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Triple network dynamics and future alcohol consumption in adolescents

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McIntyre, Clayton C., Khodaei, Mohammadreza, Lyday, Robert G., Weiner, Jeffrey L., Laurienti, Paul J., Shappell, Heather M.·2025·Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research

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Background: The human brain is a highly interconnected and dynamic system. The study of neuroimaging indicators of future teen drinking has primarily focused on the activation of individual brain regions. We applied novel methodology to identify relationships between functional brain network dynamics and future drinking outcomes in non/low drinking teens. Methods: Resting‐state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) time series from 17‐year‐old non‐/low drinking participants ( n = 295) of the National Consortium on Alcohol and NeuroDevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA) study were used to fit a Hidden semi‐Markov Model (HSMM). Regions of the default mode network (DMN), salience network (SN), and central executive network (CEN), collectively known as the Triple Network, were included in modeling. The HSMM identified each participant's most likely brain state sequence through five brain states. Poisson regression models assessed relationships between occupancy time in brain states and future drinking frequency/intensity. Sex differences were assessed with permutation testing and interaction terms in regression models. Results: No sex differences in network dynamics were observed. However, the relationship between occupancy times and future drinking frequency differed by sex for three brain states. Occupancy time in a state characterized by high activation in the DMN and SN, but low activation in the CEN, was negatively associated with future drinking in both sexes. Conclusions: Brain network dynamics may be useful neural markers of teen drinking predisposition. Brain dynamics that make teens vulnerable or resilient to drinking may differ between sexes.

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Authors
McIntyre, C. C., Khodaei, M., Lyday, R. G., Weiner, J. L., Laurienti, P. J., & Shappell, H. M.
Affiliations
  • Wake Forest University (US)
  • Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences (US)
  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences (US)
Corresponding author
Laurienti, Paul J.
Venue
Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2025-05-30
Volume
49
Issue
6
Pages
1206-1220
ISSN
  • 0145-6008 (ISSN-L)
  • 2993-7175
OpenAlex
W4410892031
Cited by
5
References
72
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3
FWCI
2.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (K25EB032903)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (P50AA026117)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
adolescent alcohol use, brain network dynamics, triple network, default mode network, salience network, frontoparietal network, hidden semi-Markov model, resting-state fMRI, NCANDA, sex differences, neural markers
MeSH terms
Underage Drinking, Adolescent, Alcohol Drinking, Brain, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Nerve Net

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