2022
Multimodal neuroimaging of metabotropic glutamate 5 receptors and functional connectivity in alcohol use disorder
Smart K, Worhunsky PD, Scheinost D, Angarita GA, Esterlis I, Carson RE, Krystal JH, O'Malley SS, Cosgrove KP, Hillmer AT. Multimodal neuroimaging of metabotropic glutamate 5 receptors and functional connectivity in alcohol use disorder. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2022, 46: 770-782. PMID: 35342968, PMCID: PMC9117461, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabotropic glutamate 5 receptorsDefault mode networkFunctional magnetic resonance imagingReceptor availabilityPositron emission tomographyAUD groupFunctional connectivityReceptor positron emission tomographyResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingNetwork-level functional connectivityBrain connectivityWeeks of abstinenceGlobal functional connectivityAlcohol use disorderMagnetic resonance imagingFMRI outcomesHealthy controlsSupervised abstinencePET resultsUse disordersSynaptic plasticityResonance imagingBrain regionsEmission tomographyOrbitofrontal cortexHigh-Risk Drinkers Engage Distinct Stress-Predictive Brain Networks
Goldfarb EV, Scheinost D, Fogelman N, Seo D, Sinha R. High-Risk Drinkers Engage Distinct Stress-Predictive Brain Networks. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2022, 7: 805-813. PMID: 35272096, PMCID: PMC9378362, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisky drinkersHigh-risk drinkersBrain networksMajor public health problemExcessive alcohol intakeWhole-brain functional connectivityPublic health problemEarly preventive interventionsAlcohol use disorderDaily ecological momentary assessmentsAlcohol intakeControl subjectsRisky drinking behaviorsEmotional stress responsesUse disordersEarly markerHealth problemsPreventive interventionsBrain circuitryLight drinkersFunctional connectivityStress protocolHeavy drinkingDrinkersEcological momentary assessment
2020
Association of Prefrontal-Striatal Functional Pathology With Alcohol Abstinence Days at Treatment Initiation and Heavy Drinking After Treatment Initiation
Blaine SK, Wemm S, Fogelman N, Lacadie C, Seo D, Scheinost D, Sinha R. Association of Prefrontal-Striatal Functional Pathology With Alcohol Abstinence Days at Treatment Initiation and Heavy Drinking After Treatment Initiation. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2020, 177: 1048-1059. PMID: 32854534, PMCID: PMC7606814, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19070703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderTreatment initiationAlcohol abstinenceHeavy drinkingFunctional MRIEarly treatment outcomesEarly treatment phaseHealthy control subjectsEarly outpatient treatmentNumber of daysStress imagesDrinking outcomesChronic alcohol abuseHeavy drinking daysSignificant hyperreactivityControl subjectsOutpatient treatmentStriatal dysfunctionEarly treatmentTreatment outcomesBrain stressFunctional pathologyProspective assessmentTreatment phaseAlcohol abuse
2016
Cingulate cortex functional connectivity predicts future relapse in alcohol dependent individuals
Zakiniaeiz Y, Scheinost D, Seo D, Sinha R, Constable RT. Cingulate cortex functional connectivity predicts future relapse in alcohol dependent individuals. NeuroImage Clinical 2016, 13: 181-187. PMID: 27981033, PMCID: PMC5144743, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.10.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior cingulate cortexAUD patientsFunctional connectivityCingulate cortexCox proportional hazards regressionChronic relapsing illnessWhole-brain investigationProportional hazards regressionFunctional connectivity differencesAlcohol-dependent patientsVoxel-wise connectivityNeutral cuesAlcohol-dependent individualsHealthy control participantsFunctional magnetic resonanceRelapse measuresHazards regressionSubsequent relapseDependent patientsInpatient treatmentAlcohol relapseFuture relapsePatientsAlcohol dependenceConnectivity differences