2014
Neural correlates of substance abuse: Reduced functional connectivity between areas underlying reward and cognitive control
Motzkin JC, Baskin‐Sommers A, Newman JP, Kiehl KA, Koenigs M. Neural correlates of substance abuse: Reduced functional connectivity between areas underlying reward and cognitive control. Human Brain Mapping 2014, 35: 4282-4292. PMID: 24510765, PMCID: PMC4107096, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral controlCognitive controlSubstance use disordersFunctional connectivityFrontal cortical regionsSUD groupIndividual differencesResting-state functional connectivityCortical regionsAnterior cingulate cortexAdult male prison inmatesLower functional connectivityMale prison inmatesNeural correlatesNucleus accumbensPsychological correlatesReward processingNeurocircuitry modelsCingulate cortexGroup differencesBrain regionsSubstance abuseDorsal caudateHabit formationUse disorders
2012
Cognitive Control Deficits Associated With Antisocial Personality Disorder and Psychopathy
Zeier JD, Baskin–Sommers A, Racer K, Newman JP. Cognitive Control Deficits Associated With Antisocial Personality Disorder and Psychopathy. Personality Disorders Theory Research And Treatment 2012, 3: 283-293. PMID: 22452754, PMCID: PMC3387332, DOI: 10.1037/a0023137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive control deficitsCognitive controlPsychopathic individualsControl deficitsPoor cognitive controlResponse competition taskAntisocial personality disorder symptomsPrimary psychopathic individualsPersistent antisocial behaviorPersonality disorder symptomsIncongruent trialsAntisocial personality disorderAPD symptomsDisorder symptomsAntisocial behaviorGeneral antisocialityIncarcerated offendersCompetition taskPsychopathyEffects of APDAntisocial syndromesPersonality disorderContradictory findingsDeficitsAntisociality