Activation of the human brain by monetary reward

…, W Schultz, U Roelcke, M Nienhusmeier, J Missimer… - …, 1997 - journals.lww.com
WITH the purpose of studying neural activation associated with reward processing in humans,
we measured regional cerebral blood flow in 10 right-handed healthy subjects performing …

Complementary PET studies of striatal neuronal function in the differential diagnosis between multiple system atrophy and Parkinson's disease.

…, P Vontobel, RP Maguire, J Missimer… - Brain: a journal of …, 1997 - academic.oup.com
We used PET with the tracers [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), [18F]fluorodopa (FDOPA) and
[11C]raclopride (RACLO) to study striatal glucose and dopa metabolism, and dopamine D2 …

Reward mechanisms in the brain and their role in dependence: evidence from neurophysiological and neuroimaging studies

…, KL Leenders, AF Chevalley, J Missimer… - Brain Research …, 2001 - Elsevier
This article reviews neuronal activity related to reward processing in primate and human
brains. In the primate brain, neurophysiological methods provide a differentiated view of reward …

Metabolic network abnormalities in early Huntington's disease: an [18F] FDG PET study

…, KL Leenders, JR Moeller, J Missimer… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2001 - Soc Nuclear Med
The identification of discrete patterns of altered functional brain circuitry in preclinical
Huntington’s disease (HD) gene carriers is important to understanding the pathophysiology of this …

Complementary positron emission tomographic studies of the striatal dopaminergic system in Parkinson's disease

…, M Psylla, I Günther, PR Maguire, J Missimer… - Archives of …, 1995 - jamanetwork.com
Objective: To assess the relationship between striatal dopa decarboxylase capacity, D 2
dopamine receptor binding, and energy metabolism in Parkinson's disease (PD). Design: …

Molecular basis of coiled-coil formation

…, S Honnappa, W Jahnke, JH Missimer… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Coiled coils have attracted considerable interest as design templates in a wide range of
applications. Successful coiled-coil design strategies therefore require a detailed understanding …

" Religious Experience and Emotion: Evidence for Distinctive Cognitive Neural Patterns"

NP Azari, J Missimer, RJ Seitz - The international journal for the …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Categorical comparisons of neuroimaging data suggest that religious experience is cognitively
mediated. Cognition involves coordinated integration of large-scale networks. The aim of …

Configurational entropy elucidates the role of salt‐bridge networks in protein thermostability

JH Missimer, MO Steinmetz, R Baron… - Protein …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Detailed knowledge of how networks of surface salt bridges contribute to protein thermal
stability is essential not only to understand protein structure and function but also to design …

[HTML][HTML] Lesions to primary sensory and posterior parietal cortices impair recovery from hand paresis after stroke

E Abela, J Missimer, R Wiest, A Federspiel, C Hess… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Neuroanatomical determinants of motor skill recovery after stroke are still poorly
understood. Although lesion load onto the corticospinal tract is known to affect recovery, …

Insights into EB1 structure and the role of its C-terminal domain for discriminating microtubule tips from the lattice

…, K Leslie, T Walzthoeni, JH Missimer… - Molecular biology of …, 2011 - Am Soc Cell Biol
End-binding proteins (EBs) comprise a conserved family of microtubule plus end–tracking
proteins. The concerted action of calponin homology (CH), linker, and C-terminal domains of …