The Impact of NMDA Receptor Blockade on Human Working Memory-Related Prefrontal Function and Connectivity
Driesen NR, McCarthy G, Bhagwagar Z, Bloch MH, Calhoun VD, D'Souza DC, Gueorguieva R, He G, Leung HC, Ramani R, Anticevic A, Suckow RF, Morgan PT, Krystal JH. The Impact of NMDA Receptor Blockade on Human Working Memory-Related Prefrontal Function and Connectivity. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 38: 2613-2622. PMID: 23856634, PMCID: PMC3828532, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNMDA-RsRelationship of resting brain hyperconnectivity and schizophrenia-like symptoms produced by the NMDA receptor antagonist ketamine in humans
Driesen NR, McCarthy G, Bhagwagar Z, Bloch M, Calhoun V, D'Souza DC, Gueorguieva R, He G, Ramachandran R, Suckow RF, Anticevic A, Morgan PT, Krystal JH. Relationship of resting brain hyperconnectivity and schizophrenia-like symptoms produced by the NMDA receptor antagonist ketamine in humans. Molecular Psychiatry 2013, 18: 1199-1204. PMID: 23337947, PMCID: PMC3646075, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2012.194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectivityNegative symptomsGamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neuronsNMDA receptor antagonist ketamineAspartate glutamate receptor antagonistContinuous ketamine infusionGlutamate receptor antagonistsNMDA-R antagonistsCortical functional connectivityNMDA-R antagonist ketamineSchizophrenia-like symptomsHealthy human subjectsNegative Syndrome ScaleBrain functional connectivityPrimary samplesRegion-specific mannerFunctional magnetic resonanceKetamine infusionReceptor antagonistPathological increaseSyndrome ScaleSymptomsPreclinical researchKetamineBrain oscillations