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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-25
pubmed:abstractText
Age-related declines in prefrontal functions and age-related declines in prefrontal serotonin (5-HT) are documented. The effect of 5-HT on prefrontal cortex (PFC) is also documented; however, no one has examined the effect of experimental 5-HT modulation on PFC in healthy older adults. We investigated the effect of 5-HT on brain functioning in 10 women over 55 (mean=63.0+/-5.3 years) during cognitive interference inhibition (Simon task) using fMRI and acute tryptophan depletion (ATD). ATD did not affect task performance; it did affect brain function. During sham/no depletion, participants activated brain regions associated with the Simon (e.g., left inferior PFC). During ATD, there was no prefrontal but alternative posterior brain activation. ATD relative to sham reduced activity in left inferior PFC, anterior cingulate and basal ganglia but increased activity within neocerebellum and parietal lobe. In older adults, ATD modulates task-relevant brain activation for cognitive interference inhibition and is associated with an anterior-to-posterior activation shift. Maintaining successful Simon performance during ATD is achieved by increasing cerebellar and parietal contributions to compensate for decreased fronto-cingulo-striatal involvement.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1558-1497
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1135-46
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Acute Disease, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Adaptation, Physiological, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Aging, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Brain Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Functional Laterality, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Neural Inhibition, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Neural Pathways, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Neuropsychological Tests, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Prefrontal Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Questionnaires, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Serotonin, pubmed-meshheading:18061310-Tryptophan
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
5-HT, prefrontal function and aging: fMRI of inhibition and acute tryptophan depletion.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK. m.lamar@iop.kcl.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article