2023
Hippocampal Mechanisms Support Cortisol-Induced Memory Enhancements
Sherman B, Harris B, Turk-Browne N, Sinha R, Goldfarb E. Hippocampal Mechanisms Support Cortisol-Induced Memory Enhancements. Journal Of Neuroscience 2023, 43: 7198-7212. PMID: 37813570, PMCID: PMC10601369, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0916-23.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMemory enhancementEpisodic memoryAssociative memoryEpisodic memory encodingBrain regionsHigh-resolution functional magnetic resonance imagingHuman hippocampusHigh-resolution fMRIStress-related hormone cortisolHormone cortisolMemory benefitsEmotional memoryMemory encodingEmotional eventsEmotional associationsHippocampal representationsHippocampal signaturesFunctional neuroimagingHippocampal mechanismsStressful eventsFunctional connectivityHippocampal functionMemory formationSalient information
2022
High-Risk Drinkers Engage Distinct Stress-Predictive Brain Networks
Goldfarb EV, Scheinost D, Fogelman N, Seo D, Sinha R. High-Risk Drinkers Engage Distinct Stress-Predictive Brain Networks. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2022, 7: 805-813. PMID: 35272096, PMCID: PMC9378362, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisky drinkersHigh-risk drinkersBrain networksMajor public health problemExcessive alcohol intakeWhole-brain functional connectivityPublic health problemEarly preventive interventionsAlcohol use disorderDaily ecological momentary assessmentsAlcohol intakeControl subjectsRisky drinking behaviorsEmotional stress responsesUse disordersEarly markerHealth problemsPreventive interventionsBrain circuitryLight drinkersFunctional connectivityStress protocolHeavy drinkingDrinkersEcological momentary assessment