2022
A 3D atlas of functional human brain energetic connectome based on neuropil distribution
Yu Y, Akif A, Herman P, Cao M, Rothman D, Carson R, Agarwal D, Evans A, Hyder F. A 3D atlas of functional human brain energetic connectome based on neuropil distribution. Cerebral Cortex 2022, 33: 3996-4012. PMID: 36104858, PMCID: PMC10068297, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic densityCortical regionsHigher synapse densityHuman cortical circuitsFunctional imaging studiesCortical activity mapsVivo PET imagingNeuropil distributionGlucose oxidationSynapse densityCortical circuitsMetabolic rateSynaptic connectionsCortical energeticsImaging studiesHuman cortexPET imagingHistological stainingRecent evidenceCortexHuman brainBrainVoxel levelActivity ratesAtlas
2014
Glutamatergic Function in the Resting Awake Human Brain is Supported by Uniformly High Oxidative Energy
Hyder F, Fulbright R, Shulman R, Rothman D. Glutamatergic Function in the Resting Awake Human Brain is Supported by Uniformly High Oxidative Energy. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2014, 34: 368-368. PMCID: PMC3915214, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.2013.205.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Interpreting functional imaging studies in terms of neurotransmitter cycling
Shulman R, Rothman D. Interpreting functional imaging studies in terms of neurotransmitter cycling. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1998, 95: 11993-11998. PMID: 9751778, PMCID: PMC21753, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.95.20.11993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional imaging experimentsNeurobiological processesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingBasis of neuroscienceSpecific mental processesFunctional imaging studiesFunctional imaging dataVivo 13C NMR measurementsCognitive psychologyCognitive tasksMental processesPsychological termsPsychological interpretationImaging experimentsNeuroscientific interpretationSensory stimulationPsychological designHuman brainFunctional imaging signalsNeurotransmitter cyclingParticular positron emission tomographyNeurotransmitter fluxBrain energy consumptionImaging studiesImaging data
1996
Human brain GABA levels rise rapidly after initiation of vigabatrin therapy
Petroff O, Rothman D, Behar K, Collins T, Mattson R. Human brain GABA levels rise rapidly after initiation of vigabatrin therapy. Neurology 1996, 47: 1567-1571.. PMID: 8960747, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.47.6.1567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain GABA levelsBrain GABASingle oral doseOral doseGABA levelsSide effectsHuman brain GABA levelsEffective antiepileptic medicationsHours of administrationAntiepileptic medicationsVigabatrin therapyDay dosingIntractable epilepsySerial measurementsOccipital cortexVigabatrinDay 8Day 5GABAGABA transaminasePatientsDoseNext dayHuman brainMagnetic resonance spectroscopyShort echo time proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging of macromolecule and metabolite signal intensities in the human brain
Hwang J, Graham G, Behar K, Alger J, Prichard J, Rothman D. Short echo time proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging of macromolecule and metabolite signal intensities in the human brain. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 1996, 35: 633-639. PMID: 8722812, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910350502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubacute stroke patientsProton magnetic resonance spectroscopicProton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imagingMagnetic resonance spectroscopic imagingStroke patientsHealthy subjectsMagnetic resonance spectroscopicMetabolite signal intensitiesBrain regionsPathological conditionsMacromolecule resonancesHuman brainBrainSignal intensitySubjectsRecovery timeSpectroscopic imagingPatientsThe effect of gabapentin on brain gamma‐aminobutyric acid in patients with epilepsy
Petroff O, Rothman D, Behar K, Lamoureux D, Mattson R. The effect of gabapentin on brain gamma‐aminobutyric acid in patients with epilepsy. Annals Of Neurology 1996, 39: 95-99. PMID: 8572673, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410390114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidBrain GABA levelsGABA levelsHuman brain GABA levelsBrain gamma-aminobutyric acidHigh-dose gabapentinAntiepileptic drug treatmentEffect of gabapentinPartial epilepsy patientsTreatment of epilepsyMechanism of actionAdjunctive therapyStandard dosesDrug treatmentEpilepsy patientsOccipital cortexGabapentinPatientsClinical useEpilepsyHuman brainMagnetic resonanceTreatmentMagnetic resonance spectroscopyVivo measurements
1995
Initial Observations on Effect of Vigabatrin on In Vivo 1H Spectroscopic Measurements of γ‐Aminobutyric Acid, Glutamate, and Glutamine in Human Brain
Petroff O, Rothman D, Behar K, Mattson R. Initial Observations on Effect of Vigabatrin on In Vivo 1H Spectroscopic Measurements of γ‐Aminobutyric Acid, Glutamate, and Glutamine in Human Brain. Epilepsia 1995, 36: 457-464. PMID: 7614922, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1995.tb00486.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidGABA levelsMumol/Antiepileptic drugsOccipital GABA levelsEffective antiepileptic drugEffects of vigabatrinStandard medicationStandard doseΓ-aminobutyric acidHealthy subjectsEpileptic patientsVigabatrinPatientsGABA transaminaseHuman cerebrumNoninvasive measurementHuman brainBrainGlutamateInitial observationsMedicationsCerebrumLevelsDoseIn Vivo Measurement of Phenylalanine in Human Brain by Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Novotny E, Avison M, Herschkowitz N, Petroff O, Prichard J, Seashore M, Rothman D. In Vivo Measurement of Phenylalanine in Human Brain by Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Pediatric Research 1995, 37: 244-249. PMID: 7731764, DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199502000-00020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhe concentrationsPlasma Phe concentrationsEfficacy of therapyCerebral concentrationsUntreated subjectsCerebral metabolitesNeurometabolic disorderControl studyPKU patientsPlasma PheMagnetic resonance spectroscopyMajor causePhenylketonuriaClinical magnetic resonance imaging systemNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyMagnetic resonance imaging systemHuman brainResonance imaging systemDisordersSubjectsImaging systemProton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic studiesMagnetic resonance spectroscopic studiesResonance spectroscopyPHE signal
1994
NMR studies of human brain function
Shulman R, Rothman D, Blamire A. NMR studies of human brain function. Trends In Biochemical Sciences 1994, 19: 522-526. PMID: 7846759, DOI: 10.1016/0968-0004(94)90050-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyUnstimulated subjectsResonance imagingEmission tomographyBrain functionHuman brain functionSensory stimulationVisual stimulationBrain activityHuman brain activityHuman brainStimulationMetabolic rateSignificant improvementMagnetic resonance spectroscopySingle subjectSubjectsEstablished methodLocalized 13C NMR Spectroscopy in the Human Brain of Amino Acid Labeling from d‐[1‐13C]Glucose
Gruetter R, Novotny E, Boulware S, Mason G, Rothman D, Shulman G, Prichard J, Shulman R. Localized 13C NMR Spectroscopy in the Human Brain of Amino Acid Labeling from d‐[1‐13C]Glucose. Journal Of Neurochemistry 1994, 63: 1377-1385. PMID: 7931289, DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1994.63041377.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnalysis of macromolecule resonances in 1H NMR spectra of human brain
Behar K, Rothman D, Spencer D, Petroff O. Analysis of macromolecule resonances in 1H NMR spectra of human brain. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 1994, 32: 294-302. PMID: 7984061, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910320304.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
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 subjectsMinCortexLevelsLocalized 1H NMR measurements of gamma-aminobutyric acid in human brain in vivo.
Rothman D, Petroff O, Behar K, Mattson R. Localized 1H NMR measurements of gamma-aminobutyric acid in human brain in vivo. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1993, 90: 5662-5666. PMID: 8516315, PMCID: PMC46781, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.12.5662.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-aminobutyric acidGABA concentrationGABA-transaminase inhibitor vigabatrinBrain gamma-aminobutyric acidDose-dependent elevationSeizure suppressionOccipital lobeHigh doseNonepileptic subjectsHuman volunteersHuman cortexVigabatrinDrug vigabatrinBrainPatientsHuman brainVolunteersCortexDose
1992
Cerebral Lactate Turnover after Electroshock: In vivo Measurements by 1H/13C Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Petroff O, Novotny E, Avison M, Rothman D, Alger J, Ogino T, Shulman G, Prichard J. Cerebral Lactate Turnover after Electroshock: In vivo Measurements by 1H/13C Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1992, 12: 1022-1029. PMID: 1400641, DOI: 10.1038/jcbfm.1992.139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood lactateLactate poolNuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyMetabolic stateBrain lactateBlood gasesBlood glucoseElevated lactateMagnetic resonance spectroscopyProlonged elevationRabbit brainPerchloric acid extractsPathological conditionsBrain activationBrainResonance spectroscopyLactate turnoverHigh resolution 1H NMRIntracellular pHElectroshockLactateHuman brainVivo 1HSignificant changesAcid extractsLocalized 1H NMR spectra of glutamate in the human brain
Rothman D, Hanstock C, Petroff O, Novotny E, Prichard J, Shulman R. Localized 1H NMR spectra of glutamate in the human brain. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 1992, 25: 94-106. PMID: 1350656, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910250110.Peer-Reviewed Original Research