Psychostimulants such as cocaine have been used as performance enhancers throughout recorded history. Although psychostimulants are commonly prescribed to improve attention …
Understanding how genes, drugs and neural circuits influence behavior requires the ability to effectively organize information about similarities and differences within complex …
The abuse of psychoactive 'bath salts' containing cathinones such as 3, 4- methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) is a growing public health concern, yet little is known …
The nonmedical use of 'designer'cathinone analogs, such as 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone) and 3, 4-methylenedioxymethcathinone (methylone), is increasing …
Attention is a core cognitive function that filters and selects behaviourally relevant information in the environment. The cortical mapping of attentional systems identified two …
Given the strong evidence for neurological alterations at the basis of drug dependence, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) represents an important tool in the clinical …
S Bröer, U Gether - British journal of pharmacology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The solute carrier 6 (SLC6) family of the human genome comprises transporters for neurotransmitters, amino acids, osmolytes and energy metabolites. Members of this family …
MH Baumann, HM Walters, M Niello… - … , Clinical, Forensic and …, 2018 - Springer
Synthetic cathinones are derivatives of the naturally occurring compound cathinone, the main psychoactive ingredient in the khat plant Catha edulis. Cathinone is the β-keto analog …
CI Ragan, I Bard, I Singh - Neuropharmacology, 2013 - Elsevier
This article reviews current data on the use of cognition enhancers as study aids in the student population. It identifies gaps and uncertainties in the knowledge required to make a …