Localized 1H NMR measurement of glucose consumption in the human brain during visual stimulation.
Chen W, Novotny E, Zhu X, Rothman D, Shulman R. Localized 1H NMR measurement of glucose consumption in the human brain during visual stimulation. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1993, 90: 9896-9900. PMID: 8234332, PMCID: PMC47679, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.21.9896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral metabolic rateGlucose levelsPhotic stimulationBrain glucose concentrationsGlucose metabolic ratePrimary visual cortexAverage maximum changeMetabolic rateVisual cortex regionsBrain glucoseCalcarine fissureVisual cortexGlucose changesLactate concentrationCortex regionsVisual stimulationStimulationGlucose concentrationHuman brainGlucose consumptionGlucose transportIndividual subjectsMinCortexLevelsNuclear magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy of human brain function.
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