2006
Antisocial personality and stress-induced brain activation in cocaine-dependent patients
Li CS, Kosten TR, Sinha R. Antisocial personality and stress-induced brain activation in cocaine-dependent patients. Neuroreport 2006, 17: 243-247. PMID: 16462591, DOI: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000199471.06487.a2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-dependent individualsDistress processingBrain activationStress imageryAntisocial personalitySocialization scoresFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyAbstinent cocaine-dependent individualsRegional brain activationStress-induced brain activationFemale participantsMedial prefrontal cortexMagnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyNeural correlatesLower socialization scoresCocaine-dependent patientsCorticolimbic brain regionsPrefrontal cortexImportant sex differencesBrain regionsPersonalityInterest analysisSignificant activationEffect size
2005
Sex differences in brain activation during stress imagery in abstinent cocaine users: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Li CS, Kosten TR, Sinha R. Sex differences in brain activation during stress imagery in abstinent cocaine users: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Biological Psychiatry 2005, 57: 487-494. PMID: 15737663, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2004.11.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbstinent cocaine usersStress imageryBrain activationAnterior cingulateCingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imaging sessionFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyMagnetic resonance imaging sessionScript-guided imageryInferior frontal cortexStress-induced cocaineCocaine usersPosterior cingulate cortexRight posterior cingulate cortexSex differencesMagnetic resonance imaging studyImagery vividnessResonance imaging studyFrontolimbic activityImagery periodMore activationDrug seekingFunctional neuroimagingCoping strategiesCocaine-dependent subjects