2020
Risk‐Taking Patterns of Children, Associated Cognitive Weaknesses, and Prevention of Negative Outcomes
Imal AE, O’Leary S, Wexler BE. Risk‐Taking Patterns of Children, Associated Cognitive Weaknesses, and Prevention of Negative Outcomes. Psychiatric Research And Clinical Practice 2020, 2: 34-40. PMID: 36101890, PMCID: PMC9175884, DOI: 10.1176/appi.prcp.2020.20190020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk-taking groupFlanker testWorking Memory TestMemory test scoresEighth-grade childrenTests of inhibitionHealth-compromising behaviorsClusters of childrenCognitive weaknessesMemory testMemory scoresGo/Focused attentionRisk-taking patternsCognitive functionTest measuresNegative outcomesPrimary prevention interventionsTest scoresFull learningReaction timeEarly interventionAvoidantChildrenPrevention interventions
2005
Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Spatial Working Memory and Attentional Deficits in Schizophrenia: Involvement of Nicotinic Receptor Mechanisms
Sacco KA, Termine A, Seyal A, Dudas MM, Vessicchio JC, Krishnan-Sarin S, Jatlow PI, Wexler BE, George TP. Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Spatial Working Memory and Attentional Deficits in Schizophrenia: Involvement of Nicotinic Receptor Mechanisms. JAMA Psychiatry 2005, 62: 649-659. PMID: 15939842, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.62.6.649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisuospatial working memoryWorking memoryAttentional deficitsCognitive deficitsOvernight abstinenceContinuous Performance Test scoresSpatial working memoryOutpatient mental health centersPerformance test scoresCognitive enhancementCPT performanceNeuropsychological assessmentSmoking reinstatementTobacco cravingControl smokersTest scoresCounterbalanced mannerMental health centersCognitive impairmentReinstatementSubjective effectsNicotine dependenceCigarette smokingDeficitsNicotinic receptor mechanisms