Li Yan McCurdy, PhD
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Smartphone Apps for Problem Gambling: a Review of Content and Quality
McCurdy L, Loya J, Hart-Derrick V, Young G, Kiluk B, Potenza M. Smartphone Apps for Problem Gambling: a Review of Content and Quality. Current Addiction Reports 2023, 10: 178-186. PMID: 38463534, PMCID: PMC10919356, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-023-00479-2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsA non-randomized pilot study protocol of a novel social support intervention for individuals in early recovery from hazardous alcohol use
McCurdy L, Kong G, Krishnan-Sarin S, Kiluk B, Potenza M. A non-randomized pilot study protocol of a novel social support intervention for individuals in early recovery from hazardous alcohol use. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0292293. PMID: 37796784, PMCID: PMC10553253, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecovery support servicesHazardous alcohol useSocial support interventionsAlcohol usePilot studyEarly recoverySupport interventionsPilot study protocolMixed methods pilot studyOnline social support interventionQuality of lifeSupport servicesSelf-reported changesPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesStudy protocolHazardous alcoholDopaminergic mechanism underlying reward-encoding of punishment omission during reversal learning in Drosophila
McCurdy LY, Sareen P, Davoudian PA, Nitabach MN. Dopaminergic mechanism underlying reward-encoding of punishment omission during reversal learning in Drosophila. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 1115. PMID: 33602917, PMCID: PMC7893153, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21388-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDopaminergic neuronsCholinergic neuronsNeural circuit mechanismsCholinergic relayDopaminergic mechanismsSynaptic excitationSynaptic reconstructionSynaptic inputsVivo functional imagingCircuit mechanismsNeuronsAversive memoryFunctional imagingOdor responsesAversive outcomesReduced activationSuch activationCircuit motifsActivationOutcomesElectric shock punishmentSensory cuesUnexpected omissionShock punishmentBehavioral analysis
2024
Structural brain changes associated with cocaine use and digital cognitive behavioral therapy in cocaine use disorder treatment
McCurdy L, DeVito E, Loya J, Nich C, Zhai Z, Kiluk B, Potenza M. Structural brain changes associated with cocaine use and digital cognitive behavioral therapy in cocaine use disorder treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence Reports 2024, 11: 100246. PMID: 38966567, PMCID: PMC11222934, DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2024.100246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCocaine use disorderCognitive behavioral therapyCocaine useBehavioral therapyBrain changesBrain structuresWhole-brain voxel-based morphometry analysisCocaine use disorder treatmentLevel of cocaine useWeeks of outpatient treatmentVoxel-based morphometry analysisDigital cognitive behavioral therapyT1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging scansRight caudate bodyAssociated with cocaine useMethadone-maintained individualsGray matter volumeStructural brain changesFunction of engagementCaudate bodyRight caudateCUD treatmentMatter volumeUse disorderBilateral cerebellumNeural correlates of altered emotional responsivity to infant stimuli in mothers who use substances
McCurdy L, Yip S, Worhunsky P, Zhai Z, Kim S, Strathearn L, Potenza M, Mayes L, Rutherford H. Neural correlates of altered emotional responsivity to infant stimuli in mothers who use substances. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 171: 126-133. PMID: 38277872, PMCID: PMC10922955, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponses to infant stimuliInfant stimuliMaternal behaviorAffective processesBrain regionsPsychological processesEmotional responsesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPotential neural targetsInfant emotional expressionsMaternal emotional responsivenessSubstance-use statusAssociated with difficultiesSocial-emotional developmentInfant social-emotional developmentMaternal substance useInfant facesCognitive processesImprove child outcomesEmotional expressionEmotional intensityNeural targetsSubstance useGroups of mothersChild outcomes
2013
Anatomical Coupling between Distinct Metacognitive Systems for Memory and Visual Perception
McCurdy L, Maniscalco B, Metcalfe J, Liu K, de Lange F, Lau H. Anatomical Coupling between Distinct Metacognitive Systems for Memory and Visual Perception. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 1897-1906. PMID: 23365229, PMCID: PMC4696871, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1890-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetacognitive efficiencyFrontal polar regionsGray matter volumeMetacognitive systemKinds of metacognitionMatter volumeDistinct brain structuresVoxel-based morphometry analysisMemory taskBehavioral correlationsMetacognitive mechanismsMetacognitive tasksModel comparison analysisMemory processingPrecuneus volumeVisual perceptionAnatomical couplingStructural covariationPsychophysical measuresPrecuneus regionsMetacognitionHuman brainBrain structuresMorphometry analysisTask