GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CORRELATIONS OF CEREBRAL GLUCOSE METABOLIC RATES IN YOUNG NORMAL ADULTS
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN CORRELATIONS OF CEREBRAL GLUCOSE METABOLIC RATES IN YOUNG NORMAL ADULTS
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DOI:
10.1016/0006-8993(92)90817-s
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发表时间:
1992-03-06
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
HORWITZ, B
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作者:
AZARI, NP;RAPOPORT, SI;HORWITZ, B
Correlational analysis of normalized regional cerebral metabolic data obtained by positron emission tomography, in healthy subjects in the 'resting' state (eyes covered, ears plugged) using [F-18]2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose, demonstrated gender differences in patterns of functional associations. Fifteen women and 18 men (< 40 yr) were scanned with a Scanditronix PC1024-7B tomograph. The brain was divided into 65 regions of interest (ROIs). There were no differences between men and women in global or regional metabolic rates, or in metabolic right-left asymmetries. Although the total number of significant correlations did not differ between men and women, patterns differed: female correlations r(F) were more positive than male correlations r(M) more often than r(M) > r(F); and most r(F) > r(M) cases involved left frontal and sensorimotor ROIs, whereas most r(M) > r(F) cases involved right sensorimotor and occipital ROIs. The findings demonstrate gender differences in the pattern of functional neocortical interactions at the 'resting' state.