2013
Gray matter volume correlates of global positive alcohol expectancy in non‐dependent adult drinkers
Ide JS, Zhang S, Hu S, Matuskey D, Bednarski SR, Erdman E, Farr OM, Li C. Gray matter volume correlates of global positive alcohol expectancy in non‐dependent adult drinkers. Addiction Biology 2013, 19: 895-906. PMID: 23461484, PMCID: PMC3681829, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGM volumeVoxel-based morphometrySuperior frontal gyrusPrecentral gyrusBilateral superior frontal gyrusBilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortexStructural brain changesNumerous imaging studiesLeft precentral gyrusGray matter volumeDrinking behaviorRight ventral putamenDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNon-dependent drinkersStructural brain correlatesVentral putamenBrain changesFrontal cortexGray matter correlatesMatter volumeNon-dependent drinkingRecent drinkingImaging studiesInfluence drinking behaviorPrefrontal cortex
2010
Biological markers of the effects of intravenous methylphenidate on improving inhibitory control in cocaine-dependent patients
Li CS, Morgan PT, Matuskey D, Abdelghany O, Luo X, Chang JL, Rounsaville BJ, Ding YS, Malison RT. Biological markers of the effects of intravenous methylphenidate on improving inhibitory control in cocaine-dependent patients. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 14455-14459. PMID: 20660731, PMCID: PMC2922598, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1002467107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle frontal cortexStop-signal reaction timeCocaine-dependent patientsWhole-brain linear regressionLonger stop-signal reaction timesFunctional MRI studyInhibitory controlInhibition-related activationBlood pressureIntravenous methylphenidatePeripheral biomarkersSignal reaction timeFrontal cortexStop-signal taskIndividualized treatmentHealthy individualsMRI studiesVentromedial prefrontal cortexSpecific neural mechanismsCocaine dependenceBiological markersPrefrontal cortexPatientsMethylphenidate responseSignal task