Modulation of default-mode network activity by acute tryptophan depletion is associated with mood change: A resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging study

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-134

  Kunisato, Yoshihiko ^a,b   Okamoto, Yasumasa ^a,c   Okada, Go ^a,c   Aoyama, Shiori ^a,c   Demoto, Yoshihiko ^a   Munakata, Ayumi ^d   Nomura, Michio ^d   Onoda, Keiichi ^e   Yamawaki, Shigeto ^a,c  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fractional amplitude of low frequency fluctuation; Mood; Resting state fMRI; Serotonin; Tryptophan depletion

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE ORBITOFRONTAL CORTEX; MOOD CHANGE; PARACENTRAL LOBULE; PRECENTRAL GYRUS; PRECUNEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR PARIETAL LOBULE; TENSION;

ADULT; AFFECT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REST; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650308970     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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