2024
Sex differences in binge drinking-related higher morning cortisol levels and in prospective association with future alcohol intake
McGowan C, Krah M, Fogelman N, Seo D, Sinha R. Sex differences in binge drinking-related higher morning cortisol levels and in prospective association with future alcohol intake. Alcohol And Alcoholism 2024, 59: agae047. PMID: 39053499, DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agae047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMorning cortisol levelsCortisol levelsHigher morning cortisol levelsHypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axisSex differencesReports of alcohol consumptionProblematic drinking behaviorAlcohol consumptionAverage cortisol levelsBasal cortisol levelsAlcohol intakeHeavy alcohol useChronic alcohol consumptionHPA axisDrinking behaviorNeuroimaging scansPeripheral cortisolAlcohol useStress systemBinge drinkingMorning cortisolStress hormonesMorning plasma cortisolBingeNon-significant relationshipNeural Correlates of Stress and Alcohol Cue-Induced Alcohol Craving and of Future Heavy Drinking: Evidence of Sex Differences
Radoman M, Fogelman N, Lacadie C, Seo D, Sinha R. Neural Correlates of Stress and Alcohol Cue-Induced Alcohol Craving and of Future Heavy Drinking: Evidence of Sex Differences. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 181: 412-422. PMID: 38706332, PMCID: PMC11117176, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderPercentage of heavy drinking daysNeural correlates of stressCue-induced cravingHeavy drinking daysAlcohol cravingSex differencesCorrelates of stressDrinking daysAlcohol cue-induced cravingCue-induced alcohol cravingBed nucleus of the stria terminalisSubgenual anterior cingulate cortexAssessment of alcohol cravingHeavy drinkingAlcohol cue reactivityAssociated with poor treatment outcomesCue-induced responsesNeutral cue exposureAssociated with hypoactivationTreatment-seeking adultsHeavy drinking outcomesEvidence of sex differencesVoxel-based regression analysisAnterior cingulate cortex
2021
This is Your Brain in Meltdown
Arnsten A, Mazure CM, Sinha R. This is Your Brain in Meltdown. Scientific American 2021, 306: 48-53. PMID: 22486116, PMCID: PMC4774859, DOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican0412-48.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
Drinking variables, affective measures and neuropsychological performance: Familial alcoholism and gender correlates
Sinha R, Parsons O, Glenn S. Drinking variables, affective measures and neuropsychological performance: Familial alcoholism and gender correlates. Alcohol 1989, 6: 77-85. PMID: 2719819, DOI: 10.1016/0741-8329(89)90077-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrinking variablesNeuropsychological performance scoresFamily history-negative (FH-) alcoholicsNeuropsychological test performanceAlcohol intake measuresCognitive functioningNeuropsychological measuresAlcohol consumption variablesAffective measuresFemale alcoholicsNeuropsychological performanceTest performanceDepression Inventory scoresAffective symptomatologyAnxiety scoresBeck Depression Inventory scoresImpairment IndexFamilial alcoholismInventory scoresPerformance scoresIntake measuresMeasuresSignificant relationshipGender correlatesAlcohol consumption
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