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
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