TY - JOUR
T1 - Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy as a Potential Biological Assessment of Addiction Recovery: Preliminary Findings.
AU - Dempsey, Jared P
AU - Harris, Kitty
AU - Shumway, Sterling
AU - Kimball, Thomas
AU - Herrera, Jarod C.
AU - D'Sauza, Cynthia
AU - Bradshaw, Spencer
PY - 2015/1/12
Y1 - 2015/1/12
N2 - Background: Addiction science has primarily utilized self-report, continued substance use, and
relapse factors to explore the process of recovery. However, the entry into successful
abstinence substantially reduces our assessment abilities. Advances in neuroscience may be the
key to objective understanding, treating, and monitoring long-term success in addiction
recovery. Objectives: To explore functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIR) as a viable
technique in the assessment of addiction-cue reactivity. Specifically, prefrontal cortex (PFC)
activation to alcohol cues was explored among formally alcohol-dependent individuals, across
varying levels of successful abstinence. The aim of the investigation was to identify patterns of
PFC activation change consistent with duration of abstinence. Methods: A total of 15 formally
alcohol-dependent individuals, with abstinence durations ranging from 1 month to 10 years,
viewed alcohol images during fNIR PFC assessment. Participants also subje
AB - Background: Addiction science has primarily utilized self-report, continued substance use, and
relapse factors to explore the process of recovery. However, the entry into successful
abstinence substantially reduces our assessment abilities. Advances in neuroscience may be the
key to objective understanding, treating, and monitoring long-term success in addiction
recovery. Objectives: To explore functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIR) as a viable
technique in the assessment of addiction-cue reactivity. Specifically, prefrontal cortex (PFC)
activation to alcohol cues was explored among formally alcohol-dependent individuals, across
varying levels of successful abstinence. The aim of the investigation was to identify patterns of
PFC activation change consistent with duration of abstinence. Methods: A total of 15 formally
alcohol-dependent individuals, with abstinence durations ranging from 1 month to 10 years,
viewed alcohol images during fNIR PFC assessment. Participants also subje
M3 - Article
SP - 8
JO - The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
JF - The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
ER -