1997
Quantification of Neuroreceptors in the Living Human Brain
Wong *, Pearlson ‡, Tune ‡, Young *, Meltzer *, Dannals *, Ravert *, Reith *, Kuhar †, Gjedde ¶. Quantification of Neuroreceptors in the Living Human Brain. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1997, 17: 331-342. PMID: 9119906, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199703000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD2-like dopamine receptorsDrug-naive schizophrenic patientsDopamine receptorsSchizophrenic patientsIllness patientsPatient groupControl subjectsReceptor densityD2 dopamine receptor densityDrug-naive schizophreniaDopamine receptor densityLiving Human BrainBipolar affective illnessD2 dopamine receptorsQuantification of NeuroreceptorsPositron emission tomographyEffect of ageBrain uptakeAffective illnessBipolar illnessNonpsychotic patientsCaudate nucleusNormal controlsNormal volunteersPatients
1986
Cold Water Stress Abolishes Hyperactivity Produced by Cortical Suction Lesions Without Altering Noradrenergic Depletion
Moran T, Zern K, Pearlson G, Kubos K, Robinson R. Cold Water Stress Abolishes Hyperactivity Produced by Cortical Suction Lesions Without Altering Noradrenergic Depletion. Behavioral Neuroscience 1986, 100: 422-426. PMID: 3730151, DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.100.3.422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuction lesionsControl animalsSham-operated control animalsFirst postoperative weekWeekly intervalsDevelopment of hyperactivityCold water swimmingPostoperative periodNoradrenergic depletionNorepinephrine depletionPostoperative weekCatecholamine depletionBehavioral hyperactivitySwim testLesion groupLesionsHyperactivityWeekly stress