2007
Inhibitory control and emotional stress regulation: Neuroimaging evidence for frontal–limbic dysfunction in psycho-stimulant addiction
Li CS, Sinha R. Inhibitory control and emotional stress regulation: Neuroimaging evidence for frontal–limbic dysfunction in psycho-stimulant addiction. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2007, 32: 581-597. PMID: 18164058, PMCID: PMC2263143, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2007.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory controlPrefrontal activityDrug seekingHabitual drug seekingCognitive inhibitory controlCompulsive drug seekingVentromedial prefrontal regionsFrontal-limbic dysfunctionStress-related cravingAnterior cingulate cortexStress regulationPsychological processesNeural underpinningsSalient stimuliStress processingPrefrontal regionsComponent processesStriatal responsesDrug use behaviorsCingulate cortexNeural systemsPsychostimulant dependenceUse behaviorsNeural pathwaysAddiction
2006
Alexithymia and stress-induced brain activation in cocaine-dependent men and women.
Li CS, Sinha R. Alexithymia and stress-induced brain activation in cocaine-dependent men and women. Journal Of Psychiatry And Neuroscience 2006, 31: 115-21. PMID: 16575427, PMCID: PMC1413961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToronto Alexithymia ScaleFrontal cortexTAS scoresScript-guided imageryAbstinent cocaine-dependent subjectsBilateral temporal cortexFunctional magnetic resonanceStress-induced brain activationProcessing of stressMiddle frontal cortexCocaine-dependent individualsRight frontal cortexCocaine-dependent menCocaine-dependent patientsNeutral imageryNeural processingBrain activationMale cocaine usersStressful situationsCocaine-dependent subjectsRight amygdalaAlexithymic featuresAlexithymia ScaleTemporal cortexSubcortical activation