Projektnummer

0050489

Zusammenfassung

The brain's dopamine system is critical for learning. In previous work the participating groups demonstrated that the dopamine precursor levodopa markedly improves word learning success. The goal of this study is to identify the neural substrates of dopaminergic learning enhancement. To this end, three brain imaging techniques will be combined to compare learning with and without levodopa. Whole-head magnetoencephalography (MEG) will determine the temporal and spatial patterns of brain activation. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) will aid in the assessment of spatial patter...