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ArticleJournal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)2021

Altered amygdala-cortical connectivity in individuals with Cannabis use disorder.

Joseph Aloi, Marie C McCusker, Brandon J Lew, Mikki Schantell, Jacob A Eastman, Michaela R Frenzel, Tony W Wilson

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Article in Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  3. The role of sex in the association between cannabis use disorder and resting-state functional connectivity.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Joseph AloiInstitute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, USA.
Marie C McCuskerInstitute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1067-3375
Brandon J LewInstitute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9107-4993
Mikki SchantellInstitute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, USA.
Jacob A EastmanInstitute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, USA.
Michaela R FrenzelInstitute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, USA.
Tony W WilsonInstitute for Human Neuroscience, Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, USA.

Funding

SIGNATURES OF CANNABIS ABUSE IN NEUROHIV (SCAN): AN INTEGRATED MOLECULAR AND IMAGING APPROACHR01DA047828 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI BECKER, JAMES T., FOX, HOWARD S · 2018 to 2022
$4.5M
THE PROGRESSIVE ELEVATION OF SPONTANEOUS CORTICAL ACTIVITY IN HAND (PESCAH) PROJECTR01MH116782 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI WILSON, TONY W · 2018 to 2022
$3.4M
Neurophysiological markers of HAND and the impact of aging: Evidence from MEGR01MH103220 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI WILSON, TONY W · 2014 to 2018
$2.5M
The impact of marijuana use on brain and cognitive function in HIV-infected patientsR03DA041917 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI WILSON, TONY W · 2016 to 2017
$306k
The impact of chronic cannabis use on neuromagnetic activity in persons living with HIVF30DA048713 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI LEW, BRANDON J. · 2019 to 2022
$179k
NIDA NIH HHS F30 DA048713NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA047828NIDA NIH HHS R03 DA041917NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH103220NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH116782
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCannabis is one of the most commonly used substances in the United States. Prior literature using task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has identified that individuals with Cannabis use disorder (CUD) show impairments in emotion processing circuitry. However, whether the functional networks involving these regions are also altered in CUD remains poorly understood.

aimsInvestigate changes in resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) in regions related to emotional processing in CUD.

methodsSixty-two participants completed resting-state fMRI, including 21 with CUD, 20 with histories of illicit substance use but no current CUD diagnosis, and 21 with no history of illicit substance use. Whole-brain seed-based connectivity analyses were performed and one-way analyses of covariance (ANCOVAs) were conducted to detect group differences in the bilateral amygdalae, hippocampi, and the anterior and posterior cingulate cortices.

resultsThe CUD group exhibited significant reductions in rsFC between the amygdala and the cuneus, paracentral lobule, and supplementary motor area, and between the cingulate cortices and the occipital and temporal lobes. There were no significant group differences in hippocampal functional connectivity. In addition, CUD symptom counts based on the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID) and the Cannabis Use Disorders Identification Test (CUDIT) significantly correlated with multiple connectivity metrics.

conclusionThese data expand on emerging literature indicating that CUD is associated with dysfunction in the neural circuits underlying emotion processing. Dysfunction in emotion processing circuits may play a role in the behavioral impairments seen in emotion processing tasks in individuals with CUD, and the severity of CUD symptoms appears to be directly related to the degree of dysfunction in these circuits.

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AdultAmygdalaBrainCase-Control StudiesFemaleGyrus CinguliHippocampusHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMarijuana AbuseMiddle AgedSubstance-Related DisordersYoung Adultfunctional connectivityResting state fMRIsubstance use

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PMID34730052
PMCPMC9659472

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