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Nora D. Volkow
Researcher at National Institute on Drug Abuse
Publications - 1038
Citations - 121498
Nora D. Volkow is an academic researcher from National Institute on Drug Abuse. The author has contributed to research in topics: Dopamine & Addiction. The author has an hindex of 165, co-authored 958 publications receiving 107463 citations. Previous affiliations of Nora D. Volkow include National Institutes of Health & North Shore University Hospital.
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Ketamine use disorder: preclinical, clinical, and neuroimaging evidence to support proposed mechanisms of actions.
Leah Vines,Diana Isadora Dix Sotelo,Allison Johnson,Evan Dennis,Peter Manza,Nora D. Volkow,Gene-Jack Wang +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper , different hypotheses for ketamine's mechanism of action including direct inhibition and disinhibition of NMDA receptors, AMPAR activation, and heightened activation of monoaminergic systems are reviewed.
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Seasonality of brain function: role in psychiatric disorders
Rui Zhang,Nora D. Volkow +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors summarized findings on brain adaptations associated with seasonal changes, factors that contribute to individual differences and their implications for psychiatric disorders and found that the inability of circadian rhythms to accommodate to seasonal changes might increase the risk for mood and behavior problems as well as worse clinical outcomes in psychiatric disorders.
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Trends and Characteristics of Buprenorphine-Involved Overdose Deaths Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Lauren J. Tanz,Christopher M. Jones,Nicole L. Davis,Wilson M. Compton,Grant T. Baldwin,Beth Han,Nora D. Volkow +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors found that actions to facilitate access to buprenorphine-based treatment for opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic were not associated with an increased proportion of overdose deaths involving bupronorphine.