2014
Preliminary evidence for normalization of risk taking by modafinil in chronic cocaine users
Canavan SV, Forselius EL, Bessette AJ, Morgan PT. Preliminary evidence for normalization of risk taking by modafinil in chronic cocaine users. Addictive Behaviors 2014, 39: 1057-1061. PMID: 24642345, PMCID: PMC4026273, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBalloon Analogue Risk TaskBART scoresHealthy participantsCocaine-dependent individualsCocaine dependenceChronic cocaine usersEffects of modafinilCognitive effectsRisk TaskBehavioral measuresChronic cocaine useDependent individualsWake-promoting agentNormalization of riskRisk takingSubstance useCognitive impairmentPreliminary evidenceCocaine usersHigher scoresModafinilParticipantsCocaine useSleep disordersModafinil treatment
2012
NMDA receptor function in large-scale anticorrelated neural systems with implications for cognition and schizophrenia
Anticevic A, Gancsos M, Murray JD, Repovs G, Driesen NR, Ennis DJ, Niciu MJ, Morgan PT, Surti TS, Bloch MH, Ramani R, Smith MA, Wang XJ, Krystal JH, Corlett PR. NMDA receptor function in large-scale anticorrelated neural systems with implications for cognition and schizophrenia. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 16720-16725. PMID: 23012427, PMCID: PMC3478611, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1208494109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlgorithmsBrainCognitionDouble-Blind MethodExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsFemaleHumansInfusions, IntravenousKetamineMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemoryModels, NeurologicalPattern Recognition, VisualPsychomotor PerformanceReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSchizophreniaSynaptic TransmissionYoung AdultConceptsNeural systemsLarge-scale brain systemsTask-dependent activationN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsRealistic computational modelingSevere neuropsychiatric illnessNMDA glutamate receptor antagonistGlutamate receptor antagonistsBrain systemsNMDA receptor functionTask performanceMultiple interacting regionsCognitionCortical disinhibitionGlutamatergic neurotransmissionReceptor antagonistCortical computationGlutamate's roleReciprocal relationshipNeuropsychiatric illnessLocal circuitsReceptor functionSchizophreniaPresent findingsComputational modeling
2008
Sleep architecture, cocaine and visual learning
Morgan PT, Pace‐Schott E, Sahul ZH, Coric V, Stickgold R, Malison RT. Sleep architecture, cocaine and visual learning. Addiction 2008, 103: 1344-1352. PMID: 18855824, PMCID: PMC3690941, DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02233.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic cocaine usersVisual learningProgressive abstinenceVisual texture discrimination taskLate night REM sleepSlow wave activityAbstinence-related changesTexture discrimination taskCocaine usersSleep architectureCocaine useVisual performanceREM sleepOvernight enhancementDays of abstinenceDiscrimination taskCocaine self-administration sessionsSelf-administration sessionsCognitive functionChronic cocaine useLearning deficitsCognitive dysfunctionRapid eye movement (REM) sleepAbstinenceCocaine abstinence
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