Synchronization between background activity and visually evoked potential is not mirrored by focal hyperoxygenation: Implications for the interpretation of vascular brain imaging

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 4940-4948

  Koch, Stefan P ^a   Steinbrink, Jens ^a   Villringer, Arno ^a   Obrig, Hellmuth ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

oscillatory activity; Flicker; Hemodynamic response; Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS); Neurovascular coupling; Steady state visual evoked potential (ssVEP); Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEROXIA; OSCILLATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOPOGRAPHY; VISUAL CORTEX; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; TIME;

DEOXYHEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN; OXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; OXYHEMOGLOBINS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 33646909909     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3989-05.2006     Document Type: Article

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