2022
Neural correlates linking trauma and physical symptoms
Choi J, Martins J, Hwang S, Sinha R, Seo D. Neural correlates linking trauma and physical symptoms. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2022, 327: 111560. PMID: 36327865, PMCID: PMC9757618, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2022.111560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical symptomsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingTrauma patientsLateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexPhysical symptom frequencyPain-related disordersMagnetic resonance imagingNeural correlatesPhysical health symptomsChronic painHealthy controlsTrauma groupSymptom frequencyDorsal striatumGreater physical symptomsSensorimotor areasCurrent studyHippocampal responsesVentromedial prefrontal cortexHealth symptomsHippocampal functionResonance imagingSymptomsUnderlying neurological mechanisms
2016
Neural stress reactivity relates to smoking outcomes and differentiates between mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral treatments
Kober H, Brewer JA, Height KL, Sinha R. Neural stress reactivity relates to smoking outcomes and differentiates between mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral treatments. NeuroImage 2016, 151: 4-13. PMID: 27693614, PMCID: PMC5373945, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.09.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive-behavioral treatmentFunctional magnetic resonance imagingStress reactivityMindfulness-based treatmentsAmerican Lung Association's FreedomUnderstanding of stressPsychological mechanismsMindfulness trainingNegative affectConjunction analysisMid insulaCBT groupStress provocationSmoking outcomesBrain regionsCessation treatmentEfficacy of MTCurrent studyEntire sampleDrug useSmoking cessationImportant implicationsMagnetic resonance imagingMindfulnessInsula