2015
Striatal activity and reduced white matter increase frontal activity in youths with family histories of alcohol and other substance‐use disorders performing a go/no‐go task
Acheson A, Tagamets M, Winkler A, Rowland L, Mathias C, Wright S, Hong L, Kochunov P, Dougherty D. Striatal activity and reduced white matter increase frontal activity in youths with family histories of alcohol and other substance‐use disorders performing a go/no‐go task. Brain And Behavior 2015, 5: e00352. PMID: 26221573, PMCID: PMC4511289, DOI: 10.1002/brb3.352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAspartic AcidBrain MappingChildCorpus StriatumExecutive FunctionFamilyFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansInhibition, PsychologicalLongitudinal StudiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMotor CortexNeural PathwaysProton Magnetic Resonance SpectroscopyPsychomotor PerformanceSignal Processing, Computer-AssistedSubstance-Related DisordersWhite MatterConceptsSupplementary motor areaSubstance use disordersWhite matter integrityFamily historyFrontal white matter integrityStriatal activityDorsal striatumFrontal cortical activityCortical activitySMA activityFrontal cortical projectionsDrug use disordersDorsal striatal activitySuch family historyDorsal striatum activityCortical projectionsMotor areaElevated riskOngoing longitudinal studyUse disordersWhite matterDownstream projectionsGo/
2014
Assessment of whole brain white matter integrity in youths and young adults with a family history of substance‐use disorders
Acheson A, Wijtenburg S, Rowland L, Winkler A, Gaston F, Mathias C, Fox P, Lovallo W, Wright S, Hong L, Dougherty D, Kochunov P. Assessment of whole brain white matter integrity in youths and young adults with a family history of substance‐use disorders. Human Brain Mapping 2014, 35: 5401-5413. PMID: 24867528, PMCID: PMC4206569, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersLower FA valuesFamily historyUse disordersFA valuesCorona radiataWhole-brain white matter integrityYoung adultsFrontostriatal white matter tractsBrain white matter integrityFrontal white matterPosterior corona radiataAnterior corona radiataFractional anisotropy (FA) dataHigher radial diffusivitySuch family historyWhite matter tractsWhite matter integrityAge-related declineImpaired myelinationAxonal myelinationCorpus callosumGeneral populationWhite matterSignificant negative correlation