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ReviewNeuropharmacology2021

Interoception and alcohol: Mechanisms, networks, and implications.

Dennis F Lovelock, Ryan E Tyler, Joyce Besheer

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Review in Neuropharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Hunger Recruits a Parallel Circuit Encoding Alcohol Reward.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  12. Neural Circuitries and Alcohol Use Disorder: Cutting Corners in the Cycle.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2025
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  14. mGluPharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Dennis F LovelockBowles Center for Alcohol Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, USA.
Ryan E TylerBowles Center for Alcohol Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, USA; Neuroscience Curriculum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, USA.
Joyce BesheerBowles Center for Alcohol Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, USA; Neuroscience Curriculum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, USA. Electronic address: joyce_besheer@med.unc.edu.

Funding

UNC ARC Information/Dissemination CoreP60AA011605 · NIAAA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Melissa A Herman · 2003 to 2026
$46.3M
UNC Initiative for Maximizing Student DevelopmentR25GM055336 · NIGMS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI COOK, JEANETTE GOWEN, KASH, THOMAS L. · 1996 to 2023
$12.1M
Supplement to Molecular and Cellular Studies on Alcohol's ActionsT32AA007573 · NIAAA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI FULTON T CREWS, Thomas L. Kash · 1997 to 2026
$9.3M
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR PATHOGENESIS IN ALCOHOLISMP50AA011605 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI CREWS, FULTON T · 1998 to 2002
$4.9M
Characterization of alcohol self-administration following predator odor exposure: relevance to PTSD-Diversity SupplementR01AA026537 · NIAAA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Joyce Besheer · 2017 to 2026
$3.9M
Gene Delivery of Neuroactive Steroids to Modulate Ethanol Reinforcement/ConsumptionR01AA024095 · NIAAA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BESHEER, JOYCE, MORROW, A LESLIE · 2017 to 2021
$2.0M
Unbiased analysis of molecular and circuit targets of low dose alcoholR01AA025582 · NIAAA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BESHEER, JOYCE, KASH, THOMAS L. · 2016 to 2020
$2.0M
Microglia Activation and TLR-induced Neurodegeneration by Alcohol Promotes Progression of Alzheimer PathologyR01AA028924 · NIAAA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI COLEMAN, LEON GARLAND, CREWS, FULTON T · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interoception refers to the perception of the internal state of the body and is increasingly being recognized as an important factor in mental health disorders. Drugs of abuse produce powerful interoceptive states that are upstream of behaviors that drive and influence drug intake, and addiction pathology is impacted by interoceptive processes. The goal of the present review is to discuss interoceptive processes related to alcohol. We will cover physiological responses to alcohol, how interoceptive states can impact drinking, and the recruitment of brain networks as informed by clinical research. We also review the molecular and brain circuitry mechanisms of alcohol interoceptive effects as informed by preclinical studies. Finally, we will discuss emerging treatments with consideration of interoception processes. As our understanding of the role of interoception in drug and alcohol use grows, we suggest that the convergence of information provided by clinical and preclinical studies will be increasingly important. Given the complexity of interoceptive processing and the multitude of brain regions involved, an overarching network-based framework can provide context for how focused manipulations modulate interoceptive processing as a whole. In turn, preclinical studies can systematically determine the roles of individual nodes and their molecular underpinnings in a given network, potentially suggesting new therapeutic targets and directions. As interoceptive processing drives and influences motivation, emotion, and subsequent behavior, consideration of interoception is important for our understanding of processes that drive ongoing drinking and relapse.

Indexed as

AlcoholismAnimalsBehavior, AddictiveBrainDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalEmotionsEthanolHumansInteroceptionReceptors, GABA-AReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateSex FactorsStress, PsychologicalEthanolReceptors, GABA-AReceptors, N-Methyl-D-AspartateAddictionAUDDrug discriminationInsulaInteroception

Identifiers

PMID34562442
PMCPMC8541934

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