abd (version 0.1-21)

CocaineDopamine: Effects of Cocaine on Dopamine Receptors

Description

Percent of dopamine receptors blocked (percent.bocked) and the perceived level of high as determined by PET scans (high) in 34 humans.

Usage

data(CocaineDopamine)

source

Volkow, N.D., G.-J. Wang, R.W. Foltin, J.S. Fowler, N.N. Abumrad, S. Vitkun, J. Logan, S.J. Gatley, N. Pappas, R. Hitzemann, and C.E. Shea. 1997. Relationship between subjective effects of cocaine and dopamine transporter occupancy. Nature 386: 827-830.

References

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v386/n6627/abs/386827a0.html

Examples

data(CocaineDopamine)
str(CocaineDopamine)
xyplot(high ~ percent.blocked, CocaineDopamine)