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Joshua A. Bueller

Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles

Publications -  26
Citations -  5872

Joshua A. Bueller is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Anterior cingulate cortex & Irritable bowel syndrome. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 26 publications receiving 5492 citations. Previous affiliations of Joshua A. Bueller include Mental Health Research Institute & University of California, Irvine.

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COMT val158met Genotype Affects µ-Opioid Neurotransmitter Responses to a Pain Stressor

TL;DR: Individuals homozygous for themet158 allele of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) polymorphism showed diminished regional μ-opioid system responses to pain compared with heterozygotes, and these effects were accompanied by higher sensory and affective ratings of pain and a more negative internal affective state.
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Regional mu opioid receptor regulation of sensory and affective dimensions of pain.

TL;DR: Sustained pain induced the regional release of endogenous opioids interacting with μ-opioid receptors in a number of cortical and subcortical brain regions, resulting in reductions in the sensory and affective ratings of the pain experience.
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Placebo Effects Mediated by Endogenous Opioid Activity on μ-Opioid Receptors

TL;DR: Cognitive factors (e.g., expectation of pain relief) are capable of modulating physical and emotional states through the site-specific activation of μ-opioid receptor signaling in the human brain.
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BDNF Val66Met Allele Is Associated with Reduced Hippocampal Volume in Healthy Subjects

TL;DR: The presence of the met-BDNF allele was found associated with a reduced volume of the hippocampal formation in healthy volunteers and may represent a vulnerability factor for the development of disease processes associated with the dysfunction of this brain region.
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Regulation of Human Affective Responses by Anterior Cingulate and Limbic µ-Opioid Neurotransmission

TL;DR: The role of the mu-opioid receptor system in the physiological regulation of affective experiences in humans is confirmed and dynamic changes in mu-OPioid neurotransmission in response to an experimentally induced negative affective state are demonstrated.