2019
Neural computations of threat in the aftermath of combat trauma
Homan P, Levy I, Feltham E, Gordon C, Hu J, Li J, Pietrzak RH, Southwick S, Krystal JH, Harpaz-Rotem I, Schiller D. Neural computations of threat in the aftermath of combat trauma. Nature Neuroscience 2019, 22: 470-476. PMID: 30664770, PMCID: PMC6829910, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-018-0315-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPTSD symptomsPost-traumatic stress disorder symptomsHigher PTSD symptom severityThreat-predictive cuesPTSD symptom severityAssociative threatPredictive cuesNeural trackingDisorder symptomsPrediction errorCombat veteransDynamic learning rateNegative outcomesCombat traumaSmaller amygdala volumesNeural computationLatent markersSymptomatic veteransSymptom severityAmygdala volumeAssociabilityCuesLearning rateVeteransSymptoms
2013
Ketamine Effects on Memory Reconsolidation Favor a Learning Model of Delusions
Corlett PR, Cambridge V, Gardner JM, Piggot JS, Turner DC, Everitt JC, Arana FS, Morgan HL, Milton AL, Lee JL, Aitken MR, Dickinson A, Everitt BJ, Absalom AR, Adapa R, Subramanian N, Taylor JR, Krystal JH, Fletcher PC. Ketamine Effects on Memory Reconsolidation Favor a Learning Model of Delusions. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e65088. PMID: 23776445, PMCID: PMC3680467, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory strengthMemory reconsolidationIndividual brain responsesError-dependent learningPsychotogenic effectsSubsequent memoryFear memoryBizarre beliefsBrain responsesDelusional beliefsPrediction errorImpact of ketamineIndividual vulnerabilityBrain signalsSubject studyReconsolidationIndependent samplesLearning procedureMemoryKetamine effectsDelusionsBeliefsPlacebo administrationPsychosisNMDA receptor antagonist