2022
Escitalopram administration, relearning, and neuroplastic effects: A diffusion tensor imaging study in healthy individuals
Vanicek T, Reed MB, Unterholzner J, Klöbl M, Godbersen GM, Handschuh PA, Spurny-Dworak B, Ritter V, Gryglewski G, Kraus C, Winkler D, Lanzenberger R, Seiger R. Escitalopram administration, relearning, and neuroplastic effects: A diffusion tensor imaging study in healthy individuals. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2022, 301: 426-432. PMID: 35016914, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.135.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 subjectsNeuroplasticityNeuroplastic effects of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor in relearning and retrieval
Reed MB, Vanicek T, Seiger R, Klöbl M, Spurny B, Handschuh P, Ritter V, Unterholzner J, Godbersen GM, Gryglewski G, Kraus C, Winkler D, Hahn A, Lanzenberger R. Neuroplastic effects of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor in relearning and retrieval. NeuroImage 2021, 236: 118039. PMID: 33852940, PMCID: PMC7610799, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft angular gyrusAngular gyrusMemory retrievalAssociative learningLearning taskAssociative learning taskFunctional MRI sessionsRetrieval tasksTime interactionFunctional brain activationInsula activationExecutive functionCognitive functioningBrain activationGreater deactivationTask performanceTime interaction effectsMRI scanning sessionsRight insulaSubsequent retrievalNeuroplastic effectsLearning phaseScanning sessionSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsNeuroplastic processes
2019
Hippocampal GABA levels correlate with retrieval performance in an associative learning paradigm
Spurny B, Seiger R, Moser P, Vanicek T, Reed MB, Heckova E, Michenthaler P, Basaran A, Gryglewski G, Klöbl M, Trattnig S, Kasper S, Bogner W, Lanzenberger R. Hippocampal GABA levels correlate with retrieval performance in an associative learning paradigm. NeuroImage 2019, 204: 116244. PMID: 31606475, PMCID: PMC7610791, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal GABA levelsGABA levelsLong-term depressionLong-term potentiationHealthy participantsChanges of GABAMain inhibitory neurotransmitterMulti-voxel magnetic resonance spectroscopyMemory formationBaseline GABA levelsLongitudinal study designGlutamatergic systemInhibitory neurotransmitterNeuroplastic processesGlutamate concentrationNeural plasticityStudy designGABAAssociative learning paradigmThalamusHippocampusHuman brainInsulaNeurochemical underpinningsBrain