2022
Problem drinking and the interaction of reward, negative emotion, and cognitive control circuits during cue-elicited craving
Le T, Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Li C. Problem drinking and the interaction of reward, negative emotion, and cognitive control circuits during cue-elicited craving. Addiction Neuroscience 2022, 1: 100004. DOI: 10.1016/j.addicn.2021.100004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive control circuitsPositive alcohol expectanciesNegative emotionsAlcohol use severityCognitive controlMotivational processesCue exposureAlcohol expectanciesUse severityAlcohol useAlcohol cue exposureCue-elicited cravingSocial isolationIndividual differencesReward responsesNegative reinforcementAdult drinkersEmotionsPath modelProblem drinkingActivity differencesRewardDrinking behaviorCravingControl process
2021
Midcingulate Cortical Activations Interrelate Chronic Craving and Physiological Responses to Negative Emotions in Cocaine Addiction
Zhornitsky S, Le TM, Wang W, Dhingra I, Chen Y, Li CR, Zhang S. Midcingulate Cortical Activations Interrelate Chronic Craving and Physiological Responses to Negative Emotions in Cocaine Addiction. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science 2021, 1: 37-47. PMID: 35664438, PMCID: PMC9164547, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2021.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCD subjectsCocaine cravingMidcingulate cortexControl subjectsSkin conductance responsesBrain activationHealthy control subjectsCocaine Craving QuestionnaireCocaine-dependent subjectsInferior parietal gyrusRegional brain activationChronic cocaineParietal gyrusMotor circuitsPhysiological responsesCocaine addictionDrug cravingCravingNeutral images
2007
Imaging stress‐ and cue‐induced drug and alcohol craving: association with relapse and clinical implications
SINHA R, LI C. Imaging stress‐ and cue‐induced drug and alcohol craving: association with relapse and clinical implications. Drug And Alcohol Review 2007, 26: 25-31. PMID: 17364833, DOI: 10.1080/09595230601036960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelapse outcomesDrug-related cuesPosterior insula regionsCue-induced cravingDrug cue exposureCue-induced drugBrain imaging studiesDrug cuesNeural correlatesCorticostriatal-limbic circuitryCue exposureInsula regionsBrain correlatesRelapse propensityMedial prefrontalBehavioral treatmentAddictive disordersAlcohol cravingPosterior cingulateNeural activityBrain regionsArousal responseLimbic circuitryNeural circuitsCraving