AIM: Students were tasked with writing a Press Release of 500 words or less for one of the following research articles. These Press Releases are intended to convey the major findings of each article in an exciting and scientifically accurate way that would be both catchy and accessible to a general audience. We encourage comments and support at the end of each Press Release in the Comment box.
DRUG ADDICTION Psychostimulant Effect of Dopaminergic Treatment Original research article for the Press Release: Delpont, et al 2017 Press Releases: – Does Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease Do More Harm than Good? – Phoebe Howe Risk-preferring rats make worse decisions and show increased incubation of craving after cocaine self-administration Original research article for the Press Release: Ferland & Winstanley 2016 Press Releases: – Gambling with Addiction: Can Risky Behavior Predict Relapse? – Liam Thompson – No Risk, No Reward Attitude Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be – Rachelle Flowers Genetic background and epigenetic modifications in the core of the nucleus accumbens predict addiction-like behavior in a rat model Original research article for the Press Release: Flagel, et al 2017 Press Releases: – Genetics: The New Culprit in Addiction – Octavio Rodriguez – The Reason Some of Us Have “Addictive Personalities” – Tedra James Cannabis use is quantitatively associated with nucleus accumbens and amygdala abnormalities in young adult recreational users Original research article for the Press Release: Gilman, et al 2014 Press Releases: – Mary Jane’s “Blunt” Effect on the Noggin – Arline Pierre-Louis – It’s High Time We Learn About Weed – Colleen O’Neill – Is A Friend With Weed Really a Friend Indeed? – Gina Mangiafridda – Don’t Pass on the Weed, Bro – Helen Karimi – Hitting the Bong? Your Brain May Take a Hit – Madeleine Strait – Neurological Effects of the “High” Life – Stephen Ferruolo Predicting subsequent relapse by drug-related cue-induced brain activation in heroin addiction: an event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging study Original research article for the Press Release: Li, et al 2015 Press Releases: – A Comprehensive Guide on How to Avoid Heroin Relapse – Ally Branman – Hardly a Piece of Cake: Developing Better Treatments for Heroin Addiction – Lila Levinson Transcranial magnetic stimulation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex reduces cocaine use: A pilot study Original article for the Press Release: Terraneo, et al 2016 Press Releases: – How to Crack Your Cocaine Addiction – Shani Erdman – Drawing a Line: A Potential Cure for Cocaine Addiction – Vaishvi Jhaveri FOOD ADDICTION & EATING DISORDERS The role of mesolimbic reward neurocircuitry in prevention and rescue of the activity-based anorexia (ABA) phenotype in rats Original research article for the Press Release: Foldi, Milton, & Oldfield 2017 Press Releases: – Anorexia Nervosa: Does the Eating Disorder Hijack Our Brains? – Colin Uyeki – Breaking News: Murphy Unveils Funding Proposal for Anorexia Research – Elisa Greenberg – Is Society’s Image of “Health” Really That Healthy? – Elizabeth Spitz Long-lasting deficits in hedonic and nucleus accumbens reactivity to sweet rewards by sugar overconsumption during adolescence Original research article for the Press Release: Naneix, Darlot, Coutureau, & Cador 2017 Press Releases: – Have We Ruined Chocolate Cake for Ourselves? – Brittany Gilmore – The Little Mouse that Couldn’t – Daniel Nguyen – Sugar: They Weren’t Lying When They Said It’ll Catch Up to Us – Elizabeth Young – Bitter Sweet: The Effects of Excess Sugar in Adolescence – Ellis Richmond – Cookies over Cocain: The Dangers of Sugar – Nebiyu Daniel Food addiction among sexual minorities Original research article for the Press Release: Rainey, Furman, & Gearhardt 2017 Press Releases: – Food Addiction in the LGBTQ Community – Clara Babbott-Ward – The Not So Minor Pathologies Plaguing Sexual Minorities – Hannah Einstein – Addictive Eating – A Not So Straightforward Issue – Sara Bakalchuk Original research article for the Press Release: Versace, Kypriotakis, Basen-Engquist, & Schembre 2015 – Are We Wired to Be Obese? – Justin Ali SEX ADDICTION Can pornography be addictive? An fMRI study of men seeking treatment for problematic pornography use Original research article for the Press Release: Gola, et al 2017 Press Releases: – The Pull Towards Porn – Molly Byrne – Porn: Take It Seriously, Guys… – Catherine Lewis – Do You Like Porn or Want It? The Difference Could Be Life Changing – Dasha Dubinsky – Actual Porn Problems: Could Seeking Erotic Pictures Be Addictive? – Elizaveta Kravchenko – Are You Addicted to Pornography? – Jacob Snyder – Too Much Porn?! Problematic Pornography Use as a Form of Addiction – Jade Ransohoff – Get a Grip on Life: Is Porn Addiction Real? – Rebecca Shteyn Altered appetitive conditioning and neural connectivity in subjects with compulsive sexual behavior Original research article for the Press Release: Klucken, Wehrum-Osinsky, Schweckendiek, Kruse, & Stark 2016 Press Releases: – America’s Covert Porn Problem: Why Some Can’t Stop Watching Porn – Alexandra Riedel * Quotes are fictitious and were created as an artistic tool to provide depth and meaning to the Press Release.
and Addictions in Parkinson’s Disease