2014
Dreams, reality and memory: confabulations in lucid dreamers implicate reality-monitoring dysfunction in dream consciousness
Corlett PR, Canavan SV, Nahum L, Appah F, Morgan PT. Dreams, reality and memory: confabulations in lucid dreamers implicate reality-monitoring dysfunction in dream consciousness. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry 2014, 19: 540-553. PMID: 25028078, PMCID: PMC4160044, DOI: 10.1080/13546805.2014.932685.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReality monitoringDream awarenessDefault-mode brain functionSignal detection theory analysisLiberal acceptance biasVentromedial prefrontal cortexDetection theory analysisModel-based reinforcement learningNon-psychotic individualsNotion of overlapCognitive tasksTask runsMemory errorsPrefrontal cortexDream consciousnessPsychotic experiencesBrain functionAltered statesReinforcement learningPerceptionCurrent perceptionsTaskResearch settingsLucid dreamersConsciousness
2008
Cocaine Users Differ from Normals on Cognitive Tasks Which Show Poorer Performance During Drug Abstinence
Pace-Schott EF, Morgan PT, Malison RT, Hart CL, Edgar C, Walker M, Stickgold R. Cocaine Users Differ from Normals on Cognitive Tasks Which Show Poorer Performance During Drug Abstinence. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2008, 34: 109-121. PMID: 18161649, DOI: 10.1080/00952990701764821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVerbal recognition memoryCocaine usersCocaine-dependent individualsCocaine-induced impairmentRecognition memoryCognitive tasksCognitive batteryCognitive changesDrug-free baselineDrug abstinenceAbstinencePoor performanceMemoryCocaine useDrug useDay cocaineNormative valuesAttentionCocaineTaskImpairmentIndividualsBatteriesInpatient study