SynthesisJournal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN2014
Systematic review of ERP and fMRI studies investigating inhibitory control and error processing in people with substance dependence and behavioural addictions.
Synthesis in Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03220776 (Imaging Framework for Testing GABAergic/Glutamatergic Drugs in Bipolar Alcoholics), which is not on this map. Cited by 186 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Imaging Framework for Testing GABAergic/Glutamatergic Drugs in Bipolar Alcoholics
Who cites it
186 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 356 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Common and distinct patterns of brain activity alterations during inhibitory control in depression and psychostimulant users: a comparative meta-analysis of task-based fMRI studies.Psychological medicine · 2025Pooled it
- A Systematic Review on Common and Distinct Neural Correlates of Risk-taking in Substance-related and Non-substance Related Addictions.Neuropsychology review · 2023Pooled it
- The Effects of Combined Physical and Cognitive Training on Inhibitory Control: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Distinct patterns of prefrontal cortical disengagement during inhibitory control in addiction: A meta-analysis based on population characteristics.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of aberrant post-error slowing in substance use disorder: implications for behavioral adaptation and self-control.The European journal of neuroscience · 2019Pooled it
- Neuroimaging Impaired Response Inhibition and Salience Attribution in Human Drug Addiction: A Systematic Review.Neuron · 2018Pooled it
- The ICCAM platform study: An experimental medicine platform for evaluating new drugs for relapse prevention in addiction. Part B: fMRI description.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2017Pooled it
- Diminished error-related negativity and error positivity in children and adults with externalizing problems and disorders: a meta-analysis on error processing.Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPNPooled it
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- Efficacy of single-session transcranial direct current stimulation on addiction-related inhibitory control and craving: a randomized trial in males with Internet gaming disorder.Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN · 2021Trial
- Got chocolate? Bilateral prefrontal cortex stimulation augments chocolate consumption.Appetite · 2018Trial
- Cognitive functioning and treatment outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of internet-delivered drug and alcohol treatment.The American journal on addictions · 2018Trial
- Abnormal response to methylphenidate across multiple fMRI procedures in cocaine use disorder: feasibility study.Psychopharmacology · 2016Trial
- Nicotine withdrawal alters neural responses to psychosocial stress.Psychopharmacology · 2016Trial
- Predicting beneficial effects of atomoxetine and citalopram on response inhibition in Parkinson's disease with clinical and neuroimaging measures.Human brain mapping · 2016Trial
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Abstract
backgroundSeveral current theories emphasize the role of cognitive control in addiction. The present review evaluates neural deficits in the domains of inhibitory control and error processing in individuals with substance dependence and in those showing excessive addiction-like behaviours. The combined evaluation of event-related potential (ERP) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) findings in the present review offers unique information on neural deficits in addicted individuals.
methodsWe selected 19 ERP and 22 fMRI studies using stop-signal, go/no-go or Flanker paradigms based on a search of PubMed and Embase.
resultsThe most consistent findings in addicted individuals relative to healthy controls were lower N2, error-related negativity and error positivity amplitudes as well as hypoactivation in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), inferior frontal gyrus and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. These neural deficits, however, were not always associated with impaired task performance. With regard to behavioural addictions, some evidence has been found for similar neural deficits; however, studies are scarce and results are not yet conclusive. Differences among the major classes of substances of abuse were identified and involve stronger neural responses to errors in individuals with alcohol dependence versus weaker neural responses to errors in other substance-dependent populations. LIMITATIONS: Task design and analysis techniques vary across studies, thereby reducing comparability among studies and the potential of clinical use of these measures.
conclusionCurrent addiction theories were supported by identifying consistent abnormalities in prefrontal brain function in individuals with addiction. An integrative model is proposed, suggesting that neural deficits in the dorsal ACC may constitute a hallmark neurocognitive deficit under lying addictive behaviours, such as loss of control.
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