2013
Neural Correlates of Impulsivity in Healthy Males and Females with Family Histories of Alcoholism
DeVito EE, Meda SA, Jiantonio R, Potenza MN, Krystal JH, Pearlson GD. Neural Correlates of Impulsivity in Healthy Males and Females with Family Histories of Alcoholism. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 38: 1854-1863. PMID: 23584260, PMCID: PMC3746701, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.92.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use measuresNeural correlatesFHP individualsImpulse controlHigher self-reported impulsivityGreater BOLD signalFHN groupSelf-reported impulsivityAlcohol useInferior frontal gyrusLeft anterior insulaUse measuresImpulsivity factorsAnterior insulaFrontal gyrusGreater activationImpulsivityAddictive disordersNeural systemsScanner measuresSuccessful inhibitionBOLD signalSex differencesBehavioral traitsAddiction
2012
NMDA receptor function in large-scale anticorrelated neural systems with implications for cognition and schizophrenia
Anticevic A, Gancsos M, Murray JD, Repovs G, Driesen NR, Ennis DJ, Niciu MJ, Morgan PT, Surti TS, Bloch MH, Ramani R, Smith MA, Wang XJ, Krystal JH, Corlett PR. NMDA receptor function in large-scale anticorrelated neural systems with implications for cognition and schizophrenia. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 16720-16725. PMID: 23012427, PMCID: PMC3478611, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1208494109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlgorithmsBrainCognitionDouble-Blind MethodExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsFemaleHumansInfusions, IntravenousKetamineMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemoryModels, NeurologicalPattern Recognition, VisualPsychomotor PerformanceReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSchizophreniaSynaptic TransmissionYoung AdultConceptsNeural systemsLarge-scale brain systemsTask-dependent activationN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsRealistic computational modelingSevere neuropsychiatric illnessNMDA glutamate receptor antagonistGlutamate receptor antagonistsBrain systemsNMDA receptor functionTask performanceMultiple interacting regionsCognitionCortical disinhibitionGlutamatergic neurotransmissionReceptor antagonistCortical computationGlutamate's roleReciprocal relationshipNeuropsychiatric illnessLocal circuitsReceptor functionSchizophreniaPresent findingsComputational modeling
2011
Imaging human reward processing with positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging
Urban NB, Slifstein M, Meda S, Xu X, Ayoub R, Medina O, Pearlson GD, Krystal JH, Abi-Dargham A. Imaging human reward processing with positron emission tomography and functional magnetic resonance imaging. Psychopharmacology 2011, 221: 67-77. PMID: 22052081, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-011-2543-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomography studyMonetary incentive delay taskDopamine releaseVentral striatumBOLD activationVoxelwise analysisFMRI BOLD activationEndogenous dopamine releaseEmission tomography studiesROI analysisMesolimbic dopamine releaseFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyReward processingBOLD signal changesFunctional neuroimaging studiesPrecommissural putamenIncentive delay taskSignal changesPosterior caudateStriatal subregionsHealthy subjectsGlutamatergic signalingPercent changeGlutamatergic Modulation of Auditory Information Processing in the Human Brain
Gunduz-Bruce H, Reinhart RM, Roach BJ, Gueorguieva R, Oliver S, D'Souza DC, Ford JM, Krystal JH, Mathalon DH. Glutamatergic Modulation of Auditory Information Processing in the Human Brain. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 71: 969-977. PMID: 22036036, PMCID: PMC3290754, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.09.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-acetylcysteineAuditory mismatch negativityReceptor antagonistN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonistAspartate glutamate receptor antagonistOral N-acetylcysteinePlacebo-controlled studyGlutamate receptor antagonistsEffects of ketamineInfusion of salineMismatch negativityTest dayMMN amplitudeCystine-glutamate exchangerAuditory information processingP300 event-related potentialGlutamatergic modulationCognitive enhancing agentsEvent-related potentialsKetamine effectsHealthy volunteersHealthy humansSchizophrenia patientsPositive symptomsKetamine
2010
Sex-related differences in amygdala activity influences immediate memory
Aikins DE, Anticevic A, Kiehl KA, Krystal JH. Sex-related differences in amygdala activity influences immediate memory. Neuroreport 2010, 21: 273-276. PMID: 20093991, DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0b013e328335b3f9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmygdalaEmotionsFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemory, Short-TermMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPattern Recognition, VisualPhotic StimulationPsychomotor PerformanceRecognition, PsychologyRegression AnalysisSex CharacteristicsSex FactorsConceptsAmygdala activationImmediate memoryUnpleasant picturesImmediate recognition memoryRecognition memory testRight amygdala activationLong-term memoryFunctional magnetic resonanceUnpleasant picture viewingEmotional picturesRecognition memoryMemory testAmygdala responsePicture viewingMemoryFalse positive error rateSex differencesSex-related differencesAmygdalaError ratePictureViewingLearningMagnetic resonanceDifferencesWorking Memory Overload: Fronto-Limbic Interactions and Effects on Subsequent Working Memory Function
Yun RJ, Krystal JH, Mathalon DH. Working Memory Overload: Fronto-Limbic Interactions and Effects on Subsequent Working Memory Function. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2010, 4: 96-108. PMID: 20503117, PMCID: PMC2854358, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-010-9089-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory systemAmygdala-prefrontal interactionsSubsequent cognitive performanceWorking Memory FunctionFunctional magnetic resonanceDorsolateral prefrontal cortexMemory taskCognitive functioningNegative affectAmygdala activationCognitive performanceTask performanceCognitive overloadNeural effectsPrefrontal cortexMemory functionPerformance accuracySubsequent functioningSeparate factorsBrain regionsPerformance declineReduced activationFunctioningInverse couplingOverload effect
2005
Fore-period effect and stop-signal reaction time
Li CS, Krystal JH, Mathalon DH. Fore-period effect and stop-signal reaction time. Experimental Brain Research 2005, 167: 305-309. PMID: 16160823, DOI: 10.1007/s00221-005-0110-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttentionChoice BehaviorHumansInhibition, PsychologicalPsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeSet, Psychology
2000
Dissociation of ketamine effects on rule acquisition and rule implementation: possible relevance to NMDA receptor contributions to executive cognitive functions
Krystal J, Bennett A, Abi-Saab D, Belger A, Karper L, D’Souza D, Lipschitz D, Abi-Dargham A, Charney D. Dissociation of ketamine effects on rule acquisition and rule implementation: possible relevance to NMDA receptor contributions to executive cognitive functions. Biological Psychiatry 2000, 47: 137-143. PMID: 10664830, PMCID: PMC10060085, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(99)00097-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnesthetics, DissociativeArousalCognition DisordersFemaleHumansKetamineLearningMaleNeuropsychological TestsPsychomotor PerformanceReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateConceptsExecutive cognitive functionSecond test dayPerseverative errorsWCST performanceCognitive functionTest daySecond studyExecutive componentTask repetitionAltered perceptionWCSTNMDA antagonist ketamineNegative symptomsFrontal cortexRule acquisitionTest changesFirst studySingle repetitionKetamine effectsRepetitionTotal errorDistractibilityReceptor contributionNMDA receptor contributionRecall
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