Shared gray matter alterations in subtypes of addiction: a voxel-wise meta-analysis.

Mengzhe ZhangXinyu GaoZhengui YangMengmeng WenHuiyu HuangRuiping ZhengWeijian WangYarui WeiJingliang ChengShaoqiang HanYong Zhang

Published in: Psychopharmacology (2021)

This meta-analysis identified a concordance across subtypes of addiction in terms of the brain structural changes in prefrontal and insula areas, which may relate to higher impulsivity observed across addiction diagnoses. This concordance provides an organizing model that emphasizes the importance of shared neural substrates in addiction.

Keyphrases

systematic review
functional connectivity
meta analyses
resting state
working memory
white matter
multiple sclerosis
obsessive compulsive disorder
brain injury