2009
A Novel Paradigm for Examining the Interfering Effects of Emotional Distracters During a Working Memory Task: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Study
Kerestes R, Ladouceur C, Meda S, Blumberg H, Nathan P, Maloney K, Ruf B, Saricicek A, Hu J, Pearlson G, Bhagwagar Z, Phillips M. A Novel Paradigm for Examining the Interfering Effects of Emotional Distracters During a Working Memory Task: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Study. NeuroImage 2009, 47: s191. DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(09)72145-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Effects of beta-adrenoceptor blockade on components of human decision-making
Rogers R, Lancaster M, Wakeley J, Bhagwagar Z. Effects of beta-adrenoceptor blockade on components of human decision-making. Psychopharmacology 2004, 172: 157-164. PMID: 14716472, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1641-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbabilistic rewardsCortico-limbic systemsBrain imaging studiesSeries of choicesOrbitofrontal cortexEmotional aspectsSubjective stateSubjects designPunishment signalsCingulate cortexNegative ratingsProbability of losingNeurological patientsSubjective changesHealthy volunteersMoodRewardBeta-adrenoceptor blockadeCatecholamine systemsBeta-adrenoceptor blockersVisual analog scaleImaging studiesSlower heart rateCortexConclusionsThese results