2024
Dynamic Network Connectivity: from monkeys to humans
Arnsten A, Wang M, D’Esposito M. Dynamic Network Connectivity: from monkeys to humans. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2024, 18: 1353043. PMID: 38384333, PMCID: PMC10879414, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1353043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDynamic network connectivityFunctional MRIFunctional connectivityHuman brain imaging researchDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNMDA receptor neurotransmissionBrain imaging researchHuman fMRI studiesPrefrontal cortexReceptor neurotransmissionWorking memoryFMRI studyBrain regionsPersistent neuronal firingNeuromodulator acetylcholineCognitive disordersCortical regionsDlPFCPost-synaptic densityArousal stateStrength of synaptic connectionsNeuronal firingCognitive statesImaging researchDendritic spinesInhibition of brain glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII) to enhance cognitive function
Wiseman R, Bigos K, Arnsten A, Slusher B. Inhibition of brain glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII) to enhance cognitive function. Advances In Pharmacology 2024 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apha.2024.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchN-acetylaspartyl glutamateGlutamate carboxypeptidase IICognitive deficitsCognitive functionDorsolateral prefrontal cortex of primatesPrefrontal cortex of primatesHigher order cognitive processesDorsolateral prefrontal cortexMetabotropic glutamate receptor 3Inhibition of glutamate carboxypeptidase IIImprove cognitive deficitsEnhance cognitive functionImprove cognitive performanceEnzyme glutamate carboxypeptidase IIGlutamate receptor 3Executive functionCortex of primatesMGlu3 receptorsCarboxypeptidase IICognitive performanceCognitive processesPersistent neuronal firingClinical populationsNeuronal firingClinical work
2013
NMDA Receptors Subserve Persistent Neuronal Firing during Working Memory in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex
Wang M, Yang Y, Wang CJ, Gamo NJ, Jin LE, Mazer JA, Morrison JH, Wang XJ, Arnsten AF. NMDA Receptors Subserve Persistent Neuronal Firing during Working Memory in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex. Neuron 2013, 77: 736-749. PMID: 23439125, PMCID: PMC3584418, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.12.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent firingDorsolateral prefrontal cortexAMPA receptorsPrefrontal cortexPrimate dorsolateral prefrontal cortexSystemic ketamine administrationPersistent neuronal firingAMPAR blockadePrimate dlPFCKetamine actionKetamine administrationNMDAR blockadeNMDA receptorsSystemic ketamineNetwork firingNeuronal firingAlzheimer's diseaseReceptor influencesImpair cognitionResponse cellsRecurrent excitationSensory stimulation