2022
A neuromarker for drug and food craving distinguishes drug users from non-users
Koban L, Wager T, Kober H. A neuromarker for drug and food craving distinguishes drug users from non-users. Nature Neuroscience 2022, 26: 316-325. PMID: 36536243, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-022-01228-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFood cravingsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studySelf-regulation strategiesCue-induced drugMagnetic resonance imaging studySelf-reported intensityResonance imaging studyFood cuesVentromedial prefrontalSubstance use disordersIntrospective accessMaladaptive behaviorsNeurobiological markersNeurobiological mechanismsParietal association areasCingulate cortexVentral striatumConvergent validityCore featuresCravingAssociation areasSubstance useNeuromarkersUse disordersClinical interventions
2015
Neural Mechanisms Underlying Craving and the Regulation of Craving
Kober H, Mell M. Neural Mechanisms Underlying Craving and the Regulation of Craving. 2015, 195-218. DOI: 10.1002/9781118472415.ch9.ChaptersFunctional magnetic resonance imagingVentral striatumNeural activityRegulation of cravingVentrolateral prefrontal cortexCue-induced cravingMindfulness-based treatmentsAnterior cingulate cortexCentral causal roleWealth of researchCognitive strategiesRegulation strategiesPrefrontal cortexCingulate cortexBrain regionsCravingPositron emission tomography studyCausal roleEmission tomography studiesDrug useAddictionCortexMagnetic resonance imagingResonance imagingAmygdala
2011
Mindful attention reduces neural and self-reported cue-induced craving in smokers
Westbrook C, Creswell JD, Tabibnia G, Julson E, Kober H, Tindle HA. Mindful attention reduces neural and self-reported cue-induced craving in smokers. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2011, 8: 73-84. PMID: 22114078, PMCID: PMC3541484, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsr076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMindful attentionCue-induced cravingSmoking cuesSmoking imagesPresent-moment experienceTreatment-seeking smokersPsychophysiological interaction analysisMindfulness-based interventionsSubgenual anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexNeural reactivityNeutral imagesBody of researchMoment experienceNeural markersAddictive disordersCingulate cortexFunctional connectivityNeural activityCuesMindfulnessCravingSmoking cessationAttention