2012
Impaired Visual Cortical Plasticity in Schizophrenia
Çavuş I, Reinhart RM, Roach BJ, Gueorguieva R, Teyler TJ, Clapp WC, Ford JM, Krystal JH, Mathalon DH. Impaired Visual Cortical Plasticity in Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 71: 512-520. PMID: 22364738, PMCID: PMC3292767, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-frequency stimulationVisual cortical plasticityCortical plasticityVisual steady-state responseN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor functionHealthy control subjectsLong-term potentiation paradigmLong-term potentiationForm of neuroplasticityRepetitive visual stimulationSustained potentiationControl subjectsVEP assessmentSchizophrenia patientsStandard visual stimuliInfrequent target stimuliCore pathophysiologyReceptor functionPotentiationSchizophreniaVisual stimulationComponent scoresStimulationVisual stimuliBaseline
2011
Glutamatergic 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
Individuals Family History Positive for Alcoholism Show Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Differences in Reward Sensitivity That Are Related to Impulsivity Factors
Andrews MM, Meda SA, Thomas AD, Potenza MN, Krystal JH, Worhunsky P, Stevens MC, O'Malley S, Book GA, Reynolds B, Pearlson GD. Individuals Family History Positive for Alcoholism Show Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Differences in Reward Sensitivity That Are Related to Impulsivity Factors. Biological Psychiatry 2010, 69: 675-683. PMID: 21126735, PMCID: PMC3677031, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.09.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonetary incentive delay taskIncentive delay taskNAcc activationReward anticipationDelay taskFamily history-positive individualsAbnormal reward processingRegional brain activationNucleus accumbens activationFunctional magnetic resonanceReward system activitySubstance-abusing individualsReward prospectReward sensitivityNeural correlatesImpulsivity constructsSubstance abuse historyImpulsivity factorsReward processingBehavioral impulsivityAtypical activationBrain activationOutcome phaseBiological predispositionTask phasesWorking 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
2008
Impairment of Working Memory Maintenance and Response in Schizophrenia: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evidence
Driesen NR, Leung HC, Calhoun VD, Constable RT, Gueorguieva R, Hoffman R, Skudlarski P, Goldman-Rakic PS, Krystal JH. Impairment of Working Memory Maintenance and Response in Schizophrenia: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evidence. Biological Psychiatry 2008, 64: 1026-1034. PMID: 18823880, PMCID: PMC2650279, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.07.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory taskPrefrontal activityMemory maintenanceBrain activationFunctional Magnetic Resonance Imaging EvidenceWorking Memory MaintenanceCognitive impairmentHealthy comparison participantsPrefrontal cortical activityFunctional magnetic resonanceMemory loadComparison participantsTask accuracyDistinct neurobiologyCortical activityHealthy participantsBasic research insightsImaging EvidenceMemoryCortical deficitsCortical functionPoor performanceTaskSchizophreniaResponse phaseModulation of the cortical processing of novel and target stimuli by drugs affecting glutamate and GABA neurotransmission
Watson TD, Petrakis IL, Edgecombe J, Perrino A, Krystal JH, Mathalon DH. Modulation of the cortical processing of novel and target stimuli by drugs affecting glutamate and GABA neurotransmission. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2008, 12: 357-370. PMID: 18771605, PMCID: PMC2900256, DOI: 10.1017/s1461145708009334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceCerebral CortexDouble-Blind MethodElectroencephalographyEvoked PotentialsFemaleGABA ModulatorsHumansKetamineMalePain MeasurementPattern Recognition, VisualPhotic StimulationReaction TimeReceptors, GABA-BReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateStatistics as TopicThiopentalYoung AdultConceptsPlacebo-controlled studyNMDA receptor systemSubanaesthetic dosesGABA neurotransmissionChallenge sessionsDrug effectsNMDA antagonismHealthy adultsNovel stimuliCortical processingReceptor systemPlaceboDrugsCounterbalanced orderKetaminePotential correlatesNeural correlatesP3a amplitudeNovelty processingP300 componentStandard stimuliStimulus processingStimuliTarget stimuliN2 amplitude
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 Research
2004
Nicotine effects on brain function and functional connectivity in schizophrenia
Jacobsen LK, D'Souza DC, Mencl WE, Pugh KR, Skudlarski P, Krystal JH. Nicotine effects on brain function and functional connectivity in schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 2004, 55: 850-858. PMID: 15050867, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2003.12.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceAttentionBrainBrain MappingBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemory, Short-TermMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsNicotineNicotinic AgonistsReaction TimeRegression AnalysisSchizophreniaSmokeTask Performance and AnalysisVerbal LearningConceptsTask performanceFunctional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanningBrain regionsN-back taskMultiple cognitive domainsNetwork of regionsDifficult task conditionsAnterior cingulate cortexAttention loadMemory loadSelective attentionCognitive domainsTask conditionsCognitive functionCingulate cortexThalamocortical functional connectivityNicotine effectsCognitive dysfunctionBrain functionSchizophrenia patientsControl subjectsSchizophrenic subjectsMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanningMental illness
2003
A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Bipolar Disorder: State- and Trait-Related Dysfunction in Ventral Prefrontal Cortices
Blumberg HP, Leung HC, Skudlarski P, Lacadie CM, Fredericks CA, Harris BC, Charney DS, Gore JC, Krystal JH, Peterson BS. A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Bipolar Disorder: State- and Trait-Related Dysfunction in Ventral Prefrontal Cortices. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 601-609. PMID: 12796223, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.6.601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral prefrontal cortexBipolar disorderPrefrontal cortexMood statesMagnetic resonance imaging studyHealthy control subjectsAcute mood statesLeft ventral prefrontal cortexResonance imaging studySignal changesDisturbances of attentionFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyAnterior cingulate cortexBipolar disorder IDorsal anterior cingulateEvent-related functional magnetic resonanceFunctional magnetic resonanceAcute episodeControl subjectsExaggerated increaseFunctional impairmentBlunted activationMood episodesSpecific mood statesPrefrontal abnormalities
2000
Cocaine use and the mid-latency auditory evoked responses
Boutros N, Campbell D, Petrakis I, Krystal J, Caporale M, Kosten T. Cocaine use and the mid-latency auditory evoked responses. Psychiatry Research 2000, 96: 117-126. PMID: 11063784, DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1781(00)00207-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-dependent subjectsInter-stimulus intervalMid-latency auditoryAge-matched healthy control subjectsCocaine useHealthy control subjectsDifferent inter-stimulus intervalsChronic cocaine useLong inter-stimulus intervalsPaired-click paradigmControl subjectsP50 componentN100 componentSignificant decreaseSubjectsAuditoryResponse paradigm
1997
Evidence of acoustic startle hyperreflexia in recently detoxified early onset male alcoholics: modulation by yohimbine and m-Chlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP)
Krystal J, Webb E, Grillon C, Cooney N, Casal L, Morgan III. C, Southwick S, Davis M, Charney D. Evidence of acoustic startle hyperreflexia in recently detoxified early onset male alcoholics: modulation by yohimbine and m-Chlorophenylpiperazine (mCPP). Psychopharmacology 1997, 131: 207-215. PMID: 9203230, DOI: 10.1007/s002130050285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy subjectsAcoustic startle responseEthanol withdrawalStartle responseStartle magnitudeStartle amplitudeRandomized orderAcoustic startle magnitudeChronic alcoholic patientsSerotonin partial agonistDouble-blind conditionsAcoustic startle amplitudeNumber of episodesMale healthy subjectsΑ2-adrenergic antagonistTest dayMale patientsPlacebo dayAlcoholic patientsIntravenous infusionNoradrenergic functionYohimbine effectAlcohol detoxificationDrug infusionPreclinical studies