scholarly journals Brain energy metabolism measured by13C magnetic resonance spectroscopy in vivo upon infusion of [3-13C]lactate

2014 ◽  
Vol 93 (7) ◽  
pp. 1009-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
João M.N. Duarte ◽  
Freya-Merret Girault ◽  
Rolf Gruetter
Keyword(s):  
Energy Metabolism ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Brain Energy Metabolism ◽  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Brain Energy

scholarly journals Brain Energy Metabolism in Two States of Mind Measured by Phosphorous Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malik Galijašević ◽  
Ruth Steiger ◽  
Milovan Regodić ◽  
Michaela Waibel ◽  
Patrick Julian David Sommer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Metabolism ◽  
Basal Ganglia ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Functional Neuroimaging ◽  
Brain Energy Metabolism ◽  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
Awake State ◽  
Brain Energy

Introduction: Various functional neuroimaging studies help to better understand the changes in brain activity during meditation. The purpose of this study was to investigate how brain energy metabolism changes during focused attention meditation (FAM) state, measured by phosphorous magnetic resonance spectroscopy (31P-MRS).Methods:31P-MRS imaging was carried out in 27 participants after 7 weeks of FAM training. Metabolite ratios and the absolute values of metabolites were assessed after meditation training in two MRI measurements, by comparing effects in a FAM state with those in a distinct focused attention awake state during a backwards counting task.Results: The results showed decreased phosphocreatine/ATP (PCr/ATP), PCr/ inorganic phosphate (Pi), and intracellular pH values in the entire brain, but especially in basal ganglia, frontal lobes, and occipital lobes, and increased Pi/ATP ratio, cerebral Mg, and Pi absolute values were found in the same areas during FAM compared to the control focused attention awake state.Conclusions: Changes in the temporal areas and basal ganglia may be interpreted as a higher energetic state induced by meditation, whereas the frontal and occipital areas showed changes that may be related to a down-regulation in ATP turnover, energy state, and oxidative capacity.

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