2019
Cue-elicited craving, thalamic activity, and physiological arousal in adult non-dependent drinkers
Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Le TM, Dhingra I, Zhang S, Krystal JH, Li CR. Cue-elicited craving, thalamic activity, and physiological arousal in adult non-dependent drinkers. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2019, 116: 74-82. PMID: 31202048, PMCID: PMC6606341, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin conductance responsesPhysiological arousalThalamic activityNeural processesNeutral cue exposureMediation analysisHigher skin conductance responsesCue exposure paradigmCue-related activationsCue-elicited cravingCue-elicited drugNon-dependent drinkersImportant sex differencesSkin conductance dataPharmacological therapyAlcohol drinkersNeural targetsAlcohol cravingExposure paradigmCue exposureNeural correlatesNeural basisConductance responsesWomenCue activity
2018
Thalamic Cortical Error–Related Responses in Adult Social Drinkers: Sex Differences and Problem Alcohol Use
Ide JS, Zhornitsky S, Chao HH, Zhang S, Hu S, Wang W, Krystal JH, Li CR. Thalamic Cortical Error–Related Responses in Adult Social Drinkers: Sex Differences and Problem Alcohol Use. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2018, 3: 868-877. PMID: 29859929, PMCID: PMC6177312, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-brain linear regressionError-related activationSex differencesBilateral dorsal anterior cingulate cortexAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresSocial drinkersDorsal anterior cingulate cortexSubstance use disordersAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSuperior temporal cortexStatistical parametric mappingProblem alcohol useBilateral thalamusAlcohol drinkersAdult social drinkersStop-signal taskMale social drinkersTemporal cortexUse disordersCerebral activationIndependent sample t-testCingulate cortexSubcortical regions
2010
SPECT imaging of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in nonsmoking heavy alcohol drinking individuals
Esterlis I, Cosgrove KP, Petrakis IL, McKee SA, Bois F, Krantzler E, Stiklus SM, Perry EB, Tamagnan GD, Seibyl JP, Krystal JH, Staley JK. SPECT imaging of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in nonsmoking heavy alcohol drinking individuals. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2010, 108: 146-150. PMID: 20074869, PMCID: PMC2871672, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrinks/occasionNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsControl nonsmokersAcetylcholine receptorsHeavy drinkersHeavy drinkingLast alcoholic beverageHeavy alcohol drinkersHeavy alcoholSingle photon emissionSeverity of drinkingEffect of ageTobacco smokingAlcohol drinkersAlcohol drinkingCommon neural substrateNonsmokersAlcohol consumptionReceptor availabilityLarger studyAlcohol drinksAlcohol use behaviorsAddictive disordersDrinkersNeural substrates
2009
Dopamine and Serotonin Transporter Availability During Acute Alcohol Withdrawal: Effects of Comorbid Tobacco Smoking
Cosgrove KP, Krantzler E, Frohlich EB, Stiklus S, Pittman B, Tamagnan GD, Baldwin RM, Bois F, Seibyl JP, Krystal JH, O'Malley SS, Staley JK. Dopamine and Serotonin Transporter Availability During Acute Alcohol Withdrawal: Effects of Comorbid Tobacco Smoking. Neuropsychopharmacology 2009, 34: 2218-2226. PMID: 19440191, PMCID: PMC4457331, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2009.49.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingBrainBrain MappingCase-Control StudiesCocaineDopamine Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedProtein BindingRadiopharmaceuticalsSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsSmokingStatistics as TopicSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonYoung AdultConceptsDA transporter availabilityTobacco smokingSerotonin transporter availabilityTransporter availabilityAlcohol drinkersAcute withdrawalAlcohol drinkingLast drinkCIT single photon emissionAcute alcohol withdrawalHeavy alcohol drinkingSingle photon emissionEffects of alcoholControl smokersAlcohol withdrawalSynaptic markersNeuroadaptive changesNonsmokersSmokersSmokingTotal groupBrainstemSignificant positive correlationFirst weekPrevious month