2012
Memantine, an NMDA receptor antagonist, differentially influences Go/No-Go performance and fMRI activity in individuals with and without a family history of alcoholism
Jamadar S, DeVito EE, Jiantonio RE, Meda SA, Stevens MC, Potenza MN, Krystal JH, Pearlson GD. Memantine, an NMDA receptor antagonist, differentially influences Go/No-Go performance and fMRI activity in individuals with and without a family history of alcoholism. Psychopharmacology 2012, 222: 129-140. PMID: 22311382, PMCID: PMC3674025, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2628-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNMDA receptor antagonistFamily historyFHN subjectsReceptor antagonistFHP subjectsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor functionReceptor functionIdentical-appearing placeboEffects of memantineFMRI activityNMDA receptor functionCorrect rejectsSingle doseMemantineGo/No-Go taskSeparate daysTemporal regionsCingulate activation
2010
Sex Differences in Striatal Dopamine Release in Young Adults After Oral Alcohol Challenge: A Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Study With [11C]Raclopride
Urban NB, Kegeles LS, Slifstein M, Xu X, Martinez D, Sakr E, Castillo F, Moadel T, O'Malley SS, Krystal JH, Abi-Dargham A. Sex Differences in Striatal Dopamine Release in Young Adults After Oral Alcohol Challenge: A Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Study With [11C]Raclopride. Biological Psychiatry 2010, 68: 689-696. PMID: 20678752, PMCID: PMC2949533, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine releaseStriatal subregionsAlcohol-induced dopamine releasePositron emission tomography scanAlcohol challengeStriatal dopamine releaseEmission tomography scanMaximum alcohol consumptionOral alcohol challengePositron emission tomographySex differencesAlcohol administrationYoung social drinkersTomography scanAbility of alcoholOral alcoholRewarding effectsMixed model analysisAlcohol consumptionAbuse liabilitySeparate daysSignificant negative correlationEmission tomographyVentral striatumSignificant positive correlation
1991
Visual stimulation increases technetium-99m-HMPAO distribution in human visual cortex.
Woods SW, Hegeman IM, Zubal IG, Krystal JH, Koster K, Smith EO, Heninger GR, Hoffer PB. Visual stimulation increases technetium-99m-HMPAO distribution in human visual cortex. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1991, 32: 210-5. PMID: 1992020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional cerebral blood flowRelative rCBF increasesVisual cortex relativeHexamethylpropylene amine oximeCerebral blood flowMBq 99mTc-HMPAOSingle photon emissionHuman visual cortexRCBF increasesAmine oximePhysiologic changesCortex relativeHealthy subjectsBlood flowStriate cortexHMPAO distributionWhole brainVisual cortexPhotic stimulationSeparate daysAbility of changesVisual stimulationStimulation conditionsImages of distributionsSignificant increase