Violet light was administered to mice used as a demyelination model, and MRI confirmed changes in brain function and structural networks. A group of researchers including Tokyo Metropolitan University reported the findings at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
In an experiment using mice as a demyelination model, MRI captured changes in brain networks resulting from violet light stimulation. The research was conducted jointly by multiple research institutions and presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
The observed changes included changes in functional synchrony and structural connectivity in the hippocampus, which is involved in memory, and the secondary visual cortex, which processes visual information. These findings are regarded as new insights into the coordination of brain function and structure.
This study was an exploratory investigation using an animal model and does not demonstrate a direct therapeutic effect in humans with demyelinating diseases. Further validation is required regarding the potential application to humans.