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ArticleeLife2021

Lying in a 3T MRI scanner induces neglect-like spatial attention bias.

Axel Lindner, Daniel Wiesen, Hans-Otto Karnath

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Axel Lindner *Centre of Neurology, Division of Neuropsychology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8201-788X
Daniel Wiesen *Centre of Neurology, Division of Neuropsychology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3805-6627
Hans-Otto Karnath *Centre of Neurology, Division of Neuropsychology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5518-405X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The static magnetic field of MRI scanners can induce a magneto-hydrodynamic stimulation of the vestibular organ (MVS). In common fMRI settings, this MVS effect leads to a vestibular ocular reflex (VOR). We asked whether - beyond inducing a VOR - putting a healthy subject in a 3T MRI scanner would also alter goal-directed spatial behavior, as is known from other types of vestibular stimulation. We investigated 17 healthy volunteers, all of which exhibited a rightward VOR inside the MRI-scanner as compared to outside-MRI conditions. More importantly, when probing the distribution of overt spatial attention inside the MRI using a visual search task, subjects scanned a region of space that was significantly shifted toward the right. An additional estimate of subjective straight-ahead orientation likewise exhibited a rightward shift. Hence, putting subjects in a 3T MRI-scanner elicits MVS-induced horizontal biases of spatial orienting and exploration, which closely mimic that of stroke patients with spatial neglect.

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Prone PositionAdultAttentionHealthy VolunteersHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingOculomotor MusclesReflex, Vestibulo-OcularSaccadesTask Performance and AnalysisYoung Adulthumanmrimvsneurosciencespatial attentionspatial neglectvestibularVOR

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PMCPMC8480976

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