2021
Relating neural processing of reward and loss prospect to risky decision-making in individuals with and without gambling disorder
Balodis I, Linnet J, Arshad F, Worhunsky P, Stevens M, Pearlson G, Potenza M. Relating neural processing of reward and loss prospect to risky decision-making in individuals with and without gambling disorder. 2021, 97-113. DOI: 10.4324/9781003140450-7.ChaptersMonetary incentive delay taskIowa Gambling TaskIncentive delay taskGambling disorderAnticipatory processingIGT scoresIGT performanceDelay taskIowa Gambling Task performanceProspect of rewardDecision-making impairmentsGambling Task performanceVentromedial prefrontal cortexDecision-making taskWhole-brain correlationFronto-striatal activityHC groupVentral striatum/Healthy control participantsTotal IGT scoreAnterior cingulate regionsGambling TaskNeural processesNeural processingTask performance
2019
Neurofunctional Differences Related to Methamphetamine and Sexual Cues in Men With Shorter and Longer Term Abstinence Methamphetamine Dependence
Chen S, Huang S, Yang C, Cai W, Chen H, Hao W, Liu T, Wang X, Worhunsky P, Potenza M. Neurofunctional Differences Related to Methamphetamine and Sexual Cues in Men With Shorter and Longer Term Abstinence Methamphetamine Dependence. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 23: 135-145. PMID: 31995187, PMCID: PMC7171928, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyz069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy comparison menFrontal cortex activationLong-term methamphetamine abstinenceSexual cuesNeutral cuesMethamphetamine cuesNeurofunctional differencesComparison menCortex activationLeft superior frontal cortexCue-related activationsNeutral visual cuesAnterior insula activationCue-reactivity taskAnterior insula responseVentromedial prefrontal cortexHealthy comparison participantsMethamphetamine abstinenceMethamphetamine dependenceFunctional magnetic resonanceWhole-brain analysisAbstinence groupSuperior frontal cortexInsula activationInsula response