Effect of Mild Thyrotoxicosis on Performance and Brain Activations in a Working Memory Task

Disturbed levels of thyroid hormones are associated with neuropsychiatric disorders, including memory impairments. The aim of this study was to evaluate effects of mild induced thyrotoxicosis on working memory and its neural correlates. Twenty-nine healthy, male subjects with normal thyroid state pa...

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Published in:PloS one 2016-08, Vol.11 (8), p.e0161552-e0161552
Main Authors: Göbel, Anna, Heldmann, Marcus, Göttlich, Martin, Dirk, Anna-Luise, Brabant, Georg, Münte, Thomas F
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Language:English
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Summary:Disturbed levels of thyroid hormones are associated with neuropsychiatric disorders, including memory impairments. The aim of this study was to evaluate effects of mild induced thyrotoxicosis on working memory and its neural correlates. Twenty-nine healthy, male subjects with normal thyroid state participated in the study. Functional MRI was acquired during a working memory task (n-back task) before and after ingesting 250 μg L-thyroxin per day for a period of eight weeks. In addition, neuropsychological tests were performed. In the hyperthyroid condition the subjects showed slower reaction times, but a higher accuracy in the 0-back version of the memory tasks. Fewer differences between euthyroid and hyperthyroid state were seen for the more difficult conditions of the n-back task. FMRI revealed effects of difficulty in the parahippocampal gyrus, supplementary motor area, prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex, posterior cerebellum, rolandic operculum and insula (p
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0161552