2018
Alcohol Expectancy and Cerebral Responses to Cue-Elicited Craving in Adult Nondependent Drinkers
Zhornitsky S, Zhang S, Ide JS, Chao HH, Wang W, Le TM, Leeman RF, Bi J, Krystal JH, Li CR. Alcohol Expectancy and Cerebral Responses to Cue-Elicited Craving in Adult Nondependent Drinkers. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2018, 4: 493-504. PMID: 30711509, PMCID: PMC6500759, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresFrontal cortical connectivityCerebral responsesCortical connectivityPositive scoreAlcohol cuesNondependent drinkersAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestLeft caudate headCue activityCue responsesAlcohol expectanciesProblem drinkingDisorders Identification TestNeutral cuesMedial orbitofrontal cortexAlcohol Expectancy QuestionnaireFunctional magnetic resonanceBilateral thalamusThalamic processingCaudate headRisk drinkingThalamic responsesRed nucleusImaging studiesProblem Drinking, Alcohol Expectancy, and Thalamic Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Nondependent Adult Drinkers
Zhornitsky S, Ide J, Wang W, Chao H, Zhang S, Hu S, Krystal J, Li C. Problem Drinking, Alcohol Expectancy, and Thalamic Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Nondependent Adult Drinkers. Brain Connectivity 2018, 8: 487-502. PMID: 30198312, PMCID: PMC6207153, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2018.0633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestResting-state functional connectivityThalamic connectivityCaudate connectivityFrontal associationThalamic dysfunctionCaudate headProblem drinkingWhole-brain linear regressionAE scoreSubcortical structuresFunctional connectivityBilateral caudate headRight caudate headDisorders Identification TestSex differencesThalamic subdivisionsThalamic subregionsParietal associationAlcohol misuseThalamusWhite matter tractographyAUDIT scoresNondependent drinkersAlcohol expectancies
2016
Association of Drinking Problems and Duration of Alcohol Use to Inhibitory Control in Nondependent Young Adult Social Drinkers
Hu S, Zhang S, Chao HH, Krystal JH, Li CS. Association of Drinking Problems and Duration of Alcohol Use to Inhibitory Control in Nondependent Young Adult Social Drinkers. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2016, 40: 319-328. PMID: 26833431, PMCID: PMC4742397, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestYears of drinkingStop-signal reaction timeAlcohol useAge-related changesAlcohol misuseInhibitory controlAUDIT scoresDrinking problemsNondependent drinkersProlonged stop signal reaction timeChronic alcohol useAnterior cingulate cortexPresupplementary motor areaDisorders Identification TestRight inferior frontal gyrusResponse inhibitionSuperior temporal gyrusYoung adult social drinkersFunctional magnetic resonanceAdult social drinkersSignal reaction timeCerebral responsesInferior frontal gyrusHigher AUDIT
2012
Neural Processes of an Indirect Analog of Risk Taking in Young Nondependent Adult Alcohol Drinkers—An fMRI Study of the Stop Signal Task
Bednarski SR, Erdman E, Luo X, Zhang S, Hu S, Li C. Neural Processes of an Indirect Analog of Risk Taking in Young Nondependent Adult Alcohol Drinkers—An fMRI Study of the Stop Signal Task. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2012, 36: 768-779. PMID: 22339607, PMCID: PMC3647608, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01672.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-signal taskAlcohol useNeural processesSignal taskSocial drinkingRisk takingYoung adult social drinkersFrequency of drinkingAdult social drinkersRight superior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonanceSelf-reported alcohol useSuperior frontal gyrusBrain imaging dataSuperior frontal cortexDangerous alcohol consumptionCognitive factorsNeural correlatesFMRI studyFrontal gyrusSocial drinkersHigh-level drinkingCorresponding effect sizesNumber of drinksNondependent drinkers