2019
Cue-elicited craving, thalamic activity, and physiological arousal in adult non-dependent drinkers
Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Le TM, Dhingra I, Zhang S, Krystal JH, Li CR. Cue-elicited craving, thalamic activity, and physiological arousal in adult non-dependent drinkers. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2019, 116: 74-82. PMID: 31202048, PMCID: PMC6606341, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin conductance responsesPhysiological arousalThalamic activityNeural processesNeutral cue exposureMediation analysisHigher skin conductance responsesCue exposure paradigmCue-related activationsCue-elicited cravingCue-elicited drugNon-dependent drinkersImportant sex differencesSkin conductance dataPharmacological therapyAlcohol drinkersNeural targetsAlcohol cravingExposure paradigmCue exposureNeural correlatesNeural basisConductance responsesWomenCue activity
2012
Differential brain response to alcohol cue distractors across stages of alcohol dependence
Fryer SL, Jorgensen KW, Yetter EJ, Daurignac EC, Watson TD, Shanbhag H, Krystal JH, Mathalon DH. Differential brain response to alcohol cue distractors across stages of alcohol dependence. Biological Psychology 2012, 92: 282-291. PMID: 23131612, PMCID: PMC3947923, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2012.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexAlcohol cuesBrain responsesLong-term abstainersAlcohol dependenceDorsal anterior cingulate cortexRecruitment of attentionVentral anterior cingulate cortexCognitive control regionsAlcohol-related cuesCue-reactivity studiesCue-related activationsNon-alcohol cuesAttention-demanding taskDifferential brain responsesTarget detection taskInferior parietal lobuleMedial prefrontal cortexAlcohol-dependent individualsCue exposureAltered attentionDistractor effectNeural responsesParietal lobulePrefrontal cortex