Cue-Induced Brain Activity in Pathological Gamblers

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorCrockford, David N.
dc.contributor.authorGoodyear, Bradley
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Jodi
dc.contributor.authorQuickfall, Jeremy
dc.contributor.authorel-Guebaly, Nady
dc.date.accessioned2006-05-25T21:44:23Z
dc.date.available2006-05-25T21:44:23Z
dc.date.issued2005-11
dc.descriptionThe official version of scholarly record is accessible from www.elsevier.com/locate/biopsychiaten
dc.description.abstractPrevious studies using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) have identified differential brain activity in healthy subjects performing gambling tasks and pathological gambling (PG) subjects with motivational and emotional predecessors for gambling and during tasks requiring response inhibition. The goal of the present study was to determine if PG subjects exhibit differential brain activity when exposed to visual gambling cues. Methods: 10 male DSM-IV-TR PG subjects and 10 matched healthy controls underwent fMRI during visual presentations of gambling-related video alternating with video of nature scenes. Results: PG subjects and controls exhibited overlap in areas of brain activity in response to the visual gambling cues; however, compared to control subjects, PG subjects exhibited significantly greater activity in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), including the inferior and medial frontal gyri, the right parahippocampal gyrus, and left occipital cortex, including the fusiform gyrus. PG subjects also reported a significant increase in mean craving for gambling after the study. Post-hoc analyses revealed a dissociation in visual processing stream (dorsal vs. ventral) activation by subject group and cue type. Conclusions: These findings may represent a component of cue-induced craving for gambling or conditioned behavior that could underlie pathological gambling.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe project was supported by a grant from the Alberta Gaming Research Institute.en
dc.format.extent905739 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.citationBiological Psychiatry, 58(10), 787-795.en
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/9871
dc.identifier.issn0006-3223
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/43219
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.subjectPathological gamblingen
dc.subjectprefrontal cortexen
dc.subjectcuesen
dc.subjectneuroimagingen
dc.subjectcravingen
dc.subjectvisual processingen
dc.subjectconditioned responsesen
dc.subject.otherInstitute Funded Reports
dc.titleCue-Induced Brain Activity in Pathological Gamblersen
dc.typejournal article
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Revised_Manuscript_49319.pdf
Size:
884.51 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
133 B
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Alberta Gambling Research Institute