2024
Efficacy and Neural Mechanisms of Mindfulness Meditation Among Adults With Internet Gaming Disorder
Ni H, Wang H, Ma X, Li S, Liu C, Song X, Potenza M, Dong G. Efficacy and Neural Mechanisms of Mindfulness Meditation Among Adults With Internet Gaming Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2416684. PMID: 38888924, PMCID: PMC11185988, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.16684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternet gaming disorderDSM-5-TRProgressive muscle relaxationMindfulness meditationProgressive muscle relaxation groupNeural mechanismsGaming cravingsAddiction severityDecreased cravingFunctional connectivityAssociated with decreased brain activitySeverity of internet gaming disorderInternet gaming disorder severityTreating Internet Gaming DisorderBlood oxygen level-dependent signalCue-craving taskMedial frontal gyrusPotential neural mechanismsProgressive muscle relaxation trainingBilateral lentiform nucleusFrontal gyrusIncreased mindfulnessBrain measuresGaming disorderBrain regionsIntrinsic connectivity demonstrates a shared role of the posterior cingulate for cue reactivity in both gambling and cocaine use disorders
Vaccaro A, Lacadie C, Potenza M. Intrinsic connectivity demonstrates a shared role of the posterior cingulate for cue reactivity in both gambling and cocaine use disorders. Addictive Behaviors 2024, 155: 108027. PMID: 38581751, PMCID: PMC11273263, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine use disorderPosterior cingulate cortexCue reactivityBehavioral addictionsUse disorderGambling disorderPosterior cingulatePosterior cingulate cortex connectivityHealthy comparison subjectsIntrinsic connectivity distributionIntervention developmentCocaine cuesFMRI taskAddictive disordersCingulate cortexComparison subjectsNeurobiological foundationsSad videosDecreased connectivityFunctional connectivityCocainePost hoc analysisAddictionRelevant to maintenanceGamblingrTMS effects on urges and severity of tobacco use disorder operate independently of a retrieval-extinction component and involve frontal-striatal pathways
Li S, Ma X, Chen H, Wang M, Zheng Y, Yang B, Ni H, Potenza M, Dong G. rTMS effects on urges and severity of tobacco use disorder operate independently of a retrieval-extinction component and involve frontal-striatal pathways. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 349: 21-31. PMID: 38190858, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDorsolateral prefrontal cortexRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationSmoking cravingFunctional connectivityTobacco use disorderBrain regionsRetrieval-extinction procedureLeft dorsolateral prefrontal cortexSimilar neural correlatesFrontal-striatal pathwaysStandard repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationUse disordersMedial frontal gyrusIncreased functional connectivitySham repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationExecutive controlSmoking cuesNeural correlatesTranscranial magnetic stimulationBrain responsesFrontal gyrusGreater activationLess activationSmoking urgesBilateral insula
2023
Youth Screen Media Activity Patterns and Associations With Behavioral Developmental Measures and Resting-state Brain Functional Connectivity
Song K, Zhang J, Zhou N, Fu Y, Zou B, Xu L, Wang Z, Li X, Zhao Y, Potenza M, Fang X, Zhang J. Youth Screen Media Activity Patterns and Associations With Behavioral Developmental Measures and Resting-state Brain Functional Connectivity. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: 1051-1063. PMID: 36963562, PMCID: PMC10509312, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain functional connectivityResting-state brain functional connectivityDevelopmental measuresFunctional connectivityHuman participantsTotal behavioral problemsPsychotic-like experiencesPoorer neurocognitive performanceHuman Connectome ProjectCognitive processesAdolescent brainYouth developmentABCD dataHigh impulsivityNeurocognitive performanceBrain measuresPunishment/Behavioral problemsConnectome ProjectLate childhoodLinear mixed effectsBrain areasYouth lifeIndependent samplesParticipants
2018
Gender-related functional connectivity and craving during gaming and immediate abstinence during a mandatory break: Implications for development and progression of internet gaming disorder
Dong G, Wang Z, Wang Y, Du X, Potenza MN. Gender-related functional connectivity and craving during gaming and immediate abstinence during a mandatory break: Implications for development and progression of internet gaming disorder. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2018, 88: 1-10. PMID: 29684536, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2018.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexInternet gaming disorderExecutive controlSuperior frontal gyrusFunctional connectivity