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Resting-state functional connectivity of the human hypothalamus.

In: Handbook of Clinical Neurology. 2021. 113-124 ( ; 179)
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Communication pathways of the hypothalamus with other brain regions and the periphery are critical to successfully control key physiological and psychological processes. With advanced functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques, it is possible to target hypothalamic function and infer discrete hypothalamus networks. Resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) is a promising tool to study the functional organization of the brain and may act as a marker of individual differences and dysfunctions. Based on recent fMRI findings, the hypothalamus is mostly connected to parts of the striatum, midbrain, thalamus, insula, frontal, cingulate, and temporal cortices and the cerebellum. There is a strong interplay of the hypothalamus with these regions in response to different metabolic, hormonal, and nutritional states. In a state of hunger, hypothalamus RSFC increases with a strong shift to reward-related brain regions, especially in person with excessive weight. Nutrient signals and hormones, as insulin, act on these same connections conveying reward and internal signals to regulate homeostatic control. Moreover, dysfunctional hypothalamus communication has been documented in persons with neurological and psychiatric diseases. The results implicate that patients with depression, epilepsy, and neurodegenerative diseases show mostly a reduction in hypothalamus RSFC, whereas patients with migraine and headache display predominantly increased hypothalamus RSFC. The extent of these changes and regions affected depend on the disorder and symptom severity. Whether hypothalamus RSFC can serve as a marker for disease states or is a prodromal neurobiological feature still needs to be investigated.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Sammelbandbeitrag/Buchkapitel
Schlagwörter Addiction ; Alzheimer's Disease ; Depression ; Functional Connectivity ; Headache ; Hypothalamus ; Imaging ; Migraine ; Obesity ; Resting-state Fmri
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 2021
HGF-Berichtsjahr 2021
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0072-9752
e-ISSN 2212-4152
Bandtitel Handbook of Clinical Neurology
Quellenangaben Band: 179, Heft: , Seiten: 113-124 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
POF Topic(s) 90000 - German Center for Diabetes Research
Forschungsfeld(er) Helmholtz Diabetes Center
PSP-Element(e) G-502400-001
Scopus ID 85109429378
PubMed ID 34225957
Erfassungsdatum 2021-07-22