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The effect of tryptophan depletion on brain activation measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging during the Stroop test in healthy subjects

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Horáček, J, Závěšická, L, Tintěra, J, Dockery, C, Platilová, V, Kopeček, M, Španiel, F, Bubeníková, V +1 more·2005·Physiological Research

Abstract

We investigated the role of serotonin in cognitive activation of the frontal cortex. The serotonergic system was affected by the administration of an amino acids mixture without tryptophan (tryptophan depletion). In a placebo-controlled double-blind cross-over study with 20 healthy volunteers, we tested the hypothesis that a tryptophan (serotonin) decrease affects the activation of prefrontal cortex by the Stroop test. Cognitive brain activation was evaluated by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Tryptophan depletion decreased the plasma tryptophan level up to 90 % for five hours after the tryptophan-free drink had been consumed when compared with the same mixture with tryptophan (p?0.0001). Tryptophan depletion did not affect the Stroop test performance. We compared fMRI activation in both conditions (tryptophan depletion and placebo) with plasma tryptophan levels as the covariates. The tryptophan depletion increased the activation (fMRI signal) in the bilateral mediofrontal cortex, anterior cingulate and left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. The present findings allow the postulate that serotonergic medial forebrain and cingulum bundle pathways play a role in the activity of cortical structures involved in Stroop test processing.

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Horáček, J., Závěšická, L., Tintěra, J., Dockery, C., Platilová, V, Kopeček, M., Španiel, F., Bubeníková, V, & Höschl, C.
Affiliations
  • Charles University (CZ)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (CZ)
  • Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (CZ)
Venue
Physiological Research
Published
2005
Volume
54
Issue
2
Pages
235-244
ISSN
  • 0862-8408 (ISSN-L)
  • 1802-9973
OpenAlex
W2184103870
Cited by
34
References
57
Citations by year
2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 2
FWCI
2.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by-nc
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  • Physiological Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy (LN00B122, 1M0002375201)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
Keywords
tryptophan depletion, serotonin, Stroop task, prefrontal cortex activation, anterior cingulate cortex, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, plasma tryptophan, serotonergic pathways, cognitive activation, executive function
MeSH terms
Adult, Brain, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Psychomotor Performance, Tryptophan, Cross-Over Studies, Statistics, Nonparametric

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