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
2021
Acute effects of inhaled menthol on cognitive effects of intravenous nicotine among young adult cigarette smokers
Jao NC, Gueorguieva R, Hitsman B, Sofuoglu M. Acute effects of inhaled menthol on cognitive effects of intravenous nicotine among young adult cigarette smokers. Addictive Behaviors 2021, 122: 107022. PMID: 34174551, PMCID: PMC8328965, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous performance taskMathematical processing taskCognitive effectsIntravenous nicotineCognitive task performanceYoung adult cigarette smokersType preferencesYoung adult smokersStroop taskCognitive tasksCognitive functioningCognitive performanceTask performancePerformance taskStroopAdult cigarette smokersProcessing tasksNicotine dosesNicotine dependenceTaskInteractive effectsParticipantsMixed effects modelsHigh nicotineSessions