2017
Posterior dopamine D2/3 receptors and brain network functional connectivity
Nagano‐Saito A, Lissemore J, Gravel P, Leyton M, Carbonell F, Benkelfat C. Posterior dopamine D2/3 receptors and brain network functional connectivity. Synapse 2017, 71 PMID: 28700819, DOI: 10.1002/syn.21993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefault mode networkNetwork functional connectivityFunctional connectivity strengthPositron emission tomographyFunctional connectivityPosterior portionReceptor distributionPosteromedial cortexResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingConnectivity strengthBrain network functional connectivityPosterior default mode networkMode networkDopamine D2/3 receptorsDopamine receptor distributionResting-state connectivityBrain networksFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingMultiple brain networksFallypride bindingDorsal attention networkMean BPBrain dopamineD2/3 receptors
2013
Stress‐induced dopamine release in human medial prefrontal cortex—18F‐Fallypride/PET study in healthy volunteers
Nagano‐Saito A, Dagher A, Booij L, Gravel P, Welfeld K, Casey K, Leyton M, Benkelfat C. Stress‐induced dopamine release in human medial prefrontal cortex—18F‐Fallypride/PET study in healthy volunteers. Synapse 2013, 67: 821-830. PMID: 23939822, DOI: 10.1002/syn.21700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress-induced dopamine releaseDopamine releaseHeart ratePsychological stressorsMesocortical dopamine releaseHealthy young adultsSalivary cortisol levelsStress-induced increaseMedial prefrontal cortexPositron emission tomographyMesocortical dopamine systemStress-induced decreasePresent studyTissue compartmental modelMotor zoneHealthy volunteersRostal partDopamine systemCortisol levelsWhole brainBP NDDorsal partSeparate daysEmission tomographyPET studies