2016
Schizophrenia is associated with a pattern of spatial working memory deficits consistent with cortical disinhibition
Starc M, Murray JD, Santamauro N, Savic A, Diehl C, Cho YT, Srihari V, Morgan PT, Krystal JH, Wang XJ, Repovs G, Anticevic A. Schizophrenia is associated with a pattern of spatial working memory deficits consistent with cortical disinhibition. Schizophrenia Research 2016, 181: 107-116. PMID: 27745755, PMCID: PMC5901719, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2016.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy comparison subjectsSpatial WM taskSchizophrenia patientsSevere cognitive deficitsSpecific spatial locationsComputational modelContinuous response measuresWM precisionWM representationsSpatial WMWM taskDistractor distanceWM impairmentWM tracesNeural mechanismsCognitive deficitsMemory deficitsBehavioral consequencesDelay periodDelay durationCortical disinhibitionSpatial locationComparison subjectsMicrocircuit modelDistractibility
2004
The Psychotomimetic Effects of Intravenous Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Healthy Individuals: Implications for Psychosis
D'Souza DC, Perry E, MacDougall L, Ammerman Y, Cooper T, Wu YT, Braley G, Gueorguieva R, Krystal JH. The Psychotomimetic Effects of Intravenous Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Healthy Individuals: Implications for Psychosis. Neuropsychopharmacology 2004, 29: 1558-1572. PMID: 15173844, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnxietyArousalAttentionBehaviorCognitionDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDronabinolFemaleHallucinogensHemodynamicsHumansHydrocortisoneInjections, IntravenousMaleMemory, Short-TermMental RecallPanicProlactinPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsPsychoses, Substance-InducedSpeechVerbal LearningConceptsCannabinoid receptor functionWord recallRecognition recallVerbal fluencyCognitive deficitsProspective safety dataNegative symptomsAbuse disordersHealthy individualsCounterbalanced studyMonths poststudyRecallPsychotomimetic effectsPsychotic disordersReceptor functionPsychosisEndogenous psychosesIndividualsDistractibilityFluencyTransient symptomsDisordersEndocrine effectsSafety dataAnxiety
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 ResearchConceptsExecutive 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