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Orbitofrontal cortex dysfunction in abstinent cocaine abusers performing a decision-making task.

K I Bolla1, D A Eldreth, E D London

  • 1Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. kbolla@jhmi.edu

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|July 26, 2003
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Cocaine abusers exhibit impaired decision-making due to altered brain activity in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). These persistent functional changes in the OFC and other prefrontal areas may contribute to addiction and hinder abstinence efforts.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Addiction Research
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Cocaine addiction is characterized by persistent drug-seeking behaviors, often linked to impaired decision-making.
  • The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) is crucial for complex decision-making processes.
  • Understanding neural underpinnings of decision-making deficits in abstinent cocaine users is vital for treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate functional brain alterations in abstinent cocaine abusers during a decision-making task.
  • To examine normalized cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) of cocaine abusers.
  • To correlate brain activity with task performance and cocaine use history.

Main Methods:

  • Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with (15)O was used to measure rCBF.

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  • Participants performed the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) and a matched control task.
  • 13 abstinent cocaine abusers were compared to 13 healthy controls.

    • Main Results:

    • Cocaine abusers showed increased right OFC activation and decreased right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and left medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) activation during the IGT.
    • Better IGT performance correlated with greater right OFC activation in both groups.
    • Higher cocaine use correlated negatively with left OFC activation in abusers.

    Conclusions:

    • Abstinent cocaine abusers exhibit persistent functional abnormalities in prefrontal neural networks involved in decision-making.
    • Altered OFC and prefrontal cortex activity may underlie impaired reward anticipation, planning, and working memory.
    • These neurobiological changes could contribute to addiction vulnerability and difficulties in maintaining abstinence.