Acute tryptophan depletion does not change somatosensory evoked magnetic fields

Kähkönen, Seppo; Ahveninen, Jyrki; Jääskeläinen, Iiro P.; Pennanen, Sirpa; Liesivuori, Jyrki; Nikulin, Vadim V.

doi:10.1007/s00213-003-1560-5

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Acute tryptophan depletion does not change somatosensory evoked magnetic fields

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Kähkönen, S., Ahveninen, J., Jääskeläinen, I. P., Pennanen, S., Liesivuori, J., & Nikulin, V. V. (2003). Acute tryptophan depletion does not change somatosensory evoked magnetic fields. Psychopharmacology, 170(3), 332-333. doi:10.1007/s00213-003-1560-5.

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Rationale Serotonin is shown to regulate the activity of primary auditory cortex, but little is known about serotonin modulation of other sensory cortices. Methods We investigated somatosensory evoked magnetic fields (SEF) to left median nerve stimulation in eight healthy subjects in a double-blind, controlled, cross-over design study after acute tryptophan depletion (ATD) and control mixture. SEFs were recorded with the whole-head magnetoencephalography 6 h after ingestion of mixtures. The SEF sources and strength were estimated by a least-squares fit of a single equivalent current dipole. Results ATD decreased the total and free TPR levels by 75 and 48% and control mixture increased them by 98% and 44%. ATD had no effect on the amplitudes or latencies of SEF components. The source locations of the responses were not significantly affected by ATD. Conclusion Serotonin does not affect stimuli processing in the primary somatosensory cortex.