada.
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Faull OK, Jenkinson M, Clare S, Pattinson KTS. Functional subdivision of the human periaqueductal grey in respiratory control using 7 tesla fMRI. Neuroimage 2015; 113:356-64. [PMID: 25703831 PMCID: PMC4441042 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.02.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2014] [Revised: 02/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The periaqueductal grey (PAG) is a nucleus within the midbrain, and evidence from animal models has identified its role in many homeostatic systems including respiration. Animal models have also demonstrated a columnar structure that subdivides the PAG into four columns on each side, and these subdivisions have different functions with regard to respiration. In this study we used ultra-high field functional MRI (7 T) to image the brainstem and superior cortical areas at high resolution (1mm(3)voxels), aiming to identify activation within the columns of the PAG associated with respiratory control. Our results showed deactivation in the lateral and dorsomedial columns of the PAG corresponding with short (~10s) breath holds, along with cortical activations consistent with previous respiratory imaging studies. These results demonstrate the involvement of the lateral and dorsomedial PAG in the network of conscious respiratory control for the first time in humans. This study also reveals the opportunities of 7 T functional MRI for non-invasively investigating human brainstem nuclei at high-resolutions.
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- Olivia K Faull
- FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Nuffield Division of Anaesthetics, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Nuffield Division of Anaesthetics, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Zhang CH, Lu Y, Brinkmann B, Welker K, Worrell G, He B. Using functional MRI alone for localization in focal epilepsy. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2015; 2014:730-3. [PMID: 25570062 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2014.6943694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In the present study, we developed a method for the purpose of localizing epilepsy related hemodynamic foci for patients suffering intractable focal epilepsy using resting state fMRI alone. We studied two groups of subjects: five patients with intractable focal epilepsy, and ten healthy volunteers performing motor tasks. Spatial independent component analysis (ICA) was performed on the fMRI alone data and a set of independent component (IC) selection criteria was developed to identify epilepsy related ICs. The method was then evaluated in the healthy group with motor tasks. In all five surgery patients, there was at least one identified IC concordant with surgical resection. In the motor task study of healthy subjects, our method revealed components with concordant spatial and temporal features as expected from the unilateral motor tasks. These results suggest the lateralization and localization value of fMRI alone in presurgical evaluation for patients with intractable unilateral focal epilepsy. The proposed method is noninvasive in nature and easy to implement. It has the potential to be incorporated in current presurgical workup for the diagnosis of intractable focal epilepsy patients.
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Oscillatory correlates of autobiographical memory. Int J Psychophysiol 2014; 95:322-32. [PMID: 25523347 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2014.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2014] [Revised: 12/06/2014] [Accepted: 12/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Recollection of events from one's own life is referred to as autobiographical memory. Autobiographical memory is an important part of our self. Neuroimaging findings link self-referential processes with the default mode network (DMN). Much evidence coming primarily from functional magnetic resonance imaging studies shows that autobiographical memory and DMN have a common neural base. In this study, electroencephalographic data collected in 47 participants during recollection of autobiographical episodes were analyzed using temporal and spatial independent component analyses in combination with source localization. Autobiographical remembering was associated with an increase of spectral power in alpha and beta and a decrease in delta band. The increase of alpha power, as estimated by sLORETA, was most prominent in the posterior DMN, but was also observed in visual and motor cortices, prompting an assumption that it is associated with activation of DMN and inhibition of irrelevant sensory and motor areas. In line with data linking delta oscillations with aversive states, decrease of delta power was more pronounced in episodes associated with positive emotions, whereas episodes associated with negative emotions were accompanied by an increase of delta power. Vividness of recollection correlated positively with theta oscillations. These results highlight the leading role of alpha oscillations and the DMN in the processes accompanying autobiographical remembering.
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Wintermark M, Sanelli PC, Anzai Y, Tsiouris AJ, Whitlow CT. Imaging evidence and recommendations for traumatic brain injury: advanced neuro- and neurovascular imaging techniques. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2014; 36:E1-E11. [PMID: 25424870 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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SUMMARY Neuroimaging plays a critical role in the evaluation of patients with traumatic brain injury, with NCCT as the first-line of imaging for patients with traumatic brain injury and MR imaging being recommended in specific settings. Advanced neuroimaging techniques, including MR imaging DTI, blood oxygen level-dependent fMRI, MR spectroscopy, perfusion imaging, PET/SPECT, and magnetoencephalography, are of particular interest in identifying further injury in patients with traumatic brain injury when conventional NCCT and MR imaging findings are normal, as well as for prognostication in patients with persistent symptoms. These advanced neuroimaging techniques are currently under investigation in an attempt to optimize them and substantiate their clinical relevance in individual patients. However, the data currently available confine their use to the research arena for group comparisons, and there remains insufficient evidence at the time of this writing to conclude that these advanced techniques can be used for routine clinical use at the individual patient level. TBI imaging is a rapidly evolving field, and a number of the recommendations presented will be updated in the future to reflect the advances in medical knowledge.
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- M Wintermark
- From the Division of Neuroradiology (M.W.), Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Radiology (P.C.S.), North Shore-LIJ Health System, Manhasset, New York
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- Department of Radiology (Y.A.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Radiology (A.J.T.), Weill Cornell Medical College, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
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- Department of Radiology and Translational Science Institute (C.T.W.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Chen M, Han J, Hu X, Jiang X, Guo L, Liu T. Survey of encoding and decoding of visual stimulus via FMRI: an image analysis perspective. Brain Imaging Behav 2014; 8:7-23. [PMID: 23793982 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-013-9238-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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A variety of exciting scientific achievements have been made in the last few decades in brain encoding and decoding via functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). This trend continues to rise in recent years, as evidenced by the increasing number of published papers in this topic and several published survey papers addressing different aspects of research issues. Essentially, these survey articles were mainly from cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging perspectives, although computational challenges were briefly discussed. To complement existing survey articles, this paper focuses on the survey of the variety of image analysis methodologies, such as neuroimage registration, fMRI signal analysis, ROI (regions of interest) selection, machine learning algorithms, reproducibility analysis, structural and functional connectivity, and natural image analysis, which were employed in previous brain encoding/decoding research works. This paper also provides discussions of potential limitations of those image analysis methodologies and possible future improvements. It is hoped that extensive discussions of image analysis issues could contribute to the advancements of the increasingly important brain encoding/decoding field.
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- Mo Chen
- School of Automation, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China
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Talati P, Rane S, Kose S, Blackford JU, Gore J, Donahue MJ, Heckers S. Increased hippocampal CA1 cerebral blood volume in schizophrenia. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL 2014; 5:359-64. [PMID: 25161901 PMCID: PMC4141978 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2014.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Hippocampal hyperactivity has been proposed as a biomarker in schizophrenia. However, there is a debate whether the CA1 or the CA2/3 subfield is selectively affected. We studied 15 schizophrenia patients and 15 matched healthy control subjects with 3T steady state, gadolinium-enhanced, absolute cerebral blood volume (CBV) maps, perpendicular to the long axis of the hippocampus. The subfields of the hippocampal formation (subiculum, CA1, CA2/3, and hilus/dentate gyrus) were manually segmented to establish CBV values. Comparing anterior CA1 and CA2/3 CBV between patients and controls revealed a significant subfield-by-diagnosis interaction. This interaction was due to the combined effect of a trend of increased CA1 CBV (p = .06) and non-significantly decreased CA2/3 CBV (p = 0.14) in patients relative to healthy controls. These results support the emerging hypothesis of increased hippocampal activity as a biomarker of schizophrenia and highlight the importance of subfield-level investigations. Hippocampal hyperactivity has been proposed as a biomarker in schizophrenia Subfield-specificity hyperactivity (anterior CA1 versus CA2/3) is currently debated We used contrast-enhanced MRI to test hyperactivity in these two subfields We find a significant diagnosis by group interaction due to the combined effect of a trend of increased CA1 CBV and non-significantly decreased CA2/3 CBV in patients compared to healthy controls No significant group differences in the anterior subiculum and dentate gyrus CBV
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- Pratik Talati
- Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA ; Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA ; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA
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Daniel R, Pollmann S. A universal role of the ventral striatum in reward-based learning: evidence from human studies. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2014; 114:90-100. [PMID: 24825620 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2014.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Revised: 05/01/2014] [Accepted: 05/03/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Reinforcement learning enables organisms to adjust their behavior in order to maximize rewards. Electrophysiological recordings of dopaminergic midbrain neurons have shown that they code the difference between actual and predicted rewards, i.e., the reward prediction error, in many species. This error signal is conveyed to both the striatum and cortical areas and is thought to play a central role in learning to optimize behavior. However, in human daily life rewards are diverse and often only indirect feedback is available. Here we explore the range of rewards that are processed by the dopaminergic system in human participants, and examine whether it is also involved in learning in the absence of explicit rewards. While results from electrophysiological recordings in humans are sparse, evidence linking dopaminergic activity to the metabolic signal recorded from the midbrain and striatum with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is available. Results from fMRI studies suggest that the human ventral striatum (VS) receives valuation information for a diverse set of rewarding stimuli. These range from simple primary reinforcers such as juice rewards over abstract social rewards to internally generated signals on perceived correctness, suggesting that the VS is involved in learning from trial-and-error irrespective of the specific nature of provided rewards. In addition, we summarize evidence that the VS can also be implicated when learning from observing others, and in tasks that go beyond simple stimulus-action-outcome learning, indicating that the reward system is also recruited in more complex learning tasks.
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- Reka Daniel
- Department of Experimental Psychology, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, D-39016 Magdeburg, Germany; Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA.
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, D-39016 Magdeburg, Germany; Center for Behavioral Brain Sciences, D-39016 Magdeburg, Germany
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Avery SN, Clauss JA, Winder DG, Woodward N, Heckers S, Blackford JU. BNST neurocircuitry in humans. Neuroimage 2014; 91:311-23. [PMID: 24444996 PMCID: PMC4214684 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Revised: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Anxiety and addiction disorders are two of the most common mental disorders in the United States, and are typically chronic, disabling, and comorbid. Emerging evidence suggests the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) mediates both anxiety and addiction through connections with other brain regions, including the amygdala and nucleus accumbens. Although BNST structural connections have been identified in rodents and a limited number of structural connections have been verified in non-human primates, BNST connections have yet to be described in humans. Neuroimaging is a powerful tool for identifying structural and functional circuits in vivo. In this study, we examined BNST structural and functional connectivity in a large sample of humans. The BNST showed structural and functional connections with multiple subcortical regions, including limbic, thalamic, and basal ganglia structures, confirming structural findings in rodents. We describe two novel connections in the human brain that have not been previously reported in rodents or non-human primates, including a structural connection with the temporal pole, and a functional connection with the paracingulate gyrus. The findings of this study provide a map of the BNST's structural and functional connectivity across the brain in healthy humans. In large part, the BNST neurocircuitry in humans is similar to the findings from rodents and non-human primates; however, several connections are unique to humans. Future explorations of BNST neurocircuitry in anxiety and addiction disorders have the potential to reveal novel mechanisms underlying these disabling psychiatric illnesses.
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- Suzanne N Avery
- Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Psychiatric Neuroimaging Program, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Psychiatric Neuroimaging Program, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Psychiatric Neuroimaging Program, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37212, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Psychiatric Neuroimaging Program, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37212, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
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- Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Psychiatric Neuroimaging Program, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37212, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37212, USA; Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
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Zhang CH, Lu Y, Brinkmann B, Welker K, Worrell G, He B. Lateralization and localization of epilepsy related hemodynamic foci using presurgical fMRI. Clin Neurophysiol 2014; 126:27-38. [PMID: 24856460 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2014] [Revised: 03/09/2014] [Accepted: 04/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim was to develop a method for the purpose of localizing epilepsy related hemodynamic foci for patients suffering intractable focal epilepsy using task-free fMRI alone. METHODS We studied three groups of subjects: patients with intractable focal epilepsy, healthy volunteers performing motor tasks, and healthy volunteers in resting state. We performed spatial independent component analysis (ICA) on the fMRI alone data and developed a set of IC selection criteria to identify epilepsy related ICs. The method was then tested in the two healthy groups. RESULTS In seven out of the nine surgery patients, identified ICs were concordant with surgical resection. Our results were also consistent with presurgical evaluation of the remaining one patient without surgery and may explain why she was not suitable for resection treatment. In the motor task study of ten healthy subjects, our method revealed components with concordant spatial and temporal features as expected from the unilateral motor tasks. In the resting state study of seven healthy subjects, the method successfully rejected all components in four out of seven subjects as non-epilepsy related components. CONCLUSION These results suggest the lateralization and localization value of fMRI alone in presurgical evaluation for patients with intractable unilateral focal epilepsy. SIGNIFICANCE The proposed method is noninvasive in nature and easy to implement. It has the potential to be incorporated in current presurgical workup for treating intractable focal epilepsy patients.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, USA; Mayo Systems Electrophysiology Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, USA; Mayo Systems Electrophysiology Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA; Institute for Engineering in Medicine, University of Minnesota, USA.
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Papegaaij S, Taube W, Baudry S, Otten E, Hortobágyi T. Aging causes a reorganization of cortical and spinal control of posture. Front Aging Neurosci 2014; 6:28. [PMID: 24624082 PMCID: PMC3939445 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Classical studies in animal preparations suggest a strong role for spinal control of posture. In humans it is now established that the cerebral cortex contributes to postural control of unperturbed and perturbed standing. The age-related degeneration and accompanying functional changes in the brain, reported so far mainly in conjunction with simple manual motor tasks, may also affect the mechanisms that control complex motor tasks involving posture. This review outlines the age-related structural and functional changes at spinal and cortical levels and provides a mechanistic analysis of how such changes may be linked to the behaviorally manifest postural deficits in old adults. The emerging picture is that the age-related reorganization in motor control during voluntary tasks, characterized by differential modulation of spinal reflexes, greater cortical activation and cortical disinhibition, is also present during postural tasks. We discuss the possibility that this reorganization underlies the increased coactivation and dual task interference reported in elderly. Finally, we propose a model for future studies to unravel the structure-function-behavior relations in postural control and aging.
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- Selma Papegaaij
- Center for Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen Groningen, Netherlands
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- Movement and Sports Science, Department of Medicine, University of Fribourg Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Applied Biology, Faculty for Motor Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles Brussels, Belgium
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- Center for Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen Groningen, Netherlands
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- Center for Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen Groningen, Netherlands ; Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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Bauer I, Crewther S, Pipingas A, Sellick L, Crewther D. Does omega-3 fatty acid supplementation enhance neural efficiency? A review of the literature. Hum Psychopharmacol 2014; 29:8-18. [PMID: 24285504 DOI: 10.1002/hup.2370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Revised: 10/19/2013] [Accepted: 10/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE While the cardiovascular, anti-inflammatory and mood benefits of omega-3 supplementation containing long chain fatty acids (LCPUFAs) such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) are manifest, there is no scientific consensus regarding their effects on neurocognitive functioning. This review aimed to examine the current literature on LCPUFAs by assessing their effects on cognition, neural functioning and metabolic activity. In order to view these findings together, the principle of neural efficiency as established by Richard Haier ("smart brains work less hard") was extended to apply to the neurocognitive effects of omega-3 supplementation. METHODS We reviewed multiple databases from 2000 up till 2013 using a systematic approach and focused our search to papers employing both neurophysiological techniques and cognitive measures. RESULTS Eight studies satisfied the criteria for consideration. We established that studies using brain imaging techniques show consistent changes in neurochemical substances, brain electrical activity, cerebral metabolic activity and brain oxygenation following omega-3 supplementation. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that, where comparison is available, an increase in EPA intake is more advantageous than DHA in reducing "brain effort" relative to cognitive performance.
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- Isabelle Bauer
- Centre for Human Psychopharmacology; Swinburne University of Technology; Hawthorn Victoria Australia
- University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; Houston TX USA
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- Centre for Human Psychopharmacology; Swinburne University of Technology; Hawthorn Victoria Australia
- School of Psychological Science; La Trobe University; Bundoora Victoria Australia
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- Centre for Human Psychopharmacology; Swinburne University of Technology; Hawthorn Victoria Australia
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- Centre for Human Psychopharmacology; Swinburne University of Technology; Hawthorn Victoria Australia
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- Centre for Human Psychopharmacology; Swinburne University of Technology; Hawthorn Victoria Australia
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Wang Z, Qi HX, Kaas JH, Roe AW, Chen LM. Functional signature of recovering cortex: dissociation of local field potentials and spiking activity in somatosensory cortices of spinal cord injured monkeys. Exp Neurol 2013; 249:132-43. [PMID: 24017995 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2013.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2013] [Revised: 08/08/2013] [Accepted: 08/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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After disruption of dorsal column afferents at high cervical spinal levels in adult monkeys, somatosensory cortical neurons recover responsiveness to tactile stimulation of the hand; this reactivation correlates with a recovery of hand use. However, it is not known if all neuronal response properties recover, and whether different cortical areas recover in a similar manner. To address this, we recorded neuronal activity in cortical area 3b and S2 in adult squirrel monkeys weeks after unilateral lesion of the dorsal columns. We found that in response to vibrotactile stimulation, local field potentials remained robust at all frequency ranges. However, neuronal spiking activity failed to follow at high frequencies (≥15 Hz). We suggest that the failure to generate spiking activity at high stimulus frequency reflects a changed balance of inhibition and excitation in both area 3b and S2, and that this mismatch in spiking and local field potential is a signature of an early phase of recovering cortex (<two months).
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- Zheng Wang
- Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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Krainik A, Villien M, Troprès I, Attyé A, Lamalle L, Bouvier J, Pietras J, Grand S, Le Bas JF, Warnking J. Functional imaging of cerebral perfusion. Diagn Interv Imaging 2013; 94:1259-78. [PMID: 24011870 DOI: 10.1016/j.diii.2013.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The functional imaging of perfusion enables the study of its properties such as the vasoreactivity to circulating gases, the autoregulation and the neurovascular coupling. Downstream from arterial stenosis, this imaging can estimate the vascular reserve and the risk of ischemia in order to adapt the therapeutic strategy. This method reveals the hemodynamic disorders in patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease or with arteriovenous malformations revealed by epilepsy. Functional MRI of the vasoreactivity also helps to better interpret the functional MRI activation in practice and in clinical research.
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- A Krainik
- Clinique universitaire de neuroradiologie et IRM, CHU de Grenoble, CS 10217, 38043 Grenoble cedex, France; Inserm U836, université Joseph-Fourier, site santé, chemin Fortuné-Ferrini, 38706 La Tronche cedex, France; UMS IRMaGe, unité IRM 3T recherche, CHU de Grenoble, CS 10217, 38043 Grenoble cedex 9, France.
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Huang L, Liu Y, Li M, Hu D. Hemodynamic and electrophysiological spontaneous low-frequency oscillations in the cortex: directional influences revealed by Granger causality. Neuroimage 2013; 85 Pt 2:810-22. [PMID: 23911674 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.07.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2013] [Revised: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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We used a combined electrophysiological/hemodynamic system to examine low-frequency oscillations (LFOs) in spontaneous neuronal activities (spike trains and local field potentials) and hemodynamic signals (cerebral blood flow) recorded from the anesthetized rat somatosensory and visual cortices. The laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) probe was tilted slightly to approach the area in which a microelectrode array (MEA) was implanted for simultaneous recordings. Spike trains (STs) were converted into continuous-time rate functions (CRFs) using the ST instantaneous firing rates. LFOs were detected for all three of the components using the multi-taper method (MTM). The frequencies of these LFOs ranged from 0.052 to 0.167 Hz (mean±SD, 0.10±0.026 Hz) for cerebral blood flow (CBF), from 0.027 to 0.26 Hz (mean±SD, 0.12±0.041 Hz) for the CRFs of the STs and from 0.04 to 0.19 Hz (mean±SD, 0.11±0.035 Hz) for local field potentials (LFPs). We evaluated the Granger causal relationships of spontaneous LFOs among CBF, LFPs and CRFs using Granger causality (GC) analysis. Significant Granger causal relationships were observed from LFPs to CBF, from STs to CBF and from LFPs to STs at approximately 0.1 Hz. The present results indicate that spontaneous LFOs exist not only in hemodynamic components but also in neuronal activities of the rat cortex. To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first to identify Granger causal influences among CBF, LFPs and STs and show that spontaneous LFOs carry important Granger causal influences from neural activities to hemodynamic signals.
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- Liangming Huang
- College of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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Dong M, Qin W, Zhao L, Yang X, Yuan K, Zeng F, Sun J, Yu D, von Deneen KM, Liang F, Tian J. Expertise modulates local regional homogeneity of spontaneous brain activity in the resting brain: an fMRI study using the model of skilled acupuncturists. Hum Brain Mapp 2013; 35:1074-84. [PMID: 23633412 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2012] [Revised: 10/29/2012] [Accepted: 11/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Studies on training/expertise-related effects on human brain in context of neuroplasticity have revealed that plastic changes modulate not only task activations but also patterns and strength of internetworks and intranetworks functional connectivity in the resting state. Much has known about plastic changes in resting state on global level; however, how training/expertise-related effect affects patterns of local spontaneous activity in resting brain remains elusive. We investigated the homogeneity of local blood oxygen level-dependent fluctuations in the resting state using a regional homogeneity (ReHo) analysis among 16 acupuncturists and 16 matched nonacupuncturists (NA). To prove acupuncturists' expertise, we used a series of psychophysical tests. Our results demonstrated that, acupuncturists significantly outperformed NA in tactile-motor and emotional regulation domain and the acupuncturist group showed increased coherence in local BOLD signal fluctuations in the left primary motor cortex (MI), the left primary somatosensory cortex (SI) and the left ventral medial prefrontal cortex/orbitofrontal cortex (VMPFC/OFC). Regression analysis displayed that, in the acupuncturists group, ReHo of VMPFC/OFC could predict behavioral outcomes, evidenced by negative correlation between unpleasantness ratings and ReHo of VMPFC/OFC and ReHo of SI and MI positively correlated with the duration of acupuncture practice. We suggest that expertise could modulate patterns of local resting state activity by increasing regional clustering strength, which is likely to contribute to advanced local information processing efficiency. Our study completes the understanding of neuroplasticity changes by adding the evidence of local resting state activity alterations, which is helpful for elucidating in what manner training effect extends beyond resting state.
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- Minghao Dong
- School of Life Sciences and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Furubayashi T, Mochizuki H, Terao Y, Arai N, Hanajima R, Hamada M, Matsumoto H, Nakatani-Enomoto S, Okabe S, Yugeta A, Inomata-Terada S, Ugawa Y. Cortical hemoglobin concentration changes underneath the coil after single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation: a near-infrared spectroscopy study. J Neurophysiol 2013; 109:1626-37. [DOI: 10.1152/jn.00980.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and multichannel probes, we studied hemoglobin (Hb) concentration changes when single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was applied over the left hemisphere primary motor cortex (M1). Seventeen measurement probes were centered over left M1. Subjects were studied in both active and relaxed conditions, with TMS intensity set at 100%, 120%, and 140% of the active motor threshold. The magnetic coils were placed so as to induce anteromedially directed currents in the brain. Hb concentration changes were more prominent at channels over M1 and posterior to it. Importantly, Hb concentration changes at M1 after TMS differed depending on whether the target muscle was in an active or relaxed condition. In the relaxed condition, Hb concentration increased up to 3–6 s after TMS, peaking at ∼6 s, and returned to the baseline. In the active condition, a smaller increase in Hb concentrations continued up to 3–6 s after TMS (early activation), followed by a decrease in Hb concentration from 9 to 12 s after TMS (delayed deactivation). Hb concentration changes in the active condition at higher stimulus intensities were more pronounced at locations posterior to M1 than at M1. We conclude that early activation occurs when M1 is activated transsynaptically. The relatively late deactivation may result from the prolonged inhibition of the cerebral cortex after activation. The posterior-dominant activation at higher intensities in the active condition may result from an additional activation of the sensory cortex due to afferent inputs from muscle contraction evoked by the TMS.
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- Toshiaki Furubayashi
- Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medical Science and Welfare, Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University, Sendai, Japan
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom; and
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
- JST, Research Seeds Program, Fukushima, Japan
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Whitman JC, Ward LM, Woodward TS. Patterns of Cortical Oscillations Organize Neural Activity into Whole-Brain Functional Networks Evident in the fMRI BOLD Signal. Front Hum Neurosci 2013; 7:80. [PMID: 23504590 PMCID: PMC3596826 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Accepted: 02/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Recent findings from electrophysiology and multimodal neuroimaging have elucidated the relationship between patterns of cortical oscillations evident in EEG/MEG and the functional brain networks evident in the BOLD signal. Much of the existing literature emphasized how high-frequency cortical oscillations are thought to coordinate neural activity locally, while low-frequency oscillations play a role in coordinating activity between more distant brain regions. However, the assignment of different frequencies to different spatial scales is an oversimplification. A more informative approach is to explore the arrangements by which these low- and high-frequency oscillations work in concert, coordinating neural activity into whole-brain functional networks. When relating such networks to the BOLD signal, we must consider how the patterns of cortical oscillations change at the same speed as cognitive states, which often last less than a second. Consequently, the slower BOLD signal may often reflect the summed neural activity of several transient network configurations. This temporal mismatch can be circumvented if we use spatial maps to assess correspondence between oscillatory networks and BOLD networks.
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- Jennifer C Whitman
- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada ; BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Scherling CS, Smith A. Opening up the window into "chemobrain": a neuroimaging review. SENSORS 2013; 13:3169-203. [PMID: 23467031 PMCID: PMC3658739 DOI: 10.3390/s130303169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2013] [Revised: 02/05/2013] [Accepted: 02/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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As more chemotherapy-treated cancer patients are reaching survivorship, side-effects such as cognitive impairment warrant research attention. The advent of neuroimaging has helped uncover a neural basis for these deficits. This paper offers a review of neuroimaging investigations in chemotherapy-treated adult cancer patients, discussing the benefits and limitations of each technique and study design. Additionally, despite the assumption given by the chemobrain label that chemotherapy is the only causative agent of these deficits, other factors will be considered. Suggestions are made on how to more comprehensively study these cognitive changes using imaging techniques, thereby promoting generalizability of the results to clinical applications. Continued investigations may yield better long-term quality of life outcomes by supporting patients' self-reports, and revealing brain regions being affected by chemotherapy.
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- Carole S. Scherling
- Memory and Aging Center, Neurology, UCSF, Sandler Neuroscience Center, 675 Nelson Rising Lane, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +1-415-476-2662; Fax: +1-415-514-2554
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- School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Vanier Hall, 136 Jean Jacques Lussier, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada; E-Mail:
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NAGAHARA S, UENO M, KOBAYASHI T. Spin-Lock Imaging for Direct Detection of Oscillating Magnetic Fields with MRI: Simulations and Phantom Studies. ADVANCED BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2013. [DOI: 10.14326/abe.2.63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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- Shizue NAGAHARA
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
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