2022
Multimodal neuroimaging of metabotropic glutamate 5 receptors and functional connectivity in alcohol use disorder
Smart K, Worhunsky PD, Scheinost D, Angarita GA, Esterlis I, Carson RE, Krystal JH, O'Malley SS, Cosgrove KP, Hillmer AT. Multimodal neuroimaging of metabotropic glutamate 5 receptors and functional connectivity in alcohol use disorder. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2022, 46: 770-782. PMID: 35342968, PMCID: PMC9117461, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabotropic glutamate 5 receptorsDefault mode networkFunctional magnetic resonance imagingReceptor availabilityPositron emission tomographyAUD groupFunctional connectivityReceptor positron emission tomographyResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingNetwork-level functional connectivityBrain connectivityWeeks of abstinenceGlobal functional connectivityAlcohol use disorderMagnetic resonance imagingFMRI outcomesHealthy controlsSupervised abstinencePET resultsUse disordersSynaptic plasticityResonance imagingBrain regionsEmission tomographyOrbitofrontal cortexHigh-Risk Drinkers Engage Distinct Stress-Predictive Brain Networks
Goldfarb EV, Scheinost D, Fogelman N, Seo D, Sinha R. High-Risk Drinkers Engage Distinct Stress-Predictive Brain Networks. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2022, 7: 805-813. PMID: 35272096, PMCID: PMC9378362, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisky drinkersHigh-risk drinkersBrain networksMajor public health problemExcessive alcohol intakeWhole-brain functional connectivityPublic health problemEarly preventive interventionsAlcohol use disorderDaily ecological momentary assessmentsAlcohol intakeControl subjectsRisky drinking behaviorsEmotional stress responsesUse disordersEarly markerHealth problemsPreventive interventionsBrain circuitryLight drinkersFunctional connectivityStress protocolHeavy drinkingDrinkersEcological momentary assessment
2019
Dissociable neural substrates of opioid and cocaine use identified via connectome-based modelling
Lichenstein SD, Scheinost D, Potenza MN, Carroll KM, Yip SW. Dissociable neural substrates of opioid and cocaine use identified via connectome-based modelling. Molecular Psychiatry 2019, 26: 4383-4393. PMID: 31719641, PMCID: PMC7214212, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-019-0586-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain statesDissociable neural substratesMultiple brain statesSubstance use outcomesHealthy comparison subjectsWhole-brain approachFMRI scanningFrontoparietal networkNeural substratesSubstance use treatmentNeural mechanismsDifferent brain statesFurther clinical relevanceDefault modeFMRI dataSubject replicationTreatment approachesReduced connectivityUse outcomesComparison subjectsNetwork strengthUse disordersSensory networksTreatment respondersSensory connectivityConnectome-Based Prediction of Cocaine Abstinence
Yip SW, Scheinost D, Potenza MN, Carroll KM. Connectome-Based Prediction of Cocaine Abstinence. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2019, 176: 156-164. PMID: 30606049, PMCID: PMC6481181, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17101147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBehavior TherapyBrainCholinesterase InhibitorsCocaine-Related DisordersCognitionConnectomeExecutive FunctionFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingGalantamineHumansIndividualityMachine LearningMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeural PathwaysOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPrognosisRewardTreatment OutcomeConceptsConnectome-based predictive modelingCocaine use disorderUse disordersBrain-based predictorsLarge-scale neural networksFunctional MRI dataCocaine abstinenceExecutive controlReward responsivenessIndividual differencesBaseline cocaine usePosttreatment assessmentConnectivity strengthHeterogeneous sampleAbstinenceIndependent samplesNovel interventionsCanonical networksSpecific behaviorsCocaine useSignificant correspondenceDisordersTreatment outcomesNetwork strengthMRI data