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
2019
Assessment of Striatal Dopamine Transporter Binding in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorder
Pizzagalli D, Berretta S, Wooten D, Goer F, Pilobello K, Kumar P, Murray L, Beltzer M, Boyer-Boiteau A, Alpert N, Fakhri G, Mechawar N, Vitaliano G, Turecki G, Normandin M. Assessment of Striatal Dopamine Transporter Binding in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorder. JAMA Psychiatry 2019, 76: 854-861. PMID: 31042280, PMCID: PMC6495358, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.0801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderDA transporter availabilityVentral tegmental areaDA transporterDAT availabilityTegmental areaDepressive disorderDA signalingPositron emission tomographyDAT expressionMcLean HospitalHealthy controlsMajor depressive disorder groupsNumbers of depressive episodesStriatal dopamine transporter bindingDA transporter levelsLevels of DAT expressionStriatal DAT expressionStriatal DAT availabilityDA transporter densityDAT binding potentialDopamine transporter bindingOlder healthy controlsMesolimbic pathwayDA clearance
2017
Frontostriatal and Dopamine Markers of Individual Differences in Reinforcement Learning: A Multi-modal Investigation
Kaiser R, Treadway M, Wooten D, Kumar P, Goer F, Murray L, Beltzer M, Pechtel P, Whitton A, Cohen A, Alpert N, Fakhri G, Normandin M, Pizzagalli D. Frontostriatal and Dopamine Markers of Individual Differences in Reinforcement Learning: A Multi-modal Investigation. Cerebral Cortex 2017, 28: 4281-4290. PMID: 29121332, PMCID: PMC6454484, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhx281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDA transporterRL behaviourVentral striatumDA clearanceFunctional connectivityBinding potentialLevel of neurocognitive functioningIncreased intrinsic functional connectivityMulti-modal neuroimaging studiesResting-state functional connectivityPhasic DA activityStriatal DA transporterIntrinsic functional connectivityReinforcement learning behaviorMulti-modal investigationsFrontostriatal circuitsFrontostriatal connectivityFrontostriatal regionsOrbitofrontal cortexDA activityNeuroimaging studiesOrbitofrontal regionsDopamine markersNeurocognitive functionDopamine
2013
Elevated brain cannabinoid CB1 receptor availability in post-traumatic stress disorder: a positron emission tomography study
Neumeister A, Normandin MD, Pietrzak RH, Piomelli D, Zheng MQ, Gujarro-Anton A, Potenza MN, Bailey CR, Lin SF, Najafzadeh S, Ropchan J, Henry S, Corsi-Travali S, Carson RE, Huang Y. Elevated brain cannabinoid CB1 receptor availability in post-traumatic stress disorder: a positron emission tomography study. Molecular Psychiatry 2013, 18: 1034-1040. PMID: 23670490, PMCID: PMC3752332, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2013.61.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmidesAnalysis of VarianceArachidonic AcidsBrainEndocannabinoidsEthanolaminesFemaleGlyceridesHumansHydrocortisoneImidazolesLogistic ModelsMalePalmitic AcidsPiperidinesPolyunsaturated AlkamidesPyrazolesRadionuclide ImagingReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1Stress Disorders, Post-TraumaticYoung AdultConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderVolume of distributionCB1 receptor availabilityPositron emission tomographyHC groupReceptor availabilityTC groupCannabinoid type 1 receptorStress disorderPositron emission tomography studyEvidence-based pharmacotherapyEtiology of PTSDType 1 receptorEmission tomography studiesAnandamide concentrationsElevated brainPeripheral levelsHealthy controlsCB1 receptorsUntreated individualsPET scansAnimal modelsCortisol levelsLifetime historyEmission tomography
2012
Positron Emission Tomography Shows Elevated Cannabinoid CB 1 Receptor Binding in Men with Alcohol Dependence
Neumeister A, Normandin MD, Murrough JW, Henry S, Bailey CR, Luckenbaugh DA, Tuit K, Zheng M, Galatzer‐Levy I, Sinha R, Carson RE, Potenza MN, Huang Y. Positron Emission Tomography Shows Elevated Cannabinoid CB 1 Receptor Binding in Men with Alcohol Dependence. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2012, 36: 2104-2109. PMID: 22551199, PMCID: PMC3418442, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01815.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyAlcohol dependenceBrain CBTime-activity curvesEmission tomographyBody mass indexHealthy control menRecent therapeutic developmentsMedication-free participantsPosterior cingulate cortexCurrent study designPreclinical evidenceSmoking statusMass indexControl menReceptor densityLast drinkECB functionCingulate cortexBrain regionsSelective radiotracerEndogenous CBOrbitofrontal cortexPeripheral measuresStudy design
2011
Striatal dopamine transporter availability in unmedicated bipolar disorder
Anand A, Barkay G, Dzemidzic M, Albrecht D, Karne H, Zheng Q, Hutchins G, Normandin M, Yoder K. Striatal dopamine transporter availability in unmedicated bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disorders 2011, 13: 406-413. PMID: 21843280, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2011.00936.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine transporter availabilityBipolar disorderDopamine transporterPositron emission tomographyNeuropathology of bipolar disorderStriatal dopamine transporter availabilityEtiology of bipolar disorderMultilinear reference tissue modelUnmedicated BPD patientsBilateral dorsal caudatePresynaptic dopamine functionStructural magnetic resonance imagingStriatal binding potentialReceptor imaging studiesReference tissue modelMagnetic resonance imagingBPD patientsDopamine functionDopamine neurotransmissionDopamine systemDorsal caudateSynaptic dopamineBPD subjectsDopaminergic systemDepressive phase
2008
When What You See Isn’t What You Get: Alcohol Cues, Alcohol Administration, Prediction Error, and Human Striatal Dopamine
Yoder KK, Morris ED, Constantinescu CC, Cheng T, Normandin MD, O’Connor S, Kareken DA. When What You See Isn’t What You Get: Alcohol Cues, Alcohol Administration, Prediction Error, and Human Striatal Dopamine. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2008, 33: 139-149. PMID: 18976347, PMCID: PMC2905874, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00821.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRinger's lactate infusionAlcohol infusionLactate infusionAlcohol administrationAlcohol-related cuesConditioned cuesStriatal DA concentrationsStriatal DA releaseLactate solutionMesolimbic dopamine systemMidbrain dopamine neuronsRinger's lactate solutionStriatal DAHuman alcohol consumptionDA releaseStriatal dopamineAlcohol drinkingDopamine neuronsDopaminergic responseNeutral cuesBaseline scanHealthy humansPET scansDopamine systemAlcohol consumption