The Hypothesis of Subliminal Cue Reactivity in Addiction Revisited: An fMRI Study

• Published in: European addiction research Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 210 - 219
• Main Authors: Guterstam, Joar, Jayaram-Lindström, Nitya, Berrebi, Jonathan, Petrovic, Predrag, Ingvar, Martin, Fransson, Peter, Franck, Johan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland 2022
• Subjects: Research Article; Subliminal; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Cue reactivity; Stimulant use disorder

Introduction: Exposure to conditioned cues is a common trigger of relapse in addiction. It has been suggested that such cues can activate motivationally relevant neurocircuitry in individuals with substance use disorders even without being consciously perceived. We aimed to see if this could be repl...