2024
Neural correlates of proactive avoidance deficits and alcohol use motives in problem drinking
Le T, Oba T, Couch L, McInerney L, Li C. Neural correlates of proactive avoidance deficits and alcohol use motives in problem drinking. Translational Psychiatry 2024, 14: 336. PMID: 39168986, PMCID: PMC11339324, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-03039-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAvoidance deficitNegative emotionsDrinking motivesAlcohol useNeural correlatesProblem drinkingRight anterior insula activityAssociated with greater alcohol useAnterior insula activityAlcohol use motivesGreater alcohol useProblem drinking groupInfluence alcohol usePhysical painInsula activationDrinking severityGo/NoGo taskNeural underpinningsPutamen responseSocial drinkersBehavioral measuresAvoidance performanceBehavioral resultsFunctional connectivityDrinking behavior
2022
Problem drinking and the interaction of reward, negative emotion, and cognitive control circuits during cue-elicited craving
Le T, Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Li C. Problem drinking and the interaction of reward, negative emotion, and cognitive control circuits during cue-elicited craving. Addiction Neuroscience 2022, 1: 100004. DOI: 10.1016/j.addicn.2021.100004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive control circuitsPositive alcohol expectanciesNegative emotionsAlcohol use severityCognitive controlMotivational processesCue exposureAlcohol expectanciesUse severityAlcohol useAlcohol cue exposureCue-elicited cravingSocial isolationIndividual differencesReward responsesNegative reinforcementAdult drinkersEmotionsPath modelProblem drinkingActivity differencesRewardDrinking behaviorCravingControl process