Whole-brain modelling identifies distinct but convergent paths to unconsciousness in anaesthesia and disorders of consciousness

Autor: Andrea I. Luppi, Pedro A. M. Mediano, Fernando E. Rosas, Judith Allanson, John D. Pickard, Guy B. Williams, Michael M. Craig, Paola Finoia, Alexander R. D. Peattie, Peter Coppola, Adrian M. Owen, Lorina Naci, David K. Menon, Daniel Bor, Emmanuel A. Stamatakis
Přispěvatelé: Pickard, John [0000-0002-5762-6667], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, Luppi, Andrea I [0000-0002-3461-6431], Mediano, Pedro AM [0000-0003-1789-5894], Rosas, Fernando E [0000-0001-7790-6183], Pickard, John D [0000-0002-5762-6667], Williams, Guy B [0000-0001-5223-6654], Finoia, Paola [0000-0002-3908-9255], Peattie, Alexander RD [0000-0003-2115-7640], Coppola, Peter [0000-0002-8658-7409], Owen, Adrian M [0000-0002-5738-3765], Naci, Lorina [0000-0001-9630-3978], Menon, David K [0000-0002-3228-9692], Stamatakis, Emmanuel A [0000-0001-6955-9601], Luppi, Andrea [0000-0002-3461-6431], Williams, Guy [0000-0001-5223-6654], Menon, David [0000-0002-3228-9692], Stamatakis, Emmanuel [0000-0001-6955-9601]
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Neuroscience Institute Publications
Popis: Funder: Evelyn Trust; doi: https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004282
Funder: James S. McDonnell Foundation (McDonnell Foundation); doi: https://doi.org/10.13039/100000913
Funder: Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (L'Institut Canadien de Recherches Avancées)
The human brain entertains rich spatiotemporal dynamics, which are drastically reconfigured when consciousness is lost due to anaesthesia or disorders of consciousness (DOC). Here, we sought to identify the neurobiological mechanisms that explain how transient pharmacological intervention and chronic neuroanatomical injury can lead to common reconfigurations of neural activity. We developed and systematically perturbed a neurobiologically realistic model of whole-brain haemodynamic signals. By incorporating PET data about the cortical distribution of GABA receptors, our computational model reveals a key role of spatially-specific local inhibition for reproducing the functional MRI activity observed during anaesthesia with the GABA-ergic agent propofol. Additionally, incorporating diffusion MRI data obtained from DOC patients reveals that the dynamics that characterise loss of consciousness can also emerge from randomised neuroanatomical connectivity. Our results generalise between anaesthesia and DOC datasets, demonstrating how increased inhibition and connectome perturbation represent distinct neurobiological paths towards the characteristic activity of the unconscious brain.
Databáze: OpenAIRE