Correct me if I am wrong
Yet another use of fMRI is documented on a recent news item published by the BBC. In both the people with diagnosed OCD, and their relatives, the amount of activity (in a specific area of the brain, the orbitofrontal cortex - my note) was much lower. In an interview, the author declares What it could do is help test the effectiveness of interventions for OCD. Does it mean that this method can also measure the effectiveness of interventions against familial history of OCD?
September 17th, 2008 at 16:45
O sa incerc sa gasesc articolul cu pricina si revin cu opiniunile mele.
September 17th, 2008 at 19:27
citit. nu am prea inteles:) decat ca e PR.
pai ce fel de interventii exista “against familial history”?
cei de la BBC zic ca si cele 2-3 abstracturi pe care le-am citit pe PubMed: ca ar fi schimbari structurale asociate cu OCD. acum, daca intr-o familie ai acest OCD si faci structural MRI si gasesti acelasi pattern de schimbari, atunci poti zice ca ai sanse ca acel individ sa dezvolte OCD. dar asta e structural MRI si nu functional. si daca adaugi si fMRI si vezi aceeasi lipsa de activare a orbitofrontalului, atunci ai o evidenta in plus.