The salience network, including the insula and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), has been
implicated in nicotine addiction. Structural imaging studies have reported diminished insula …

Aims Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies report widespread cortical thinning in
individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD), but did not consider potential effects of pro …

Previous resting-state functional MRI (fMRI) studies found spontaneous neural activity in the
brains of Pathological Internet Use (PIU) subjects. However, the findings were inconsistent …

Interoception is one of the pivotal cognitive functions for mechanisms of our body
awareness, and malfunction of the interoceptive network is thought to be associated with …

Only some individuals using drugs recreationally eventually become addicted, and persist in
drug seeking and taking despite adverse consequences. The neurobehavioral determinants …

BACKGROUND: One major hallmark of alcohol use disorder (AUD) is the persistence of
alcohol drinking despite negative consequences. Among the indicators of AUD vulnerability …

Introduction The literature suggests that tobacco smoking may have a neurotoxic effect on
the developing adolescent brain. Particularly, it may impair the decision-making process of …

The locus coeruleus (LC) is a nucleus within the brainstem associated with physiological
arousal and attention performance, with altered structure and function previously identified …

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shou Alcohol-use disorder (AUD) is a chronic relapsing disorder characterized by a …

We and others have observed reduced volumes of brain regions, including the nucleus
accumbens, globus pallidus, hypothalamus, and habenula in opioid addiction. Notably, the …