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Trial reportJournal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism2021

Modulation of premotor cortex response to sequence motor learning during escitalopram intake.

Eóin N Molloy, Karsten Mueller, Nathalie Beinhölzl, Maria Blöchl, Fabian A Piecha, André Pampel, Christopher J Steele, Ulrike Scharrer, Gergana Zheleva, Ralf Regenthal and 5 more

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Trial report in Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Eóin N MolloyEmotion Neuroimaging (EGG) Lab, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany.
Karsten MuellerNuclear Magnetic Resonance Methods & Development Group, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9613-0552
Nathalie BeinhölzlEmotion Neuroimaging (EGG) Lab, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany.
Maria BlöchlDepartment of Neurology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany.
Fabian A PiechaEmotion Neuroimaging (EGG) Lab, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany.
André PampelNuclear Magnetic Resonance Methods & Development Group, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany.
Christopher J SteeleDepartment of Psychology, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1656-7928
Ulrike ScharrerEmotion Neuroimaging (EGG) Lab, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany.
Gergana ZhelevaEmotion Neuroimaging (EGG) Lab, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany.
Ralf RegenthalDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Rudolf-Boehm-Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.
Bernhard SehmDepartment of Neurology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany.
Vadim V NikulinDepartment of Neurology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany.
Harald E MöllerNuclear Magnetic Resonance Methods & Development Group, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany.
Arno VillringerDepartment of Neurology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany.
Julia SacherEmotion Neuroimaging (EGG) Lab, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany.
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences · DEConcordia University · CAHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DELeipzig University · DENational Research University Higher School of Economics · RUUniversity of Münster · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The contribution of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors to motor learning by inducing motor cortical plasticity remains controversial given diverse findings from positive preclinical data to negative findings in recent clinical trials. To empirically address this translational disparity, we use functional magnetic resonance imaging in a double-blind, randomized controlled study to assess whether 20 mg escitalopram improves sequence-specific motor performance and modulates cortical motor response in 64 healthy female participants. We found decreased left premotor cortex responses during sequence-specific learning performance comparing single dose and steady escitalopram state. Escitalopram plasma levels negatively correlated with the premotor cortex response. We did not find evidence in support of improved motor performance after a week of escitalopram intake. These findings do not support the conclusion that one week escitalopram intake increases motor performance but could reflect early adaptive plasticity with improved neural processing underlying similar task performance when steady peripheral escitalopram levels are reached.

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AdultCitalopramDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansLearningMotor CortexNeuronal PlasticityPsychomotor PerformanceSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsYoung AdultCitalopramSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingneural plasticitypost-stroke motor dysfunctionselective serotonin reuptake inhibitorssequential motor learning

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PMID33148103
PMCPMC8138331
OpenAlexW3095691833

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