2023
Blunted neural reward response to alcohol and greater alcohol motivation in binge drinkers in a randomized clinical experiment
Blaine S, Fogelman N, Lacadie C, Constable T, Sinha R. Blunted neural reward response to alcohol and greater alcohol motivation in binge drinkers in a randomized clinical experiment. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2023, 47: 1067-1078. PMID: 37070596, PMCID: PMC10289130, DOI: 10.1111/acer.15082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol taste testFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAlcohol motivationSupplementary motor areaOrbitofrontal cortexInferior frontal gyrus regionsPerfusion functional magnetic resonance imagingEnhanced neural responseNeural reward responsesMedial orbitofrontal cortexPlacebo sessionAlcohol use disorderBrain reward regionsPlacebo-controlled effectsNeural processesOFC responsesReward responsesNeural responsesPlacebo beerSocial drinkersCerebral blood flowReward regionsBD relativeVentral striatumAlcohol effects
2013
Cumulative Adversity Sensitizes Neural Response to Acute Stress: Association with Health Symptoms
Seo D, Tsou KA, Ansell EB, Potenza MN, Sinha R. Cumulative Adversity Sensitizes Neural Response to Acute Stress: Association with Health Symptoms. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 39: 670-680. PMID: 24051900, PMCID: PMC3895244, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial orbitofrontal cortexAdverse health symptomsStress-induced activityHealth symptomsOrbitofrontal cortexCumulative adversityAcute stressMagnetic resonance imaging resultsAdverse health outcomesNeural responsesCornell Medical IndexFunctional magnetic resonance imaging resultsHigh-Ca groupRight hippocampusRight amygdalaHealthy individualsCA groupHealth outcomesMedical IndexLateral prefrontal cortexSignificant associationSymptomsHealth consequencesPrefrontal cortexTemporal regions