External awareness and GABA—A multimodal imaging study combining fMRI and [18F]flumazenil‐PET
Wiebking C, Duncan N, Qin P, Hayes D, Lyttelton O, Gravel P, Verhaeghe J, Kostikov A, Schirrmacher R, Reader A, Bajbouj M, Northoff G. External awareness and GABA—A multimodal imaging study combining fMRI and [18F]flumazenil‐PET. Human Brain Mapping 2012, 35: 173-184. PMID: 22996793, PMCID: PMC6869063, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal activity changesInhibitory neurotransmitter GABANegative BOLD responseFunctional magnetic resonance imaging paradigmCortical midline regionsSame healthy subjectsGABAA receptorsHealthy subjectsNeurotransmitter GABAPsychiatric disordersBiochemical mechanismsPET imagingExtrinsic systemMidline regionBOLD responseExternal awarenessNeuronal networksUnderlying neuronal networksImaging paradigmGABAActivity changesStimulus typeSame paradigmAwarenessPrecuneus