2007
Inhibitory control and emotional stress regulation: Neuroimaging evidence for frontal–limbic dysfunction in psycho-stimulant addiction
Li CS, Sinha R. Inhibitory control and emotional stress regulation: Neuroimaging evidence for frontal–limbic dysfunction in psycho-stimulant addiction. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2007, 32: 581-597. PMID: 18164058, PMCID: PMC2263143, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2007.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory controlPrefrontal activityDrug seekingHabitual drug seekingCognitive inhibitory controlCompulsive drug seekingVentromedial prefrontal regionsFrontal-limbic dysfunctionStress-related cravingAnterior cingulate cortexStress regulationPsychological processesNeural underpinningsSalient stimuliStress processingPrefrontal regionsComponent processesStriatal responsesDrug use behaviorsCingulate cortexNeural systemsPsychostimulant dependenceUse behaviorsNeural pathwaysAddiction
2006
Imaging Response Inhibition in a Stop-Signal Task: Neural Correlates Independent of Signal Monitoring and Post-Response Processing
Li CS, Huang C, Constable RT, Sinha R. Imaging Response Inhibition in a Stop-Signal Task: Neural Correlates Independent of Signal Monitoring and Post-Response Processing. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 186-192. PMID: 16399686, PMCID: PMC6674298, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3741-05.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-signal reaction timeStop-signal taskResponse inhibitionPre-potent response tendenciesReaction timeShorter stop-signal reaction timesEfficient response inhibitionFunctional magnetic resonanceLonger stop-signal reaction timesGroups of subjectsHigher cortical functionsError monitoringNeural correlatesTask demandsHabitual responsesBrain activationNeural substrataResponse tendenciesGreater activationInhibitory controlAffective functionsMotor areaBrain regionsFrontal cortexCortical function
2001
How does stress increase risk of drug abuse and relapse?
Sinha R. How does stress increase risk of drug abuse and relapse? Psychopharmacology 2001, 158: 343-359. PMID: 11797055, DOI: 10.1007/s002130100917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug abuseSubstance abuseMost major theoriesHuman laboratory studiesField of addictionDrug seekingDrug useTreatment developmentMajor theoriesAbuse altersStress exposureVulnerable individualsHuman researchAbuseAddictsEmpirical evidencePreclinical evidenceClinical observationsRelapseAnimal studiesPreclinical researchSeekingGreater understandingAddictionResearch