2022
Thalamic activations in rat brain by fMRI during tactile (forepaw, whisker) and non-tactile (visual, olfactory) sensory stimulations
Sanganahalli BG, Thompson GJ, Parent M, Verhagen JV, Blumenfeld H, Herman P, Hyder F. Thalamic activations in rat brain by fMRI during tactile (forepaw, whisker) and non-tactile (visual, olfactory) sensory stimulations. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0267916. PMID: 35522646, PMCID: PMC9075615, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusVentral posterior medialVentral posterior lateralThalamic activationFunctional MRIPosterior medial thalamic nucleusMedial thalamic nucleiSensory stimuliLateral geniculate nucleusPost-mortem humanOlfactory stimuliHigh-field functional MRIField functional MRIWhisker stimuliDeep brain regionsRat thalamusThalamic nucleiGeniculate nucleusMediodorsal nucleusRat brainInferior colliculusThalamusDifferent sensory stimuliCortical activationCortical activity
2016
Metabolic demands of neural-hemodynamic associated and disassociated areas in brain
Sanganahalli BG, Herman P, Rothman DL, Blumenfeld H, Hyder F. Metabolic demands of neural-hemodynamic associated and disassociated areas in brain. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2016, 36: 1695-1707. PMID: 27562867, PMCID: PMC5076793, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x16664531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral posterolateral thalamic nucleusFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMulti-unit activityLocal field potentialsMetabolic demandsPosterolateral thalamic nucleusBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) responseSensory-evoked responsesCortical local field potentialsThalamic local field potentialsMagnetic resonance imagingLevel-dependent responsesSimilar metabolic demandThalamic nucleiForelimb cortexBlood flowBlood volumeCBV responseResonance imagingLatency differenceHemodynamicsBOLD signalOxidative metabolismDifferent metabolic demandsField potentials