2014
Effects of Nicotine on the Neurophysiological and Behavioral Effects of Ketamine in Humans
Mathalon DH, Ahn KH, Perry EB, Cho HS, Roach BJ, Blais RK, Bhakta S, Ranganathan M, Ford JM, D’Souza D. Effects of Nicotine on the Neurophysiological and Behavioral Effects of Ketamine in Humans. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2014, 5: 3. PMID: 24478731, PMCID: PMC3900858, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAuditory event-related brain potentialsEvent-related brain potentialsTest sessionsBehavioral effectsAmplitude of P3aDissociative Symptoms ScaleNicotinic acetylcholine receptor stimulationBrain potentialsP3b amplitudeMMN amplitudeP3a amplitudeNovel stimuliNeurophysiological measuresNMDA receptor hypofunctionN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor hypofunctionNegative Syndrome ScaleEffects of nicotineReceptor hypofunctionNeurocognitive impairmentCounterbalanced mannerP3aSchizophrenia-like effectsSyndrome ScaleInjections of nicotineInteraction of ketamine
2012
Nicotine Fails to Attenuate Ketamine-Induced Cognitive Deficits and Negative and Positive Symptoms in Humans: Implications for Schizophrenia
D'Souza DC, Ahn K, Bhakta S, Elander J, Singh N, Nadim H, Jatlow P, Suckow RF, Pittman B, Ranganathan M. Nicotine Fails to Attenuate Ketamine-Induced Cognitive Deficits and Negative and Positive Symptoms in Humans: Implications for Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 72: 785-794. PMID: 22717030, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAttentionCognitionCognition DisordersCross-Over StudiesDouble-Blind MethodDrug InteractionsExecutive FunctionHumansInhibition, PsychologicalKetamineMemoryMiddle AgedMotor SkillsNicotinePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeRecognition, PsychologySchizophreniaConceptsCognitive deficitsPositive symptomsExecutive functionResponse inhibitionKetamine-induced cognitive deficitsChoice reaction time taskSpeed of processingReaction time taskReaction timeVisual memoryEmotion recognitionImmediate recallSustained attentionTime taskFeeling statesPerceptual alterationsSerial processingEffects of nicotineNegative symptomsMemoryBehavioral effectsDeficitsInteractive effectsNicotine infusionTest day