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  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neuroimaging

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  • Large-scale neuronal networks, including the default mode network (DMN) and control network (CN), exhibit coordinated and differential activity crucial for brain function.
  • Typically, the CN activates during cognitive tasks, while the DMN deactivates, and their activities are anti-correlated at rest.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of GABA and glutamate in modulating the interplay between the DMN and CN.
  • To determine the relationship between neurochemical concentrations in specific brain regions and network dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to measure whole-brain blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) signals during resting-state and task-evoked conditions.
  • Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) quantified GABA and glutamate concentrations in the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), key nodes of the DMN and CN, respectively.
  • Data were collected from 19 healthy individuals at 3 Tesla.

Main Results:

  • GABA concentrations in the MPFC were significantly associated with DMN deactivation during a working memory task.
  • MPFC GABA levels correlated with the anti-correlation between the DMN and CN at rest and during task performance.
  • GABA in the DLPFC showed a weaker, opposing modulation of DMN-CN anti-correlation, while glutamate had a less significant impact.

Conclusions:

  • GABA in the MPFC plays a crucial role in orchestrating the anti-correlated activity between the DMN and CN.
  • These findings highlight the specific contribution of GABAergic signaling in the MPFC to the dynamic regulation of large-scale brain networks.
  • Neurochemical modulation, particularly by GABA, is essential for maintaining functional brain organization during both rest and cognitive demands.