Pretreatment measures of brain structure and reward-processing brain function in cannabis dependence: An exploratory study of relationships with abstinence during behavioral treatment 1
Yip SW, DeVito EE, Kober H, Worhunsky PD, Carroll KM, Potenza MN. Pretreatment measures of brain structure and reward-processing brain function in cannabis dependence: An exploratory study of relationships with abstinence during behavioral treatment 1. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2014, 140: 33-41. PMID: 24793365, PMCID: PMC4057888, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.03.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCannabis-dependent participantsMagnetic resonance imagingCannabis dependenceHC participantsTreatment responseConsecutive abstinenceHealthy comparison menBilateral putamen volumesCannabis-dependent individualsSuccessful treatment outcomeEfficacy of therapeuticsDays of abstinenceVentral striatal activationClinical trialsStriatal functionTreatment outcomesMRI scanningComparison menPutamen volumeResonance imagingBehavioral treatmentBiological markersBrain functionBrain structuresAbstinenceCannabis Abstinence During Treatment and One-Year Follow-Up: Relationship to Neural Activity in Men
Kober H, DeVito EE, DeLeone CM, Carroll KM, Potenza MN. Cannabis Abstinence During Treatment and One-Year Follow-Up: Relationship to Neural Activity in Men. Neuropsychopharmacology 2014, 39: 2288-2298. PMID: 24705568, PMCID: PMC4138744, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2014.82.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCannabis-dependent groupHealthy comparison groupNeural activityCognitive controlLess cannabisDorsal anterior cingulate cortexCognitive control taskCognitive behavioral therapyTreatment development effortsCannabis-dependent individualsAnterior cingulate cortexAddiction-related processesFMRI taskSubstance use disordersCannabis abstinenceCingulate cortexVentral striatumCannabis dependenceCannabis useContingency managementLess abstinenceAbstinenceHealthy individualsCannabisGreater activity