The effect of N-acetylcysteine and working memory training on neural mechanisms of working memory and cue reactivity in regular cocaine users

Mieke H J Schulte; Anne Marije Kaag; Wouter J Boendermaker; Wim van den Brink; Anna E Goudriaan; Reinout W Wiers

doi:10.1016/j.pscychresns.2019.03.011

The effect of N-acetylcysteine and working memory training on neural mechanisms of working memory and cue reactivity in regular cocaine users

Mieke H J Schulte^*
, Anne Marije Kaag
, Wouter J Boendermaker
, Wim van den Brink
, Anna E Goudriaan
, Reinout W Wiers

^*Corresponding author for this work

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The current study investigated the combined effects of N-acetylcysteine and working memory (WM) training on behavioral and neural mechanisms of cue reactivity and WM in cocaine users in a randomized, double-blind design. Twenty-four of 38 cocaine-using men completed a 25-day treatment with either 2400 mg/day NAC or placebo. Both groups performed WM-training. During pre- and post-test lab-visits, neural mechanisms of cue reactivity and WM, and cue-induced craving and WM performance were assessed. Additionally, exploratory whole brain analyses were performed. Overall, the hypotheses were not confirmed, possibly due to small sample size, low WM-training adherence and/or ongoing substance use.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	56-59
Number of pages	4
Journal	Psychiatry Research - Neuroimaging
Volume	287
Early online date	5 Apr 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2019.03.011
Publication status	Published - 30 May 2019

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Funding for this study was provided by grant 022.003.038 from NWO ( Dutch National Science Foundation) , awarded to the Dutch-Flemish Research School Experimental Psychopathology.

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Dutch-Flemish Research School Experimental Psychopathology
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek	022.003.038

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Acetylcysteine/pharmacology
Brain/drug effects
Cocaine/adverse effects
Cocaine-Related Disorders/physiopathology
Cognition
Cues
Double-Blind Method
Humans
Male
Memory, Short-Term

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