1996
Preliminary evidence of an association between sensorimotor gating and distractibility in psychosis
Karper LP, Freeman GK, Grillon C, Morgan CA, Charney DS, Krystal JH. Preliminary evidence of an association between sensorimotor gating and distractibility in psychosis. Journal Of Neuropsychiatry 1996, 8: 60-66. PMID: 8845703, DOI: 10.1176/jnp.8.1.60.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensory gatingChronic psychotic patientsAcoustic startle reflexLateralized attentionImpaired sensory gatingPosner testSensorimotor gatingPsychotic patientsContinuous Performance TestStartle reflexInformation-processing deficitsDistractibility tasksPreliminary evidenceDistractibilityTask scores
1993
Yohimbine — facilitated acoustic startle reflex in humans
Morgan CA, Southwick SM, Grillon C, Davis M, Krystal JH, Charney DS. Yohimbine — facilitated acoustic startle reflex in humans. Psychopharmacology 1993, 110: 342-346. PMID: 7831429, DOI: 10.1007/bf02251291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcoustic startle reflexHealthy subjectsRandomized double-blind placebo-controlled designStartle amplitudeDouble-blind placebo-controlled designStartle reflexAlpha-2 receptor antagonistEffects of yohimbinePlacebo-controlled designDB intensityUseful animal modelHealthy human subjectsInstantaneous rise timeSaline placeboCardiovascular effectsExcitatory effectsNoradrenergic functionReceptor antagonistPlasma MHPGPreclinical studiesPeak anxietyYohimbineNeurochemical basisAnimal modelsRank testing
1992
Startle gating deficits occur across prepulse intensities in schizophrenic patients
Grillon C, Ameli R, Charney D, Krystal J, Braff D. Startle gating deficits occur across prepulse intensities in schizophrenic patients. Biological Psychiatry 1992, 32: 939-943. PMID: 1467378, DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(92)90183-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrepulse inhibitionPrepulse stimulusSchizophrenic patientsStartle reflexControl groupStartle gating deficitsCentral inhibitory mechanismsDeficient prepulse inhibitionGating deficitsStartling stimulusNormal controlsPatientsReflexPrepulse intensityInhibitory mechanismFurther studiesStimuliInhibitionGroup