2018
Problem Drinking, Alcohol Expectancy, and Thalamic Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Nondependent Adult Drinkers
Zhornitsky S, Ide J, Wang W, Chao H, Zhang S, Hu S, Krystal J, Li C. Problem Drinking, Alcohol Expectancy, and Thalamic Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Nondependent Adult Drinkers. Brain Connectivity 2018, 8: 487-502. PMID: 30198312, PMCID: PMC6207153, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2018.0633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestResting-state functional connectivityThalamic connectivityCaudate connectivityFrontal associationThalamic dysfunctionCaudate headProblem drinkingWhole-brain linear regressionAE scoreSubcortical structuresFunctional connectivityBilateral caudate headRight caudate headDisorders Identification TestSex differencesThalamic subdivisionsThalamic subregionsParietal associationAlcohol misuseThalamusWhite matter tractographyAUDIT scoresNondependent drinkersAlcohol expectanciesThalamic Cortical Error–Related Responses in Adult Social Drinkers: Sex Differences and Problem Alcohol Use
Ide JS, Zhornitsky S, Chao HH, Zhang S, Hu S, Wang W, Krystal JH, Li CR. Thalamic Cortical Error–Related Responses in Adult Social Drinkers: Sex Differences and Problem Alcohol Use. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2018, 3: 868-877. PMID: 29859929, PMCID: PMC6177312, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-brain linear regressionError-related activationSex differencesBilateral dorsal anterior cingulate cortexAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresSocial drinkersDorsal anterior cingulate cortexSubstance use disordersAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSuperior temporal cortexStatistical parametric mappingProblem alcohol useBilateral thalamusAlcohol drinkersAdult social drinkersStop-signal taskMale social drinkersTemporal cortexUse disordersCerebral activationIndependent sample t-testCingulate cortexSubcortical regions
2017
Sex differences in the interacting roles of impulsivity and positive alcohol expectancy in problem drinking: A structural brain imaging study
Ide JS, Zhornitsky S, Hu S, Zhang S, Krystal JH, Li CR. Sex differences in the interacting roles of impulsivity and positive alcohol expectancy in problem drinking: A structural brain imaging study. NeuroImage Clinical 2017, 14: 750-759. PMID: 28413777, PMCID: PMC5385596, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2017.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive alcohol expectanciesGray matter volumeAlcohol expectanciesAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestSocial drinkersNon-dependent social drinkersProblem drinkingRole of impulsivityBrain imaging studiesRight posterior insulaSex differencesStructural brain imagingStructural brain imaging studiesNeural basisDisorders Identification TestBarratt impulsivityPsychological factorsImpulsivityMediation analysisPosterior insulaDependent individualsRisk factorsAlcohol misuseLinear modelingGeneral linear modeling
2013
Neural Correlates of Impulsivity in Healthy Males and Females with Family Histories of Alcoholism
DeVito EE, Meda SA, Jiantonio R, Potenza MN, Krystal JH, Pearlson GD. Neural Correlates of Impulsivity in Healthy Males and Females with Family Histories of Alcoholism. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 38: 1854-1863. PMID: 23584260, PMCID: PMC3746701, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.92.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use measuresNeural correlatesFHP individualsImpulse controlHigher self-reported impulsivityGreater BOLD signalFHN groupSelf-reported impulsivityAlcohol useInferior frontal gyrusLeft anterior insulaUse measuresImpulsivity factorsAnterior insulaFrontal gyrusGreater activationImpulsivityAddictive disordersNeural systemsScanner measuresSuccessful inhibitionBOLD signalSex differencesBehavioral traitsAddiction
2010
Sex Differences in Striatal Dopamine Release in Young Adults After Oral Alcohol Challenge: A Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Study With [11C]Raclopride
Urban NB, Kegeles LS, Slifstein M, Xu X, Martinez D, Sakr E, Castillo F, Moadel T, O'Malley SS, Krystal JH, Abi-Dargham A. Sex Differences in Striatal Dopamine Release in Young Adults After Oral Alcohol Challenge: A Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Study With [11C]Raclopride. Biological Psychiatry 2010, 68: 689-696. PMID: 20678752, PMCID: PMC2949533, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopamine releaseStriatal subregionsAlcohol-induced dopamine releasePositron emission tomography scanAlcohol challengeStriatal dopamine releaseEmission tomography scanMaximum alcohol consumptionOral alcohol challengePositron emission tomographySex differencesAlcohol administrationYoung social drinkersTomography scanAbility of alcoholOral alcoholRewarding effectsMixed model analysisAlcohol consumptionAbuse liabilitySeparate daysSignificant negative correlationEmission tomographyVentral striatumSignificant positive correlationSex-related differences in amygdala activity influences immediate memory
Aikins DE, Anticevic A, Kiehl KA, Krystal JH. Sex-related differences in amygdala activity influences immediate memory. Neuroreport 2010, 21: 273-276. PMID: 20093991, DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0b013e328335b3f9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmygdalaEmotionsFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemory, Short-TermMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPattern Recognition, VisualPhotic StimulationPsychomotor PerformanceRecognition, PsychologyRegression AnalysisSex CharacteristicsSex FactorsConceptsAmygdala activationImmediate memoryUnpleasant picturesImmediate recognition memoryRecognition memory testRight amygdala activationLong-term memoryFunctional magnetic resonanceUnpleasant picture viewingEmotional picturesRecognition memoryMemory testAmygdala responsePicture viewingMemoryFalse positive error rateSex differencesSex-related differencesAmygdalaError ratePictureViewingLearningMagnetic resonanceDifferences