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An fMRI marker of drug and food craving

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Craving is a core characteristic of drug addiction and eating disorders. A new study identifies an fMRI-based neural signature of craving that is common to both food and drugs, predicts self-reported craving, distinguishes drug users from non-users, and tracks the efficacy of a cognitive therapy technique to reduce craving.

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Fig. 1: Creating and using the Neurobiological Craving Signature (NCS).

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R.Z.G. has active support from the NCCIH (R01AT010627) and NIDA (1R01DA041528; 1R01DA047851; R01DA048301; 1R01DA049547; 1R21DA054281; and subcontract 271201800035C).

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Greg Kronberg & Rita Z. Goldstein

  2. Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Greg Kronberg & Rita Z. Goldstein

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Kronberg, G., Goldstein, R.Z. An fMRI marker of drug and food craving. Nat Neurosci 26, 178–180 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-022-01246-8

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