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Neurotransmitter changes during interference task in anterior cingulate cortex: evidence from fMRI-guided functional MRS at 3 T

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Neurotransmitter changes during interference task in anterior cingulate cortex: evidence from fMRI-guided functional MRS at 3 T
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Brain Structure and Function, May 2015
DOI 10.1007/s00429-015-1057-0
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Simone Kühn, Florian Schubert, Ralf Mekle, Elisabeth Wenger, Bernd Ittermann, Ulman Lindenberger, Jürgen Gallinat

Abstract

Neural activity as indirectly observed in blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) response is thought to reflect changes in neurotransmitter flux. In this study, we used fMRI-guided functional magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to measure metabolite/BOLD associations during a cognitive task at 3 T. GABA and glutamate concentration in anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) were determined by means of MRS using the SPECIAL pulse sequence before, during and after the performance of a manual Stroop task. MRS voxel positions were centred around individuals' BOLD activity during Stroop performance. Levels of GABA and glutamate showed inverted U-shape patterns across measurement time points (before, during, and after task), glutamine increased linearly and total creatine did not change. The GABA increase during task performance was associated with ACC BOLD signal changes in both congruent and incongruent Stroop conditions. Using an fMRI-guided MRS approach, an association between induced inhibitory neurotransmitter increase and BOLD changes was observed. The proposed procedure might allow the in vivo investigation of normal and dysfunctional associations between neurotransmitters and BOLD signal crucial for cerebral functioning.

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Japan 1 1%
United Kingdom 1 1%
Germany 1 1%
Unknown 89 97%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 18 20%
Researcher 16 17%
Student > Master 16 17%
Student > Bachelor 9 10%
Other 5 5%
Other 9 10%
Unknown 19 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 20 22%
Neuroscience 19 21%
Medicine and Dentistry 10 11%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 9%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 2%
Other 9 10%
Unknown 24 26%
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