2015
Brain Activity During Cocaine Craving and Gambling Urges: An fMRI Study
Kober H, Lacadie CM, Wexler BE, Malison RT, Sinha R, Potenza MN. Brain Activity During Cocaine Craving and Gambling Urges: An fMRI Study. Neuropsychopharmacology 2015, 41: 628-637. PMID: 26119472, PMCID: PMC5130138, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2015.193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCD participantsCocaine dependenceCocaine cravingPG participantsPathological gamblingGender-specific therapiesBrain activityMagnetic resonance imagingNeural correlatesSelf-reported cravingInsula/Ventromedial prefrontal cortexNeurobiological similaritiesResonance imagingGambling urgesDrug cravingPrefrontal cortexDorsal mPFCControl participantsCravingFMRI studyMPFC regionFuture studiesParticipants
2014
Neural activation abnormalities during self-referential processing in schizophrenia: An fMRI study
Liu J, Corbera S, Wexler BE. Neural activation abnormalities during self-referential processing in schizophrenia: An fMRI study. Psychiatry Research 2014, 222: 165-171. PMID: 24795158, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2014.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivation abnormalitiesHealthy controlsCortical midline structuresMidline structuresBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signalLevel-dependent signalFunctional magnetic resonanceGeneral neuropathologySchizophrenia altersTemporal gyrusPatientsAbnormalitiesSchizophreniaActivation paradigmGreater signal increaseGroup differencesFMRI studyPosterior regionSelf-referential processingMothersMagnetic resonanceDependent signalsNeuropathologyControlGyrus
1997
An fMRI study of the human cortical motor system response to increasing functional demands
Wexler B, Fulbright R, Lacadie C, Skudlarski P, Kelz M, Constable R, Gore J. An fMRI study of the human cortical motor system response to increasing functional demands. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1997, 15: 385-396. PMID: 9223039, DOI: 10.1016/s0730-725x(96)00232-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor-sensory areasSupplementary motor areaFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPremotor areasMotor areaMultiple motor areasComplexity of movementCortical motor systemRight-hand finger movementsIndex finger movementsFinger movementsMagnetic resonance imagingInferior parietal areasConsistent lateralizationResonance imagingBrain regionsActivation changesMotor system responsesParietal areasHand finger movementsPreliminary reproducibility studyFMRI studySignificant main effectWeek periodGreater increase