2025
Betting on Change: An Analysis of Cognitive Motivational Behavior Therapy Versus Referral to Gamblers Anonymous for Gambling Disorder
Wulfert E, Wemm S, Broussard J. Betting on Change: An Analysis of Cognitive Motivational Behavior Therapy Versus Referral to Gamblers Anonymous for Gambling Disorder. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2025, 39: 375-388. PMID: 40111861, PMCID: PMC12140906, DOI: 10.1037/adb0001063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGambling disorderGamblers AnonymousSeverity of problem gamblingSecondary moderation analysisBehavioral therapyModeration analysisLess moneyEfficacy literatureGambling problemsAnchor participantsProblem gamblingGamblingPeriod relative to baselineLow readinessDisordersTreatment sessionsSessionsParticipantsAmount of moneyIncrease adherenceIndividualsCognitionReadinessSymptomsTreatmentUrges now, interests later: On the factors and dynamics of epistemic curiosity
Dan O, Leshkowitz M, Livnat O, Hassin R. Urges now, interests later: On the factors and dynamics of epistemic curiosity. Cognition 2025, 259: 106107. PMID: 40058130, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2025.106107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpistemic curiosityTwo-factor modelConsistent with predictionsMotivational determinantsPsychological frameworkTwo-factorPsychological factorsUrgeHigh-urgencyPresent-biasSocietal perspectiveImmediate engagementEconomic implicationsInformational attractivenessTemporal dynamicsBehavioral nudgesDaily lifeEngineering of informationEpistemic choicesCuriosityConsumption of informationAttentionParticipantsPeopleChoiceNeural, Motivational, and Psychological Measures of Pain Avoidance Predict Future Alcohol Use in Adult Drinkers
Le T, Hughes F, Oba T, Li C. Neural, Motivational, and Psychological Measures of Pain Avoidance Predict Future Alcohol Use in Adult Drinkers. Addiction Biology 2025, 30: e70020. PMID: 39952897, PMCID: PMC11828665, DOI: 10.1111/adb.70020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal anterior cingulate cortexDrinking motivesAlcohol usePsychological measuresPercentage of heavy drinking daysRisk of alcohol use disorderAlcohol use severityAnterior cingulate cortexHeavy drinking daysAlcohol use disorderPain-related psychological measuresParticipants' alcohol usePromote alcohol usePainful electric shocksLevels of drinkingPain sensitivityAlcohol cravingDrinking severityGo/NoGo taskCingulate cortexNeural correlatesDrinking daysUse disorderAdult drinkersOvert actionsMotives for pornography use and women's sexual wellbeing: Insights from a 42-country study
Gewirtz-Meydan A, Feder H, Nagy L, Koós M, Kraus S, Demetrovics Z, Potenza M, Ballester-Arnal R, Batthyány D, Bergeron S, Billieux J, Briken P, Burkauskas J, Cárdenas-López G, Carvalho J, Castro-Calvo J, Chen L, Ciocca G, Corazza O, Csako R, Fernandez D, Fernandez E, Fujiwara H, Fuss J, Gabrhelík R, Gjoneska B, Gola M, Grubbs J, Hashim H, Islam S, Ismail M, Jiménez-Martínez M, Jurin T, Kalina O, Klein V, Költő A, Lee C, Lee S, Lewczuk K, Lin C, Lochner C, López-Alvarado S, Lukavská K, Mayta-Tristán P, Miller D, Orosová O, Orosz G, team S, Ponce F, Quintana G, Garzola G, Ramos-Diaz J, Rigaud K, Rousseau A, De Tubino Scanavino M, Schulmeyer M, Sharan P, Shibata M, Shoib, Sigre-Leirós V, Sniewski L, Spasovski O, Steibliene V, Stein D, Strizek J, Štulhofer A, Ünsal B, Vaillancourt-Morel M, Van Hout M, Bőthe B. Motives for pornography use and women's sexual wellbeing: Insights from a 42-country study. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2025, 14: 114-130. PMID: 39945771, PMCID: PMC11974412, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2024.00040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPornography useSexual wellbeingWomen's motivationsSexual desireLack of sexual satisfactionSexual satisfactionSexual function problemsSelf-report survey designGrowing body of researchPornography use motivationsWomen's sexual wellbeingBody of researchPornographyHigher sexual desireSexual curiosityWellbeingMeasures of sexual functionMultifaceted natureParticipant ageWomenGrowing bodySurvey designLongitudinal designDesireParticipantsContextual cues facilitate dynamic value encoding in the mesolimbic dopamine system
Fraser K, Collins V, Wolff A, Ottenheimer D, Bornhoft K, Pat F, Chen B, Janak P, Saunders B. Contextual cues facilitate dynamic value encoding in the mesolimbic dopamine system. Current Biology 2025, 35: 746-760.e5. PMID: 39855205, PMCID: PMC11859769, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.12.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesolimbic dopamine systemConditioned stimulusDopamine systemNucleus accumbensDopamine functionDopamine releaseOccasion setterDopamine neuronsActivity of ventral tegmental area dopamine neuronsVentral tegmental area dopamine neuronsTheory of dopamine functionNon-overlapping presentationSucrose deliverySucrose rewardContextual cuesBehavioral outputAdaptive behaviorDynamic environmental contextBehavioral responsesFemale ratsAccumbensStimuliSeeking behaviorDopamineMotor control
2024
The Perceived Impact of Global Surgery Engagement on Career Advancement among US Medical Students
Serrato P, Solaiman R, Vohra H, Hu K, Jain A, Alamdeen Y, Fagla B, Peck C, Hill S, Wariso B, Rehman S, Subhedar S, Kersh L, Anderson C, Clune J, Alliance G. The Perceived Impact of Global Surgery Engagement on Career Advancement among US Medical Students. Journal Of Surgical Education 2024, 82: 103404. PMID: 39740592, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.103404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with increased oddsGlobal surgeryResidency applicantsMultivariate logistic regression modelGlobal surgery programsAcademic global surgeryLogistic regression modelsUS medical studentsMultivariate analysisSurgeryMedical studentsSurgery interest groupSurgery programsSurgery trainingPerceived impactCross-sectional survey studyMedical school curriculumSurgeonsMedical institutionsMedical students' perceptionsSurgery participantsHealth equityOddsCareer advancementMedical schoolsSocial support in obsessive-compulsive disorder: The relationships between social support and readiness to change.
King K, Zaboski B. Social support in obsessive-compulsive disorder: The relationships between social support and readiness to change. Bulletin Of The Menninger Clinic 2024, 88: 320-335. PMID: 39719023, DOI: 10.1521/bumc.2024.88.4.320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeural correlates of proactive avoidance deficits and alcohol use motives in problem drinking
Le T, Oba T, Couch L, McInerney L, Li C. Neural correlates of proactive avoidance deficits and alcohol use motives in problem drinking. Translational Psychiatry 2024, 14: 336. PMID: 39168986, PMCID: PMC11339324, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-03039-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAvoidance deficitNegative emotionsDrinking motivesAlcohol useNeural correlatesProblem drinkingRight anterior insula activityAssociated with greater alcohol useAnterior insula activityAlcohol use motivesGreater alcohol useProblem drinking groupInfluence alcohol usePhysical painInsula activationDrinking severityGo/NoGo taskNeural underpinningsPutamen responseSocial drinkersBehavioral measuresAvoidance performanceBehavioral resultsFunctional connectivityDrinking behaviorHow Should the Use of Opioids Be Regulated to Motivate Better Clinical Practice?
Edens E, Garcia Vassallo G, Heimer R. How Should the Use of Opioids Be Regulated to Motivate Better Clinical Practice? The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2024, 26: e551-561. PMID: 38958424, DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreat opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderPrescribed long-term opioid therapyLong-term opioid therapyOpioid prescribing policiesOpioid therapyPrescribed opioidsOpioid prescribingUse disorderOpioidClinical practicePainPrescribing policiesDiagnostic categoriesClinical frameworkPrescribingPolitical reasonsTherapyQualitative description of interpersonal HIV stigma and motivations for HIV testing among gays, bisexuals, and men who have sex with men in Ghana’s slums—BSGH-005
Abu-Ba’are G, Shamrock O, Zigah E, Ogunbajo A, Dakpui H, Agbemedu G, Boyd D, Ezechi O, Nelson L, Torpey K. Qualitative description of interpersonal HIV stigma and motivations for HIV testing among gays, bisexuals, and men who have sex with men in Ghana’s slums—BSGH-005. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0289905. PMID: 38837972, PMCID: PMC11152275, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingHIV stigmaHIV testing servicesLevel of stigmaFace-to-face interviewsHIV education interventionsHIV knowledge levelsSummative content analysisGBMSM livingEducational interventionHIV preventionHealthcare servicesHIV prevalenceCommunity partnersHIV responseTesting servicesHIV statusHIV vulnerabilityGBMSMSexual healthStigmaKnowledge levelContent analysisHIVSlumsSurrogate endpoints in clinical trials of p16-positive squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx: an individual patient data meta-analysis
Gharzai L, Morris E, Suresh K, Nguyen-Tân P, Rosenthal D, Gillison M, Harari P, Garden A, Koyfman S, Caudell J, Jones C, Mitchell D, Krempl G, Ridge J, Gensheimer M, Bonner J, Filion E, Dunlap N, Stokes W, Le Q, Torres-Saavedra P, Mierzwa M, Schipper M. Surrogate endpoints in clinical trials of p16-positive squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx: an individual patient data meta-analysis. The Lancet Oncology 2024, 25: 366-375. PMID: 38423050, PMCID: PMC10962533, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(24)00016-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocoregional progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalIntermediate clinical endpointsMetastasis-free survivalOverall survivalClinical endpointsOropharyngeal cancerComposite endpointIncidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancersP16-positive squamous cell carcinomaHuman papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancersP16-positive oropharyngeal cancerCancer treated with chemotherapyIndividual patient data meta-analysisMedian follow-upPatient data meta-analysisSquamous-cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaPatient levelClinical trial endpointsTreatment effectsData meta-analysisLocoregional progressionNational Cancer InstituteDistant metastasisDevelopment and initial testing of mindful journey: a digital mindfulness-based intervention for promoting recovery from Substance use disorder
Roos C, Kiluk B, Carroll K, Bricker J, Mun C, Sala M, Kirouac M, Stein E, John M, Palmer R, DeBenedictis A, Frisbie J, Haeny A, Barry D, Fucito L, Bowen S, Witkiewitz K, Kober H. Development and initial testing of mindful journey: a digital mindfulness-based intervention for promoting recovery from Substance use disorder. Annals Of Medicine 2024, 56: 2315228. PMID: 38382111, PMCID: PMC10883107, DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2315228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareHumansMindfulnessMobile ApplicationsMotivationSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsSubstance use disordersMindfulness-based interventionsPhone coachingQualitative feedbackPromote recoveryEvidence of feasibilityUse disorderPhase 2Promote long-term recoveryApp featuresUnmet needsAdjunctive interventionTen adultsSmartphone appLong-term recoveryInterventionTherapy videosMindfulness practiceParticipantsOutpatient treatmentMind toolPhase 1CoachingAcceptance dimensionQuantitative ratingsSupport vector machine prediction of individual Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) scores based on neural responses during live eye-to-eye contact
Zhang X, Noah J, Singh R, McPartland J, Hirsch J. Support vector machine prediction of individual Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) scores based on neural responses during live eye-to-eye contact. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 3232. PMID: 38332184, PMCID: PMC10853508, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53942-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism Diagnostic Observation ScheduleAutism spectrum disorderAutism Diagnostic Observation Schedule scoresEye-to-eye contactSocial difficultiesNeural processesNeural responsesObservation ScheduleSymptoms of autism spectrum disorderBehavioural symptoms of autism spectrum disorderNeural activity patternsLive interaction paradigmTD groupSupport vector machineNeural mechanismsSymptom severityADOS scoresBehavioral symptomsSpectrum disorderASD diagnosisNeural dataActivity patternsAutismClassification methodMultivariate classification methodsInvited Perspective: New Motivations and Future Directions for Investigating Environmental Risk Factors for Breast Cancer
Jones R, White A. Invited Perspective: New Motivations and Future Directions for Investigating Environmental Risk Factors for Breast Cancer. Environmental Health Perspectives 2024, 132: 011301. PMID: 38197649, PMCID: PMC10777818, DOI: 10.1289/ehp13777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReadiness to implement contingency management to promote PrEP initiation and adherence among people who inject drugs: results from a multi-site implementation survey
Pickering E, Viera A, Sung M, Davidson D, Bailey G, Buchelli M, Jenkins M, Kolakowski J, Maier L, Edelman E, Rash C. Readiness to implement contingency management to promote PrEP initiation and adherence among people who inject drugs: results from a multi-site implementation survey. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2024, 19: 97. PMID: 39710733, PMCID: PMC11665208, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-024-00503-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPromote HIV preventionCommunity-based organizationsHIV preventionHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisPrEP-related carePromote PrEP initiationHIV prevention activitiesIncentive-based interventionsTargeted HIV preventionReadiness of staffSelf-rated knowledgePre-exposure prophylaxisSurvey of staffFive-point Likert scalePrEP managementPrEP awarenessHIV testingPrEP uptakePrEP initiationTraining-relatedValues of individual itemsOutreach servicesMedication adherenceBeliefs QuestionnaireImplementation barriers
2023
Orbitofrontal intronic circular RNA from Nrxn3 mediates reward learning and motivation for reward
Dabrowski K, Floris G, Gillespie A, Daws S. Orbitofrontal intronic circular RNA from Nrxn3 mediates reward learning and motivation for reward. Progress In Neurobiology 2023, 232: 102546. PMID: 38036039, PMCID: PMC10843848, DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2023.102546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSucrose self-administrationOrbitofrontal cortexSelf-administrationReward behaviorBrain reward circuitryReward-seeking behaviorRegulating reward behaviorReward circuitryReward learningAppetitive rewardRewardSeeking behaviorRegulation of gene expressionMemoryNeurexin 3NRXN3Splicing factor SAM68MotivationRNA sequencingTranscriptome profilingLearningKnock-downCortexGene expressionBehaviorPrecipitous changes in nomenclature and definitions—NAFLD becomes SLD: Implications for and expectations of AASLD journals
Malhi H, Brown R, Lim J, Reau N, Tapper E, Wong C, Gores G. Precipitous changes in nomenclature and definitions—NAFLD becomes SLD: Implications for and expectations of AASLD journals. Hepatology Communications 2023, 7: e0318. PMID: 37941420, PMCID: PMC10635597, DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrecipitous changes in nomenclature and definitions—NAFLD becomes SLD: Implications for and expectations of AASLD journals
Malhi H, Brown R, Lim J, Reau N, Tapper E, Wong C, Gores G. Precipitous changes in nomenclature and definitions—NAFLD becomes SLD: Implications for and expectations of AASLD journals. Hepatology 2023, 78: 1680-1681. PMID: 37941421, DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMotivations and demographic differences in pregnant individuals in the decision to participate in research
Scott T, Mercedes C, Lin H, Katz D. Motivations and demographic differences in pregnant individuals in the decision to participate in research. Journal Canadien D'anesthésie 2023, 71: 87-94. PMID: 37919628, DOI: 10.1007/s12630-023-02635-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant individualsDemographic associationsResultsThe survey response rateSelf-reported demographicsSurvey response ratePredictive of participationNon-HispanicPatients' reasonsVaginal deliverySurvey-based studyResearch studiesInfluence participationScreening failureSurvey responsesParticipantsActive participationDemographic differencesBachelor's degreeNon-blacksResponse ratePreservative-free morphineConclusionsThese findingsSurveyClinical difficultiesIndividualsThe Intricate Interaction Between Expectations and Therapeutic Outcomes of Psychedelic Agents
Colloca L, Nikayin S, Sanacora G. The Intricate Interaction Between Expectations and Therapeutic Outcomes of Psychedelic Agents. JAMA Psychiatry 2023, 80: 867-868. PMID: 37405764, PMCID: PMC10868530, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.1412.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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