Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39899115›Full record

ArticleJournal of psychopathology and clinical science2025

Posttraumatic reexperiencing and alcohol use: Mediofrontal theta as a neural mechanism for negative reinforcement.

Eric Rawls, Craig A Marquardt, Spencer T Fix, Edward Bernat, Scott R Sponheim

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Article in Journal of psychopathology and clinical science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Eric RawlsDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota.ORCID 0000-0002-4852-9961
Craig A MarquardtDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota.
Spencer T FixDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park.
Edward BernatDepartment of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park.
Scott R SponheimDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota.

Funding

University of Minnesota Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UMN CTSI)UL1TR002494 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI BLAZAR, BRUCE R, WEISDORF, DANIEL J · 2018 to 2022
$34.9M
Congressionally Directed Medical Research ProgramsIntramural VA VA999999National Institutes of Health; National Center for Advancing Translational SciencesNCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002494RRD VA I01 RX000622US Department of Veterans Affairs; Rehabilitation R&D Program
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over half of U.S. military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) use alcohol heavily, potentially to cope with their symptoms. This study investigated the neural underpinnings of PTSD symptoms and heavy drinking in veterans. We focused on brain responses to salient outcomes within predictive coding theory. This framework suggests the brain generates prediction errors (PEs) when outcomes deviate from expectations. Alcohol use might provide negative reinforcement by reducing the salience of negatively valenced PEs and dampening experiences like loss. We analyzed electroencephalography responses to unpredictable gain/loss feedback in

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Alcohol DrinkingAlcoholismEvoked PotentialsReinforcement, PsychologyStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTheta RhythmVeteransAdultElectroencephalographyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedReward

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PMID39899115
PMCPMC11949716

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