The role of GABAA receptors in the acute and chronic effects of ethanol: a decade of progress

S Kumar, P Porcu, DF Werner, DB Matthews… - …, 2009 - Springer
The past decade has brought many advances in our understanding of GABA A receptor-
mediated ethanol action in the central nervous system. We now know that specific GABA A …

Alcohol and the human brain: a systematic review of different neuroimaging methods

M Bühler, K Mann - Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Imaging techniques have been in widespread use in the scientific community
for more than 3 decades. They facilitate noninvasive, in vivo studies of the human brain in …

Beta power in the EEG of alcoholics

M Rangaswamy, B Porjesz, DB Chorlian, K Wang… - Biological …, 2002 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: In this study, the magnitude and spatial distribution of beta power in the
resting electroencephalogram (EEG) were examined to address the possibility of an …

Drug interactions at GABAA receptors

ER Korpi, G Gründer, H Lüddens - Progress in neurobiology, 2002 - Elsevier
Neurotransmitter receptor systems have been the focus of intensive pharmacological
research for more than 20 years for basic and applied scientific reasons, but only recently …

The role of GABAA receptors in the acute and chronic effects of ethanol

AC Grobin, DB Matthews, LL Devaud, AL Morrow - Psychopharmacology, 1998 - Springer
GABA A receptors are sensitive to ethanol in distinct brain regions and are clearly involved
in the acute actions of ethanol, ethanol tolerance, ethanol dependence and ethanol self …

The utility of neurophysiological markers in the study of alcoholism

B Porjesz, M Rangaswamy, C Kamarajan… - Clinical …, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: This review attempts to differentiate neuroelectric measures (
electroencephalogram (EEG), event-related potentials (ERPs) and event-related oscillations …

What is inherited in the predisposition toward alcoholism? A proposed model

H Begleiter, B Porjesz - Alcoholism: clinical and experimental …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The etiological factors associated with the predisposition to develop alcohol
dependence remain largely unknown. In recent years, neurophysiological anomalies have …

Reward craving and withdrawal relief craving: assessment of different motivational pathways to alcohol intake

A Heinz, S Löber, A Georgi, J Wrase… - Alcohol and …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Aims: Craving for the rewarding effects of alcohol may be evoked by conditioned alcohol-like
effects whereas conditioned compensatory responses may induce withdrawal relief craving …

Neural basis of Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol: effects during response inhibition

SJ Borgwardt, P Allen, S Bhattacharyya, P Fusar-Poli… - Biological …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: This study examined the effect of Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ-9-THC) and
cannabidiol (CBD) on brain activation during a motor inhibition task. METHODS: Functional …

γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptors and alcoholism: intoxication, dependence, vulnerability, and treatment

JH Krystal, J Staley, G Mason, IL Petrakis… - Archives of general …, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
Context Alcohol facilitates γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) function, and GABA type A (GABA A)
receptor–facilitating agents suppress alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Advances in molecular …