2024
Substance use and spine density: a systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical studies
Oliva H, Prudente T, Nunes E, Cosgrove K, Radhakrishnan R, Potenza M, Angarita G. Substance use and spine density: a systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical studies. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 29: 2873-2885. PMID: 38561468, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02519-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpine densityPrefrontal cortexSubstance useDrug self-administrationHippocampal spine densityEffects of cocaineSubstance use disordersConvergence of findingsSpine density changesSubstances of abuseMeta-analysis of preclinical studiesNucleus accumbensBehavioral sensitizationSelf-administrationBrain mechanismsPreclinical studiesBrain regionsMorphine effectsSynaptic density changesMeta-analysisAmphetamineSynaptic densityCocaineModerate-to-highCortex
2018
Neurocognitive Mechanisms in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder
Kowalewska E, Grubbs J, Potenza M, Gola M, Draps M, Kraus S. Neurocognitive Mechanisms in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder. Current Sexual Health Reports 2018, 10: 255-264. DOI: 10.1007/s11930-018-0176-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompulsive sexual behavior disorderCompulsive sexual behaviorSexual behavior disorderBrain regionsBehavior disorderReviewThe current reviewKey brain regionsNeurocognitive mechanismsSexual behaviorRecent FindingsTo dateImpulse control disordersNeurobiological mechanismsBehavioral addictionsGaming addictionNeuroscience researchTemporal cortexAltered functioningImpulse dyscontrolPrevious researchFuture researchAddictionICD-11World Health OrganizationNucleus accumbensDisorders