Individual differences in cognitive control circuit anatomy link sensation seeking, impulsivity, and substance use

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 36, Issue 14, 2016, Pages 4038-4049

  Holmes, Avram J ^a,b   Hollinshead, Marisa O ^b,c   Roffman, Joshua L ^b   Smoller, Jordan W ^b   Buckner, Randy L ^b,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain anatomy; Cognitive control; Impulsivity; Individual differences; Sensation seeking; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORTICAL THICKNESS (BRAIN); DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MIDDLE FRONTAL GYRUS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSATION SEEKING; SUBSTANCE USE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN CORTEX; CINGULATE GYRUS; COGNITION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; INDIVIDUALITY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

CAFFEINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COGNITION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INDIVIDUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE NET; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964046884     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3206-15.2016     Document Type: Article

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