List of works by Chawki Benkelfat

A new method for rapidly and simultaneously decreasing serotonin and catecholamine synthesis in humans.

scientific article published on November 2003

Acute phenylalanine/tyrosine depletion reduces motivation to smoke cigarettes across stages of addiction

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Alcohol promotes dopamine release in the human nucleus accumbens

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Amphetamine-induced dopamine release and neurocognitive function in treatment-naive adults with ADHD

scientific article published on 30 December 2013

Amphetamine-induced increases in extracellular dopamine, drug wanting, and novelty seeking: a PET/[11C]raclopride study in healthy men.

scientific article published in December 2002

An index of 5-HT synthesis changes during early antidepressant treatment: alpha-[11C]methyl-L-tryptophan PET study

scientific article published on 6 September 2007

Association study of the trinucleotide repeat polymorphism within SMARCA2 and schizophrenia

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Brain regional alpha-[11C]methyl-L-tryptophan trapping correlates with post-mortem tissue serotonin content and [11C]5-hydroxytryptophan accumulation

scientific article published on 13 May 2005

Brain regional α-[11C]methyl-L-tryptophan trapping in medication-free patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

scientific article published on 7 March 2011

Brain serotonin synthesis in adult males characterized by physical aggression during childhood: a 21-year longitudinal study

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Bright light exposure during acute tryptophan depletion prevents a lowering of mood in mildly seasonal women

scientific article published on 19 June 2007

CAA insertion polymorphism in the 3'UTR of Nogo gene on 2p14 is not associated with schizophrenia

scientific article published in January 2005

CTN-194 (PICCO): design of a trial of citalopram for the prevention of depression and its consequences in HIV-hepatitis C co-infected individuals initiating pegylated interferon/ribavirin therapy

scientific article published on 12 January 2008

Catechol-O-methyltransferase Val-108/158-Met gene variants associated with performance on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

scientific article published on 01 July 2002

Cocaine Cue-Induced Dopamine Release in Recreational Cocaine Users

scientific article published on 26 April 2017

Cocaine craving, euphoria, and self-administration: a preliminary study of the effect of catecholamine precursor depletion

scientific article published in December 2005

Cocaine cue-induced dopamine release in amygdala and hippocampus: a high-resolution PET [¹⁸F]fallypride study in cocaine dependent participants

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Cocaine cue-induced dopamine release in the human prefrontal cortex

scientific article published on 22 February 2016

Decreased [18F]MPPF binding potential in the dorsal raphe nucleus after a single oral dose of fluoxetine: a positron-emission tomography study in healthy volunteers

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Decreasing amphetamine-induced dopamine release by acute phenylalanine/tyrosine depletion: A PET/[11C]raclopride study in healthy men.

scientific article published in February 2004

Differential Associations between Cortical Thickness and Striatal Dopamine in Treatment-Naïve Adults with ADHD vs. Healthy Controls

scientific article published on 22 August 2017

Differential striatal dopamine responses following oral alcohol in individuals at varying risk for dependence

scientific article published on 6 August 2013

Dopamine and light: dissecting effects on mood and motivational states in women with subsyndromal seasonal affective disorder

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Dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH) gene and schizophrenia phenotypic variability: a genetic association study

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Effect of D-amphetamine on inhibition and motor planning as a function of baseline performance

scientific article published on 4 July 2010

Effect of tryptophan hydroxylase-2 gene variants on suicide risk in major depression

scientific article published on 09 January 2007

Estrogen treatment impairs cognitive performance after psychosocial stress and monoamine depletion in postmenopausal women

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Extra-striatal D2/3 receptor availability in youth at risk for addiction

scientific article published on 07 April 2020

Gender and risk factors for suicide: evidence for heterogeneity in predisposing mechanisms in a psychological autopsy study

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Genetic and early environmental influences on the serotonin system: consequences for brain development and risk for psychopathology

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Genetics of schizophrenia: from animal models to clinical studies

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Global brain gene expression analysis links glutamatergic and GABAergic alterations to suicide and major depression

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Implication of SSAT by gene expression and genetic variation in suicide and major depression

scientific article published on 01 January 2006

In vivo measurements of brain trapping of C-labelled alpha-methyl-L-tryptophan during acute changes in mood states.

scientific article published on November 2007

Increased prevalence of schizophrenia spectrum disorders in relatives of neuroleptic-nonresponsive schizophrenic patients

scientific article published on 01 September 2005

Influence of the OPRM1 A118G polymorphism on alcohol-induced euphoria, risk for alcoholism and the clinical efficacy of naltrexone

scientific article published on July 2012

Is there a relation between novelty seeking, striatal dopamine release and frontal cortical thickness?

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Lack of effects on core obsessive-compulsive symptoms of tryptophan depletion during symptom provocation in remitted obsessive-compulsive disorder patients

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Measurement of brain regional alpha-[11C]methyl-L-tryptophan trapping as a measure of serotonin synthesis in medication-free patients with major depression

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Mesocorticolimbic Connectivity and Volumetric Alterations in DCC Mutation Carriers

scientific article published on 30 April 2018

MicroPET imaging of 5-HT 1A receptors in rat brain: a test-retest [18F]MPPF study

scientific article published on 15 August 2008

Modeling sensitization to stimulants in humans: an [11C]raclopride/positron emission tomography study in healthy men.

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Mood-elevating effects of d-amphetamine and incentive salience: the effect of acute dopamine precursor depletion

scientific article published on March 2007

Neural function in DCC mutation carriers with and without mirror movements

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Neuropsychological impairments in neuroleptic-responder vs. -nonresponder schizophrenic patients and healthy volunteers.

scientific article published in January 2002

No association between the DRD3 Ser9Gly polymorphism and schizophrenia.

scientific article published on 14 August 2007

Perinatal effects on in vivo measures of human brain serotonin synthesis in adulthood: a 27-year longitudinal study

scientific article published on 17 January 2012

Peripheral SLC6A4 DNA methylation is associated with in vivo measures of human brain serotonin synthesis and childhood physical aggression

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

Predictors of mood response to acute tryptophan depletion. A reanalysis

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Recognizing emotions in faces: effects of acute tryptophan depletion and bright light

scientific article published on 25 November 2009

STin2 variant and family history of suicide as significant predictors of suicide completion in major depression

scientific article published on 25 August 2005

Serotonin 1A receptor activation and hypothermia in humans: lack of evidence for a presynaptic mediation

scientific article published in August 2002

Stability of alpha-[11C]methyl-L-tryptophan brain trapping in healthy male volunteers

scientific article published on 10 June 2005

Stress-induced dopamine release in human medial prefrontal cortex--18F-fallypride/PET study in healthy volunteers

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Striatal dopamine responses to intranasal cocaine self-administration in humans

scientific article published on 27 February 2009

The dopamine augmenter L-DOPA does not affect positive mood in healthy human volunteers

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The effects of age and estrogen on stress responsivity in older women

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The neurobiology of depression--revisiting the serotonin hypothesis. I. Cellular and molecular mechanisms

scientific article published in September 2012

The neurobiology of depression--revisiting the serotonin hypothesis. II. Genetic, epigenetic and clinical studies

scientific article published on 25 February 2013

The role of dopamine in alcohol self-administration in humans: individual differences

scientific article published on 25 March 2008

Understanding emotion regulation in borderline personality disorder: contributions of neuroimaging

scientific article published in January 2003

Wolfram syndrome and suicide: Evidence for a role of WFS1 in suicidal and impulsive behavior

scientific article published on May 15, 2003

alpha-[11C]Methyl-L-tryptophan trapping in the orbital and ventral medial prefrontal cortex of suicide attempters

scientific article published on 2 November 2005

mGlu5 receptor availability in youth at risk for addictions: effects of vulnerability traits and cannabis use

scientific article published on 15 May 2020