2023
Brain Networks and Adolescent Alcohol Use
Yip S, Lichenstein S, Liang Q, Chaarani B, Dager A, Pearlson G, Banaschewski T, Bokde A, Desrivières S, Flor H, Grigis A, Gowland P, Heinz A, Brühl R, Martinot J, Martinot M, Artiges E, Nees F, Orfanos D, Paus T, Poustka L, Hohmann S, Millenet S, Fröhner J, Smolka M, Vaidya N, Walter H, Whelan R, Schumann G, Garavan H. Brain Networks and Adolescent Alcohol Use. JAMA Psychiatry 2023, 80: 1131-1141. PMID: 37647053, PMCID: PMC10469292, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.2949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestAlcohol use riskAlcohol misuseUse riskAlcohol use disorderMale adolescentsDisorders Identification TestSingle-site studyIntervention effortsWhole-brain patternsMean ageAlcohol use dataLeading causeMagnetic resonance imaging dataMAIN OUTCOMEReward-related processesHigh riskSeparate cohortUse disordersAlcohol consumptionCurrent severityAdolescent neurodevelopmentAlcohol use behaviorsAlcohol useAUDIT scores
2015
A Preliminary Prospective Study of an Escalation in ‘Maximum Daily Drinks’, Fronto-Parietal Circuitry and Impulsivity-Related Domains in Young Adult Drinkers
Worhunsky PD, Dager AD, Meda SA, Khadka S, Stevens MC, Austad CS, Raskin SA, Tennen H, Wood RM, Fallahi CR, Potenza MN, Pearlson GD. A Preliminary Prospective Study of an Escalation in ‘Maximum Daily Drinks’, Fronto-Parietal Circuitry and Impulsivity-Related Domains in Young Adult Drinkers. Neuropsychopharmacology 2015, 41: 1637-1647. PMID: 26514582, PMCID: PMC4832027, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2015.332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol useYoung adult drinkersYoung adultsPreliminary prospective studyAdult drinkersExcessive alcohol useAlcohol use disorderFunctional network activityProspective studyUse disordersFunctional brain networksGo/No-Go taskNeurobiological alterationsDomain scoresGreater riskDaily drinksAddictive disordersDrinkersDrinking occasionsLongitudinal studyFronto-parietal circuitryBrain networks
2012
Influence of Alcohol Use and Family History of Alcoholism on Neural Response to Alcohol Cues in College Drinkers
Dager AD, Anderson BM, Stevens MC, Pulido C, Rosen R, Jiantonio‐Kelly R, Sisante J, Raskin SA, Tennen H, Austad CS, Wood RM, Fallahi CR, Pearlson GD. Influence of Alcohol Use and Family History of Alcoholism on Neural Response to Alcohol Cues in College Drinkers. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2012, 37: e161-e171. PMID: 23078363, PMCID: PMC3548054, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01879.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol cue reactivityFamily historyHeavy drinkersCue reactivityLight drinkersHeavy drinkingMagnetic resonance imaging responseBOLD responseBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) contrastAlcohol cuesVisual association regionsAlcohol use disorderAlcohol imagesFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) responsesMedial frontal cortexGreater BOLD responseLevel-dependent contrastTemporo-parietal regionsRisk factorsFrontal cortexDorsal striatumUse disordersAnterior cingulateBeverage imagesImaging response