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  • Neuroimaging
  • Neuroscience
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Background:

  • Neuronal firing rates are regulated by the balance between excitatory and inhibitory signaling.
  • This balance is crucial for brain function and is thought to influence functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signals.
  • The specific relationship between inhibitory neurotransmitter levels and hemodynamic responses measured by fMRI remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between baseline gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) levels and hemodynamic contrasts obtained from various fMRI sequences.
  • To determine if GABA levels can predict variations in blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD), cerebral blood flow (CBF), and cerebral blood volume (CBV) signals.

Main Methods:

  • MR spectroscopy was used to measure baseline GABA levels in the human visual cortex (n=12).
  • Four fMRI sequences were employed: BOLD, CBF-weighted arterial spin labelling (ASL), CBV-weighted vascular-space-occupancy (VASO), and arterial CBV (aCBV)-weighted inflow VASO (iVASO) at 3.0 T.
  • Correlations between baseline GABA concentrations and the reactivity of each fMRI contrast were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Baseline GABA levels showed a significant inverse correlation with BOLD reactivity (R=-0.70) and CBV-weighted VASO reactivity (R=-0.71).
  • A positive correlation was observed between baseline GABA and CBF-weighted ASL signal (R=0.65) and ASL time-to-peak (R=0.58).
  • A trend for inverse correlation was noted between baseline GABA and aCBV-weighted iVASO reactivity (R=-0.50).

Conclusions:

  • Both BOLD and emerging MR hemodynamic contrasts are influenced by baseline GABA levels.
  • These findings highlight the role of inhibitory neurotransmission in shaping fMRI signal variations.
  • Understanding this link can refine the interpretation of fMRI data and potentially inform new neuroimaging biomarkers.