Structural alterations in the prefrontal cortex mediate the relationship between Internet gaming disorder and depressed mood (2017)

Jihye Choi, Hyun Cho, Jin-Young Kim, Dong Jin Jung, Kook Jin Ahn, Hang-Bong Kang, Jung-Seok Choi, Ji-Won Chun & Dai-Jin Kim Scientific Reports 7, Article number: 1245 (2017) doi:10.1038/s41598-017-01275-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-01275-5 Abstract Adaptive gaming use has positive effects, whereas depression has been reported to be prevalent in Internet gaming disorder (IGD). However, the neural correlates underlying the association between […]

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Symptoms of Tobacco Dependence After Brief Intermittent UseThe Development and Assessment of Nicotine Dependence in Youth–2 Study (2007)

July 2007 Joseph R. DiFranza, MD; Judith A. Savageau, MPH; Kenneth Fletcher, PhD; et al Jennifer O’Loughlin, PhD; Lori Pbert, PhD; Judith K. Ockene, PhD; Ann D. McNeill, PhD; Jennifer Hazelton, BA; Karen Friedman, BA; Gretchen Dussault, BA; Connie Wood, MSW; Robert J. Wellman, PhD Author Affiliations Article Information Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(7):704-710. doi:10.1001/archpedi.161.7.704 Abstract […]

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One month of cocaine abstinence potentiates rapid dopamine signaling in the nucleus accumbens core (2016)

Neuropharmacology. 2016 Dec;111:223-230. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2016.09.006.  Cameron CM1, Wightman RM2, Carelli RM3. Abstract Cocaine addiction is a chronic relapsing disorder that is difficult to treat in part because addicts relapse even after extended periods of abstinence. Given the importance of the mesolimbic dopamine (DA) system in drug addiction, we sought to characterize cocaine abstinence induced changes […]

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Brief Intermittent Cocaine Self-Administration and Abstinence Sensitizes Cocaine Effects on the Dopamine Transporter and Increases Drug Seeking (2014)

Neuropsychopharmacology. 2015 Feb; 40(3): 728–735. Published online 2014 Oct 8. Prepublished online 2014 Sep 12. doi:  10.1038/npp.2014.238 PMCID: PMC4289961 Erin S Calipari,1,2 Cody A Siciliano,2 Benjamin A Zimmer,2,3 and Sara R Jones2,* Abstract Although traditional sensitization paradigms, which result in an augmentation of cocaine-induced locomotor behavior and dopamine (DA) overflow following repeated experimenter-delivered cocaine injections, […]

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CRF–CRF1 Receptor System in the Central and Basolateral Nuclei of the Amygdala Differentially Mediates Excessive Eating of Palatable Food (2013)

Neuropsychopharmacology. 2013 Nov; 38(12): 2456–2466. Published online 2013 Jul 10. Prepublished online 2013 Jun 10. doi:  10.1038/npp.2013.147 PMCID: PMC3799065 Attilio Iemolo,1 Angelo Blasio,1 Stephen A St Cyr,1 Fanny Jiang,1 Kenner C Rice,2 Valentina Sabino,1 and Pietro Cottone1,* Abstract Highly palatable foods and dieting are major contributing factors for the development of compulsive eating in obesity […]

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Withdrawal from chronic, intermittent access to a highly palatable food induces depressive-like behavior in compulsive eating rats (2012)

Behav Pharmacol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2014 Feb 25. Behav Pharmacol. 2012 Sep; 23(0): 593–602. doi:  10.1097/FBP.0b013e328357697f PMCID: PMC3934429 NIHMSID: NIHMS554308 Attilio Iemolo,a,b,* Marta Valenza,a,b,c,* Lisa Tozier,b Clifford M. Knapp,b Conan Kornetsky,b Luca Steardo,dValentina Sabino,a,b and Pietro Cottonea,b Abstract The increased availability of highly palatable foods is a major contributing factor toward the development of compulsive eating in obesity and eating disorders. It has […]

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Intermittent access to sweet high-fat liquid induces increased palatability and motivation to consume in a rat model of binge consumption (2013)

Physiol Behav. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2014 Apr 10. Physiol Behav. 2013 Apr 10; 0: 21–31. Published online 2013 Mar 13. doi:  10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.03.005 PMCID: PMC3648600 NIHMSID: NIHMS455916 Sylvie Lardeux, James J. Kim, and Saleem M. Nicola* Abstract Binge eating disorders are characterized by discrete episodes of rapid and excessive food consumption. In rats, giving […]

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Picked up two jobs, Expanded my hobbies, Connect with people on a deeper level, Make others laugh pretty easily, Bonding with my family a lot more.

 On October 1st I told myself that I would quit and I found the perseverance to stay strong to this very day. In the last 5 months the following things have happened. I lost over 22 pounds, and dropped 6% Bodyfat. Girls definitely notice this and I habitually diet now, workout regularly and eat clean. […]

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