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
2018
Longitudinal Effects of Alcohol Consumption on the Hippocampus and Parahippocampus in College Students
Meda SA, Hawkins KA, Dager AD, Tennen H, Khadka S, Austad CS, Wood RM, Raskin S, Fallahi CR, Pearlson GD. Longitudinal Effects of Alcohol Consumption on the Hippocampus and Parahippocampus in College Students. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2018, 3: 610-617. PMID: 29680476, PMCID: PMC6062479, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol consumptionAlcohol use indicesHippocampal volume declineBrain magnetic resonanceLongitudinal effectsMemory scoresCalifornia Verbal Learning Test-IIAlcohol-induced memory blackoutsPara-hippocampusHippocampal volumeMemory blackoutsLongitudinal brainVolume declineDrinking indicesLongitudinal pipelinePoorer memory performancePoorer memory scoresHippocampusTest IICross-sectional literatureDrinking-related measuresBrainAlcohol researchMagnetic resonanceScores
2014
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) response to alcohol pictures predicts subsequent transition to heavy drinking in college students
Dager AD, Anderson BM, Rosen R, Khadka S, Sawyer B, Jiantonio‐Kelly R, Austad CS, Raskin SA, Tennen H, Wood RM, Fallahi CR, Pearlson GD. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) response to alcohol pictures predicts subsequent transition to heavy drinking in college students. Addiction 2014, 109: 585-595. PMID: 24304235, PMCID: PMC3951577, DOI: 10.1111/add.12437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAlcohol DrinkingAlcohol-Related DisordersAlcoholic BeveragesAlcoholismBinge DrinkingBrainBrain MappingCaudate NucleusCerebral CortexCuesFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingGyrus CinguliHumansLongitudinal StudiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePhotic StimulationPrefrontal CortexRisk FactorsStudentsUniversitiesYoung AdultConceptsHeavy drinkersAlcohol-related problemsBOLD responseFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responseBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) responseLevel-dependent responsesSingle brain networkSubsequent heavy drinkingPictures of alcoholBaseline factorsRisk factorsModerate drinkersBilateral caudateAnterior cingulateGreater riskOrbitofrontal cortexHeavy drinkingYoung adultsDrinkersDrinking amountGroup differencesBaselineAlcohol cuesLongitudinal studyNeural responses
2013
fMRI response during figural memory task performance in college drinkers
Dager AD, Jamadar S, Stevens MC, Rosen R, Jiantonio-Kelly RE, Sisante JF, Raskin SA, Tennen H, Austad CS, Wood RM, Fallahi CR, Pearlson GD. fMRI response during figural memory task performance in college drinkers. Psychopharmacology 2013, 231: 167-179. PMID: 23949205, PMCID: PMC3877735, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3219-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismBrain MappingData Interpretation, StatisticalFemaleFrontal LobeHippocampusHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemoryOxygenParietal LobePsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeRecognition, PsychologyVisual PerceptionYoung AdultConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAlcohol use disorderBOLD responseBilateral posterior parietal cortexMemory task performanceHeavy-drinking college studentsInferior frontal activationRight dorsolateral prefrontalCorrect encodingWorse memory performanceDefault mode regionsIncorrect encodingAlcohol-related impairmentMemory-related areasHeavy drinkersGreater BOLD responseLight drinkersPosterior parietal cortexBlood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imagingQuantity/frequencyLevel-dependent functional magnetic resonance imagingInsula responseNeural correlatesFigural memoryFrontal activation
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