2001
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cocaine Craving
Wexler BE, Gottschalk CH, Fulbright RK, Prohovnik I, Lacadie CM, Rounsaville BJ, Gore JC. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cocaine Craving. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2001, 158: 86-95. PMID: 11136638, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.1.86.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingHealthy subjectsCocaine-dependent subjectsMagnetic resonance imagingResonance imagingCocaine addictsReported onsetBrain activationBrain activityRegional brain activationFrontal lobe activationAnterior cingulate activationNeurobiology of addictionCocaine cravingAnterior cingulatePatientsFrontal lobePhysiologic linkSensory areasComparison of groupsDrug cravingDysphoric statesLess activationGeneral abnormalityCingulate activation
2000
Preliminary Evidence of Improved Verbal Working Memory Performance and Normalization of Task-Related Frontal Lobe Activation in Schizophrenia Following Cognitive Exercises
Wexler BE, Anderson M, Fulbright RK, Gore JC. Preliminary Evidence of Improved Verbal Working Memory Performance and Normalization of Task-Related Frontal Lobe Activation in Schizophrenia Following Cognitive Exercises. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2000, 157: 1694-1697. PMID: 11007730, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft inferior frontal cortexTask-related activationVerbal memory taskInferior frontal cortexMemory performanceMemory taskCognitive exercisesMemory exercisesNonverbal memory performanceWorking Memory PerformanceVerbal memory deficitsVerbal memory dysfunctionFrontal lobe activationRegional brain activationFrontal cortexSame brain regionsBrain activationTraining periodMemory deficitsMemory dysfunctionBrain regionsPreliminary evidenceBehavioral aspectsTaskSchizophrenia