[HTML][HTML] Effects of length of abstinence on decision-making and craving in methamphetamine abusers

G Wang, J Shi, N Chen, L Xu, J Li, P Li, Y Sun, L Lu - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Rationale The majority of drug abusers are incapable of sustaining abstinence over any
length of time. Accumulating evidence has linked intense and involuntary craving, Impulsive …

The amygdala and decision-making

R Gupta, TR Koscik, A Bechara, D Tranel - Neuropsychologia, 2011 - Elsevier
Decision-making is a complex process that requires the orchestration of multiple neural
systems. For example, decision-making is believed to involve areas of the brain involved in …

[HTML][HTML] Fronto-striatal circuits in response-inhibition: Relevance to addiction

S Morein-Zamir, TW Robbins - Brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
Disruptions to inhibitory control are believed to contribute to multiple aspects of drug abuse,
from preexisting vulnerability in at-risk individuals, through escalation to dependence, to …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive impairment in cocaine users is drug-induced but partially reversible: evidence from a longitudinal study

M Vonmoos, LM Hulka, KH Preller, F Minder… - …, 2014 - nature.com
Cocaine users consistently display cognitive impairments. However, it is still unknown
whether these impairments are cocaine-induced and if they are reversible. Therefore, we …

Rapid cognitive screening of patients with substance use disorders.

ML Copersino, W Fals-Stewart… - Experimental and …, 2009 - psycnet.apa.org
To date, there has not been a time-efficient and resource-conscious way to identify cognitive
impairment in patients with substance use disorders (SUDs). In this study, we assessed the …

Cognitive dysfunctions in recreational and dependent cocaine users: role of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, craving and early age at onset

M Vonmoos, LM Hulka, KH Preller, D Jenni… - The British Journal of …, 2013 - cambridge.org
BackgroundDependent cocaine users consistently display cognitive deficits but cognitive
performance of recreational cocaine users has rarely been investigated. AimsTo examine …

Impaired self-awareness in human addiction: deficient attribution of personal relevance

SJ Moeller, RZ Goldstein - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2014 - cell.com
Compromised self-awareness of illness-related deficits and behaviors in psychopathology
(eg, schizophrenia) has been associated with deficient functioning of cortical midline regions …

Drug-related decrease in neuropsychological functions of abstinent drug users

R Janke van Holst, T Schilt - Current drug abuse reviews, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
This article reviews neuropsychological performance in frequent users of cocaine,(meth)
amphetamines, ecstasy, opiates, alcohol, and cannabis. We searched the scientific literature …

Facial emotion recognition in alcohol and substance use disorders: A meta-analysis

F Castellano, F Bartoli, C Crocamo, G Gamba… - Neuroscience & …, 2015 - Elsevier
People with alcohol and substance use disorders (AUDs/SUDs) show worse facial emotion
recognition (FER) than controls, though magnitude and potential moderators remain …

Motivated attention to cocaine and emotional cues in abstinent and current cocaine users–an ERP study

JP Dunning, MA Parvaz, G Hajcak… - European Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Event‐related potentials (ERPs) are a direct measure of neural activity and are ideally suited
to study the time‐course of attentional engagement with emotional and drug‐related stimuli …