2024
Sex differences in binge drinking-related higher morning cortisol levels and in prospective association with future alcohol intake
McGowan C, Krah M, Fogelman N, Seo D, Sinha R. Sex differences in binge drinking-related higher morning cortisol levels and in prospective association with future alcohol intake. Alcohol And Alcoholism 2024, 59: agae047. PMID: 39053499, DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agae047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMorning cortisol levelsCortisol levelsHigher morning cortisol levelsHypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axisSex differencesReports of alcohol consumptionProblematic drinking behaviorAlcohol consumptionAverage cortisol levelsBasal cortisol levelsAlcohol intakeHeavy alcohol useChronic alcohol consumptionHPA axisDrinking behaviorNeuroimaging scansPeripheral cortisolAlcohol useStress systemBinge drinkingMorning cortisolStress hormonesMorning plasma cortisolBingeNon-significant relationshipNeural 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
2023
A thematic analysis of stress, substance-cue, and neutral/relaxing events to inform approaches for improving treatment among Black adults who use substances
Haeny A, Chowdhary A, King J, Sypher I, O'Malley S, Sinha R. A thematic analysis of stress, substance-cue, and neutral/relaxing events to inform approaches for improving treatment among Black adults who use substances. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 156: 209184. PMID: 37866439, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHippocampal Mechanisms Support Cortisol-Induced Memory Enhancements
Sherman B, Harris B, Turk-Browne N, Sinha R, Goldfarb E. Hippocampal Mechanisms Support Cortisol-Induced Memory Enhancements. Journal Of Neuroscience 2023, 43: 7198-7212. PMID: 37813570, PMCID: PMC10601369, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0916-23.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMemory enhancementEpisodic memoryAssociative memoryEpisodic memory encodingBrain regionsHigh-resolution functional magnetic resonance imagingHuman hippocampusHigh-resolution fMRIStress-related hormone cortisolHormone cortisolMemory benefitsEmotional memoryMemory encodingEmotional eventsEmotional associationsHippocampal representationsHippocampal signaturesFunctional neuroimagingHippocampal mechanismsStressful eventsFunctional connectivityHippocampal functionMemory formationSalient informationTherapeutics for Substance-Using Women: The Need to Elucidate Sex-Specific Targets for Better-Tailored Treatments
Fox H, Milivojevic V, Sinha R. Therapeutics for Substance-Using Women: The Need to Elucidate Sex-Specific Targets for Better-Tailored Treatments. Handbook Of Experimental Pharmacology 2023, 282: 127-161. PMID: 37592081, DOI: 10.1007/164_2023_687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance-using womenExogenous progesteroneBetter tailor treatmentsStress-induced cravingFace of stressSex-specific targetsGender-related differencesAdrenergic medicationsStress-related adaptationClinical trialsSpecific treatmentMedication developmentAlcohol consumptionCompulsive drugBiobehavioral mechanismsDrinking historyMedical problemsInnovative medicationsMedicationsNovel targetWomenGuanfacineProgesteroneTreatmentEfficacyBrain volumes in alcohol use disorder: Do females and males differ? A whole‐brain magnetic resonance imaging mega‐analysis
Maggioni E, Rossetti M, Allen N, Batalla A, Bellani M, Chye Y, Cousijn J, Goudriaan A, Hester R, Hutchison K, Li C, Martin‐Santos R, Momenan R, Sinha R, Schmaal L, Solowij N, Suo C, van Holst R, Veltman D, Yücel M, Thompson P, Conrod P, Mackey S, Garavan H, Brambilla P, Lorenzetti V. Brain volumes in alcohol use disorder: Do females and males differ? A whole‐brain magnetic resonance imaging mega‐analysis. Human Brain Mapping 2023, 44: 4652-4666. PMID: 37436103, PMCID: PMC10400785, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex 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 ResearchConceptsSubstance 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
Pregnenolone Reduces Stress-Induced Craving, Anxiety, and Autonomic Arousal in Individuals with Cocaine Use Disorder
Milivojevic V, Charron L, Fogelman N, Hermes G, Sinha R. Pregnenolone Reduces Stress-Induced Craving, Anxiety, and Autonomic Arousal in Individuals with Cocaine Use Disorder. Biomolecules 2022, 12: 1593. PMID: 36358943, PMCID: PMC9687893, DOI: 10.3390/biom12111593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiastolic blood pressureCocaine use disorderHeart ratePrecursor pregnenoloneUse disordersCocaine cravingCue-induced cocaine cravingCue-induced anxietyWeeks of treatmentCue-induced cravingAutonomic arousalChronic cocaine usePreg groupBlood pressureDay groupRelapse riskHigher cocainePregnenolone levelsCue-provoked cravingSeparate daysAutonomic responsesCocaine useTreatment-seeking individualsCravingSteroid systems
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 Research
2018
Mapping cortical brain asymmetry in 17,141 healthy individuals worldwide via the ENIGMA Consortium
Kong XZ, Mathias SR, Guadalupe T, Glahn D, Franke B, Crivello F, Tzourio-Mazoyer N, Fisher S, Thompson P, Francks C, Kong X, Mathias S, Guadalupe T, Abé C, Agartz I, Akudjedu T, Aleman A, Alhusaini S, Allen N, Ames D, Andreassen O, Vasquez A, Armstrong N, Bergo F, Bastin M, Batalla A, Bauer J, Baune B, Baur-Streubel R, Biederman J, Blaine S, Boedhoe P, Bøen E, Bose A, Bralten J, Brandeis D, Brem S, Brodaty H, Yüksel D, Brooks S, Buitelaar J, Bürger C, Bülow R, Calhoun V, Calvo A, Canales-Rodríguez E, Canive J, Cannon D, Caparelli E, Castellanos F, Cavalleri G, Cendes F, Chaim-Avancini T, Chantiluke K, Chen Q, Chen X, Cheng Y, Christakou A, Clark V, Coghill D, Connolly C, Conzelmann A, Córdova-Palomera A, Cousijn J, Crow T, Cubillo A, Dale A, Dannlowski U, Ambrosino de Bruttopilo S, de Zeeuw P, Deary I, Delanty N, Demeter D, Di Martino A, Dickie E, Dietsche B, Doan N, Doherty C, Doyle A, Durston S, Earl E, Ehrlich S, Ekman C, Elvsåshagen T, Epstein J, Fair D, Faraone S, Fernández G, Filho G, Förster K, Fouche J, Foxe J, Frodl T, Fuentes-Claramonte P, Fullerton J, Garavan H, Garcia D, Gotlib I, Goudriaan A, Grabe H, Groenewold N, Grotegerd D, Gruber O, Gurholt T, Haavik J, Hahn T, Hansell N, Harris M, Hartman C, Hernández M, Heslenfeld D, Hester R, Hibar D, Ho B, Ho T, Hoekstra P, van Holst R, Hoogman M, Høvik M, Howells F, Hugdahl K, Huyser C, Ingvar M, Irwin L, Ishikawa A, James A, Jahanshad N, Jernigan T, Jönsson E, Kähler C, Kaleda V, Kelly C, Kerich M, Keshavan M, Khadka S, Kircher T, Kohls G, Konrad K, Korucuoglu O, Krämer B, Krug A, Kwon J, Lambregts-Rommelse N, Landén M, Lázaro L, Lebedeva I, Lenroot R, Lesch K, Li Q, Lim K, Liu J, Lochner C, London E, Lonning V, Lorenzetti V, Luciano M, Luijten M, Lundervold A, Mackey S, MacMaster F, Maingault S, Malpas C, Malt U, Mataix-Cols D, Martin-Santos R, Mayer A, McCarthy H, Mitchell P, Mueller B, Maniega S, Mazoyer B, McDonald C, McLellan Q, McMahon K, McPhilemy G, Momenan R, Morales A, Narayanaswamy J, Moreira J, Nerland S, Nestor L, Newman E, Nigg J, Nordvik J, Novotny S, Weiss E, O’Gorman R, Oosterlaan J, Oranje B, Orr C, Overs B, Pauli P, Paulus M, Plessen K, von Polier G, Pomarol-Clotet E, Portella M, Qiu J, Radua J, Ramos-Quiroga J, Reddy Y, Reif A, Roberts G, Rosa P, Rubia K, Sacchet M, Sachdev P, Salvador R, Schmaal L, Schulte-Rüther M, Schweren L, Seidman L, Seitz J, Serpa M, Shaw P, Shumskaya E, Silk T, Simmons A, Simulionyte E, Sinha R, Sjoerds Z, Smelror R, Soliva J, Solowij N, Souza-Duran F, Sponheim S, Stein D, Stein E, Stevens M, Strike L, Sudre G, Sui J, Tamm L, Temmingh H, Thoma R, Tomyshev A, Tronchin G, Turner J, Uhlmann A, van Erp T, van den Heuvel O, van der Meer D, van Eijk L, Vance A, Veer I, Veltman D, Venkatasubramanian G, Vilarroya O, Vives-Gilabert Y, Voineskos A, Völzke H, Vuletic D, Walitza S, Walter H, Walton E, Wardlaw J, Wen W, Westlye L, Whelan C, White T, Wiers R, Wright M, Wittfeld K, Yang T, Yasuda C, Yoncheva Y, Yücel M, Yun J, Zanetti M, Zhen Z, Zhu X, Ziegler G, Zierhut K, de Zubicaray G, Zwiers M, Glahn D, Franke B, Crivello F, Tzourio-Mazoyer N, Fisher S, Thompson P, Francks C, Farde L, Flyckt L, Engberg G, Erhardt S, Fatouros-Bergman H, Cervenka S, Schwieler L, Piehl F, Agartz I, Collste K, Victorsson P, Malmqvist A, Hedberg M, Orhan F. Mapping cortical brain asymmetry in 17,141 healthy individuals worldwide via the ENIGMA Consortium. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: e5154-e5163. PMID: 29764998, PMCID: PMC5984496, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1718418115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain asymmetryCortical thicknessHealthy individualsAltered brain asymmetryCerebral cortical asymmetryENIGMA consortiumTransverse temporal gyrusPopulation-level asymmetriesInferior frontal gyrusPsychiatric disordersMRI scansParahippocampal gyrusCardinal featuresSignificant associationIntracranial volumeNeuropsychiatric disordersTemporal gyrusThicker cortexFrontal gyrusCortical asymmetryHuman brain organizationLeft hemisphereGyrusLateralized functionsBrain organization
2017
Stress, cortisol, and other appetite‐related hormones: Prospective prediction of 6‐month changes in food cravings and weight
Chao AM, Jastreboff AM, White MA, Grilo CM, Sinha R. Stress, cortisol, and other appetite‐related hormones: Prospective prediction of 6‐month changes in food cravings and weight. Obesity 2017, 25: 713-720. PMID: 28349668, PMCID: PMC5373497, DOI: 10.1002/oby.21790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFuture weight gainAppetite-related hormonesFood cravingsChronic stressWeight gainProspective community cohortFood Craving InventoryTotal ghrelinCommunity cohortBlood drawMorning cortisolClinical covariatesHormone levelsBody weightCortisol responseHigher food cravingsHigher cortisolCortisolCumulative Adversity InterviewCravingLinear mixed modelsBaselineGhrelinHormoneMonths
2016
Neural stress reactivity relates to smoking outcomes and differentiates between mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral treatments
Kober H, Brewer JA, Height KL, Sinha R. Neural stress reactivity relates to smoking outcomes and differentiates between mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral treatments. NeuroImage 2016, 151: 4-13. PMID: 27693614, PMCID: PMC5373945, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.09.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral treatmentFunctional magnetic resonance imagingStress reactivityMindfulness-based treatmentsAmerican Lung Association's FreedomUnderstanding of stressPsychological mechanismsMindfulness trainingNegative affectConjunction analysisMid insulaCBT groupStress provocationSmoking outcomesBrain regionsCessation treatmentEfficacy of MTCurrent studyEntire sampleDrug useSmoking cessationImportant implicationsMagnetic resonance imagingMindfulnessInsulaDynamic 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
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 regionsDisrupted 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 hypoactivityEffects of Fructose vs Glucose on Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Brain Regions Involved With Appetite and Reward Pathways
Page KA, Chan O, Arora J, Belfort-DeAguiar R, Dzuira J, Roehmholdt B, Cline GW, Naik S, Sinha R, Constable RT, Sherwin RS. Effects of Fructose vs Glucose on Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Brain Regions Involved With Appetite and Reward Pathways. JAMA 2013, 309: 63-70. PMID: 23280226, PMCID: PMC4076145, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.116975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional cerebral blood flowCerebral blood flowGlucose ingestionFructose ingestionFructose consumptionBlood flowGlucagon-like polypeptide-1Weight gainRegional CBF changesPrevalence of obesityHigh-fructose dietHealthy adult volunteersLower peak levelsConsumption of fructoseMagnetic resonance imaging sessionPosterior cingulate cortexWhole-brain analysisEffects of fructoseFunctional connectivity analysisSatiety hormonesSecondary outcomesDrink ingestionSystemic glucoseVoxel-level analysisInsulin resistance
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 cuesEffects of Adrenal Sensitivity, Stress- and Cue-Induced Craving, and Anxiety on Subsequent Alcohol Relapse and Treatment Outcomes
Sinha R, Fox HC, Hong KI, Hansen J, Tuit K, Kreek MJ. Effects of Adrenal Sensitivity, Stress- and Cue-Induced Craving, and Anxiety on Subsequent Alcohol Relapse and Treatment Outcomes. JAMA Psychiatry 2011, 68: 942-952. PMID: 21536969, PMCID: PMC3668981, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.49.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-dependent patientsAlcohol relapseCue-induced alcohol cravingTreatment outcomesAdrenal sensitivityAlcohol cravingCommunity mental health centerCue-induced anxietyEarly alcohol recoveryHPA axis dysregulationHPA axis functionHPA axis responseMental health centersCue-induced alcoholAlcohol cuesStress-induced alcoholHospital-based research unitAlcohol-dependent individualsCue-Induced CravingCorticotropin levelsAxis dysregulationAxis functionAdrenal axisRelapse riskHealthy controls