2019
Weaker Memory Performance Exacerbates Stress-Induced Cannabis Craving in Youths’ Daily Lives
Miranda R, Wemm SE, Padovano H, Carpenter RW, Emery NN, Gray JC, Mereish EH. Weaker Memory Performance Exacerbates Stress-Induced Cannabis Craving in Youths’ Daily Lives. Clinical Psychological Science 2019, 7: 1094-1108. PMID: 31737439, PMCID: PMC6857838, DOI: 10.1177/2167702619841976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCue exposureWeaker memory performanceDrug cue responseEcological momentary assessmentMemory performanceAddiction positCue responsesStressful momentsHigher cravingMomentary assessmentMomentary stressSubstance misuseWMYouthControl capacityReal-world settingDrug useCravingCuesMemoryAdolescentsPositStimuliCannabisAssociation
2018
Appetitive startle modulation in the human laboratory predicts Cannabis craving in the natural environment
Mereish EH, Padovano HT, Wemm S, Miranda R. Appetitive startle modulation in the human laboratory predicts Cannabis craving in the natural environment. Psychopharmacology 2018, 235: 1933-1943. PMID: 29623354, PMCID: PMC6015780, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-018-4890-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCue-elicited cravingStartle reactivityEcological momentary assessment protocolHuman laboratoryCannabis-related stimuliCannabis-related cuesFrequent cannabis usersCross-level interactionsCannabis cuesResultsMultilevel modelsDrug cuesMotivational processesResponse patternsMotivational systemsPicture cuesPleasant stimuliStartle modulationCannabis usersCannabis useCuesStartle magnitudeCravingReal-world environmentsAge 16Startle reflex