George Aghajanian, MD
Professor Emeritus of PsychiatryDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry
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- Abraham Ribicoff Research Facilities
- Connecticut Mental Health Center
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- MD
- Yale University (1958)
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Hallucinogens; Neuropharmacology; Neurophysiology; Psychiatry
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2009
Modeling “psychosis” in vitro by inducing disordered neuronal network activity in cortical brain slices
Aghajanian GK. Modeling “psychosis” in vitro by inducing disordered neuronal network activity in cortical brain slices. Psychopharmacology 2009, 206: 575-585. PMID: 19241062, PMCID: PMC2755104, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-009-1484-9.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAberrant network activityBrain slicesReceptor agonistPyramidal cellsLayer V pyramidal cellsRecent phase II clinical trialPhase II clinical trialGABAA receptor antagonismStandard antipsychotic drugsMGlu2/3 receptor agonistGlutamatergic pyramidal cellsNetwork activityCortical brain slicesDopamine receptor agonistsTreatment of schizophreniaUsual side effectsPrefrontal brain slicesNeuronal network activityInterneuron deficitsGABA interneuronsClinical efficacyLysergic acid diethylamideMetabotropic receptorsReceptor antagonismClinical endpoints
2008
Stress blunts serotonin- and hypocretin-evoked EPSCs in prefrontal cortex: Role of corticosterone-mediated apical dendritic atrophy
Liu RJ, Aghajanian GK. Stress blunts serotonin- and hypocretin-evoked EPSCs in prefrontal cortex: Role of corticosterone-mediated apical dendritic atrophy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 359-364. PMID: 18172209, PMCID: PMC2224217, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0706679105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsExcitatory postsynaptic currentsLayer V pyramidal neuronsMedial prefrontal cortexApical dendritic atrophyDendritic atrophyPyramidal neuronsRestraint stressPrefrontal cortexGlucocorticoid receptor antagonist RU486Apical dendritic fieldReceptor antagonist RU486Mild restraint stressWhole-cell recordingsMPFC slicesChronic treatmentStress-induced reductionExcitatory responsesSpine densityApical dendritesPostsynaptic currentsDendritic fieldsExcitatory inputsPyramidal cellsAntagonist RU486Selective atrophy
1986
Specific Systems of the Reticular Core: Serotonin
Aghajanian G, Vandermaelen C. Specific Systems of the Reticular Core: Serotonin. Comprehensive Physiology 1986, 1986: 237-256. DOI: 10.1002/j.2040-4603.1986.tb00902.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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