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BOLD signal sign and transient vessels volume variation

G Garreffa1, C Colonnese, M A Macrì

  • 1Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo Neuromed, Pozzilli, (IS), Italy.

Summary

Apnea can cause negative blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) signals in the brain due to mechanical hemodynamic changes, not neural activity. This finding is crucial for interpreting fMRI scans in patients with cerebrovascular diseases.

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