2017
White-matter crossing-fiber microstructure in adolescents prenatally exposed to cocaine
Morie KP, Yip SW, Zhai ZW, Xu J, Hamilton KR, Sinha R, Mayes LC, Potenza MN. White-matter crossing-fiber microstructure in adolescents prenatally exposed to cocaine. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 174: 23-29. PMID: 28292689, PMCID: PMC5555052, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal cocaine exposureSuperior longitudinal fasciculusPCE adolescentsCrossing-fiber modelsGroup differencesWhole-brain investigationNon-exposed youthWhole-brain analysisSignificant group differencesAltered white matter developmentLeft superior longitudinal fasciculusRisk-taking behaviorNeurobiological underpinningsWhite matter developmentWhite matter microstructureSubstance useWhite matter differencesWhite matter regionsAdolescentsDiffusion-weighted imaging dataCocaine exposureLongitudinal cohortBilateral cingulumCorpus callosumROI analysis
2016
Alexithymia and Addiction: A Review and Preliminary Data Suggesting Neurobiological Links to Reward/Loss Processing
Morie KP, Yip SW, Nich C, Hunkele K, Carroll KM, Potenza MN. Alexithymia and Addiction: A Review and Preliminary Data Suggesting Neurobiological Links to Reward/Loss Processing. Current Addiction Reports 2016, 3: 239-248. PMID: 27695665, PMCID: PMC5040368, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-016-0097-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReward/loss processingSubstance use disordersLoss processingRole of alexithymiaPreliminary fMRI dataUse disordersCocaine-dependent individualsEmotional awarenessNeural correlatesReward anticipationNeurobiological correlatesAlexithymiaNeurobiological linkFMRI dataSubstance useSubstance dependenceCocaine dependenceAddictionCorrelatesIndividualsDisordersProcessingAnticipationImpairment