Rita Z. Goldstein

Blunted anterior midcingulate response to reward in opioid users is normalized by prefrontal transcranial magnetic stimulation

This study shows that opioid users have reduced reward responses in the anterior midcingulate cortex, which is normalized by prefrontal transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Dynamic alterations in gene co-expression networks and gene-transcript associations characterize co-morbidities in cocaine use disorder

The paper analyzes longitudinal blood transcriptomics in cocaine use disorder to identify gene co-expression networks and transcript associations linked to abstinence and relapse behaviors.

Tobacco Images Choice and Its Association with Craving and Dependence in Cigarette Smokers

This study develops and validates the probabilistic image choice (PIC) task to measure tobacco image seeking behavior in smokers, finding it correlates with craving but not other dependence measures.

Speak and you shall predict: speech at initial cocaine abstinence as a biomarker of long-term drug use behavior

This paper shows that speech analysis using natural language processing can predict long-term cocaine use outcomes better than traditional measures in initially abstinent individuals with cocaine use disorder.

Microstructural Impairments in a Topologically Distinct Prefrontal-Habenular Connection in Cocaine Addiction

The paper identifies microstructural impairments in the prefrontal-habenular connection in cocaine addiction using diffusion tractography and diffusion tensor imaging.