Multimodal MRI Reveals Brain Structural Differences and Executive Dysfunction in Early Methamphetamine Abstinence
Ben Bristow, Maryam Tayebi, Paul Condron, Taylor Emsden, Tutarangi Ngarimu, Eryn Kwon, Rachael McLanachan, Gordon Liu, William Schierding, Patrick McHugh, Samantha Holdsworth, Wendy Mohi, Gil Newburn, Miriam Scadeng · 2026
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Ben Bristow and a team of co-authors scan the brains of people in early abstinence from methamphetamine, in two thousand twenty-six. The drug is known to harm brain structure and thinking, but the early recovery window is less mapped. Twenty-seven people took part: a small group in early abstinence and matched healthy controls.
The abstinent group took longer to solve planning puzzles and needed more tries. Scans showed thinning and smaller volume in a few outer brain regions. Longer drug use history tracked with smaller volumes across many regions. Measures of the brain's insulation material did not differ between groups. The authors read that as a sign that gray matter is the more vulnerable tissue.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ben Bristow, Maryam Tayebi, Paul Condron, Taylor Emsden, Tutarangi Ngarimu, Eryn Kwon, Rachael McLanachan, Gordon Liu, William Schierding, Patrick McHugh, Samantha Holdsworth, Wendy Mohi, Gil Newburn, Miriam Scadeng |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |