2021
Mapping cortical and subcortical asymmetries in substance dependence: Findings from the ENIGMA Addiction Working Group
Cao Z, Ottino‐Gonzalez J, Cupertino RB, Schwab N, Hoke C, Catherine O, Cousijn J, Dagher A, Foxe JJ, Goudriaan AE, Hester R, Hutchison K, Li C, London ED, Lorenzetti V, Luijten M, Martin‐Santos R, Momenan R, Paulus MP, Schmaal L, Sinha R, Sjoerds Z, Solowij N, Stein DJ, Stein EA, Uhlmann A, van Holst R, Veltman DJ, Wiers RW, Yücel M, Zhang S, Jahanshad N, Thompson PM, Conrod P, Mackey S, Garavan H. Mapping cortical and subcortical asymmetries in substance dependence: Findings from the ENIGMA Addiction Working Group. Addiction Biology 2021, 26: e13010. PMID: 33508888, PMCID: PMC8317852, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsENIGMA Addiction Working GroupSubstance dependenceBrain asymmetrySubstance-specific effectsAltered brain structureNondependent participantsStructural brain asymmetrySubcortical asymmetriesNucleus accumbensNicotine dependencePsychiatric diagnosisSubcortical regionsAlcohol dependenceWorking GroupBrain phenotypesBrain structuresVolume asymmetryHemispheric differentiationIndividualsParticipantsPrevious studiesMRI datasetsGroupAccumbensFindingsBrain Structure and Function of Chronic Low Back Pain Patients on Long-Term Opioid Analgesic Treatment: A Preliminary Study
Murray K, Lin Y, Makary MM, Whang PG, Geha P. Brain Structure and Function of Chronic Low Back Pain Patients on Long-Term Opioid Analgesic Treatment: A Preliminary Study. Molecular Pain 2021, 17: 1744806921990938. PMID: 33567986, PMCID: PMC7883154, DOI: 10.1177/1744806921990938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back painOpioid analgesicsCLBP patientsPain patientsChronic low back pain patientsLow back pain patientsBrain structuresOpioid analgesic treatmentBack pain patientsClasses of medicationsChronic pain patientsLow back painLong-term riskAltered brain structureSub-cortical areasOverall significant decreaseEvidence of misuseAnalgesic treatmentChronic treatmentBack painFunctional brain imagingLimbic areasUnmedicated patientsHealthy controlsNucleus accumbens
2014
Is meditation associated with altered brain structure? A systematic review and meta-analysis of morphometric neuroimaging in meditation practitioners
Fox KC, Nijeboer S, Dixon ML, Floman JL, Ellamil M, Rumak SP, Sedlmeier P, Christoff K. Is meditation associated with altered brain structure? A systematic review and meta-analysis of morphometric neuroimaging in meditation practitioners. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2014, 43: 48-73. PMID: 24705269, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnatomical likelihood estimationAltered brain structureBrain structuresEffect sizeWhite matterSystematic reviewBrain regionsPublication biasInterhemispheric communicationBrain morphologyNeuroimaging studiesMemory consolidationBody awarenessInteroceptive body awarenessMethodological limitationsNumerous studiesFurther research
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