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
2017
Is Neural Processing of Negative Stimuli Altered in Addiction Independent of Drug Effects? Findings From Drug-Naïve Youth with Internet Gaming Disorder
Yip SW, Gross JJ, Chawla M, Ma SS, Shi XH, Liu L, Yao YW, Zhu L, Worhunsky PD, Zhang J. Is Neural Processing of Negative Stimuli Altered in Addiction Independent of Drug Effects? Findings From Drug-Naïve Youth with Internet Gaming Disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 43: 1364-1372. PMID: 29154365, PMCID: PMC5916358, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2017.283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-naïve youthNeural processingEmotion regulationNegative affectGaming disorderGroup differencesEmotion regulation taskNegative affective cuesNegative affective stimuliLateral prefrontal cortexInternet gaming disorderAffective cuesAffective stimuliNegative stimuliFMRI scanningIndependent component analysisTask performanceMixed-effects ANOVASubstance use disordersNeural responsesRegulation taskAddictive behaviorsBehavioral addictionsPrefrontal cortexDrugs of abuse