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Family history of alcohol use disorders and neuromaturation: A functional connectivity study with adolescents

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Spadoni, Andrea D., Simmons, Alan N., Yang, Tony T., Tapert, Susan F.·2013·The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

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BACKGROUND: A positive family history (FHP) of alcohol use disorders (AUD) is linked to increased risk for personal AUD, but the mechanisms behind this risk are unclear. Previous research suggests that a subtle neurodevelopmental lag in FHP adolescents may contribute to risk for future AUD. METHODS: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) response to a spatial working memory (SWM) task was examined for markers of neuromaturational delay in 85 youth with and without FHP. It was hypothesized that FHP adolescents (n = 24, ages 12-14 years), as compared to matched FHN youth (n = 26, ages 12-14 years), would show less similarity to brain connectivity observed in older adolescents (n = 35, ages 16-20 years) and that statistical comparison of SWM functional connectivity models would differentiate FHN and FHP youth. Structural equation modeling tested the fit of brain response connectivity between FH groups and against the older-adolescent model. RESULTS: Patterns of connectivity were more similar between older adolescent and FHN than FHP adolescents; FHP youth demonstrated higher association between right posterior and left frontal brain regions than FHN and older adolescent youth. Comparison of FH groups indicated a significant difference on the pathway from the right superior parietal lobule to the left middle frontal gyrus. CONCLUSIONS: These findings provide additional support for the notion of a neuromaturational lag in FHP youth. Protracted neuromaturation may be a mechanism by which FH increases risk for alcohol dependence, and this less mature neural connectivity pattern may provide a novel endophenotype for identifying youth at risk for drinking problems.

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Authors
Spadoni, A. D., Simmons, A. N., Yang, T. T., & Tapert, S. F.
Affiliations
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
Corresponding author
Tapert, Susan F.
Venue
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Published
2013-11-01
Volume
39
Issue
6
Pages
356-364
ISSN
  • 0095-2990 (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-9891
OpenAlex
W2161354707
Cited by
30
References
75
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 2
FWCI
3.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • U.S. Public Health Service (F31 FAA016727A)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (F31AA016727, R01AA013419, 5R01AA13419-06A1)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH085734, T32MH018399 28, T32MH018399)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA021182)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
family history of alcoholism, alcoholism, neuromaturation, functional connectivity, adolescents, spatial working memory, endophenotypes, alcohol dependence risk, superior parietal lobule, middle frontal gyrus, brain maturation
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Age Factors, Brain, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Family Health, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Memory, Short-Term, Models, Theoretical, Risk, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Adolescent Development, Young Adult

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