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
2006
Acute prefrontal cortex TMS in healthy volunteers: Effects on brain 11C-αMtrp trapping
Sibon I, Strafella A, Gravel P, Ko J, Booij L, Soucy J, Leyton M, Diksic M, Benkelfat C. Acute prefrontal cortex TMS in healthy volunteers: Effects on brain 11C-αMtrp trapping. NeuroImage 2006, 34: 1658-1664. PMID: 17188517, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.08.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationLeft dorsolateral prefrontal cortexAcute repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationLeft occipital cortexHealthy volunteersLimbic areasMajor depressionHigh-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationHz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationPrefrontal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationRight cingulate gyrusSerotonin synthesis capacityTranscranial magnetic stimulationAutonomic measuresLeft parahippocampal gyrusDorsolateral prefrontal cortexMechanism of actionRTMS sessionsBrain uptakeRandomized counterbalanced orderCingulate gyrusRight insulaOccipital cortexMagnetic stimulationParahippocampal gyrus