2005
Cue-Induced Brain Activity Changes and Relapse in Cocaine-Dependent Patients
Kosten TR, Scanley BE, Tucker KA, Oliveto A, Prince C, Sinha R, Potenza MN, Skudlarski P, Wexler BE. Cue-Induced Brain Activity Changes and Relapse in Cocaine-Dependent Patients. Neuropsychopharmacology 2005, 31: 644-650. PMID: 16123763, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPosterior cingulate cortexCocaine-related cuesCocaine-dependent patientsBrain activationTreatment effectiveness scoreSensory association corticesBrain activity changesPCC activationCocaine cuesSuperior temporalBOLD activationCingulate cortexSubjective reportsTreatment developmentAssociation cortexCuesProcessing areasCocaine abusePhysiological activationCortexNonrelapsersBest predictorCocaine-free urinesDrug use
2004
Neural Circuits Underlying Emotional Distress in Humans
SINHA R, LACADIE C, SKUDLARSKI P, WEXLER BE. Neural Circuits Underlying Emotional Distress in Humans. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2004, 1032: 254-257. PMID: 15677422, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1314.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional distressHealthy volunteersFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniquesStressful life eventsEmotional stressPosterior cingulate regionsPrefrontal cortical circuitsSubstance use disordersStress processingBrain activationBrain correlatesImagery trialsMedial prefrontalAnterior cingulateLife eventsCingulate regionsMagnetic resonance imaging techniquesParahippocampal gyrusCortical circuitsUse disordersHealthy individualsDistressNeural circuitsSignificant activationClinical samples
2001
Functional MR imaging of regional brain activation associated with the affective experience of pain.
Fulbright R, Troche C, Skudlarski P, Gore J, Wexler B. Functional MR imaging of regional brain activation associated with the affective experience of pain. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2001, 177: 1205-10. PMID: 11641204, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.177.5.1771205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate gyrusSuperior frontal gyrusCingulate gyrusPain taskRight cuneusFunctional MRFrontal gyrusRight superior frontal gyrusBrain activationPain-related activationCold pressor testLeft anterior insulaExperience of painRegional brain activationFunctional MR imagingMotor-sensory areasPainful temperaturesPain thresholdLeft thalamusPressor testPainful levelsPostcentral gyrusPainFrontal lobeHealthy adultsFunctional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cocaine Craving
Wexler BE, Gottschalk CH, Fulbright RK, Prohovnik I, Lacadie CM, Rounsaville BJ, Gore JC. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cocaine Craving. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2001, 158: 86-95. PMID: 11136638, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.1.86.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingHealthy subjectsCocaine-dependent subjectsMagnetic resonance imagingResonance imagingCocaine addictsReported onsetBrain activationBrain activityRegional brain activationFrontal lobe activationAnterior cingulate activationNeurobiology of addictionCocaine cravingAnterior cingulatePatientsFrontal lobePhysiologic linkSensory areasComparison of groupsDrug cravingDysphoric statesLess activationGeneral abnormalityCingulate activation
2000
Preliminary Evidence of Improved Verbal Working Memory Performance and Normalization of Task-Related Frontal Lobe Activation in Schizophrenia Following Cognitive Exercises
Wexler BE, Anderson M, Fulbright RK, Gore JC. Preliminary Evidence of Improved Verbal Working Memory Performance and Normalization of Task-Related Frontal Lobe Activation in Schizophrenia Following Cognitive Exercises. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2000, 157: 1694-1697. PMID: 11007730, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft inferior frontal cortexTask-related activationVerbal memory taskInferior frontal cortexMemory performanceMemory taskCognitive exercisesMemory exercisesNonverbal memory performanceWorking Memory PerformanceVerbal memory deficitsVerbal memory dysfunctionFrontal lobe activationRegional brain activationFrontal cortexSame brain regionsBrain activationTraining periodMemory deficitsMemory dysfunctionBrain regionsPreliminary evidenceBehavioral aspectsTaskSchizophrenia
1991
Failure at task-specific regional brain activation: new conceptualization of a disease entity
Wexler B. Failure at task-specific regional brain activation: new conceptualization of a disease entity. Journal Of Neuropsychiatry 1991, 3: 94-98. PMID: 7580183, DOI: 10.1176/jnp.3.1.94.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal brain functionSymptom-based diagnosisRegional brain activationBrain functionBrain activationGroup of patientsCurrent symptom-based diagnosesMultiple brain regionsSpecific anatomic locationsClinical courseEtiologic diagnosisDisease entityAnatomic locationClinical practiceCurrent diagnostic systemsNew treatmentsPathophysiological processesBrain regionsDSM-IIIOrgan systemsDiagnosisBranches of medicinePhysiological dysfunctionNormal functionPatients