ReviewBrain research reviews2011
Prefrontal cortex and drug abuse vulnerability: translation to prevention and treatment interventions.
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89 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Drug delivery strategies for the treatment of relapse behavior in substance use disorder- A systematic review.Metabolic brain disease · 2025Pooled it
- Neural Underpinnings of Social Stress in Substance Use Disorders.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2022Pooled it
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- Behavioral and transcriptomic markers of susceptibility to escalate fentanyl intake.Translational psychiatry · 2026Article
- Histone Deacetylase 5 in Prelimbic Prefrontal Cortex Limits Context-Associated Cocaine Seeking.Biological psychiatry · 2026Article
- Transcranial direct current stimulation restores addictive behavior via prefrontal-striatal circuit.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
- Practical, Economic, and Policy Implications of the Leve et al. Paper.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Article
- Cannabidiol Protects against the Reinstatement of Oxycodone-Induced Conditioned Place Preference in Adolescent Male but Not Female Rats: The Role of MOR and CB1R.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- METH exposure alters sperm DNA methylation in F0 mice and mPFC transcriptome in male F1 mice.Psychopharmacology · 2024Article
- Sex differences in glutamate transmission and plasticity in reward related regions.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2024Review
- Increased Excitability of Layer 2 Cortical Pyramidal Neurons in the Supplementary Motor Cortex Underlies High Cocaine-Seeking Behaviors.Biological psychiatry · 2023Article
- Paternal methamphetamine exposure induces higher sensitivity to methamphetamine in male offspring through driving ADRB1 on CaMKII-positive neurons in mPFC.Translational psychiatry · 2023Article
- Neuron Navigator 1 (Nav1) regulates the response to cocaine in mice.Communications biology · 2023Article
- mPFC DUSP1 mediates adolescent cocaine exposure-induced higher sensitivity to drug in adulthood.EMBO reports · 2023Article
- Dopamine Transporter Knockout Rats Display Epigenetic Alterations in Response to Cocaine Exposure.Biomolecules · 2023Article
- Substance use disorders: a comprehensive update of classification, epidemiology, neurobiology, clinical aspects, treatment and prevention.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2023Article
- PET imaging of kappa opioid receptors and receptor expression quantified in neuron-derived extracellular vesicles in socially housed female and male cynomolgus macaques.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2023Article
- Distinct cortico-striatal compartments drive competition between adaptive and automatized behavior.PloS one · 2023Article
- Risky Sexual Practices, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Motivations, and Mental Health among Heterosexual Women and Men Who Practice Sexualized Drug Use in Spain.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Is Virtual Reality Cue Exposure a Promising Adjunctive Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder?Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
29 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Vulnerability to drug abuse is related to both reward seeking and impulsivity, two constructs thought to have a biological basis in the prefrontal cortex (PFC). This review addresses similarities and differences in neuroanatomy, neurochemistry and behavior associated with PFC function in rodents and humans. Emphasis is placed on monoamine and amino acid neurotransmitter systems located in anatomically distinct subregions: medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC); lateral prefrontal cortex (lPFC); anterior cingulate cortex (ACC); and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). While there are complex interconnections and overlapping functions among these regions, each is thought to be involved in various functions related to health-related risk behaviors and drug abuse vulnerability. Among the various functions implicated, evidence suggests that mPFC is involved in reward processing, attention and drug reinstatement; lPFC is involved in decision-making, behavioral inhibition and attentional gating; ACC is involved in attention, emotional processing and self-monitoring; and OFC is involved in behavioral inhibition, signaling of expected outcomes and reward/punishment sensitivity. Individual differences (e.g., age and sex) influence functioning of these regions, which, in turn, impacts drug abuse vulnerability. Implications for the development of drug abuse prevention and treatment strategies aimed at engaging PFC inhibitory processes that may reduce risk-related behaviors are discussed, including the design of effective public service announcements, cognitive exercises, physical activity, direct current stimulation, feedback control training and pharmacotherapies. A major challenge in drug abuse prevention and treatment rests with improving intervention strategies aimed at strengthening PFC inhibitory systems among at-risk individuals.
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