2013
Methylphenidate remediates error-preceding activation of the default mode brain regions in cocaine-addicted individuals
Matuskey D, Luo X, Zhang S, Morgan PT, Abdelghany O, Malison RT, Li CS. Methylphenidate remediates error-preceding activation of the default mode brain regions in cocaine-addicted individuals. Psychiatry Research 2013, 214: 116-121. PMID: 23973363, PMCID: PMC3811038, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2013.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCentral Nervous System StimulantsCerebral CortexCocaine-Related DisordersCognition DisordersFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedInhibition, PsychologicalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMethylphenidateMiddle AgedModels, NeurologicalNeural PathwaysNeuropsychological TestsOxygenPhotic StimulationReaction TimeConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingStop-signal taskCD individualsCerebral activationPrecuneus/posterior cingulate cortexSystolic blood pressureInfluence of methylphenidateEffects of methylphenidateMagnetic resonance imagingPosterior cingulate cortexBrain imaging studiesCocaine-addicted individualsDefault mode networkAgonist therapyBlood pressureIntravenous methylphenidateCortico-striatoHealthy controlsCocaine-dependent individualsThalamic activationCingulate cortexResonance imagingBrain regionsMethylphenidateCocaine dependence
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
2009
Retrograde effects of triazolam and zolpidem on sleep‐dependent motor learning in humans
MORGAN PT, KEHNE JH, SPRENGER KJ, MALISON RT. Retrograde effects of triazolam and zolpidem on sleep‐dependent motor learning in humans. Journal Of Sleep Research 2009, 19: 157-164. PMID: 19682231, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2009.00757.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal sleep timeSleep timeMotor learningSleep-dependent motor learningRapid eye movement (REM) sleepLonger total sleep timeGamma-aminobutyric acid receptor complexEye movement sleepREM onset latencyHealthy male subjectsStage 2 sleepMemory consolidationRetrograde effectsTriazolam conditionZolpidem conditionSkill memory consolidationMovement sleepSleep-dependent memory consolidationSufficient dosesHealthy peopleSleep laboratoryPlacebo conditionBenzodiazepine siteOnset latencyMale subjects
2005
Sleep, sleep-dependent procedural learning and vigilance in chronic cocaine users: Evidence for occult insomnia
Morgan PT, Pace-Schott EF, Sahul ZH, Coric V, Stickgold R, Malison RT. Sleep, sleep-dependent procedural learning and vigilance in chronic cocaine users: Evidence for occult insomnia. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2005, 82: 238-249. PMID: 16260094, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic cocaine usersSelf-report measuresProcedural learningSelf-reported sleepCocaine usersTotal sleep timeVigilance reaction timeSleep timeDays of abstinenceOccult insomniaElectrophysiological measuresCocaine self-administration sessionsSelf-administration sessionsImpaired vigilanceChronic insomniaSustained abstinenceSleep disturbancesAbstinenceReaction timeSlow wave activityLearningSleep latencyDays abstinenceSleepVigilance