Neural correlates of negative life events and their relationships with alcohol and cannabis use initiation
Zhao Y, Potenza M, Tapert S, Paulus M. Neural correlates of negative life events and their relationships with alcohol and cannabis use initiation. Dialogues In Clinical Neuroscience 2023, 25: 112-121. PMID: 37916739, PMCID: PMC10623894, DOI: 10.1080/19585969.2023.2252437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative life eventsCannabis initiationGreater cortical thicknessCaudate gray matter volumeGray matter volumeDose-response relationshipOdds of alcoholLife eventsInitiation of alcoholSubstance Use InitiationCortical thicknessSubstance-naïveSuperior temporal sulcusNeural pathwaysCannabis useBrain structuresAlcohol useUse initiationAlcohol initiationSubstance use trajectoriesPoor academic performanceTemporal sulcusNeural mechanismsCannabisLinear regression modelsAddiction Medicine Physicians and Medicinal Cannabinoids
Potenza M, Bunt G, Khalsa J. Addiction Medicine Physicians and Medicinal Cannabinoids. JAMA Psychiatry 2023, 80: 659-660. PMID: 37133830, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.0731.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersDistinct neural networks predict cocaine versus cannabis treatment outcomes
Lichenstein S, Kohler R, Ye F, Potenza M, Kiluk B, Yip S. Distinct neural networks predict cocaine versus cannabis treatment outcomes. Molecular Psychiatry 2023, 28: 3365-3372. PMID: 37308679, PMCID: PMC10713861, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02120-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnectome-based predictive modelingCognitive behavior therapyCognitive behavioral therapySubstance use disordersCannabis abstinenceNeural mechanismsBehavior therapyDistinct neural networksComputer-based trainingCannabis use disorderFMRI scanningNeural predictorsStudy 1Study 2Treatment outcomesContingency managementPrior workComparison subjectsNetwork strengthUse disordersNovel treatment targetsAbstinenceIndependent samplesCocaine abstinenceTreatment responders