2022
Alcohol and cannabis co‐use and longitudinal gray matter volumetric changes in early and late adolescence
Luo X, Yang JJ, Buu A, Trucco EM, Li C. Alcohol and cannabis co‐use and longitudinal gray matter volumetric changes in early and late adolescence. Addiction Biology 2022, 27: e13208. PMID: 36001427, PMCID: PMC9413216, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeLate adolescenceCaudal middle frontal cortexEarly adolescent onsetGray matter volumetric changesMiddle frontal cortexSevere alcohol useBrain developmentCross-sectional findingsSocial cognitionExecutive controlNCANDA studyVolumetric declinesSupramarginal gyrusPotential sex differencesSuperior temporalImpact of alcoholAdolescent onsetSubstance useCortical regionsAlcohol useMatter volumeFrontal cortexResult of alcoholMixed-effects modelingAcute effects of ketamine and esketamine on cognition in healthy subjects: A meta-analysis
Zhornitsky S, Tourjman V, Pelletier J, Assaf R, Li CR, Potvin S. Acute effects of ketamine and esketamine on cognition in healthy subjects: A meta-analysis. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2022, 118: 110575. PMID: 35568275, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2022.110575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVerbal learningCognitive domainsResponse inhibitionAcute ketamine administrationVerbal learning/memorySpeed of processingLearning/memorySocial cognitionVerbal memoryExecutive functionVisual learningVisuospatial abilitiesMemory figuresCognitionMemoryCognitive impairmentAcute ketamineKetamine administrationEffect sizeLearningImpairmentModerate impairmentDeficitsNegative effectsHealthy individuals
2021
Perceived friendship and binge drinking in young adults: A study of the Human Connectome Project data
Li G, Chen Y, Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Dhingra I, Zhang S, Tang X, Li CR. Perceived friendship and binge drinking in young adults: A study of the Human Connectome Project data. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 224: 108731. PMID: 33915512, PMCID: PMC8641247, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-binge drinkersRight posterior insulaPeer influenceYoung adult binge drinkingSocial cognition tasksSocial cognitive processingAlcohol useBinge drinkingWhole-brain regressionAdult binge drinkingYoung adultsMedial orbitofrontal cortexHuman Connectome ProjectRPI activityAlcohol use severityHuman Connectome Project dataSocial cognitionCognition tasksCognitive processingNeural correlatesNeural processesPotential sex differencesOrbitofrontal cortexPosterior insulaConnectome Project