Sex Differences in the Brain's Dopamine Signature of Cigarette Smoking
Cosgrove KP, Wang S, Kim SJ, McGovern E, Nabulsi N, Gao H, Labaree D, Tagare HD, Sullivan JM, Morris ED. Sex Differences in the Brain's Dopamine Signature of Cigarette Smoking. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 16851-16855. PMID: 25505336, PMCID: PMC4261105, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3661-14.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCigarette smokingVentral striatumCigarette smoking differsEffect of smokingEarly PET studiesMesolimbic dopamine systemRight ventral striatumSex differencesDopaminergic eventsMale smokersNicotine patchCessation treatmentFemale smokersDorsal putamenDopaminergic responseBrain scanningSmoking differsDrug effectsDopamine systemSmokingNeurotransmitter releasePublic health dangerPET studiesCue reactivityWomenVoxelwise lp‐ntPET for detecting localized, transient dopamine release of unknown timing: Sensitivity Analysis and Application to Cigarette Smoking in the PET Scanner
Kim SJ, Sullivan JM, Wang S, Cosgrove KP, Morris ED. Voxelwise lp‐ntPET for detecting localized, transient dopamine release of unknown timing: Sensitivity Analysis and Application to Cigarette Smoking in the PET Scanner. Human Brain Mapping 2014, 35: 4876-4891. PMID: 24700424, PMCID: PMC4303353, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22519.Peer-Reviewed Original Research