Why the study?
Does problem drinking and alcohol expectancy correlate with thalamic resting-state functional connectivity in nondependent adult drinkers?
Population
107 nondependent adult drinkers (57 women)
Design
Cross-sectional
Key result
In nondependent adult drinkers, problem drinking was associated with increased thalamic connectivities, and alcohol expectancy completely mediated the correlation between thalamic caudate connectivity and problem drinking.
Authors
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Thalamic connectivity may link to problem drinking via expectancy in nondependent adults; leaves open causality and clinical relevance.
Cross-Sectional (n=107)
No
Does problem drinking and alcohol expectancy correlate with thalamic resting-state functional connectivity in nondependent adult drinkers?
Increased thalamic caudate connectivity may contribute to problem drinking via enhanced alcohol expectancy in nondependent drinkers.
Zhornitsky et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Problem drinking in nondependent drinkers (n=107). Problem drinking and alcohol expectancy was evaluated on Correlation of thalamic resting-state functional connectivity with AUDIT and alcohol expectancy scores. In nondependent adult drinkers, problem drinking was associated with increased thalamic connectivities, and alcohol expectancy completely mediated the correlation between thalamic caudate connectivity and problem drinking.