Distribution of temperature changes and neurovascular coupling in rat brain following 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “ecstasy”) exposure
Coman D, Sanganahalli BG, Jiang L, Hyder F, Behar KL. Distribution of temperature changes and neurovascular coupling in rat brain following 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “ecstasy”) exposure. NMR In Biomedicine 2015, 28: 1257-1266. PMID: 26286889, PMCID: PMC4573923, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurovascular couplingBlood flowNeuronal activityNeural activityWhole-body hyperthermiaAbused psychostimulantMethylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) exposureNeurovascular responseCortex temperatureMDMA effectsRat cortexRat brainBrain temperatureSubcortical regionsBrain regionsCortexSubcortexMDMA actionSkeletal muscleMonoaminergic stimulationBrainMDMACBFBody temperatureThermogenesisDecreased Subcortical Cholinergic Arousal in Focal Seizures
Motelow JE, Li W, Zhan Q, Mishra AM, Sachdev RN, Liu G, Gummadavelli A, Zayyad Z, Lee HS, Chu V, Andrews JP, Englot DJ, Herman P, Sanganahalli BG, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. Decreased Subcortical Cholinergic Arousal in Focal Seizures. Neuron 2015, 85: 561-572. PMID: 25654258, PMCID: PMC4319118, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2014.12.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe seizuresFocal temporal lobe seizuresReduced cholinergic neurotransmissionBilateral temporal lobesLoss of consciousnessPedunculopontine tegmental nucleusQuality of lifeBrainstem arousal systemsFunctional magnetic resonanceSeizure spreadCholinergic neuronsImpaired consciousnessFocal seizuresBasal forebrainAnterior hypothalamusCholinergic neurotransmissionTegmental nucleusLateral septumCortical functionRodent modelsTemporal lobeSubcortical regionsSeizuresImpair consciousnessSubcortical arousal