2024
Neural correlates of altered emotional responsivity to infant stimuli in mothers who use substances
McCurdy L, Yip S, Worhunsky P, Zhai Z, Kim S, Strathearn L, Potenza M, Mayes L, Rutherford H. Neural correlates of altered emotional responsivity to infant stimuli in mothers who use substances. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 171: 126-133. PMID: 38277872, PMCID: PMC10922955, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponses to infant stimuliInfant stimuliMaternal behaviorAffective processesBrain regionsPsychological processesEmotional responsesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPotential neural targetsInfant emotional expressionsMaternal emotional responsivenessSubstance-use statusAssociated with difficultiesSocial-emotional developmentInfant social-emotional developmentMaternal substance useInfant facesCognitive processesImprove child outcomesEmotional expressionEmotional intensityNeural targetsSubstance useGroups of mothersChild outcomes
2021
Effects of Smoking Status and State on Intrinsic Connectivity
Yip SW, Lichenstein SD, Garrison K, Averill CL, Viswanath H, Salas R, Abdallah CG. Effects of Smoking Status and State on Intrinsic Connectivity. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2021, 7: 895-904. PMID: 33618016, PMCID: PMC8373998, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2021.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking statusIntrinsic connectivityResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingDefault mode connectivityIntrinsic connectivity distributionLong-term abstinenceFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingResting-state scanWhole-brain patternsControl nonsmokersSmoking reinstatementInterest-based analysisTobacco smokersFunctional connectivity dataTobacco abstinenceQuit attemptsOvernight abstinenceTobacco deprivationNovel treatmentsSmoking behaviorEarly abstinenceResonance imagingSalience networkFunctional 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
2016
Intra-individual changes in Stroop-related activations linked to cigarette abstinence in adolescent tobacco smokers: Preliminary findings
Yip SW, Balodis IM, Carroll KM, Krishnan-Sarin S, Potenza MN. Intra-individual changes in Stroop-related activations linked to cigarette abstinence in adolescent tobacco smokers: Preliminary findings. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2016, 167: 182-189. PMID: 27567966, PMCID: PMC5082713, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.08.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCognitive control taskStroop task performanceAdolescent tobacco smokersMore effective treatment interventionsCessation treatmentIntra-individual changesEffective treatment interventionsSuccessful behavioral changeIndividual-level changeGroup-level changesCognitive efficiencyBrain mechanismsFMRI scanningTask performanceNeural mechanismsNeural responsesNeural activityFMRI dataControl taskStroopTreatment interventionsMain effectCigarette abstinenceOptimal treatment response
2014
Prenatal Cocaine Exposure and Adolescent Neural Responses to Appetitive and Stressful Stimuli
Yip SW, Potenza EB, Balodis IM, Lacadie CM, Sinha R, Mayes LC, Potenza MN. Prenatal Cocaine Exposure and Adolescent Neural Responses to Appetitive and Stressful Stimuli. Neuropsychopharmacology 2014, 39: 2824-2834. PMID: 24903650, PMCID: PMC4200493, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2014.133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal cocaine exposureFavorite-food cuesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPCE adolescentsPrefrontal cortexVentral striatumNeural responsesBrain regionsAdolescents' neural responsesSubjective food cravingsDorsolateral PFC activationSubjective anxiety ratingsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexCocaine exposureSubcortical brain regionsDevelopment of addictionPFC activationEmotional regulationHuman adolescentsSubstance use disordersAppetitive processingMotivational controlAddiction vulnerabilityHippocampus activityFood cravings