2018
A fMRI study on the impact of advertising for flavored e-cigarettes on susceptible young adults
Garrison KA, O'Malley SS, Gueorguieva R, Krishnan-Sarin S. A fMRI study on the impact of advertising for flavored e-cigarettes on susceptible young adults. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 186: 233-241. PMID: 29626776, PMCID: PMC5948598, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.01.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco-flavored e-cigarettesE-cigarettesE-cigarette advertisementsHealth warningsBrain biomarkersWarning labelsYoung adultsSusceptible young adultsE-cigarette health risksE-cigarette conditionsFuture e-cigarette useE-cigarette useFlavored e-cigarettesCigarette conditionCollege-aged young adultsRegular cigarettesNucleus accumbensTobacco productsNucleus accumbens (NAc) activityFMRI studyPositive associationControl imagesHealth risksPoor memoryBiomarkers
2012
Impaired Visual Cortical Plasticity in Schizophrenia
Çavuş I, Reinhart RM, Roach BJ, Gueorguieva R, Teyler TJ, Clapp WC, Ford JM, Krystal JH, Mathalon DH. Impaired Visual Cortical Plasticity in Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 71: 512-520. PMID: 22364738, PMCID: PMC3292767, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-frequency stimulationVisual cortical plasticityCortical plasticityVisual steady-state responseN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor functionHealthy control subjectsLong-term potentiation paradigmLong-term potentiationForm of neuroplasticityRepetitive visual stimulationSustained potentiationControl subjectsVEP assessmentSchizophrenia patientsStandard visual stimuliInfrequent target stimuliCore pathophysiologyReceptor functionPotentiationSchizophreniaVisual stimulationComponent scoresStimulationVisual stimuliBaseline