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http://dx.doi.org/10.14316/pmp.2015.26.2.72

The Neural Alteration according to Cognitive Load on Working Memory by Organic-Solvent Exposures  

Kim, Tae Geun (Department of Medical & Biological Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
Seo, Jeehye (Department of Medical & Biological Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
Kim, Yangho (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Yun, Byoung-Ju (School of Electronics Engineering, College of IT Engineering)
Chang, Yongmin (Department of Medical & Biological Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
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Progress in Medical Physics / v.26, no.2, 2015 , pp. 72-78 More about this Journal
Abstract
Organic solvents are known toxic effects like vertigo, behavioral obstacle, distracting, and peripheral neuropathy in neuron areas. However, there have been few studies how neurotoxic solvents-exposed workers are affected by the cognitive load of preceding working memory tasks. Therefore, we used fMRI as to measure the neural correlates of working memory impairment in occupational workers who had from chronic exposure to organic solvent. Twenty-nine solvent-exposed workers were included in this study. Each participant concluded the verbal N-back tasks (1- and 2-back) during the fMRI acquisition. Within-group analyses showed fronto-parietal networks were active in each condition. Direct comparisons between 1- and 2-back showed higher activation during the 2-back than 1-back. We found that increased activation of these regions at lower task demand is associated with increased cost of implementing.
Keywords
Organic-Solvent exposure; Neurotoxicity; fMRI; Working memory;
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