2023
The Psychobiology of Problematic Use of Social Media
Morris R, Moretta T, Potenza M. The Psychobiology of Problematic Use of Social Media. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports 2023, 10: 65-74. DOI: 10.1007/s40473-023-00261-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPsychobiological mechanismsLate positive potentialPoor inhibitory controlProblematic useAttentional resourcesCue reactivityEmotional regulationAffective regulationInhibitory controlMaladaptive behaviorsAddictive behaviorsInhibitory processesNull findingsSubjective measuresPotential componentsTreatment effortsFuture researchPsychobiologyPositive potentialsGreater allocationSocial mediaFurther researchBiological levelsCuesReward
2022
Current Substance Use and Maternal Neural Responses to Infant Faces and Cries
Wall K, Dell J, Lowell A, Potenza M, Mayes L, Rutherford H. Current Substance Use and Maternal Neural Responses to Infant Faces and Cries. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2022, 22: 1629-1644. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-022-00947-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfant cuesCurrent substance useInfant facesSubstance useNeural responsesMaternal neural responseUnknown infant facesSubstance use effectsN170 responseChild developmentMaternal substance useSubstance use assessmentCuesLong delayContinuous measureElectroencephalographyCentral findingPrior workFaceSalienceHigh levelsCaregivingStimuliUse assessmentFamiliarity
2020
Neurobiology of cue-reactivity, craving, and inhibitory control in non-substance addictive behaviors
Antons S, Brand M, Potenza MN. Neurobiology of cue-reactivity, craving, and inhibitory control in non-substance addictive behaviors. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2020, 415: 116952. PMID: 32534370, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.116952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-substance addictive behaviorsAddictive behaviorsInhibitory controlPotential neurobiological mechanismsExecutive functioningSalience attributionNeurobiological foundationsSubstance use disordersNeurobiological factorsNeurobiological mechanismsBrain networksLife domainsRewarding behaviorNegative consequencesHabit formationCravingSpecific disordersNeurobiologyNeurochemical pathwaysAddictionFunctional impairmentFuture directionsSexual activityDisordersCues
2019
Neural Correlates of Personalized Spiritual Experiences
Miller L, Balodis IM, McClintock CH, Xu J, Lacadie CM, Sinha R, Potenza MN. Neural Correlates of Personalized Spiritual Experiences. Cerebral Cortex 2019, 29: 2331-2338. PMID: 29846531, PMCID: PMC6519691, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhy102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior parietal lobuleNeural correlatesNeural mechanismsSpiritual experiencesLeft inferior parietal lobuleUnderlying neural mechanismsPerceptual processingEmotional processingSense of unionBrain correlatesParietal lobuleStress cuesCuesCorrelatesReduced activitySelfExperienceHuman beingsProcessingMedial thalamusTaskSpiritual conditionSenseDifferent traditionsCaudate
2017
Current Tobacco-Smoking and Neural Responses to Infant Cues in Mothers
Rutherford H, Maupin A, Landi N, Potenza M, Mayes L. Current Tobacco-Smoking and Neural Responses to Infant Cues in Mothers. Parenting 2017, 17: 1-10. DOI: 10.1080/15295192.2017.1262176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfant cuesNeural responsesN170 event-related potential componentEvent-related potential (ERP) measuresEvent-related potential componentInfant face perceptionMaternal neural responseEvent-related potentialsFace perceptionEmotional infantNon-smoking mothersChild developmentMaternal physical healthPhysical healthPostpartum smokingPotential componentsSmoking statusMaternal brainPotential measuresCuesCurrent tobacco smokingCurrent smoking statusCurrent smokingTobacco smokingMothers
2013
Chapter 42 Common Neural Mechanisms in Obesity and Drug Addiction
Gearhardt A, Potenza M. Chapter 42 Common Neural Mechanisms in Obesity and Drug Addiction. 2013, 425-429. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-398335-0.00042-x.ChaptersReward-related neural responsesDrug-related cuesCommon neural mechanismsDrug addictionNeural similarityNeural mechanismsNeural responsesNeural activationAddictive behaviorsDrugs of abusePalatable foodImportant next stepSubstance dependenceAddictionRecent researchDopaminergic systemPublic health implicationsDiagnostic differencesImportant treatmentCuesObesitySimilar patternHealth implicationsAbuseEssential nature