2022
Increased left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex density following escitalopram intake during relearning: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in healthy humans
Vanicek T, Reed M, Seiger R, Godbersen G, Klöbl M, Unterholzner J, Spurny-Dworak B, Gryglewski G, Handschuh P, Schmidt C, Kraus C, Stimpfl T, Rupprecht R, Kasper S, Lanzenberger R. Increased left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex density following escitalopram intake during relearning: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in healthy humans. Therapeutic Advances In Psychopharmacology 2022, 12: 20451253221132085. PMID: 36420117, PMCID: PMC9677158, DOI: 10.1177/20451253221132085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeft dorsolateral prefrontal cortexAssociative learning taskNon-emotional contentDorsolateral prefrontal cortexVoxel-based morphometry analysisEmotional processingExecutive functionLearning taskNeurobiological processesVoxel-based morphometryPrefrontal cortexBrain plasticityEscitalopram intakeNeural plasticityBrain areasNeuroplastic processesBlood levelsBrain structuresHealthy individualsMorphometry analysisDouble-blind placebo controlGray matterStress-induced dendritic atrophySelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsPlacebo intake
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