Prefrontal Cortex

Four-Week Mentalizing Imagery Therapy for Family Dementia Caregivers: A Randomized Controlled Trial With Neural Circuit Changes
INTRODUCTION: Family caregivers of patients with dementia suffer a high burden of depression and reduced positive emotions. Mentalizing …
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Morphometric Biomarkers of Adolescents With Familial Risk for Alcohol Use Disorder
BACKGROUND: While many adolescents exhibit risky behavior, teenagers with a family history (FH+) of an alcohol use disorder (AUD) are …
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Adolescent Hippocampal and Prefrontal Brain Activation During Performance of the Virtual Morris Water Task
The frontal cortex undergoes substantial structural and functional changes during adolescence and significant developmental changes …
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Functional Connectivity of Insula, Basal Ganglia, and Prefrontal Executive Control Networks During Hypoglycemia in Type 1 Diabetes
Human brain networks mediating interoceptive, behavioral, and cognitive aspects of glycemic control are not well studied. Using group …
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Memory Retrieval of Smoking-Related Images Induces Greater Insula Activation as Revealed by an fMRI-Based Delayed Matching to Sample Task
Nicotine dependence is a chronic and difficult to treat disorder. While environmental stimuli associated with smoking precipitate …
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An Increase in Tobacco Craving Is Associated With Enhanced Medial Prefrontal Cortex Network Coupling
Craving is a key aspect of drug dependence that is thought to motivate continued drug use. Numerous brain regions have been associated …
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Prefrontal and Limbic Resting State Brain Network Functional Connectivity Differs Between Nicotine-Dependent Smokers and Non-Smoking Controls
BACKGROUND: Brain dysfunction in prefrontal cortex (PFC) and dorsal striatum (DS) contributes to habitual drug use. These regions are …
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