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 DrinkingAlcoholic BeveragesAlcoholismAlcohol-Related DisordersBinge 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 activationInfluence of Alcohol Use on Neural Response to Go/No-Go Task in College Drinkers
Ahmadi A, Pearlson GD, Meda SA, Dager A, Potenza MN, Rosen R, Austad CS, Raskin SA, Fallahi CR, Tennen H, Wood RM, Stevens MC. Influence of Alcohol Use on Neural Response to Go/No-Go Task in College Drinkers. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 38: 2197-2208. PMID: 23670589, PMCID: PMC3773670, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupplementary motor areaHeavy drinkersLight drinkersCollege-age drinkersAlcohol useResponse inhibitionBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) responseHeavy alcohol drinkersImportant risk factorBilateral middle frontal gyrusAlcohol use disorderBrain activityAnterior cingulate cortexGreater BOLD responseLevel-dependent responsesMiddle frontal gyrusSuperior temporal gyrusImpaired response inhibitionAlcohol drinkersRisk factorsResponse inhibition taskRight hippocampusMotor areaWarrants additional investigationBilateral parietal lobules