2011
Imaging of alcohol‐induced dopamine release in rats:Preliminary findings with [11C]raclopride PET
Sullivan JM, Risacher SL, Normandin MD, Yoder KK, Froehlich JC, Morris ED. Imaging of alcohol‐induced dopamine release in rats:Preliminary findings with [11C]raclopride PET. Synapse 2011, 65: 929-937. PMID: 21308803, PMCID: PMC3130821, DOI: 10.1002/syn.20921.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyBlood alcohol concentrationSmall animal positron emission tomographyRat striatumAnimal positron emission tomographyP ratsAlcohol-induced dopamine releaseSignificant alcohol-induced decreaseAlcohol-induced decreaseBlood alcohol levelsLateral saphenous veinAlcohol-preferring ratsAnimals 10 minSystemic alcoholDA releaseMicrodialysis studyStriatal dopamineAlcohol administrationSaphenous veinMale WistarDopamine releaseLarge cohortExtracellular dopamineBlood samplesReceptor availability
2008
When What You See Isn’t What You Get: Alcohol Cues, Alcohol Administration, Prediction Error, and Human Striatal Dopamine
Yoder KK, Morris ED, Constantinescu CC, Cheng T, Normandin MD, O’Connor S, Kareken DA. When What You See Isn’t What You Get: Alcohol Cues, Alcohol Administration, Prediction Error, and Human Striatal Dopamine. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2008, 33: 139-149. PMID: 18976347, PMCID: PMC2905874, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00821.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRinger's lactate infusionAlcohol infusionLactate infusionAlcohol administrationAlcohol-related cuesConditioned cuesStriatal DA concentrationsStriatal DA releaseLactate solutionMesolimbic dopamine systemMidbrain dopamine neuronsRinger's lactate solutionStriatal DAHuman alcohol consumptionDA releaseStriatal dopamineAlcohol drinkingDopamine neuronsDopaminergic responseNeutral cuesBaseline scanHealthy humansPET scansDopamine systemAlcohol consumption