Time-dependent Spatial Specificity of High-resolution FMRI: Insights into Mesoscopic Neurovascular Coupling

Overview

Journal Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci

Specialty Biology

Date 2020 Nov 16

PMID 33190606

Citations 10

Authors

Mitsuhiro Fukuda

Alexander J Poplawsky

Seong-Gi Kim

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Abstract

High-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is becoming increasingly popular because of the growing availability of ultra-high magnetic fields which are capable of improving sensitivity and spatial resolution. However, it is debatable whether increased spatial resolutions for haemodynamic-based techniques, like fMRI, can accurately detect the true location of neuronal activity. We have addressed this issue in functional columns and layers of animals with haemoglobin-based optical imaging and different fMRI contrasts, such as blood oxygenation level-dependent, cerebral blood flow and cerebral blood volume fMRI. In this review, we describe empirical evidence primarily from our own studies on how well these fMRI signals are spatially specific to the neuronally active site and discuss insights into neurovascular coupling at the mesoscale. This article is part of the theme issue 'Key relationships between non-invasive functional neuroimaging and the underlying neuronal activity'.

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