Objectives: Conversations shape health behaviors. However, individuals vary in susceptibility to conversational influence and in their neural responses that track such influences. We examined whether activity in brain regions associated with social …
It is critical to support healthy development of alcohol-related habits, particularly in contexts with heightened risk such as college campuses. Combining multivariate neuroimaging, intervention, and experience sampling methodologies, we tested the …
Humans are a fundamentally social species whose well-being depends on how we connect with and relate to one another. As such, scientific understanding of factors that promote health and well-being requires insight into causal factors present at …
Modifying behaviors, such as alcohol consumption, is difficult. Creating psychological distance between unhealthy triggers and one’s present experience can make it easier to change. Using two multisite, randomized experiments, we examine whether …
**Background and Aim**: Alcohol craving is an urge to consume alcohol that commonly precedes drinking. However, craving does not lead to drinking for all people under all circumstances. The current study examined neural reactivity to alcohol cues as …
**Objective:** Alcohol is theorized to be motivated by desires to regulate negative affect and/or to enhance positive affect. We tested the association between momentary affect and alcohol use in the daily lives of college students, hypothesizing …
Mindfulness is characterized by attentiveness to the present experience with nonjudgmental awareness and acceptance. Practicing mindfulness alters brain function to support the executive regulation of thoughts, feelings, and behavior. While early …