2024
Cocaine self-administration behavior is associated with subcortical and cortical morphometry measures in individuals with cocaine use disorder
Kohler R, Zhornitsky S, Potenza M, Yip S, Worhunsky P, Angarita G. Cocaine self-administration behavior is associated with subcortical and cortical morphometry measures in individuals with cocaine use disorder. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2024, 50: 345-356. PMID: 38551365, PMCID: PMC11305926, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2024.2318585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGray-matter volumeSelf-administer cocaineSelf-administration behaviorCocaine use disorderSelf-administrationGray-matterFrontal cortexUse disorderCocaine self-administration behaviorSelf-administered cocaine infusionsCocaine self-administrationSelf-administration paradigmInfusions self-administeredSelf-report assessmentsCortical brain regionsStructural MRI dataFR1 scheduleInsular thicknessCocaine infusionsPredisposing vulnerabilitiesCocaine consumptionCocaine useBrain regionsBilateral regionsLimbic systemNeural correlates of altered emotional responsivity to infant stimuli in mothers who use substances
McCurdy L, Yip S, Worhunsky P, Zhai Z, Kim S, Strathearn L, Potenza M, Mayes L, Rutherford H. Neural correlates of altered emotional responsivity to infant stimuli in mothers who use substances. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 171: 126-133. PMID: 38277872, PMCID: PMC10922955, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.01.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponses to infant stimuliInfant stimuliMaternal behaviorAffective processesBrain regionsPsychological processesEmotional responsesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPotential neural targetsInfant emotional expressionsMaternal emotional responsivenessSubstance-use statusAssociated with difficultiesSocial-emotional developmentInfant social-emotional developmentMaternal substance useInfant facesCognitive processesImprove child outcomesEmotional expressionEmotional intensityNeural targetsSubstance useGroups of mothersChild outcomes
2014
Prenatal Cocaine Exposure and Adolescent Neural Responses to Appetitive and Stressful Stimuli
Yip SW, Potenza EB, Balodis IM, Lacadie CM, Sinha R, Mayes LC, Potenza MN. Prenatal Cocaine Exposure and Adolescent Neural Responses to Appetitive and Stressful Stimuli. Neuropsychopharmacology 2014, 39: 2824-2834. PMID: 24903650, PMCID: PMC4200493, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2014.133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal cocaine exposureFavorite-food cuesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPCE adolescentsPrefrontal cortexVentral striatumNeural responsesBrain regionsAdolescents' neural responsesSubjective food cravingsDorsolateral PFC activationSubjective anxiety ratingsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexCocaine exposureSubcortical brain regionsDevelopment of addictionPFC activationEmotional regulationHuman adolescentsSubstance use disordersAppetitive processingMotivational controlAddiction vulnerabilityHippocampus activityFood cravings