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Functional MR imaging of confounded hypofrontality.

E Bullmore1, M Brammer, S C Williams

  • 1Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, DeCrespigny Park, London, UK. e.bullmore@iop.kcl.ac.uk

Human Brain Mapping
|October 19, 1999
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Schizophrenia patients exhibit inconsistent frontal brain blood flow (hypofrontality). This study identifies confounds in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to understand if hypofrontality is a dynamic or static trait.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroimaging
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Reduced frontal brain blood flow, termed hypofrontality, is a common observation in schizophrenia.
  • The inconsistent nature of hypofrontality suggests it may be a dynamic (state-like) phenomenon rather than a static (trait-like) abnormality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To classify potential confounds in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies investigating hypofrontality in schizophrenia.
  • To assess and correct for stimulus-correlated motion, an extracerebral confound, in fMRI data.
  • To exclude intracerebral confounds using factorial analysis of fMRI data from verbal fluency and semantic decision tasks.

Main Methods:

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to acquire brain activity data.

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  • Stimulus-correlated motion was assessed and corrected.
  • Factorial analysis was applied to fMRI data from verbal fluency and semantic decision tasks in schizophrenic patients and comparison subjects.

    • Main Results:

    • The study reviewed methods for assessing and correcting extracerebral confounds like motion in fMRI.
    • Factorial analysis helped exclude several potential intracerebral confounds.
    • The findings suggest that understanding the inconstancy of hypofrontality requires theoretically driven experiments rather than solely technological advancements.

    Conclusions:

    • The inconstancy of hypofrontality in schizophrenia may be better understood through targeted experiments exploiting fMRI repeatability.
    • Further research should focus on theoretical models and experimental designs to clarify the dynamic nature of hypofrontality.