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Corrigendum to "Loss of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 in striatum of long COVID and relationship to neuropsychiatric symptoms" [EBioMedicine (2026) Jul 10: 106339].
EBioMedicine · 2026
Loss of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 in striatum of long COVID and relationship to neuropsychiatric symptoms.
EBioMedicine · 2026
Editorial: Interplay between chronic pain and affective-cognitive alterations: shared neural mechanisms, circuits, and treatment.
Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $1,055,700
Imaging Presynaptic Density in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder With/Without Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
- $1,407,600
Imaging Generalized and Selective Markers of Presynaptic Density In Persistent Depression With/Without Other Neuropsychiatric Symptoms After COVID-19
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $100,000
Synaptic density as a marker of impairment in autism spectrum disorder
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
11 publications.
Corrigendum to "Loss of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 in striatum of long COVID and relationship to neuropsychiatric symptoms" [EBioMedicine (2026) Jul 10: 106339].
Liu YK, Persaud D, Vieira EL, Braga J, Rusjan P, Miler L, Rabin JS, McCluskey T, Boileau I, Chao T, Bagby M, Narciso L, Gray LR, Vasdev N, Desmond K, Kloiber S, Warsh J, Husain MI, Smart K, Wang W, Meyer JH
Loss of vesicular monoamine transporter 2 in striatum of long COVID and relationship to neuropsychiatric symptoms.
Liu YK, Persaud D, Vieira EL, Braga J, Rusjan P, Miler L, Rabin JS, McCluskey T, Boileau I, Chao T, Bagby M, Narciso L, Gray LR, Vasdev N, Desmond K, Kloiber S, Warsh J, Husain MI, Smart K, Wang W, Meyer JH
Editorial: Interplay between chronic pain and affective-cognitive alterations: shared neural mechanisms, circuits, and treatment.
Posa L, de Gregorio D, Boccella S, Smart K
Dopamine mediates a directionally opposite correlation between empathy and the reinforcing effects of amphetamine and gambling in people with gambling disorder vs. healthy controls.
Zack M, Behzadi A, Biback C, Chugani B, DiGiacomo D, Fang T, Houle S, Kalia A, Lobo D, Payer D, Poulos CX, Rusjan PM, Smart K, Tatone D, Warsh J, Wilson AA, Kennedy JL
First-in-Human PET Imaging of [18F]SDM-4MP3: A Cautionary Tale.
Desmond KL, Lindberg A, Garcia A, Tong J, Harkness MB, Dobrota E, Smart K, Uribe C, Meyer JH, Houle S, Strafella AP, Li S, Huang Y, Vasdev N
Preliminary Assessment of Reference Region Quantification and Reduced Scanning Times for [18F]SynVesT-1 PET in Parkinson's Disease.
Smart K, Uribe C, Desmond KL, Martin SL, Vasdev N, Strafella AP
Priming effects of a slot machine game and amphetamine on probabilistic risk-taking in people with gambling disorder and healthy controls.
Zack M, Lobo D, Biback C, Fang T, Smart K, Tatone D, Kalia A, Digiacomo D, Kennedy JL
In Vivo Imaging and Kinetic Modeling of Novel Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 Radiotracers [11C]OCM-44 and [18F]OCM-50 in Non-Human Primates.
Smart K, Zheng MQ, Holden D, Felchner Z, Zhang L, Han Y, Ropchan J, Carson RE, Vasdev N, Huang Y
Impulsivity moderates the effects of dopamine D2 and mixed D1-D2 antagonists in individuals with gambling disorder.
Zack M, Lobo D, Biback C, Fang T, Smart K, Tatone D, Kalia A, Digiacomo D, Kennedy JL
Parallel role for the dopamine D1 receptor in gambling and amphetamine reinforcement in healthy volunteers.
Zack MH, Lobo DS, Biback C, Fang T, Smart K, Tatone D, Kalia A, Digiacomo D, Kennedy JL
Imaging Presynaptic Density in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder With/Without Comorbid Major Depressive Disorder
Principal investigators: Meyer, Jeffrey H
Keywords: Major Depressive Episode; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; Positron Emission Tomography; Synaptic Density
Imaging Generalized and Selective Markers of Presynaptic Density In Persistent Depression With/Without Other Neuropsychiatric Symptoms After COVID-19
Principal investigators: Meyer, Jeffrey H
Keywords: Covid-19; Dopamine; Major Depressive Episode; Neuroinflammation; Positron Emission Tomography; Synaptic Density
Synaptic density as a marker of impairment in autism spectrum disorder
Principal investigators: Ameis, Stephanie H; Schifani, Christin
Keywords: Adaptive Functioning; Autism; Biomarker; Molecular Imaging; Neurite Architecture; Neurite Orientation Dispersion And Density Imaging; Neurocognition; Positron Emission Tomography; Social Cognition; Synaptic Density
In vivo Quantification of Synaptic Density in Youth With High-risk Cannabis and Alcohol Use: A Positron Emission Tomography Study With the Synaptic Vesicle Glycoprotein 2A Radiotracer [F-18]SynVesT-1
Principal investigators: Boileau, Isabelle; Smart, Kelly
Keywords: Alcohol; Cannabis; Positron Emission Tomography; Synaptic Density; Youth
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