2022
A multi-pronged investigation of option generation using depression, PET and modafinil
Ang Y, Cusin C, Petibon Y, Dillon D, Breiger M, Belleau E, Normandin M, Schroder H, Boyden S, Hayden E, Levine M, Jahan A, Meyer A, Kang M, Brunner D, Gelda S, Hooker J, Fakhri G, Fava M, Pizzagalli D. A multi-pronged investigation of option generation using depression, PET and modafinil. Brain 2022, 145: 1854-1865. PMID: 35150243, PMCID: PMC9166534, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD2/D3 receptor availabilitySelf-generated optionsDepressive disorderDepressed individualsReceptor availabilityDopamine D2/D3 receptor availabilityNon-depressed adultsEffects of modafinilPutamen of patientsAssociated with uniquenessOption generationD2/D3 receptorsDopaminergic activityClinical depressionBinding potentialModafinilHealthy participantsPutamenPlacebo-controlledSamples of healthy peopleDouble-blindDisordersSelf-generationHealthy controlsDopamine
2007
Heterogeneous Effects of Alcohol on Dopamine Release in the Striatum: A PET Study
Yoder KK, Constantinescu CC, Kareken DA, Normandin MD, Cheng T, O'Connor SJ, Morris ED. Heterogeneous Effects of Alcohol on Dopamine Release in the Striatum: A PET Study. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2007, 31: 965-973. PMID: 17428296, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00390.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnatomic extentDA responseDA releasePositron emission tomographyAlcohol-related behaviorsDopaminergic responseDopamine releaseD2/D3 receptor availabilityStriatal dopamine releaseHealthy control subjectsStriatal DA responseStriatal binding potentialD3 receptor availabilityTime-Line FollowSubjective responsesVoxel-wise t-testsEffects of alcoholControl subjectsAlcohol infusionPET scansReceptor availabilityEmission tomographyLack of reportsDA involvementPET studies