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Robert Alpert
Researcher at Stony Brook University
Publications - 3
Citations - 972
Robert Alpert is an academic researcher from Stony Brook University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Kindling & Verbal memory. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 937 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert Alpert include Brookhaven National Laboratory & Napa State Hospital.
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Changes in brain glucose metabolism in cocaine dependence and withdrawal.
Nora D. Volkow,Joanna S. Fowler,Alfred P. Wolf,Robert Hitzemann,Stephen L. Dewey,Bernard Bendriem,Robert Alpert,Anne L. Hoff +7 more
TL;DR: The selectivity of changes in glucose metabolism for the basal ganglia and for the orbitofrontal cortex suggests that the regional metabolic changes seen in cocaine abusers during detoxification are related to changes in brain dopamine activity.
Effects of chronic cocaine abuse on postsynaptic dopamine receptors
Nora D. Volkow,Nora D. Volkow,Joanna S. Fowler,Joanna S. Fowler,Alfred P. Wolf,Alfred P. Wolf,David J. Schlyer,David J. Schlyer,Chyng Yann Shiue,Chyng Yann Shiue,Robert Alpert,Robert Alpert,Stephen L. Dewey,Stephen L. Dewey,Jean Logan,Jean Logan,Bernard Bendriem,Bernard Bendriem,David R. Christman,David R. Christman,Robert Hitzemann,Robert Hitzemann,Fritz A. Henn,Fritz A. Henn +23 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that postsynaptic dopamine receptor availability decreases with chronic cocaine abuse but may recover after a drug-free interval.
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Effects of crack cocaine on neurocognitive function
Anne L. Hoff,Anne L. Hoff,Henry J. Riordan,Laurette Morris,Victor L. Cestaro,Mary Wieneke,Robert Alpert,Gene-Jack Wang,Nora D. Volkow +8 more
TL;DR: It appears that continuous crack cocaine use produces a dissociative pattern in neuropsychological test performance with improvement on some measures, but deterioration on others.