2008
Role of Variation in the Serotonin Transporter Protein Gene (SLC6A4) in Trait Disturbances in the Ventral Anterior Cingulate in Bipolar Disorder
Shah MP, Wang F, Kalmar JH, Chepenik LG, Tie K, Pittman B, Jones MM, Constable RT, Gelernter J, Blumberg HP. Role of Variation in the Serotonin Transporter Protein Gene (SLC6A4) in Trait Disturbances in the Ventral Anterior Cingulate in Bipolar Disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology 2008, 34: 1301-1310. PMID: 19037205, PMCID: PMC2826628, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2008.204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral anterior cingulate cortexBipolar disorderFeatures of BDS carriersAnterior cingulate cortexVentral anterior cingulateEvent-related functional magnetic resonanceFunctional magnetic resonanceTransporter promoter polymorphismSerotonergic systemBD subgroupsHealthy comparison participantsBD groupVACC activationHC groupPromoter polymorphismFuture treatmentHealthy individualsAnterior cingulateCingulate cortexNeural systemsFunctional connectivityDysfunctionSerotonin transporter protein geneAmygdala activationInfluence of RGS2 on Anxiety-Related Temperament, Personality, and Brain Function
Smoller JW, Paulus MP, Fagerness JA, Purcell S, Yamaki LH, Hirshfeld-Becker D, Biederman J, Rosenbaum JF, Gelernter J, Stein MB. Influence of RGS2 on Anxiety-Related Temperament, Personality, and Brain Function. JAMA Psychiatry 2008, 65: 298-308. PMID: 18316676, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2007.48.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonanceHuman anxiety disordersAnxiety disordersEmotional facesEmotion processingChildhood temperamentLaboratory-based behavioral measuresSocial anxiety disorderBrain functionChildhood behavioral inhibitionSelf-report measuresInsular cortex activationIndependent samplesLaboratory-based assessmentsTemperamental precursorsBehavioral inhibitionBehavioral measuresAdult personalityCortex activationLimbic activationAnxiety phenotypeTemperamentIntermediate phenotypesAnxietyAnxiety behavior
2006
C957T polymorphism of the dopamine D2 receptor gene modulates the effect of nicotine on working memory performance and cortical processing efficiency
Jacobsen LK, Pugh KR, Mencl WE, Gelernter J. C957T polymorphism of the dopamine D2 receptor gene modulates the effect of nicotine on working memory performance and cortical processing efficiency. Psychopharmacology 2006, 188: 530-540. PMID: 16896957, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-006-0469-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory performanceEffects of nicotineBrain regionsBrain functionFunctional magnetic resonanceCortical processing efficiencyRange of behavioralC957T polymorphismProcessing efficiencyPhonological rehearsalMemory taskMemory loadBrain responsesPerformance accuracyC957TMemoryBehavioral effectsNicotine administrationDopamine D2 receptor geneConclusionsThese findingsTobacco dependenceIndividual variationIndividual responsesTaskPlacebo patch