Dynamical exploration of the repertoire of brain networks at rest is modulated by psilocybin
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Journal Article
Abstract
Growing evidence from the dynamical analysis of functional neuroimaging data suggests that brain function can be understood as the exploration of a repertoire of metastable connectivity patterns ('functional brain networks'), which potentially underlie different mental processes. The present study characterizes how the brain's dynamical exploration of resting-state networks is rapidly modulated by intravenous infusion of psilocybin, a tryptamine psychedelic found in "magic mushrooms". We employed a data-driven approach to characterize recurrent functional connectivity patterns by focusing on the leading eigenvector of BOLD phase coherence at single-TR resolution. Recurrent BOLD phase-locking patterns (PL states) were assessed and statistically compared pre- and post-infusion of psilocybin in terms of their probability of occurrence and transition profiles. Results were validated using a placebo session. Recurrent BOLD PL states revealed high spatial overlap with canonical resting-state networks. Notably, a PL state forming a frontoparietal subsystem was strongly destabilized after psilocybin injection, with a concomitant increase in the probability of occurrence of another PL state characterized by global BOLD phase coherence. These findings provide evidence of network-specific neuromodulation by psilocybin and represent one of the first attempts at bridging molecular pharmacodynamics and whole-brain network dynamics.
Date Issued
2019-10-01
Date Acceptance
2019-05-23
Citation
NeuroImage, 2019, 199, pp.127-142
ISSN
1053-8119
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
127
End Page
142
Journal / Book Title
NeuroImage
Volume
199
Copyright Statement
© 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31132450
PII: S1053-8119(19)30452-5
Grant Number
EP/N014529/1
Subjects
Neurology & Neurosurgery
11 Medical and Health Sciences
17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2019-05-25