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  • Neuroscience
  • Addiction Research
  • Brain Imaging

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  • Nicotine dependence is associated with altered functional brain connectivity, particularly within the salience network (SN), default mode network (DMN), and frontoparietal network (FPN).
  • Individual differences in resting-state functional connectivity (rs-FC) may significantly impact smoking cessation treatment outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate shared and person-specific rs-FC patterns in nicotine-dependent adults using a data-driven approach.
  • To link these rs-FC features to clinically relevant treatment outcomes, including craving and smoking relapse ('slips').

Main Methods:

  • Employed Group Iterative Multiple Model Estimation (GIMME) on resting-state fMRI data from 49 nicotine-dependent adults.
  • Analyzed connectivity within and between the SN, DMN, and FPN.
  • Used regression models to associate individual rs-FC with craving and smoking behavior during a 2-week cessation attempt.

Main Results:

  • Identified group-level shared connectivity within the SN, DMN, FPN, and between SN-FPN and DMN-SN.
  • Observed significant individual heterogeneity in rs-FC patterns.
  • Greater within-network SN connectivity correlated with more slips; greater DMN-FPN connectivity correlated with fewer slips.
  • Anticorrelated DMN-SN connectivity linked to lower craving; SN-FPN connectivity linked to higher craving.

Conclusions:

  • GIMME revealed substantial heterogeneity in brain network connectivity among nicotine-dependent individuals.
  • Increased SN connectivity may predict higher relapse risk during smoking cessation.
  • Positive DMN-FPN and negative DMN-SN connectivity patterns may be protective factors during cessation treatment.