2023
Potential Biological Markers and Treatment Implications for Binge Eating Disorder and Behavioral Addictions
Mestre-Bach G, Potenza M. Potential Biological Markers and Treatment Implications for Binge Eating Disorder and Behavioral Addictions. Nutrients 2023, 15: 827. PMID: 36839185, PMCID: PMC9962023, DOI: 10.3390/nu15040827.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsInternet gaming disorderGambling disorderVentral striatumBehavioral addictionsBinge Eating DisorderReward processingEating DisordersGaming disorderReward systemTreatment implicationsBrain regionsBrain changesTreatment-related changesAddictionDisordersBingePotential biological markersPossible biomarkersBiological markersMore evidenceSpecific roleProcessingInterventionImplicationsCircuitry
2019
Neural Correlates of Personalized Spiritual Experiences
Miller L, Balodis IM, McClintock CH, Xu J, Lacadie CM, Sinha R, Potenza MN. Neural Correlates of Personalized Spiritual Experiences. Cerebral Cortex 2019, 29: 2331-2338. PMID: 29846531, PMCID: PMC6519691, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhy102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior parietal lobuleNeural correlatesNeural mechanismsSpiritual experiencesLeft inferior parietal lobuleUnderlying neural mechanismsPerceptual processingEmotional processingSense of unionBrain correlatesParietal lobuleStress cuesCuesCorrelatesReduced activitySelfExperienceHuman beingsProcessingMedial thalamusTaskSpiritual conditionSenseDifferent traditionsCaudate