Featured Publications
Distinct neural networks predict cocaine versus cannabis treatment outcomes
Lichenstein S, Kohler R, Ye F, Potenza M, Kiluk B, Yip S. Distinct neural networks predict cocaine versus cannabis treatment outcomes. Molecular Psychiatry 2023, 28: 3365-3372. PMID: 37308679, PMCID: PMC10713861, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02120-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnectome-based predictive modelingCognitive behavior therapyCognitive behavioral therapySubstance use disordersCannabis abstinenceNeural mechanismsBehavior therapyDistinct neural networksComputer-based trainingCannabis use disorderFMRI scanningNeural predictorsStudy 1Study 2Treatment outcomesContingency managementPrior workComparison subjectsNetwork strengthUse disordersNovel treatment targetsAbstinenceIndependent samplesCocaine abstinenceTreatment responders
2024
A shared spatial topography links the functional connectome correlates of cocaine use disorder and dopamine D2/3 receptor densities
Ricard J, Labache L, Segal A, Dhamala E, Cocuzza C, Jones G, Yip S, Chopra S, Holmes A. A shared spatial topography links the functional connectome correlates of cocaine use disorder and dopamine D2/3 receptor densities. Communications Biology 2024, 7: 1178. PMID: 39300138, PMCID: PMC11413242, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06836-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine use disorderPatterns of functional connectivityUse disorderFunctional connectivityReceptor densityLarge-scale functional brain networksMaintenance of substance useDopamine D2/3 receptorsDopamine receptor densityCortico-striatal circuitsProfile of functional connectivitySubstance use disordersFunctional brain networksNeurotransmitter receptor densityD2/3 receptorsDopamine systemTransporter bindingSubcortical systemsBrain networksSubstance useCocaineSpatial topographyDisordersDopamineBiological mechanisms
2021
Identification and Validation of Distinct Latent Neurodevelopmental Profiles in the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study
Lichenstein SD, Roos C, Kohler R, Kiluk B, Carroll KM, Worhunsky PD, Witkiewitz K, Yip SW. Identification and Validation of Distinct Latent Neurodevelopmental Profiles in the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2021, 7: 352-361. PMID: 33706021, PMCID: PMC8426420, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2021.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent brainHigher emotion regulationCognitive Development StudyDevelopment of psychopathologyFunctional magnetic resonanceLow-reward groupLatent profile analysisEmotion regulationCognitive performanceDevelopmental subgroupsNeurodevelopmental profileSubgroup of individualsHigh rewardReward groupIdentified subgroupsNeurodevelopmental modelModerate groupNeurodevelopmental disordersPsychiatric riskMore screen timeCurrent studyDevelopmental profileNeural functionDevelopment studiesScreen time
2020
Is monetary reward processing altered in drug-naïve youth with a behavioral addiction? Findings from internet gaming disorder
Yao YW, Liu L, Worhunsky PD, Lichenstein S, Ma SS, Zhu L, Shi XH, Yang S, Zhang JT, Yip SW. Is monetary reward processing altered in drug-naïve youth with a behavioral addiction? Findings from internet gaming disorder. NeuroImage Clinical 2020, 26: 102202. PMID: 32045732, PMCID: PMC7013339, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonetary reward processingInternet gaming disorderReward processingBehavioral addictionsSubstance use disordersNeural responsesGaming disorderMonetary incentive delay taskCurrent fMRI studyDrug-naïve young adultsNon-drug rewardsAltered reward processingIncentive delay taskDrug-naïve youthUse disordersDelay taskProcessing alterationsCaudate activityFMRI studyDrugs of abuseTrait featuresNeural activityNeural featuresOutcome stageSubstance exposure
2019
Clinical validation of reduction in cocaine frequency level as an endpoint in clinical trials for cocaine use disorder
Roos CR, Nich C, Mun CJ, Babuscio TA, Mendonca J, Miguel AQC, DeVito EE, Yip SW, Witkiewitz K, Carroll KM, Kiluk BD. Clinical validation of reduction in cocaine frequency level as an endpoint in clinical trials for cocaine use disorder. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 205: 107648. PMID: 31677490, PMCID: PMC6910212, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDouble‐Blind Placebo‐Controlled Trial of Galantamine for Methadone‐Maintained Individuals With Cocaine Use Disorder: Secondary Analysis of Effects on Illicit Opioid Use
Carroll KM, DeVito EE, Yip SW, Nich C, Sofuoglu M. Double‐Blind Placebo‐Controlled Trial of Galantamine for Methadone‐Maintained Individuals With Cocaine Use Disorder: Secondary Analysis of Effects on Illicit Opioid Use. American Journal On Addictions 2019, 28: 238-245. PMID: 31165574, PMCID: PMC9078084, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone-maintained individualsOpioid useSecondary analysisMultiple drugsConcurrent cocaine dependenceTrial of galantaminePlacebo-controlled trialDouble-blind placeboIllicit opioid useRandomized clinical trialsCocaine use disorderGalantamine's effectFuture trialsClinical trialsUrine specimenUrine specimensUse disordersOpioidsCholinesterase inhibitorsMaintenance settingCocaine useCocaine dependencePlaceboConcurrent useGalantamineConnectome-Based Prediction of Cocaine Abstinence
Yip SW, Scheinost D, Potenza MN, Carroll KM. Connectome-Based Prediction of Cocaine Abstinence. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2019, 176: 156-164. PMID: 30606049, PMCID: PMC6481181, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17101147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBehavior TherapyBrainCholinesterase InhibitorsCocaine-Related DisordersCognitionConnectomeExecutive FunctionFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingGalantamineHumansIndividualityMachine LearningMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeural PathwaysOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPrognosisRewardTreatment OutcomeConceptsConnectome-based predictive modelingCocaine use disorderUse disordersBrain-based predictorsLarge-scale neural networksFunctional MRI dataCocaine abstinenceExecutive controlReward responsivenessIndividual differencesBaseline cocaine usePosttreatment assessmentConnectivity strengthHeterogeneous sampleAbstinenceIndependent samplesNovel interventionsCanonical networksSpecific behaviorsCocaine useSignificant correspondenceDisordersTreatment outcomesNetwork strengthMRI data
2018
Childhood trauma moderates inhibitory control and anterior cingulate cortex activation during stress
Zhai ZW, Yip SW, Lacadie CM, Sinha R, Mayes LC, Potenza MN. Childhood trauma moderates inhibitory control and anterior cingulate cortex activation during stress. NeuroImage 2018, 185: 111-118. PMID: 30342975, PMCID: PMC6392043, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.10.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexStroop errorsInhibitory controlChildhood traumaStress reactivityStroop colour-word task performanceStroop color-word taskAnterior cingulate cortex activationColor-word taskInhibitory control processesRostral cingulate zoneFunctional magnetic resonanceHigh childhood traumaNeural correlatesTask performanceBrain activationSubjective anxietyACC activationAffective responsesCortex activationAddictive behaviorsEarly traumaStress cuesNeurodevelopmental changesCingulate cortexAccounting for the uncounted: Physical and affective distress in individuals dropping out of oral naltrexone treatment for opioid use disorder
Carroll KM, Nich C, Frankforter TL, Yip SW, Kiluk BD, DeVito EE, Sofuoglu M. Accounting for the uncounted: Physical and affective distress in individuals dropping out of oral naltrexone treatment for opioid use disorder. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 192: 264-270. PMID: 30300800, PMCID: PMC6203294, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.08.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderOral naltrexoneUse disordersAffective symptomsVoucher-based contingency managementDysphoric symptomsAffective distressOral naltrexone treatmentMultiple baseline characteristicsBaseline characteristicsNaltrexone treatmentHigh riskNaltrexoneSomatic symptomsSymptomsContingency managementTreatmentHigh rateDistressSubstantial evidenceTrialsTheoretical benefitsDisordersAffective discomfortParticipants
2017
Is Neural Processing of Negative Stimuli Altered in Addiction Independent of Drug Effects? Findings From Drug-Naïve Youth with Internet Gaming Disorder
Yip SW, Gross JJ, Chawla M, Ma SS, Shi XH, Liu L, Yao YW, Zhu L, Worhunsky PD, Zhang J. Is Neural Processing of Negative Stimuli Altered in Addiction Independent of Drug Effects? Findings From Drug-Naïve Youth with Internet Gaming Disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 43: 1364-1372. PMID: 29154365, PMCID: PMC5916358, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2017.283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-naïve youthNeural processingEmotion regulationNegative affectGaming disorderGroup differencesEmotion regulation taskNegative affective cuesNegative affective stimuliLateral prefrontal cortexInternet gaming disorderAffective cuesAffective stimuliNegative stimuliFMRI scanningIndependent component analysisTask performanceMixed-effects ANOVASubstance use disordersNeural responsesRegulation taskAddictive behaviorsBehavioral addictionsPrefrontal cortexDrugs of abuseReward-related frontostriatal activity and smoking behavior among adolescents in treatment for smoking cessation
Garrison KA, Yip SW, Balodis IM, Carroll KM, Potenza MN, Krishnan-Sarin S. Reward-related frontostriatal activity and smoking behavior among adolescents in treatment for smoking cessation. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 177: 268-276. PMID: 28651213, PMCID: PMC5564393, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.03.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent smokersReward anticipationNeural responsesMonetary incentive delay taskBehavioral Activation ScaleIncentive delay taskNeural reward systemVentral striatal activationCessation treatmentMedial prefrontal cortexBilateral nucleus accumbensNeural correlatesSmoking cessation treatmentActivation ScalesBehavioral inhibitionFrontostriatal responseDelay taskFrontostriatal activityAdolescent nonsmokersStriatal activationPrefrontal cortexEffective smoking cessation interventionsReward systemSmoking cessation interventionTobacco use disorderWhite-matter crossing-fiber microstructure in adolescents prenatally exposed to cocaine
Morie KP, Yip SW, Zhai ZW, Xu J, Hamilton KR, Sinha R, Mayes LC, Potenza MN. White-matter crossing-fiber microstructure in adolescents prenatally exposed to cocaine. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 174: 23-29. PMID: 28292689, PMCID: PMC5555052, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal cocaine exposureSuperior longitudinal fasciculusPCE adolescentsCrossing-fiber modelsGroup differencesWhole-brain investigationNon-exposed youthWhole-brain analysisSignificant group differencesAltered white matter developmentLeft superior longitudinal fasciculusRisk-taking behaviorNeurobiological underpinningsWhite matter developmentWhite matter microstructureSubstance useWhite matter differencesWhite matter regionsAdolescentsDiffusion-weighted imaging dataCocaine exposureLongitudinal cohortBilateral cingulumCorpus callosumROI analysisGray‐matter relationships to diagnostic and transdiagnostic features of drug and behavioral addictions
Yip SW, Worhunsky PD, Xu J, Morie KP, Constable RT, Malison RT, Carroll KM, Potenza MN. Gray‐matter relationships to diagnostic and transdiagnostic features of drug and behavioral addictions. Addiction Biology 2017, 23: 394-402. PMID: 28150390, PMCID: PMC5538947, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12492.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Intra-individual changes in Stroop-related activations linked to cigarette abstinence in adolescent tobacco smokers: Preliminary findings
Yip SW, Balodis IM, Carroll KM, Krishnan-Sarin S, Potenza MN. Intra-individual changes in Stroop-related activations linked to cigarette abstinence in adolescent tobacco smokers: Preliminary findings. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2016, 167: 182-189. PMID: 27567966, PMCID: PMC5082713, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.08.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCognitive control taskStroop task performanceAdolescent tobacco smokersMore effective treatment interventionsCessation treatmentIntra-individual changesEffective treatment interventionsSuccessful behavioral changeIndividual-level changeGroup-level changesCognitive efficiencyBrain mechanismsFMRI scanningTask performanceNeural mechanismsNeural responsesNeural activityFMRI dataControl taskStroopTreatment interventionsMain effectCigarette abstinenceOptimal treatment responseAnticipatory reward processing among cocaine-dependent individuals with and without concurrent methadone-maintenance treatment: Relationship to treatment response
Yip SW, DeVito EE, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, Carroll KM, Potenza MN. Anticipatory reward processing among cocaine-dependent individuals with and without concurrent methadone-maintenance treatment: Relationship to treatment response. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2016, 166: 134-142. PMID: 27430401, PMCID: PMC5082418, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentCocaine-dependent individualsBOLD responseCocaine dependenceSignificant public health problemMethadone-maintained individualsMethadone-maintained populationsMethadone-maintained patientsElevated relapse ratesPublic health problemCocaine-negative urinesCocaine-dependent patientsAnticipatory reward processingPosterior cingulate cortexLoss processingDuration of abstinenceDorsolateral prefrontal cortexCD patientsRelapse rateWhole-brain ANOVAInferior frontal gyrusTreatment outcomesRight caudateHealthy comparison participantsPatients
2015
Prenatal cocaine exposure, illicit-substance use and stress and craving processes during adolescence
Yip SW, Lacadie CM, Sinha R, Mayes LC, Potenza MN. Prenatal cocaine exposure, illicit-substance use and stress and craving processes during adolescence. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 158: 76-85. PMID: 26627911, PMCID: PMC4698087, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal cocaine exposureIllicit substance useNeural responsesCocaine exposureFunctional neural responsesFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataDifferent neural substratesOngoing longitudinal studyThree-way interactionCortical brain regionsCue conditionImagery scriptsPCE statusAdolescent developmentStress processingNeural substratesIllicit substance usersPrefrontal cortexRight insulaMagnetic resonance imaging dataNeural activityUtero cocaine exposureSubjective ratingsCortical activityOpposite pattern
2014
Hypoactivation of the Ventral and Dorsal Striatum During Reward and Loss Anticipation in Antipsychotic and Mood Stabilizer-Naive Bipolar Disorder
Yip SW, Worhunsky PD, Rogers RD, Goodwin GM. Hypoactivation of the Ventral and Dorsal Striatum During Reward and Loss Anticipation in Antipsychotic and Mood Stabilizer-Naive Bipolar Disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology 2014, 40: 658-666. PMID: 25139065, PMCID: PMC4289954, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2014.215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal striatumUnmedicated individualsLoss anticipationPotential ameliorative effectsAddiction-related disordersBipolar disorder IReward processingMonetary incentive delay taskSmall volume correctionFunctional magnetic resonanceIncentive delay taskAntipsychotic medicationVentral striatal activityHealthy comparison individualsPutamen volumeBipolar disorderBD-IIAmeliorative effectMedicated individualsStriatal activityDisorder IStriatumGroup comparisonsNeural activationReward anticipationPrenatal Cocaine Exposure and Adolescent Neural Responses to Appetitive and Stressful Stimuli
Yip SW, Potenza EB, Balodis IM, Lacadie CM, Sinha R, Mayes LC, Potenza MN. Prenatal Cocaine Exposure and Adolescent Neural Responses to Appetitive and Stressful Stimuli. Neuropsychopharmacology 2014, 39: 2824-2834. PMID: 24903650, PMCID: PMC4200493, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2014.133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal cocaine exposureFavorite-food cuesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPCE adolescentsPrefrontal cortexVentral striatumNeural responsesBrain regionsAdolescents' neural responsesSubjective food cravingsDorsolateral PFC activationSubjective anxiety ratingsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexCocaine exposureSubcortical brain regionsDevelopment of addictionPFC activationEmotional regulationHuman adolescentsSubstance use disordersAppetitive processingMotivational controlAddiction vulnerabilityHippocampus activityFood cravingsPretreatment measures of brain structure and reward-processing brain function in cannabis dependence: An exploratory study of relationships with abstinence during behavioral treatment 1
Yip SW, DeVito EE, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, Carroll KM, Potenza MN. Pretreatment measures of brain structure and reward-processing brain function in cannabis dependence: An exploratory study of relationships with abstinence during behavioral treatment 1. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2014, 140: 33-41. PMID: 24793365, PMCID: PMC4057888, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.03.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCannabis-dependent participantsMagnetic resonance imagingCannabis dependenceHC participantsTreatment responseConsecutive abstinenceHealthy comparison menBilateral putamen volumesCannabis-dependent individualsSuccessful treatment outcomeEfficacy of therapeuticsDays of abstinenceVentral striatal activationClinical trialsStriatal functionTreatment outcomesMRI scanningComparison menPutamen volumeResonance imagingBehavioral treatmentBiological markersBrain functionBrain structuresAbstinence
2013
Cortical glutathione levels in young people with bipolar disorder: a pilot study using magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Godlewska BR, Yip SW, Near J, Goodwin GM, Cowen PJ. Cortical glutathione levels in young people with bipolar disorder: a pilot study using magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Psychopharmacology 2013, 231: 327-332. PMID: 23955702, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3244-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBipolar disorderGSH levelsOccipital cortexHealthy age-matched controlsPilot studyDSM-IV bipolar disorderPost-mortem brain tissueConclusionsThis pilot studyAge-matched controlsProton magnetic resonance spectroscopyTime of studyMagnetic resonance spectroscopyCortical GSHIll patientsCortical metabolitesΓ-aminobutyric acidCellular free radicalsMood disturbanceUseful biomarkerBipolar pathophysiologyPatientsTrait biomarkerBrain tissueGlutathione levelsObjectivesThe objective