2009
GABAA‐benzodiazepine receptor availability in smokers and nonsmokers: Relationship to subsyndromal anxiety and depression
Esterlis I, Cosgrove KP, Batis JC, Bois F, Kloczynski TA, Stiklus SM, Perry E, Tamagnan GD, Seibyl JP, Makuch R, Krishnan‐Sarin S, O'Malley S, Staley JK. GABAA‐benzodiazepine receptor availability in smokers and nonsmokers: Relationship to subsyndromal anxiety and depression. Synapse 2009, 63: 1089-1099. PMID: 19642218, PMCID: PMC2778224, DOI: 10.1002/syn.20688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpielberger State-Trait Anxiety IndexState-Trait Anxiety IndexDepressive symptomsSubsyndromal anxietyAnxiety symptomsPain toleranceReceptor availabilityAbstinent tobacco smokersSex-matched nonsmokersSingle photon emissionPain symptomsHealthy ageSmoking statusTobacco smokersSubsyndromal depressionAbstinent smokersVulnerable smokersCold pressor taskNonsmokersGamma-aminobutyricEpidemiology ScaleSmokersAcute abstinenceBrain areasSymptoms
1991
EEG coherence of prefrontal areas in normal and schizophrenic males during perceptual activation
Hoffman R, Buchsbaum M, Escobar M, Makuch R, Nuechterlein K, Guich S. EEG coherence of prefrontal areas in normal and schizophrenic males during perceptual activation. Journal Of Neuropsychiatry 1991, 3: 169-175. PMID: 1821231, DOI: 10.1176/jnp.3.2.169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrefrontal areasUnmedicated male patientsAlpha band coherenceNormal male subjectsDegraded Stimulus Continuous Performance TestMale patientsCortical areasCortical circuitsNormal controlsSchizophrenic patientsBrain areasContinuous Performance TestMale subjectsPrefrontal dysfunctionSchizophrenic malesPrefrontal cortexFormer groupMultiple studiesEEG coherencePatientsExtensive connectionsSchizophreniaAlpha powerSubjectsDysfunction