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

ABSTRACT: 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

SUBMITTER: Galijasevic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8273761 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature