Irregular Autonomic Modulation Predicts Risky Drinking and Altered Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Response to Stress in Alcohol Use Disorder
Hwang S, Martins JS, Douglas RJ, Choi JJ, Sinha R, Seo D. Irregular Autonomic Modulation Predicts Risky Drinking and Altered Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Response to Stress in Alcohol Use Disorder. Alcohol And Alcoholism 2021, 57: 437-444. PMID: 34491306, PMCID: PMC9270986, DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agab064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderOverall heart rateHeart rateFunctional magnetic resonance imagingANS activityUse disordersAUD patientsSocial drinkersDrinking volumeRisky drinkingAutonomic nervous system activityNervous system activityHighest overall heart rateMagnetic resonance imagingLimbic-striatal regionsAutonomic dysfunctionAutonomic modulationPrefrontal cortex responsesCortex responsesVentromedial prefrontal cortexResonance imagingVentral striatumPrefrontal cortexConcurrent electrocardiogramInterest analysis