Paper Info
Title
Caffeine increases the linearity of the visual BOLD response.
Abstract
Although the blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) signal used in most functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies has been shown to exhibit nonlinear characteristics, most analyses assume that the BOLD signal responds in a linear fashion to stimulus. This assumption of linearity can lead to errors in the estimation of the BOLD response, especially for rapid event-related fMRI studies. In this study, we used a rapid event-related design and Volterra kernel analysis to assess the effect of a 200 mg oral dose of caffeine on the linearity of the visual BOLD response. The caffeine dose significantly (p<0.02) increased the linearity of the BOLD response in a sample of 11 healthy volunteers studied on a 3 T MRI system. In addition, the agreement between nonlinear and linear estimates of the hemodynamic response function was significantly increased (p=0.013) with the caffeine dose. These findings indicate that differences in caffeine usage should be considered as a potential source of bias in the analysis of rapid event-related fMRI studies.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.10.040
NeuroImage
Keywords
Field
DocType
brain mapping,magnetic resonance imaging,young adult
Brain mapping,Caffeine,Neuroscience,Functional magnetic resonance imaging,Anesthesia,Linearity,Cognitive psychology,Psychology,Blood oxygenation level dependent,Caffeine Dose,Stimulus (physiology),Magnetic resonance imaging
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
49
3
1053-8119
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.37
17
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Thomas T Liu1102276.03
Joy Liau237915.54