1986
Positron Emission Tomography Reveals Elevated D2 Dopamine Receptors in Drug-Naive Schizophrenics
Wong D, Wagner H, Tune L, Dannals R, Pearlson G, Links J, Tamminga C, Broussolle E, Ravert H, Wilson A, Toung J, Malat J, Williams J, O'Tuama L, Snyder S, Kuhar M, Gjedde A. Positron Emission Tomography Reveals Elevated D2 Dopamine Receptors in Drug-Naive Schizophrenics. Science 1986, 234: 1558-1563. PMID: 2878495, DOI: 10.1126/science.2878495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD2 dopamine receptorsD2 dopamine receptor densityPositron emission tomographyGroup of patientsDopamine receptor densityDopamine receptorsCaudate nucleusReceptor densityNormal volunteersEmission tomographyDrug-naive schizophrenicsNumber of receptorsMost patientsBasal gangliaNeuroleptic drugsPostmortem studiesBiochemical abnormalitiesPatientsPsychiatric diseasesSchizophreniaReceptorsDrugsVolunteersTomographyGroup
1982
Intracortical kainic acid induces an assymmetrical behavioral response in the rat
Kubos K, Pearlson G, Robinson R. Intracortical kainic acid induces an assymmetrical behavioral response in the rat. Brain Research 1982, 239: 303-309. PMID: 7093686, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(82)90857-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKainic acidCortical noradrenergic terminalsDay postoperative periodRight frontal cortexNoradrenergic terminalsPostoperative periodRight hemisphere lesionsSpontaneous hyperactivityFrontal cortexIdentical injectionsHemisphere lesionsNanomolar dosesLeft hemisphereHyperactivityRatsNeural asymmetriesInjectionBehavioral responsesPrevious studiesLesionsCortexDosesWeeks