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Related Articles Mindfulness training affects attention–or is it attentional effort? J Exp Psychol Gen. 2012 Feb;141(1):106-23 Authors: Jensen CG, Vangkilde S, Frokjaer V, Hasselbalch SG Abstract Improvements in attentional performance are at the core of proposed mechanisms for stress reduction in mindfulness meditation practices. However, this claim can be questioned because no previous studies have…

Related Articles Cortisol awakening response and negative emotionality linked to asymmetry in major limbic fibre bundle architecture. Psychiatry Res. 2012 Jan 30;201(1):63-72 Authors: Madsen KS, Jernigan TL, Iversen P, Frokjaer VG, Mortensen EL, Knudsen GM, Baaré WF Abstract The limbic system plays an important role in regulating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis as well as aspects…

Related Articles In vivo imaging of cerebral serotonin transporter and serotonin(2A) receptor binding in 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or “ecstasy”) and hallucinogen users. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2011 Jun;68(6):562-76 Authors: Erritzoe D, Frokjaer VG, Holst KK, Christoffersen M, Johansen SS, Svarer C, Madsen J, Rasmussen PM, Ramsøy T, Jernigan TL, Knudsen GM Abstract CONTEXT: Both hallucinogens and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine…

Related Articles Serotonin transporter binding in the hypothalamus correlates negatively with tonic heat pain ratings in healthy subjects: a [11C]DASB PET study. Neuroimage. 2011 Jan 15;54(2):1336-43 Authors: Kupers R, Frokjaer VG, Erritzoe D, Naert A, Budtz-Joergensen E, Nielsen FA, Kehlet H, Knudsen GM Abstract There is a large body of evidence that the serotonergic system…

Related Articles Endogenous plasma estradiol in healthy men is positively correlated with cerebral cortical serotonin 2A receptor binding. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2010 Oct;35(9):1311-20 Authors: Frokjaer VG, Erritzoe D, Juul A, Nielsen FA, Holst K, Svarer C, Madsen J, Paulson OB, Knudsen GM Abstract BACKGROUND: Sex-hormones influence brain function and are likely to play a role in the…

Related Articles Cerebral serotonin transporter binding is inversely related to body mass index. Neuroimage. 2010 Aug 1;52(1):284-9 Authors: Erritzoe D, Frokjaer VG, Haahr MT, Kalbitzer J, Svarer C, Holst KK, Hansen DL, Jernigan TL, Lehel S, Knudsen GM Abstract Overweight and obesity is a health threat of increasing concern and understanding the neurobiology behind obesity…

Related Articles Familial risk for mood disorder and the personality risk factor, neuroticism, interact in their association with frontolimbic serotonin 2A receptor binding. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2010 Apr;35(5):1129-37 Authors: Frokjaer VG, Vinberg M, Erritzoe D, Baaré W, Holst KK, Mortensen EL, Arfan H, Madsen J, Jernigan TL, Kessing LV, Knudsen GM Abstract Life stress is a robust…

Related Articles A nonlinear relationship between cerebral serotonin transporter and 5-HT(2A) receptor binding: an in vivo molecular imaging study in humans. J Neurosci. 2010 Mar 3;30(9):3391-7 Authors: Erritzoe D, Holst K, Frokjaer VG, Licht CL, Kalbitzer J, Nielsen FA, Svarer C, Madsen J, Knudsen G Abstract Serotonergic neurotransmission is involved in the regulation of physiological…

Related Articles Coping styles in healthy individuals at risk of affective disorder. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2010 Jan;198(1):39-44 Authors: Vinberg M, Froekjaer VG, Kessing LV Abstract Coping styles may influence the perceived life stress experienced by an individual and, therefore, also be critical in the development of affective disorders. This study examined whether familial risk…

Related Articles Gender and the use of hormonal contraception in women are not associated with cerebral cortical 5-HT 2A receptor binding. Neuroscience. 2009 Oct 6;163(2):640-5 Authors: Frokjaer VG, Erritzoe D, Madsen J, Paulson OB, Knudsen GM Abstract Gender influences brain function including serotonergic neurotransmission, which may play a role in the well-known gender variations in…