2002
Impact of intravenous nicotine on BOLD signal response to photic stimulation
Jacobsen LK, Gore JC, Skudlarski P, Lacadie CM, Jatlow P, Krystal JH. Impact of intravenous nicotine on BOLD signal response to photic stimulation. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2002, 20: 141-145. PMID: 12034334, DOI: 10.1016/s0730-725x(02)00494-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBOLD signal responseFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPhotic stimulationIntravenous infusionNeuronal activitySuccessive intravenous infusionsBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signalEffects of nicotineLevel-dependent signalMagnetic resonance imagingHealthy smokersVascular effectsTobacco smokingBrain effectsNicotine receptorsIntravenous nicotineEvidence of alterationsOccipital cortexVisual cortexResonance imagingNicotineBOLD signalStimulationInfusionCortex
1991
Visual stimulation increases technetium-99m-HMPAO distribution in human visual cortex.
Woods SW, Hegeman IM, Zubal IG, Krystal JH, Koster K, Smith EO, Heninger GR, Hoffer PB. Visual stimulation increases technetium-99m-HMPAO distribution in human visual cortex. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1991, 32: 210-5. PMID: 1992020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional cerebral blood flowRelative rCBF increasesVisual cortex relativeHexamethylpropylene amine oximeCerebral blood flowMBq 99mTc-HMPAOSingle photon emissionHuman visual cortexRCBF increasesAmine oximePhysiologic changesCortex relativeHealthy subjectsBlood flowStriate cortexHMPAO distributionWhole brainVisual cortexPhotic stimulationSeparate daysAbility of changesVisual stimulationStimulation conditionsImages of distributionsSignificant increase