2021
The self in context: brain systems linking mental and physical health
Koban L, Gianaros PJ, Kober H, Wager TD. The self in context: brain systems linking mental and physical health. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2021, 22: 309-322. PMID: 33790441, PMCID: PMC8447265, DOI: 10.1038/s41583-021-00446-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentromedial prefrontal cortexDefault mode networkPhysical healthPrefrontal cortexHigh-level cognitionCause of experienceBrain systemsSomatic physiologySensory modalitiesNeural systemsPersonal meaningPeripheral physiologyMental healthFormation of narrativesConvergent alterationsSelfContext modelCortexImmune functionCognitionExperienceContextHealthBeliefsMindset
2015
Neural Mechanisms Underlying Craving and the Regulation of Craving
Kober H, Mell M. Neural Mechanisms Underlying Craving and the Regulation of Craving. 2015, 195-218. DOI: 10.1002/9781118472415.ch9.ChaptersFunctional magnetic resonance imagingVentral striatumNeural activityRegulation of cravingVentrolateral prefrontal cortexCue-induced cravingMindfulness-based treatmentsAnterior cingulate cortexCentral causal roleWealth of researchCognitive strategiesRegulation strategiesPrefrontal cortexCingulate cortexBrain regionsCravingPositron emission tomography studyCausal roleEmission tomography studiesDrug useAddictionCortexMagnetic resonance imagingResonance imagingAmygdala
2010
Prefrontal–striatal pathway underlies cognitive regulation of craving
Kober H, Mende-Siedlecki P, Kross EF, Weber J, Mischel W, Hart CL, Ochsner KN. Prefrontal–striatal pathway underlies cognitive regulation of craving. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 14811-14816. PMID: 20679212, PMCID: PMC2930456, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1007779107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersPrefrontal cortexVentral tegmental areaSubstance-dependent populationsMore effective treatmentsLong-term consumptionDorsolateral prefrontal cortex activityPrefrontal cortex activityCigarette smokersTegmental areaVentrolateral prefrontal cortexVentral striatum activityVentral striatal activitySubgenual cingulateEffective treatmentLateral prefrontal cortexStriatal activityVentral striatumCortex activityFunctional imagingPhysical healthStriatum activityNeural activityCortex
2008
Functional grouping and cortical–subcortical interactions in emotion: A meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies
Kober H, Barrett LF, Joseph J, Bliss-Moreau E, Lindquist K, Wager TD. Functional grouping and cortical–subcortical interactions in emotion: A meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies. NeuroImage 2008, 42: 998-1031. PMID: 18579414, PMCID: PMC2752702, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.03.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain regionsFrontal cortexCore limbic structuresFrontal cortical areasCo-activated brain regionsMedial frontal areasLateral frontal cortexBrainstem groupPeriaqueductal grayLimbic structuresHypothalamic activationLimbic activationDorsomedial prefrontal cortexCortical-subcortical interactionsCortical areasSubcortical activationCortical groupSpecific followVentral striatumFrontal groupPrefrontal cortexCortexAnimal literatureCognitive generationConsistent activation