2023
Sex differences in neural responses to stress and drug cues predicts future drug use in individuals with substance use disorder
Smith K, Lacadie C, Milivojevic V, Fogelman N, Sinha R. Sex differences in neural responses to stress and drug cues predicts future drug use in individuals with substance use disorder. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 244: 109794. PMID: 36758371, PMCID: PMC10024802, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainCuesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePrefrontal CortexSex CharacteristicsSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsSubstance use disordersDrug cuesFuture drug useDrug use daysCue exposureNeural responsesUse daysSex differencesVentromedial prefrontal cortexScript-driven imageryDrug cue exposureNeutral cue exposureWhole-brain analysisWhole-brain correlationUse disordersDrug use outcomesCue-induced anxietyBrain responsesHeart rateFMRI scansPrefrontal cortexDrug cravingDrug useBrain analysisBrain correlations
2022
Neural correlates linking trauma and physical symptoms
Choi J, Martins J, Hwang S, Sinha R, Seo D. Neural correlates linking trauma and physical symptoms. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2022, 327: 111560. PMID: 36327865, PMCID: PMC9757618, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2022.111560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical symptomsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingTrauma patientsLateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexPhysical symptom frequencyPain-related disordersMagnetic resonance imagingNeural correlatesPhysical health symptomsChronic painHealthy controlsTrauma groupSymptom frequencyDorsal striatumGreater physical symptomsSensorimotor areasCurrent studyHippocampal responsesVentromedial prefrontal cortexHealth symptomsHippocampal functionResonance imagingSymptomsUnderlying neurological mechanisms
2021
This is Your Brain in Meltdown
Arnsten A, Mazure CM, Sinha R. This is Your Brain in Meltdown. Scientific American 2021, 306: 48-53. PMID: 22486116, PMCID: PMC4774859, DOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican0412-48.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenal GlandsBrainFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneMaleNeurotransmitter AgentsPrefrontal CortexPyramidal CellsSex FactorsStress, Psychological
2016
Dynamic neural activity during stress signals resilient coping
Sinha R, Lacadie CM, Constable RT, Seo D. Dynamic neural activity during stress signals resilient coping. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 8837-8842. PMID: 27432990, PMCID: PMC4978278, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1600965113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal anterior cingulate cortexVentrolateral prefrontal cortexResilient copingNeural activationPrefrontal cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyDorsolateral prefrontal cortex regionsNeutral visual stimuliVentromedial prefrontal cortexHealthy stress responseDynamic neural activityPrefrontal cortex regionsAnterior cingulate cortexFrequency of argumentsMagnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyVmPFC activationEmotional eatingNeural processesStress processingVisual stimuliViolent stimuliBinge alcohol intakeBrain networksRight insula
2013
Disrupted Ventromedial Prefrontal Function, Alcohol Craving, and Subsequent Relapse Risk
Seo D, Lacadie CM, Tuit K, Hong KI, Constable RT, Sinha R. Disrupted Ventromedial Prefrontal Function, Alcohol Craving, and Subsequent Relapse Risk. JAMA Psychiatry 2013, 70: 727-739. PMID: 23636842, PMCID: PMC3788824, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2013.762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy control subjectsAD patientsControl subjectsInpatient treatmentAlcohol cravingAlcohol cuesBrain responsesRelapse riskAlcohol relapseHospital-based research unitAnterior cingulate cortex activationAlcohol-related cuesCommunity mental health centerVentromedial prefrontal functionChronic relapsing illnessVentromedial prefrontal cortexStress-induced cravingAbstinent alcohol-dependent patientsFunctional magnetic resonanceMental health centersAlcohol-dependent patientsSubsequent relapse riskNeural correlatesNeutral trialsHazard ratioDivergent neural substrates of inhibitory control in binge eating disorder relative to other manifestations of obesity
Balodis IM, Molina ND, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, White MA, Sinha R, Grilo CM, Potenza MN. Divergent neural substrates of inhibitory control in binge eating disorder relative to other manifestations of obesity. Obesity 2013, 21: 367-377. PMID: 23404820, PMCID: PMC3610836, DOI: 10.1002/oby.20068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior frontal gyrusCognitive controlBED groupNeural correlatesStroop color-word interference taskColor-word interference taskRight inferior frontal gyrusVentromedial prefrontal cortexDivergent neural substratesFunctional magnetic resonanceInterference taskStroop performanceVmPFC activationDietary restraint scoresInhibitory processingDiminished abilityNeural substratesComparison participantsFrontal gyrusInhibitory controlBiobehavioral processesPrefrontal cortexDietary restraintBehavioral controlRelative hypoactivity
2012
Cumulative Adversity and Smaller Gray Matter Volume in Medial Prefrontal, Anterior Cingulate, and Insula Regions
Ansell EB, Rando K, Tuit K, Guarnaccia J, Sinha R. Cumulative Adversity and Smaller Gray Matter Volume in Medial Prefrontal, Anterior Cingulate, and Insula Regions. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 72: 57-64. PMID: 22218286, PMCID: PMC3391585, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.11.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexGray matter volumeCumulative adversityPrefrontal cortexLife eventsSmaller gray matter volumeAnterior cingulateMatter volumeCingulate regionsRecent stressful life eventsCommunity participantsHealthy community participantsCumulative life eventsStressful life eventsStress-related psychopathologyAdverse life eventsAnterior cingulate regionsChronic stress effectsInsula regionsLife traumaKey prefrontalMedial prefrontalCommunity sampleOrbitofrontal cortexRight insula
2011
Circulating glucose levels modulate neural control of desire for high-calorie foods in humans
Page KA, Seo D, Belfort-DeAguiar R, Lacadie C, Dzuira J, Naik S, Amarnath S, Constable RT, Sherwin RS, Sinha R. Circulating glucose levels modulate neural control of desire for high-calorie foods in humans. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2011, 121: 4161-4169. PMID: 21926468, PMCID: PMC3195474, DOI: 10.1172/jci57873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-calorie foodsGlucose levelsHyperinsulinemic euglycemic-hypoglycemic clampsBrain regionsFunctional MRIMedial prefrontal cortexMedial prefrontal cortex activationRisk of overeatingLevels of glucosePostprandial reductionPrefrontal cortex activationObese subjectsNonobese individualsMild hypoglycemiaWorldwide epidemicCortex activationPrefrontal cortexFood cuesFood motivationFood stimuliNeural controlObesityInhibitory controlBehavioral measuresVisual cues