ISSN:
1432-2072
Keywords:
Buspirone
;
5-HT1A receptors
;
Positron emission tomography
;
Statistical parametric mapping
;
Pharmacological challenge
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Repeated measurements of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) were made in normal volunteers before, and after, the administration of the 5-HT1A partial agonist, buspirone, or placebo. The difference in rCBF, before and after drug, (buspirone versus placebo) was used to identify brain areas affected by buspirone. Buspirone-induced changes in rCBF were studied under two behavioural conditions (5 word-list learning and 15 word-list learning). Compared to placebo, buspirone increased blood flow in the cuneus during both behavioural states. However, decreases in blood flow, centred in the left dorso-lateral prefrontal cortex and posterior cingulate cortex, were only observed under one of the two behavioural conditions. It is concluded that buspirone-induced alterations in regional cerebral blood flow are better understood, not in relation to the known distribution of monoamine neurotransmitter systems (particularly ascending 5-HT projections), but rather in relation to putative neuronal circuits possibly many synapses “downstream” of buspirone's pharmacological site of action.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02245127
Permalink
