2005
Neural activity associated with stress-induced cocaine craving: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Sinha R, Lacadie C, Skudlarski P, Fulbright RK, Rounsaville BJ, Kosten TR, Wexler BE. Neural activity associated with stress-induced cocaine craving: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Psychopharmacology 2005, 183: 171-180. PMID: 16163517, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-0147-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress-induced cocaineCocaine-dependent individualsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging sessionNeural activityFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyMagnetic resonance imaging sessionCocaine cravingRegulation of emotionHippocampal/parahippocampal regionLevel-dependent signal changesRight fusiform gyrusStress-related vulnerabilityPara-limbic regionsAnterior cingulate regionsRight postcentral gyrusDependent signal changesMagnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyStress processingFusiform gyrusNeutral situationsSpecific frontalBOLD activationPersonal stressCingulate regions
2004
Neural Circuits Underlying Emotional Distress in Humans
SINHA R, LACADIE C, SKUDLARSKI P, WEXLER BE. Neural Circuits Underlying Emotional Distress in Humans. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2004, 1032: 254-257. PMID: 15677422, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1314.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional distressHealthy volunteersFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniquesStressful life eventsEmotional stressPosterior cingulate regionsPrefrontal cortical circuitsSubstance use disordersStress processingBrain activationBrain correlatesImagery trialsMedial prefrontalAnterior cingulateLife eventsCingulate regionsMagnetic resonance imaging techniquesParahippocampal gyrusCortical circuitsUse disordersHealthy individualsDistressNeural circuitsSignificant activationClinical samples