2022
Lower Dopamine D2/3 Receptor Availability is Associated With Worse Verbal Learning and Memory in People Who Smoke Cigarettes
Zakiniaeiz Y, Gueorguieva R, Peltier M, Roberts W, Verplaetse T, Burke C, Morris E, McKee S, Cosgrove K. Lower Dopamine D2/3 Receptor Availability is Associated With Worse Verbal Learning and Memory in People Who Smoke Cigarettes. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2022, 25: 1047-1051. PMID: 36107715, PMCID: PMC10077933, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive functionVerbal learningPrefrontal cortexCognitive deficitsWorse verbal learningBrain-behavior relationshipsD2R availabilityDorsolateral prefrontal cortexCognitive performanceComputerized testsTask performanceCogState batteryInhibitory controlNeurocognitive testsReceptor availabilityMesocortical dopaminePositron emission tomographyDopamine D2/3 receptor availabilityMemoryCognitionD2/3 receptor availabilityDopamine releaseSmoking variablesSubject samplesDeficits
2012
Efficacy of pimozide augmentation for clozapine partial responders with schizophrenia
Gunduz-Bruce H, Oliver S, Gueorguieva R, Forselius-Bielen K, D'Souza DC, Zimolo Z, Tek C, Kaliora S, Ray S, Petrides G. Efficacy of pimozide augmentation for clozapine partial responders with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 2012, 143: 344-347. PMID: 23219861, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2012.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleTreatment-resistant schizophreniaClinical trialsNegative symptomsDouble-blind placeboAdequate blood levelsPsychiatric Rating ScaleNeurocognitive measuresAttention/executive functionBPRS totalPartial respondersPartial responseStudy entryQTc intervalBlood levelsClozapine's effectSide effectsNeurocognitive functionPatientsWeekly assessmentsClozapineNeurocognitive testsRating ScaleSchizophreniaTrials