fMRI Biomarker of Early Neuronal Dysfunction in Presymptomatic Huntingtons Disease
Jane S. Paulsena,
Janice L. Zimbelmanb,c,
Sean C. Hintonc,
Douglas R. Langbehna,
Catherine L. Leveronid,
Michelle L. Benjamina,
Norman C. Reynoldsc and
Stephen M. Raoc
a Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City
b Department of Health Sciences, Carroll College, Waukesha, WI
c Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
d Psychology Assessment Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

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FIG 1. Mean percentage of correct responses and reaction times for T and P tasks for the control, far, and close groups. Asterisk indicates close < control participants (P < .05).
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FIG 2. Mean volumes of the left and right heads of the caudate for the control, far, and close groups. Asterisk indicates close < control participants (P < .05).
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FIG 3. Activation foci (P < .01) derived from the T-minus-C comparison for the control, far, and close groups. Top row, Axial sections are 6 mm superior to the anterior commissureposterior commissure line. Bottom row, Sections represent the midsagittal plane.
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FIG 4. Volume of activation in the thalamus, caudate/putamen, and pre-SMA/cingulate derived from the time-minus-control subtraction for the control, far, and close groups.
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