Brain correlates and functional connectivity linking stress, autonomic dysregulation, and alcohol motivation
Seo D, Martins J, Sinha R. Brain correlates and functional connectivity linking stress, autonomic dysregulation, and alcohol motivation. Neurobiology Of Stress 2024, 31: 100645. PMID: 38933283, PMCID: PMC11201348, DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2024.100645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutonomic nervous system disruptionAlcohol use disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingHigh-risk drinkingSocial drinkersFunctional connectivityLow-risk drinkingAlcohol motivationAutonomic arousalDevelopment of alcohol use disordersNeural correlates of stressNon-dependent social drinkersWhole-brain correlation analysesResponse to stress exposureAlcohol taste testFrontal-striatal regionsStress-induced cravingVentromedial prefrontal cortexBehaviors associated with stressAnterior cingulate cortexDecreased functional connectivityExposure to stressAutonomic nervous systemAlcohol intakeHazardous alcohol useNeural Correlates of Stress and Alcohol Cue-Induced Alcohol Craving and of Future Heavy Drinking: Evidence of Sex Differences
Radoman M, Fogelman N, Lacadie C, Seo D, Sinha R. Neural Correlates of Stress and Alcohol Cue-Induced Alcohol Craving and of Future Heavy Drinking: Evidence of Sex Differences. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 181: 412-422. PMID: 38706332, PMCID: PMC11117176, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderPercentage of heavy drinking daysNeural correlates of stressCue-induced cravingHeavy drinking daysAlcohol cravingSex differencesCorrelates of stressDrinking daysAlcohol cue-induced cravingCue-induced alcohol cravingBed nucleus of the stria terminalisSubgenual anterior cingulate cortexAssessment of alcohol cravingHeavy drinkingAlcohol cue reactivityAssociated with poor treatment outcomesCue-induced responsesNeutral cue exposureAssociated with hypoactivationTreatment-seeking adultsHeavy drinking outcomesEvidence of sex differencesVoxel-based regression analysisAnterior cingulate cortex