A growing preclinical and clinical body of work on the effects of chronic drug use and drug
addiction has extended the scope of inquiry from the putative reward-related subcortical …

Impaired emotion regulation contributes to the development and severity of substance use
disorders (substance disorders). This review summarizes the literature on alterations in …

There is increasing interest in factors that may modulate white matter (WM) breakdown and,
consequentially, age-related cognitive and behavioral deficits. Recent diffusion tensor …

Individuals who abuse substances often differ from nonusers in their brain structure.
Substance abuse and addiction is often associated with atrophy and pathology of grey …

Neuroimaging studies in substance use disorder have shown widespread impairments in
white matter (WM) microstructure suggesting demyelination and axonal damage. However …

Cigarette smoking is associated with increased risk for myriad health consequences
including cognitive decline and dementia, but research on the link between smoking and …

Abstract Study Objectives Neurocognitive impairment is one of the daytime symptoms of
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We proposed to use tract-specific statistical analysis (TSSA) …

Recent neuroimaging studies have demonstrated that cigarette smoking is associated with
changed brain structure and function. However, little is known about alterations of the …

Background Tobacco use remains the most preventable cause of death; however, its effects
on the brain, and particularly white matter, remain elusive. Previous diffusion tensor imaging …

Research on the nicotinic cholinergic system function in the brain was previously mainly
derived from animal studies, yet, research in humans is growing. Up to date, findings allow …