Varughese Kurian

National Institutes of Health — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling(7), Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study(7), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior(6), Synthesis and Biological Evaluation(4), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies(3)

Publications16 total

Cerebral metabolism and mood in remitted opiate dependence
Drug and Alcohol Dependence·2007· 29 citedOpen Access
Estimation of D2-like Receptor Occupancy by Dopamine in the Putamen of Hemiparkinsonian Monkeys
Neuropsychopharmacology·2007· 18 citedOpen Access
Quantification of α4β2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in squirrel monkey brain using PET and 2FA
NeuroImage·2006
Risky Decision Making and the Anterior Cingulate in Abstinent Drug Addicts and Nondrug Users
2005· 4 cited
Risky decision making and the anterior cingulate cortex in abstinent drug abusers and nonusers
Cognitive Brain Research·2005· 160 cited
Prefrontal Cortical Dysfunction in Abstinent Cocaine Abusers
Journal of Neuropsychiatry·2004· 254 citedOpen Access
5-Substituted Derivatives of 6-Halogeno-3-((2-(<i>S</i>)-azetidinyl)methoxy)pyridine and 6-Halogeno-3-((2-(<i>S</i>)-pyrrolidinyl)methoxy)pyridine with Low Picomolar Affinity for α4β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor and Wide Range of Lipophilicity:  Potential Probes for Imaging with Positron Emission Tomography
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry·2004· 56 citedOpen Access
Mood Disturbances and Regional Cerebral Metabolic Abnormalities inRecently Abstinent Methamphetamine Abusers
Archives of General Psychiatry·2004· 378 cited
2 [ <sup>18</sup> F]F‐A85380: PET imaging of brain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and whole body distribution in humans
The FASEB Journal·2003· 112 cited
Orbitofrontal cortex dysfunction in abstinent cocaine abusers performing a decision-making task
NeuroImage·2003· 577 cited
Graphical analysis of 2‐[<sup>18</sup>F]FA binding to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in rhesus monkey brain
Synapse·2003· 82 cited
Reduced cerebral blood flow in anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) during stroop performance in chronic cocaine users
NeuroImage·2001· 6 cited
Radiohalogenated analogs of A-85380: Potential ligands for mapping α4β2 nicotinic receptors in human brain
2000
6-[18F]fluoro-A-85380, a novel radioligand for in vivo imaging of central nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Life Sciences·2000· 54 cited
Effects of Triazolam on Brain Activity During Episodic Memory Encoding
PsycEXTRA Dataset·2000· 2 cited
2-[18F]F-A-85380
Neuroreport·1999· 40 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Edythe D. London(13), Alane S. Kimes(12), John A. Matochik(9), Carlo Contoreggi(8), Svetlana I. Chefer(8), Alexey G. Mukhin(8), Andrew G. Horti(7), Monique Ernst(5), Andrei O. Koren(5), Karen I. Bolla(3), Dana Eldreth(3), Maria Mouratidis(3), Jean Lud Cadet(3), Olga Pavlova(3), Daniela Gündisch(3), Kent A. Kiehl(2), Diana Fishbein(2), Diana Eldreth(2), Christopher Hyde(2), Andrew L. Breeden(2)