Differential brain response to alcohol cue distractors across stages of alcohol dependence
Fryer SL, Jorgensen KW, Yetter EJ, Daurignac EC, Watson TD, Shanbhag H, Krystal JH, Mathalon DH. Differential brain response to alcohol cue distractors across stages of alcohol dependence. Biological Psychology 2012, 92: 282-291. PMID: 23131612, PMCID: PMC3947923, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexAlcohol cuesBrain responsesLong-term abstainersAlcohol dependenceDorsal anterior cingulate cortexRecruitment of attentionVentral anterior cingulate cortexCognitive control regionsAlcohol-related cuesCue-reactivity studiesCue-related activationsNon-alcohol cuesAttention-demanding taskDifferential brain responsesTarget detection taskInferior parietal lobuleMedial prefrontal cortexAlcohol-dependent individualsCue exposureAltered attentionDistractor effectNeural responsesParietal lobulePrefrontal cortex