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{{Image|CO2-O2-fMRI-A-left.png| | {{Image|CO2-O2-fMRI-A-left.png|left|300px|[[fMRI|Functional magnetic resonance imaging]] of the [[human brain]] during gas challenges. Instead of normal air, the participants inhaled either pure [[oxygen]] (hyperoxia condition), or 95% oxygen and 5% [[carbon dioxide]] ([[hypercapnia|hypercapnic]] hyperoxia). Yellow (hyperoxia) and green (hypercapnic hyperoxia) overlays of regions of significant signal response in 14 children at any of five time successive periods during the challenges. Multiple brain regions responded to hyperoxia, but the addition of 5% O<sub>2</sub> by CO<sub>2</sub> greatly reduced most responses.}} | ||
{{Image|CO2-O2-fMRI-hyperoxia-over-time.png|right|650px|The same information for the hyperoxic condition, now plotted at five successive time periods during the challenges.}} | |||
{{Image|CO2-O2-fMRI-hypercapnic-hyperoxia-over-time.png|right|650px|The brain response to hypercapnic hyperoxia over time, showing attenuation of the responses with respect to the hyperoxic condition.}} |
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Hyperoxia [r]: An increased partial pressure of oxygen in the blood. [e]
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