Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB • 16-21 June 2018 • Paris, France

Sunrise Session
Your Brain on Drugs: Brains & Drugs
Your Brain on Drugs: Brains & Drugs
Sunrise Session

ORGANIZERS: Andre Obenaus, Pia Maly Sundgren

 
Tuesday, 19 June 2018
S05  07:00 - 07:50 Moderators:  Minming Zhang, Christopher Smyser
Session Number: S-Tu-07

Overview
The sunrise sessions will provide an overview of the effects of common legalized drugs (alcohol, nicotine, cannabis) and their effects on the developing and adult brain.

Target Audience
Basic scientists to clinicians will benefit from this overview of the effects of alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis using neuroimaging as a biomarker.

Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
-Name the current knowledge of the effects of drug exposure to brain;
-Identify the neuroimaging methods/techniques to investigate drug exposure; and
-Describe the changes to the developing brain as a result of drug use.
 

 

 
07:00
 		   Nicotine - Effects in Brain Functional Connectivity
Victor Vergara, Vince Calhoun
In addition to addictive behavior, nicotine produces changes in the brain. Observed effects are further multiplied by concurrent use of other substances such as alcohol and cannabis. Resting state functional connectivity studies have identified effects that can be attributed solely to nicotine and differentiated effects that can be link to comorbid use with other substances. The different observations from resting state fMRI data and their relationship to single nicotine use and comorbid use with alcohol and cannabis are discussed.

 
07:25
 		   Imaging of the Developing Brain
Serena Counsell
07:50
 		   Adjournment & Meet the Teachers
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