2016
Brain Mechanisms of Change in Addiction Treatment: Models, Methods, and Emerging Findings
Chung T, Noronha A, Carroll KM, Potenza MN, Hutchison K, Calhoun VD, Gabrieli JD, Morgenstern J, Nixon SJ, Wexler BE, Brewer J, Ray L, Filbey F, Strauman TJ, Kober H, Ewing S. Brain Mechanisms of Change in Addiction Treatment: Models, Methods, and Emerging Findings. Current Addiction Reports 2016, 3: 332-342. PMID: 27990326, PMCID: PMC5155705, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-016-0113-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain mechanismsPsychotherapy researchCognitive behavioral therapyProcessing of rewardAddiction treatmentCognitive controlCognitive trainingField of neuroscienceMindfulness interventionBehavioral therapyBehavioral interventionsBrain circuitsEmerging FindingsSustained abstinenceBehavior changeRecovery of brainInterventionNeuroscienceTreatment effectsRewardPsychotherapyChange meetingsBrainAbstinenceResearch
2001
Effects of Smoking Abstinence on Visuospatial Working Memory Function in Schizophrenia
George TP, Vessicchio JC, Termine A, Sahady DM, Head CA, Pepper WT, Kosten TR, Wexler BE. Effects of Smoking Abstinence on Visuospatial Working Memory Function in Schizophrenia. Neuropsychopharmacology 2001, 26: 75-85. PMID: 11751034, DOI: 10.1016/s0893-133x(01)00296-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisuospatial working memorySmoking abstinenceStroop Color-Word TestAbstinence-induced changesWorking Memory FunctionColor-Word TestPlacebo-controlled smoking cessation trialFunction of genderWorking memoryCigarette smokingWord TestSmoking cessation trialCognitive functionCognitive deficitsMemory functionNicotine-dependent cigarette smokersNon-smoking controlsSignificant impairmentPathophysiology of schizophreniaDopamine functionCortical dopamine functionCessation trialSchizophrenic smokersDepressive symptomsAbstinence