2024
Stimulating the posterior parietal cortex reduces self-reported risk-taking propensity in people with tobacco use disorder
LoFaro F, Jordan T, Apostol M, Steele V, Konova A, Petersen N. Stimulating the posterior parietal cortex reduces self-reported risk-taking propensity in people with tobacco use disorder. Addiction Neuroscience 2024, 12: 100160. PMID: 39329155, PMCID: PMC11426420, DOI: 10.1016/j.addicn.2024.100160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior parietal cortexTobacco use disorderRisk-taking propensityUse disorderWithin-session changesRisk behaviorsParietal cortexSingle-sessionRisk-takingBenefits of risk-takingDisordersVisual cortexCortexComprehensive measureSample participantsNeuromodulation protocolsDlPFCPerceptionBehaviorTobaccoParticipantsPropensityTherapeutic indicationsIndividualsFindings
2022
Characterizing Impulsivity in Individuals with Heroin Use Disorder
Kang T, Zhang Y, Zhao J, Li X, Jiang H, Niu X, Xie R, Ding X, Steele V, Yuan T. Characterizing Impulsivity in Individuals with Heroin Use Disorder. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2022, 22: 1530-1545. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-022-00941-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeroin use disorderHealthy controlsUse disordersClinical severityMale healthy controlsSubstance use disordersDaily dosageRehabilitation hospitalFormer groupBIS-11 scoresMale participantsDisordersMale individualsSeverityParticipantsImpulsivityScoresTotal net scoreCognitive impulsivityGroupHospitalIGTIndividuals
2013
Brain Potentials Measured During a Go/NoGo Task Predict Completion of Substance Abuse Treatment
Steele VR, Fink BC, Maurer JM, Arbabshirani MR, Wilber CH, Jaffe AJ, Sidz A, Pearlson GD, Calhoun VD, Clark VP, Kiehl KA. Brain Potentials Measured During a Go/NoGo Task Predict Completion of Substance Abuse Treatment. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 76: 75-83. PMID: 24238783, PMCID: PMC3984370, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.09.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-related potentialsSubstance abuse treatmentAbuse treatmentResponse-locked event-related potentialsResponse-locked error-related negativityGo/NoGo taskERN/NeError-related negativityResponse inhibition taskDrug abuse relapseSubstance abuse treatment programsNeural measuresError positivityInhibition taskNoGo taskSmaller P2Sensory gatingSubstance abuseSubstance dependenceTreatment programLarge PeIncarcerated individualsParticipantsTaskTreatment completion
2012
Separable processes before, during, and after the N400 elicited by previously inferred and new information: Evidence from time–frequency decompositions
Steele VR, Bernat EM, van den Broek P, Collins PF, Patrick CJ, Marsolek CJ. Separable processes before, during, and after the N400 elicited by previously inferred and new information: Evidence from time–frequency decompositions. Brain Research 2012, 1492: 92-107. PMID: 23165117, PMCID: PMC3534777, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-related potentialsNeural correlatesN400 event-related potentialLexical decisionInference generationUnrelated wordsSuccessful comprehensionCoherence inferencesText comprehensionAttenuated N400N400Separable processesUnique contributionTime-frequency decompositionWordsPrevious findingsComprehensionInferred informationShort textsCorrelatesTime-frequency analysisTextParticipantsNew informationReading