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Gong X, Hu B, Liao S, Qi B, He Q, Xia LX. Neural basis of reward expectancy inducing proactive aggression. COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE & BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE 2024; 24:694-706. [PMID: 38819625 DOI: 10.3758/s13415-024-01192-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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Proactive aggression refers to deliberate and unprovoked behavior, typically motivated by personal gain or expected reward. Reward expectancy is generally recognized as a critical factor that may influence proactive aggression, but its neural mechanisms remain unknown. We conducted a task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiment to investigate the relationship between reward expectancy and proactive aggression. 37 participants (20 females, mean age = 20.8 ± 1.42, age range = 18-23 years) completed a reward-harm task. In the experiment, reward valence expectancy and reward possibility expectancy were manipulated respectively by varying amounts (low: 0.5-1.5 yuan; high: 10.5-11.5 yuan) and possibilities (low: 10%-30%; high: 70%-90%) of money that participants could obtain by choosing to aggress. Participants received fMRI scans throughout the experiment. Brain activation regions associated with reward expectancy mainly involve the middle frontal gyrus, lingual gyrus, inferior temporal gyrus, anterior cuneus, caudate nucleus, inferior frontal gyrus, cingulate gyrus, anterior central gyrus, and posterior central gyrus. Associations between brain activation and reward expectancy in the left insula, left middle frontal gyrus, left thalamus, and right middle frontal gyrus were found to be related to proactive aggression. Furthermore, the brain activation regions primarily involved in proactive aggression induced by reward expectancy were the insula, inferior frontal gyrus, inferior temporal gyrus, pallidum, and caudate nucleus. Under conditions of high reward expectancy, participants engage in more proactive aggressive behavior. Reward expectancy involves the activation of reward- and social-cognition-related brain regions, and these associations are instrumental in proactive aggressive decisions.
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- Xinyu Gong
- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
- Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality, Ministry of Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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- Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
- Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality, Ministry of Education, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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Vaccaro AG, Lacadie CM, Potenza MN. Intrinsic connectivity demonstrates a shared role of the posterior cingulate for cue reactivity in both gambling and cocaine use disorders. Addict Behav 2024; 155:108027. [PMID: 38581751 PMCID: PMC11273263 DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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Cue reactivity is relevant across addictive disorders as a process relevant to maintenance, relapse, and craving. Understanding the neurobiological foundations of cue reactivity across substance and behavioral addictions has important implications for intervention development. The present study used intrinsic connectivity distribution methods to examine functional connectivity during a cue-exposure fMRI task involving gambling, cocaine and sad videos in 22 subjects with gambling disorder, 24 with cocaine use disorder, and 40 healthy comparison subjects. Intrinsic connectivity distribution implicated the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) at a stringent whole-brain threshold. Post-hoc analyses investigating the nature of the findings indicated that individuals with gambling disorder and cocaine use disorder exhibited decreased connectivity in the posterior cingulate during gambling and cocaine cues, respectively, as compared to other cues and compared to other groups. Brain-related cue reactivity in substance and behavioral addictions involve PCC connectivity in a content-to-disorder specific fashion. The findings suggesting that PCC-related circuitry underlies cue reactivity across substance and behavioral addictions suggests a potential biomarker for targeting in intervention development.
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- Anthony G Vaccaro
- Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling, Wethersfield, CT, USA; Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT, USA; Wu Tsai Institute, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
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León Méndez M, Padrón I, Fumero A, Marrero RJ. Effects of internet and smartphone addiction on cognitive control in adolescents and young adults: A systematic review of fMRI studies. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2024; 159:105572. [PMID: 38320657 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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BACKGROUND Internet Addiction (IA) refers to excessive or uncontrolled behaviors related to Internet access, causing impairment or distress. Similarly, Smartphone Addiction (SPA) involves the excessive use of smartphones, disrupting users' daily lives. Cognitive control plays a relevant role in the development of IA and SPA, with executive functions and rewards processing being particularly important. OBJECTIVE This study aims to provide a synthesis of scientific evidence on the differential effects of IA and SPA on cognition in young adults and adolescents, using fMRI. METHODS Relevant articles published between 2013 and May 2023 were identified following the PRISMA protocol. RESULTS Included studies (n = 21) revealed that both behavioral addictions were associated with impairments in cognitive control related to reward processing (ACC, insula, amygdala) and executive function (DLPFC, frontal, parietal lobes) in adolescents and young adults. CONCLUSION These findings provide evidence for neuroanatomical similarities between IA and SPA in young adults and adolescents related to executive functions and rewards processing. However, differential effects of SPA and IA on cognitive control were not found in this study. Future research should explore the relationship between these addictions with other cognitive domains to further expand our understanding within this field. While both IA and SPA involve the excessive use of online technology, SPA could involve a higher risk, given that smartphones allow internet connectivity anytime.
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- M León Méndez
- Instituto Universitario de Neurociencia, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 38200, Spain.
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- Instituto Universitario de Neurociencia, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 38200, Spain; Department of Developmental Psychology and Education, Spain.
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- Instituto Universitario de Neurociencia, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 38200, Spain; Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychobiology, and Methodology, Spain.
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- Instituto Universitario de Neurociencia, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 38200, Spain; Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychobiology, and Methodology, Spain.
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May AC, Burrows K, Kuplicki R, Paulus MP, Stewart JL. Amphetamine use disorder is associated with striatum hypoactivation during anticipation of loss and reward. J Psychopharmacol 2024; 38:236-246. [PMID: 38279659 DOI: 10.1177/02698811231222355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND Dysregulated ventral striatum function has been proposed as one important process occurring in individuals with substance use disorder. This study investigates the role of altered reward and loss anticipation, which is an important component of impaired decision-making, impulsivity, and vulnerability to relapse in individuals with amphetamine use disorder (AMP). AIMS To determine whether AMP is associated with blunted striatum, prefrontal cortex, and insula signals during win and loss anticipation. METHODS Participants with and without AMP (AMP+ n = 46, AMP- n = 90) from the Tulsa 1000 study completed a monetary incentive delay (MID) task during functional magnetic resonance imaging. RESULTS Group main effects indicated that: (1) AMP+ exhibited lower bilateral caudate/putamen and left nucleus accumbens signal than AMP- across anticipation of wins and losses; and (2) AMP+ showed slower reaction times than AMP- during loss anticipation. Group*condition interactions demonstrated that AMP+ exhibited greater right amygdala signal than AMP- while anticipating large wins, a pattern that reversed when anticipating small losses. Left caudate/putamen attenuations in AMP+ during small loss anticipation were also evident. Groups did not differ in prefrontal or insula signals. CONCLUSIONS AMP+ individuals have altered neural processing and response patterns during reward and loss anticipation, potentially reflecting impairments in dopamine function, which may influence their decision-making and reactions to different win/loss scenarios. These findings help to explain why AMP+ have difficulty with decision-making and exhibit a heightened focus on immediate rewards or punishments.
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- April C May
- Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Mental Illness Research and Education Clinical Centers (MIRECC), Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, USA
- Oxley College of Health Sciences, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA
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- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, USA
- Oxley College of Health Sciences, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA
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Myerson J, Montelongo M, Rufino K, Patriquin M, Salas R, Oh H. Examination of reward processing dysfunctions in the left dorsal striatum and other brain regions among psychiatric inpatients with substance use. Drug Alcohol Depend 2024; 256:111097. [PMID: 38266574 PMCID: PMC10923081 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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BACKGROUND Substance misuse is a major public health issue and research has established attenuated reward responses to drug cues in those who misuse substances. Yet, little is known about whether the expectation of natural reinforcers engages distinct brain regions in substance misuse. METHODS Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we delivered juice at expected and unexpected times to examine reward processing dysfunctions. We focused on the responses within the left dorsal striatum (DS) in individuals with high-risk substance use (HRU, n = 65), low-risk substance use (psychiatric controls, PC, n = 65), and healthy controls (HC, n = 65). Additionally, we investigated whether the dysfunction in reward processing within the left DS is correlated with other common psychiatric symptoms. Finally, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of the whole brain to investigate other non-hypothesized brain regions. RESULTS Compared to HC, HRU displayed lower responses to juice delivery (i.e., reward) in the left DS (p <.05). The whole-brain analysis demonstrated that compared to HC, HRU displayed significantly lower responses to reward stimuli in various brain regions, including the bilateral caudate, temporal gyrus, left frontal gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, and right thalamus. LIMITATIONS Participants were individuals with polysubstance use; therefore, we were not able to examine the effects of individual substances. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that HRU displays lower responses to reward stimuli within the left DS and other non-hypothesized brain regions. Our findings may help further elucidate reward processing dysfunctions related to substance misuse.
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- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; The Menninger Clinic, Houston, TX, USA; The University of Houston Downtown, Houston, TX 77002, USA
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- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; The Menninger Clinic, Houston, TX, USA
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- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; The Menninger Clinic, Houston, TX, USA; Center for Translational Research on Inflammatory Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA; The Menninger Clinic, Houston, TX, USA.
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Wang L, Dai C, Gao M, Geng Z, Hu P, Wu X, Wang K. Patients with episodic migraine without aura have an increased rate of delayed discounting. Brain Behav 2024; 14:e3367. [PMID: 38376010 PMCID: PMC10761331 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.3367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to explore decision-making impulsivity and its neural mechanisms in patients with episodic migraine without aura (EMoA). BACKGROUND Previous evidence indicates increased impulsivity and altered reward processing in patients with chronic migraine and medication overuse; however, whether the same holds true for those with EMoA is unclear. METHODS Patients newly diagnosed with EMoA (n = 51) and healthy controls (HC, n = 45) were recruited. All participants completed delay discounting task, cognitive assessments, a questionnaire for headache profile, and resting-state function magnetic resonance imaging scans. Resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) between the regions of interest and the entire brain was explored. RESULTS Patients with EMoA showed a steeper subjective discount rate than HCs (F = 4.74, p = .032), which was positively related to a history of migraines (r = .742, p < .001). RSFC among the ventral striatum (vSTR), ventromedial prefrontal cortex, and occipital cortex was lower in patients with EMoA than in control groups, which was correlated with history (r' = .294, p = .036) and subjective discount rate (r' = .380, p = .006). Additionally, discounting rates and RSFC between the vSTR and occipital regions were significantly abnormal in the triptan group than the non-triptan group. Mediating effect analysis indicated a significant mediating effect in the change in RSFC between the vSTR and occipital status, history of triptan use, and subjective discount rate. CONCLUSION This study further elucidated that an increase in delayed discounting rate exists in patients with EMoA and is related to the abnormality of the value processing network.
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- Lu Wang
- Department of NeurologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersHefeiChina
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Mental HealthHefeiChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersHefeiChina
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Mental HealthHefeiChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersHefeiChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersHefeiChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersHefeiChina
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Mental HealthHefeiChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersHefeiChina
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Mental HealthHefeiChina
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- Department of NeurologyThe First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
- School of Mental Health and Psychological SciencesAnhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
- Institute of Artificial IntelligenceHefei Comprehensive National Science CenterHefeiChina
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Cognition and Neuropsychiatric DisordersHefeiChina
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Neuropsychiatric Disorders and Mental HealthHefeiChina
- Anhui Provincial Institute of Translational MedicineAnhui Medical UniversityHefeiChina
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Zeng J, You L, Sheng H, Luo Y, Yang X. The differential neural substrates for reward choice under gain-loss contexts and risk in alcohol use disorder: Evidence from a voxel-based meta-analysis. Drug Alcohol Depend 2023; 248:109912. [PMID: 37182355 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Making a risky decision is a complex process that involves the evaluation of both the values of the options and the associated risk level; this process is distinct from reward processing in gain versus loss contexts. Although disrupted reward processing in mesolimbic dopamine circuitry is suggested to underlie pathological incentive processing in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD), the differential neural processes subserving these motivational tendencies for risk situations or gain/loss choices in decision-making have not been identified. METHODS To examine the common or distinct neural mechanisms in the evaluation of risk versus outcomes for AUD, we conducted two separate coordinate-based meta-analyses of functional neuroimaging studies by using Seed-Based d Mapping software to evaluate 13 studies investigating gain and loss processing and 10 studies investigating risky decision-making. RESULTS During gain and loss processing, relative to healthy controls, AUD patients showed reduced activation in the mesocortical-limbic circuit, including the orbital prefrontal cortex (OFC), dorsal striatum, insula, hippocampus, cerebellum, cuneus cortex and superior temporal gyrus, but hyperactivation in the inferior temporal gyrus and paracentral lobule (extending to the middle cingulate cortex (MCC) and precuneus). During decision-making under risk, AUD patients exhibited hypoactivity of the prefrontal and cingulate cortices, including the posterior cingulate cortex (extending to the MCC), middle frontal gyrus, medial prefrontal cortex, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, OFC and anterior cingulate cortex. CONCLUSIONS Our results extend existing neurological evidence by showing that a reduced response in the mesocortical-limbic circuit is found in gain versus loss processing, with decreased responsivity in cortical regions in risk decision-making. Our results implicate dissociable neural circuit responses for gain-loss processing and risk decision-making, which contribute to a better understanding of the pathophysiological mechanism underlying nondrug incentive and risk processing in individuals with AUD.
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- Jianguang Zeng
- School of Economics and Business Administration, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Economics and Business Administration, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Public Policy and Administration, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, State Key Lab of Biotherapy, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Public Policy and Administration, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
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Wilhelm RA, Spechler PA, Demuth MJ, Gonzalez M, Kemp C, Walls M, Aupperle RL, Paulus MP, Stewart JL, White EJ. Striatal hypoactivation during monetary loss anticipation in individuals with substance use disorders in a heterogenous urban American Indian sample. Drug Alcohol Depend 2023; 246:109852. [PMID: 37003108 PMCID: PMC10614574 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Research suggests that disproportionate exposure to risk factors places American Indian (AI) peoples at higher risk for substance use disorders (SUD). Although SUD is linked to striatal prioritization of drug rewards over other appetitive stimuli, there are gaps in the literature related to the investigation of aversive valuation processing, and inclusion of AI samples. To address these gaps, this study compared striatal anticipatory gain and loss processing between AI-identified with SUD (SUD+; n = 52) and without SUD (SUD-; n = 35) groups from the Tulsa 1000 study who completed a monetary incentive delay (MID) task during functional magnetic resonance imaging. Results indicated that striatal activations in the nucleus accumbens (NAcc), caudate, and putamen were greatest for anticipating gains (ps < 0.001) but showed no group differences. In contrast to gains, the SUD+ exhibited lower NAcc (p = .01, d =0.53) and putamen (p = .04, d =0.40) activation to anticipating large losses than the comparison group. Within SUD+ , lower striatal responses during loss anticipations were associated with slower MID reaction times (NAcc: r = -0.43; putamen: r = -0.35) during loss trials. This is among the first imaging studies to examine underlying neural mechanisms associated with SUD within AIs. Attenuated loss processing provides initial evidence of a potential mechanism wherein blunted prediction of aversive consequences may be a defining feature of SUD that can inform future prevention and intervention targets.
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- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, USA
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- Center for American Indian Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for American Indian Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for American Indian Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, USA; Oxley School of Community Medicine, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA
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- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, USA; Oxley School of Community Medicine, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA
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- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OK, USA; Oxley School of Community Medicine, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA.
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Yan H, Xiao S, Fu S, Gong J, Qi Z, Chen G, Chen P, Tang G, Su T, Yang Z, Wang Y. Functional and structural brain abnormalities in substance use disorder: A multimodal meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2023; 147:345-359. [PMID: 36807120 DOI: 10.1111/acps.13539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Numerous neuroimaging studies of resting-state functional imaging and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) have revealed that patients with substance use disorder (SUD) may present brain abnormalities, but their results were inconsistent. This multimodal neuroimaging meta-analysis aimed to estimate common and specific alterations in SUD patients by combining information from all available studies of spontaneous functional activity and gray matter volume (GMV). METHODS A whole-brain meta-analysis on resting-state functional imaging and VBM studies was conducted using the Seed-based d Mapping with Permutation of Subject Images (SDM-PSI) software, followed by multimodal overlapping to comprehensively investigate function and structure of the brain in SUD. RESULTS In this meta-analysis, 39 independent studies with 47 datasets related to resting-state functional brain activity (1444 SUD patients; 1446 healthy controls [HCs]) were included, as well as 77 studies with 89 datasets for GMV (3457 SUD patients; 3774 HCs). Patients with SUD showed the decreased resting-state functional brain activity in the bilateral anterior cingulate cortex/medial prefrontal cortex (ACC/mPFC). For the VBM meta-analysis, patients with SUD showed the reduced GMV in the bilateral ACC/mPFC, insula, thalamus extending to striatum, and left sensorimotor cortex. CONCLUSIONS This multimodal meta-analysis exhibited that SUD shows common impairment in both function and structure in the ACC/mPFC, suggesting that the deficits in functional and structural domains could be correlated together. In addition, a few regions exhibited only structural impairment in SUD, including the insula, thalamus, striatum, and sensorimotor areas.
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- Hong Yan
- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Radiology, Six Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Medical Imaging Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Henemann GM, Schmitgen MM, Wolf ND, Hirjak D, Kubera KM, Sambataro F, Bach P, Koenig J, Wolf RC. Cognitive domain-independent aberrant frontoparietal network strength in individuals with excessive smartphone use. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging 2023; 329:111593. [PMID: 36724625 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2023.111593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Excessive smartphone use (ESU) may fulfill criteria for addictive behavior. In contrast to other related behavioral addictions, particularly Internet Gaming Disorder, little is known about the neural correlates underlying ESU. In this study, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to acquire task data from three distinct behavioral paradigms, i.e. cue-reactivity, inhibition, and working memory, in individuals with psychometrically defined ESU (n = 19) compared to controls (n-ESU; n = 20). The Smartphone Addiction Inventory (SPAI) was used to quantify ESU-severity according to a novel five-factor model (SPAI-I). A multivariate data fusion approach, i.e. joint Independent Component Analysis (jICA) was employed to analyze fMRI-data derived from three separate experimental conditions, but analyzed jointly to detect converging and domain-independent neural signatures that differ between persons with vs. those without ESU. Across the three functional tasks, jICA identified a predominantly frontoparietal system that showed lower network strength in individuals with ESU compared to n-ESU (p < 0.05 FDR-corrected). Furthermore, significant associations between frontoparietal network strength and SPAI-I's dimensions "time spent" and "craving" were found. The data suggest a frontoparietal cognitive control network as cognitive domain-independent neural signature of excessive and potentially addictive smartphone use.
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- Gudrun M Henemann
- Department of General Psychiatry, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Heidelberg University, Germany
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- Department of General Psychiatry, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Heidelberg University, Germany
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- Department of General Psychiatry, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Heidelberg University, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of General Psychiatry, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Heidelberg University, Germany
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- Department of Neurosciences, Padua Neuroscience Center, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Addictive Behavior and Addiction Medicine, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of General Psychiatry, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Heidelberg University, Germany.
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Jin L, Yuan M, Zhang W, Wang L, Chen J, Wang F, Zhu J, Liu T, Wei Y, Li Y, Wang W, Li Q, Wei L. Default mode network mechanisms of repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation in heroin addiction. Brain Imaging Behav 2023; 17:54-65. [PMID: 36418675 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-022-00741-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has been shown to reduce cravings in heroin-dependent (HD) individuals, but the mechanisms underlying the anti-craving effects of rTMS are unknown. Abnormalities in the default mode network (DMN) are known to be consistent findings in HD individuals and are involved in cravings. We assessed the effect of rTMS on DMN activity and its relationship to the treatment response. Thirty HD individuals were included in this self-controlled study, and all HD participants received 10-Hz rTMS 7-session during a week. Data for cravings and withdrawal symptoms and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data were collected before and after rTMS treatment. Thirty demographically matched healthy individuals who did not receive rTMS were included as controls. We focused on changes in coupling seeded from the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC), posterior cingulate cortex (PCC), and bilateral inferior parietal lobe (IPL), which are the core regions of the DMN. The craving and withdrawal symptom score of HD individuals decreased significantly after rTMS treatment. The left IPL-left middle frontal gyrus coupling and the left IPL-right inferior occipital gyrus coupling decreased significantly, and the changes in the left IPL-left middle frontal gyrus coupling were positively correlated with changes in drug-cue induced cravings. rTMS could modulate the coupling between the DMN and executive control network (ECN). Alterations of the left IPL-left middle frontal gyrus coupling may play an important mechanistic role in reducing drug cue-induced cravings.
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- Long Jin
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 569 Xinsi Road, BaQiao District, 710038, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 569 Xinsi Road, BaQiao District, 710038, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 569 Xinsi Road, BaQiao District, 710038, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 569 Xinsi Road, BaQiao District, 710038, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 569 Xinsi Road, BaQiao District, 710038, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, Qinhuang Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, Qinhuang Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Radiology, Qinhuang Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 569 Xinsi Road, BaQiao District, 710038, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 569 Xinsi Road, BaQiao District, 710038, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 569 Xinsi Road, BaQiao District, 710038, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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- Department of Radiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 569 Xinsi Road, BaQiao District, 710038, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 569 Xinsi Road, BaQiao District, 710038, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
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Sanvicente‐Vieira B, Rothmann LM, Esper NB, Tondo LP, Ferreira PE, Buchweitz A, Franco AR, Grassi‐Oliveira R. Sex differences in brain regional homogeneity during acute abstinence in cocaine use disorder. Addict Biol 2022; 27:e13177. [PMID: 35470550 PMCID: PMC9285589 DOI: 10.1111/adb.13177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
There are significant sex differences in the clinical characteristics of cocaine use disorder (CUD). As this is a brain disorder that involves changes in functional connectivity, we investigated the existence of sex differences among people with CUD and controls. We used a data‐driven method comparing males (n = 20, CK‐M) and females with CUD (n = 20, CK‐F) and healthy controls (20 males, HC‐M and 20 females, HC‐F). The participants undertook a resting‐state functional magnetic resonance imaging exam. Regional homogeneity (ReHo) was performed to identify group and sex differences. Persons with CUD of both sexes presented lower ReHo parameters than controls, especially within the parietal lobule. Males with CUD showed higher ReHo than females in three right‐side brain areas: postcentral gyrus, putamen and fusiform gyrus. It was found that abstinence symptoms severity was associated with lower ReHo values in the right postcentral gyrus and the right fusiform gyrus. Participants with CUD exhibited altered ReHo parameters compared to controls, similar to what is found in ageing‐related disorders. Our data also indicate that cocaine has sex‐specific effects on brain functioning when analysing ReHo.
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- Breno Sanvicente‐Vieira
- Brain Institute Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) Porto Alegre Brazil
- Laboratory of Individual Differences and Psychopathology Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC‐Rio) Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Brain Institute Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) Porto Alegre Brazil
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- Brain Institute Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) Porto Alegre Brazil
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- Brain Institute Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) Porto Alegre Brazil
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- Brain Institute Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) Porto Alegre Brazil
- Department of Psychology University of Connecticut Stamford USA
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- Center for Biomedical Imaging and Neuromodulation Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research Orangeburg New York USA
- Center for the Developing Brain Child Mind Institute New York New York USA
- Department of Psychiatry NYU Grossman School of Medicine New York New York USA
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- Brain Institute Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) Porto Alegre Brazil
- Translational Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine Aarhus University Aarhus Denmark
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