2024
Drawbacks to Strengthening Neural Salience Encoding: A Link Between Cortisol and Risky Drinking
Harris B, Sinha R, Goldfarb E. Drawbacks to Strengthening Neural Salience Encoding: A Link Between Cortisol and Risky Drinking. Journal Of Neuroscience 2024, 44: e1027242024. PMID: 39147591, PMCID: PMC11450530, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1027-24.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol motivationInfluence later behaviorEnhance memorySalience responseFemale social drinkersAlcohol drinkingEmotionally salient experiencesResponse to alcoholDouble-blind cross-over designMemory biasSalient memoriesAlcohol-related eventsRisky alcohol drinkingSocial drinkersMotivated behaviorMaladaptive consequencesLateral behaviorCross-over designRisky drinkingMemoryRodent modelsHuman researchSalienceRisky drinkersCortisol
2023
Acute Stress Enhances Memory and Preference for Smoking-Related Associations in Smokers
Lee J, Kang S, Maier S, Lee S, Goldfarb E, Ahn W. Acute Stress Enhances Memory and Preference for Smoking-Related Associations in Smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2023, 26: 333-341. PMID: 37589502, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntad152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmoking-related itemsMemory biasesAcute stressNicotine dependenceAccuracy of memoryStress-induced relapseLaboratory-based stressorRole of stressMemory biasMemory recognitionContext memoryLaboratory paradigmContextual memoryVisual stimuliNicotine seekingAssociative memorySevere nicotine dependenceRewarding memoryMemoryControl conditionRelated contextGreater preferenceCurrent studyPotential interventionsItems
2020
Memory biases in alcohol use disorder: enhanced memory for contexts associated with alcohol prospectively predicts alcohol use outcomes
Goldfarb EV, Fogelman N, Sinha R. Memory biases in alcohol use disorder: enhanced memory for contexts associated with alcohol prospectively predicts alcohol use outcomes. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 45: 1297-1305. PMID: 32126569, PMCID: PMC7297955, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-0650-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderAssociative memoryItem memoryMemory biasesUse disordersNovel memory taskAlcohol-related associationsDifferent memory systemsAlcohol useLater alcohol usePhotographs of objectsTreatment-seeking individualsTypes of memoryAlcohol use outcomesPrior drinking experienceReal-world behaviorMemory biasMemory taskNeutral scenesDetailed memoriesMemory testMaladaptive useHeavy alcohol useDrinking contextsDrinking experience