2022
Serotonergic modulation of effective connectivity in an associative relearning network during task and rest
Reed MB, Klöbl M, Godbersen GM, Handschuh PA, Ritter V, Spurny-Dworak B, Unterholzner J, Kraus C, Gryglewski G, Winkler D, Seiger R, Vanicek T, Hahn A, Lanzenberger R. Serotonergic modulation of effective connectivity in an associative relearning network during task and rest. NeuroImage 2022, 249: 118887. PMID: 34999203, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.118887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight angular gyrusAnterior cingulate cortexEffective connectivityRight insulaCognitive flexibilityAngular gyrusCingulate cortexAssociative learning taskAssociative learningLearning taskTask connectivityLearning phaseInsulaGray matter volume changesSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitor escitalopramDouble-blind designNeuroplastic changesGyrusTaskParticipantsSSRI intakeCortexEffective connectionSerotonergic modulationConnectivity
2021
Escitalopram modulates learning content-specific neuroplasticity of functional brain networks
Klöbl M, Seiger R, Vanicek T, Handschuh P, Reed MB, Spurny-Dworak B, Ritter V, Godbersen GM, Gryglewski G, Kraus C, Hahn A, Lanzenberger R. Escitalopram modulates learning content-specific neuroplasticity of functional brain networks. NeuroImage 2021, 247: 118829. PMID: 34923134, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsPrefrontal cortexBroca's areaLingual gyrusFunctional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional brain networksBrain functional connectivityFear extinctionComplexity of learningSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsHuman neuroplasticityBrain networksMagnetic resonance imagingEscitalopram intakeComparable modulationClinical improvementSSRI escitalopramDaily doseReuptake inhibitorsNeuroplastic changesHealthy subjectsNeuroplasticity