2015
Brain Activity During Cocaine Craving and Gambling Urges: An fMRI Study
Kober H, Lacadie CM, Wexler BE, Malison RT, Sinha R, Potenza MN. Brain Activity During Cocaine Craving and Gambling Urges: An fMRI Study. Neuropsychopharmacology 2015, 41: 628-637. PMID: 26119472, PMCID: PMC5130138, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2015.193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCD participantsCocaine dependenceCocaine cravingPG participantsPathological gamblingGender-specific therapiesBrain activityMagnetic resonance imagingNeural correlatesSelf-reported cravingInsula/Ventromedial prefrontal cortexNeurobiological similaritiesResonance imagingGambling urgesDrug cravingPrefrontal cortexDorsal mPFCControl participantsCravingFMRI studyMPFC regionFuture studiesParticipants
2003
Amygdala hyperreactivity in borderline personality disorder: implications for emotional dysregulation
Donegan NH, Sanislow CA, Blumberg HP, Fulbright RK, Lacadie C, Skudlarski P, Gore JC, Olson IR, McGlashan TH, Wexler BE. Amygdala hyperreactivity in borderline personality disorder: implications for emotional dysregulation. Biological Psychiatry 2003, 54: 1284-1293. PMID: 14643096, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(03)00636-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNormal control subjectsBorderline personality disorderControl subjectsBorderline patientsAmygdala hyperreactivityBPD patientsPersonality disorderEmotional dysregulationDisorders of moodFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingClinical research teamPatientsResonance imagingPsychiatry departmentDSM-IVAmygdala reactivityAmygdala activationDisordersNeural responsesHyperreactivityDysregulationActivation levelsSubjectsRobust differences
2001
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cocaine Craving
Wexler BE, Gottschalk CH, Fulbright RK, Prohovnik I, Lacadie CM, Rounsaville BJ, Gore JC. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cocaine Craving. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2001, 158: 86-95. PMID: 11136638, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.1.86.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingHealthy subjectsCocaine-dependent subjectsMagnetic resonance imagingResonance imagingCocaine addictsReported onsetBrain activationBrain activityRegional brain activationFrontal lobe activationAnterior cingulate activationNeurobiology of addictionCocaine cravingAnterior cingulatePatientsFrontal lobePhysiologic linkSensory areasComparison of groupsDrug cravingDysphoric statesLess activationGeneral abnormalityCingulate activation
1997
An fMRI study of the human cortical motor system response to increasing functional demands
Wexler B, Fulbright R, Lacadie C, Skudlarski P, Kelz M, Constable R, Gore J. An fMRI study of the human cortical motor system response to increasing functional demands. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1997, 15: 385-396. PMID: 9223039, DOI: 10.1016/s0730-725x(96)00232-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor-sensory areasSupplementary motor areaFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPremotor areasMotor areaMultiple motor areasComplexity of movementCortical motor systemRight-hand finger movementsIndex finger movementsFinger movementsMagnetic resonance imagingInferior parietal areasConsistent lateralizationResonance imagingBrain regionsActivation changesMotor system responsesParietal areasHand finger movementsPreliminary reproducibility studyFMRI studySignificant main effectWeek periodGreater increaseFunctional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of the Human Brain Auditory Cortex Response to Increasing Word Presentation Rates
Dhankhar A, Wexler B, Fulbright R, Halwes T, Blamire A, Shulman R. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of the Human Brain Auditory Cortex Response to Increasing Word Presentation Rates. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1997, 77: 476-483. PMID: 9120588, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.1.476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary auditory cortexAuditory cortex responsesTransverse temporal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAuditory cortexSuperior temporal gyrusCortex responsesFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) assessmentsMagnetic Resonance Imaging AssessmentTemporal gyrusPosterior-superior aspectEcho-planar functional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingImaging assessmentGray matterResonance imagingSuperior aspectCortexSignificant differencesTemporal sulcusSubsequent fallGyrusT2 weightingImaging sequenceSubjects