Journal of neuroscience research
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In vivo (1)H NMR spectroscopy at 7 T was utilized to measure the changes in lactate concentration upon repeated identical visual stimuli, each lasting for 2 min. The average amplitude of these increases was found to be reduced over time (P < 0.01), from 0.13 +/- 0.02 micromol/g during the first half of the stimulation paradigm, to 0.06 +/- 0.02 micromol/g during the second half of the stimulation paradigm. ⋯ This finding may suggest a differential adaptation of cortical output that is not reflected at the level of the global excitation-inhibition activity of the cortical canonical circuits. Alternative possibilities that could account for an adaptation of [Lac] changes are also discussed.