Spatial heterogeneity of the relation between resting-state connectivity and blood flow: An important consideration for pharmacological studies

Autor: Khalili-Mahani, N., Osch, M.J. van, Rooij, M. de, Beckmann, C.F., Buchem, M.A. van, Dahan, A., Gerven, J.M. van, Rombouts, S.A.R.B.
Přispěvatelé: Magnetic Detection and Imaging, Faculty of Science and Technology
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Human Brain Mapping, 35(3), 929-942
Human Brain Mapping
Human brain mapping, 35(3), 929-942. Wiley-Liss Inc.
Human Brain Mapping, 35, 929-42
Human Brain Mapping, 35, 3, pp. 929-42
ISSN: 1065-9471
Popis: Contains fulltext : 136087.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) Resting state fMRI (RSfMRI) and arterial spin labeling (ASL) provide the field of pharmacological Neuroimaging tool for investigating states of brain activity in terms of functional connectivity or cerebral blood flow (CBF). Functional connectivity reflects the degree of synchrony or correlation of spontaneous fluctuations--mostly in the blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal--across brain networks; but CBF reflects mean delivery of arterial blood to the brain tissue over time. The BOLD and CBF signals are linked to common neurovascular and hemodynamic mechanisms that necessitate increased oxygen transportation to the site of neuronal activation; however, the scale and the sources of variation in static CBF and spatiotemporal BOLD correlations are likely different. We tested this hypothesis by examining the relation between CBF and resting-state-network consistency (RSNC)--representing average intranetwork connectivity, determined from dual regression analysis with eight standard networks of interest (NOIs)--in a crossover placebo-controlled study of morphine and alcohol. Overall, we observed spatially heterogeneous relations between RSNC and CBF, and between the experimental factors (drug-by-time, time, drug and physiological rates) and each of these metrics. The drug-by-time effects on CBF were significant in all networks, but significant RSNC changes were limited to the sensorimotor, the executive/salience and the working memory networks. The post-hoc voxel-wise statistics revealed similar dissociations, perhaps suggesting differential sensitivity of RSNC and CBF to neuronal and vascular endpoints of drug actions. The spatial heterogeneity of RSNC/CBF relations encourages further investigation into the role of neuroreceptor distribution and cerebrovascular anatomy in predicting spontaneous fluctuations under drugs.
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