Effects of methylphenidate on resting-state brain activity in normal adults: An fMRI study

Neuroscience Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-27

  Zhu, Yihong ^a,b   Gao, Bin ^a   Hua, Jianming ^c   Liu, Weibo ^c   Deng, Yichao ^d   Zhang, Lijie ^e   Jiang, Biao ^c   Zang, Yufeng ^d,e  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b Zhejiang University   (China)

^c THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^d HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Male adults; Methylphenidate; Regional homogeneity; Resting state brain activity

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEFT HEMISPHERE; LINGUAL GYRUS; MALE; MIDDLE TEMPORAL GYRUS; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SUPERIOR TEMPORAL GYRUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CEREBELLUM; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; METHYLPHENIDATE; NEOSTRIATUM; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERENCE VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873304866     PISSN: 16737067     EISSN: 19958218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12264-013-1306-2     Document Type: Article

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