2019
Hippocampal GABA levels correlate with retrieval performance in an associative learning paradigm
Spurny B, Seiger R, Moser P, Vanicek T, Reed MB, Heckova E, Michenthaler P, Basaran A, Gryglewski G, Klöbl M, Trattnig S, Kasper S, Bogner W, Lanzenberger R. Hippocampal GABA levels correlate with retrieval performance in an associative learning paradigm. NeuroImage 2019, 204: 116244. PMID: 31606475, PMCID: PMC7610791, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal GABA levelsGABA levelsLong-term depressionLong-term potentiationHealthy participantsChanges of GABAMain inhibitory neurotransmitterMulti-voxel magnetic resonance spectroscopyMemory formationBaseline GABA levelsLongitudinal study designGlutamatergic systemInhibitory neurotransmitterNeuroplastic processesGlutamate concentrationNeural plasticityStudy designGABAAssociative learning paradigmThalamusHippocampusHuman brainInsulaNeurochemical underpinningsBrain
2017
Assessment of Ketamine Binding of the Serotonin Transporter in Humans with Positron Emission Tomography
Spies M, James GM, Berroterán-Infante N, Ibeschitz H, Kranz GS, Unterholzner J, Godbersen M, Gryglewski G, Hienert M, Jungwirth J, Pichler V, Reiter B, Silberbauer L, Winkler D, Mitterhauser M, Stimpfl T, Hacker M, Kasper S, Lanzenberger R. Assessment of Ketamine Binding of the Serotonin Transporter in Humans with Positron Emission Tomography. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 21: 145-153. PMID: 29045739, PMCID: PMC5793827, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyx085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKetamine plasma levelsPositron emission tomographyAntidepressant effectsPlasma levelsSerotonin transporterEmission tomographyAntidepressant dosePositron emission tomography scanReal-life patient cohortEmission tomography scanHigh-dose ketamineSerotonin transporter bindingTest-retest variabilityWhole brain regionsAntidepressant dosesAntidepressant mechanismPatient cohortTomography scanSerotonergic systemTransporter bindingHealthy subjectsAnimal studiesHigh dosesKetamineAdministration