2015
Distribution of temperature changes and neurovascular coupling in rat brain following 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “ecstasy”) exposure
Coman D, Sanganahalli BG, Jiang L, Hyder F, Behar KL. Distribution of temperature changes and neurovascular coupling in rat brain following 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, “ecstasy”) exposure. NMR In Biomedicine 2015, 28: 1257-1266. PMID: 26286889, PMCID: PMC4573923, DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurovascular couplingBlood flowNeuronal activityNeural activityWhole-body hyperthermiaAbused psychostimulantMethylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) exposureNeurovascular responseCortex temperatureMDMA effectsRat cortexRat brainBrain temperatureSubcortical regionsBrain regionsCortexSubcortexMDMA actionSkeletal muscleMonoaminergic stimulationBrainMDMACBFBody temperatureThermogenesis
2011
Neuroanatomical changes in a mouse model of early life neglect
Duque A, Coman D, Carlyle BC, Bordner KA, George ED, Papademetris X, Hyder F, Simen AA. Neuroanatomical changes in a mouse model of early life neglect. Brain Structure And Function 2011, 217: 459-472. PMID: 21984312, PMCID: PMC3664301, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-011-0350-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse modelNeuroanatomical changesEarly life neglectNovel mouse modelNovel animal modelWhite matter disorganizationMaternal separationCortical thicknessAdult miceAnimal modelsBehavioral abnormalitiesInter-hemispheric asymmetrySmall brain sizeSubcortical structuresPharmacological experimentationProtein expressionLeft hemisphereEarly weaningHuman survivorsAbnormalitiesCurrent knowledgeBrain sizeConcomitant changesAtrophy