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
2010
Biological markers of the effects of intravenous methylphenidate on improving inhibitory control in cocaine-dependent patients
Li CS, Morgan PT, Matuskey D, Abdelghany O, Luo X, Chang JL, Rounsaville BJ, Ding YS, Malison RT. Biological markers of the effects of intravenous methylphenidate on improving inhibitory control in cocaine-dependent patients. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 14455-14459. PMID: 20660731, PMCID: PMC2922598, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1002467107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle frontal cortexStop-signal reaction timeCocaine-dependent patientsWhole-brain linear regressionLonger stop-signal reaction timesFunctional MRI studyInhibitory controlInhibition-related activationBlood pressureIntravenous methylphenidatePeripheral biomarkersSignal reaction timeFrontal cortexStop-signal taskIndividualized treatmentHealthy individualsMRI studiesVentromedial prefrontal cortexSpecific neural mechanismsCocaine dependenceBiological markersPrefrontal cortexPatientsMethylphenidate responseSignal task