2019
Dissociable neural substrates of opioid and cocaine use identified via connectome-based modelling
Lichenstein SD, Scheinost D, Potenza MN, Carroll KM, Yip SW. Dissociable neural substrates of opioid and cocaine use identified via connectome-based modelling. Molecular Psychiatry 2019, 26: 4383-4393. PMID: 31719641, PMCID: PMC7214212, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-019-0586-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain statesDissociable neural substratesMultiple brain statesSubstance use outcomesHealthy comparison subjectsWhole-brain approachFMRI scanningFrontoparietal networkNeural substratesSubstance use treatmentNeural mechanismsDifferent brain statesFurther clinical relevanceDefault modeFMRI dataSubject replicationTreatment approachesReduced connectivityUse outcomesComparison subjectsNetwork strengthUse disordersSensory networksTreatment respondersSensory connectivity
2017
Altered functional connectivity to stressful stimuli in prenatally cocaine-exposed adolescents
Zakiniaeiz Y, Yip SW, Balodis IM, Lacadie CM, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Mayes LC, Sinha R, Potenza MN. Altered functional connectivity to stressful stimuli in prenatally cocaine-exposed adolescents. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 180: 129-136. PMID: 28888152, PMCID: PMC5808433, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.07.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal cocaine exposureNeutral-relaxing conditionsPCE adolescentsParietal connectivityConnectivity analysisSensory areasAdolescent brain functionFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCue interaction effectsIntrinsic connectivity analysesMedial prefrontal areasSeed-based connectivity analysisSubstance Use InitiationAltered functional connectivityAppetitive cuesObesity vulnerabilityPCE statusNeural responsesCorticolimbic connectivityPrefrontal areasFunctional connectivityCraving scoresUtero drug exposureGroup differencesLess connectivity