Sex/gender differences in brain function and structure in alcohol use: A narrative review of neuroimaging findings over the last 10 years

TL Verplaetse, KP Cosgrove, J Tanabe… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last 10 years, rates of alcohol use disorder (AUD) have increased in women by
84% relative to a 35% increase in men. Rates of alcohol use and high‐risk drinking have …

Interoception and alcohol: Mechanisms, networks, and implications

DF Lovelock, RE Tyler, J Besheer - Neuropharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Interoception refers to the perception of the internal state of the body and is increasingly
being recognized as an important factor in mental health disorders. Drugs of abuse produce …

Ketogenic diet reduces alcohol withdrawal symptoms in humans and alcohol intake in rodents

CE Wiers, LF Vendruscolo, W van Der Veen… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) show elevated brain metabolism of acetate at
the expense of glucose. We hypothesized that a shift in energy substrates during withdrawal …

Regulation of craving and negative emotion in alcohol use disorder

S Suzuki, MM Mell, SS O'Malley, JH Krystal… - Biological psychiatry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a chronic, relapsing condition with poor treatment
outcomes. Both alcohol craving and negative affect increase alcohol drinking, and—in …

A robust brain network for sustained attention from adolescence to adulthood that predicts later substance use

Y Weng, J Kruschwitz, LM Rueda-Delgado, KL Ruddy… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Substance use, including cigarettes and cannabis, is associated with poorer sustained
attention in late adolescence and early adulthood. Previous studies were predominantly …

Altered functional connectivity of the dorsal attention network among problematic social network users

D Lee, J Lee, K Namkoong, YC Jung - Addictive Behaviors, 2021 - Elsevier
Many smartphone users spend excessive amounts of time online and cannot control their
behavior, and the addictive overuse of social-networking services has been shown to be …

Sleep inconsistency between weekends and weekdays is associated with changes in brain function during task and rest

R Zhang, D Tomasi, E Shokri-Kojori, CE Wiers… - Sleep, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives Sleep deprivation and circadian disruptions impair brain function
and cognitive performance, but few studies have examined the effect of sleep inconsistency …

Functional connectivity of nucleus accumbens and medial prefrontal cortex with other brain regions during early-abstinence is associated with alcohol dependence …

X Yang, Y Meng, Y Tao, R Deng, H Wang, X Li… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Alcohol dependence (AD) is a chronic recurrent brain disease that causes a
heavy disease burden worldwide, partly due to high relapse rates after detoxification …

Alcohol use severity and the neural correlates of the effects of sleep disturbance on sustained visual attention

G Li, Y Chen, X Tang, CSR Li - Journal of psychiatric research, 2021 - Elsevier
Alcohol misuse is associated with sleep disturbance and cognitive dysfunction. However,
the neural processes inter-relating the severity of alcohol use, sleep disturbance and …

Elevated thalamic glutamate levels and reduced water diffusivity in alcohol use disorder: Association with impulsivity

CE Wiers, SI Cunningham, DG Tomasi, T Ernst… - Psychiatry Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Alcohol induces neuroinflammation but its role in cognitive impairment and impulsivity in
alcohol use disorder (AUD) has been poorly investigated. We used proton magnetic …