title: Cue Reactivity in Nicotine and Alcohol Addiction: A Cross-Cultural View.
abstract: A wealth of research indicates that cue reactivity is critical to understanding the neurobiology of nicotine and alcohol addiction and developing treatments. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalograph (EEG) studies have shown abnormal cue reactivity in various conditions between nicotine or alcohol addicts and the healthy. Although the causes of these abnormalities are still unclear, cultural effect can not be ignored. We conduct an review of fMRI and EEG studies about the cue reactivity in nicotine and alcohol addiction and highlight the cultural perspective. We suggest that cultural cue reactivity is a field worth of exploring which may has an effect on addictive behavior through emotion and attention. The cultural role of nicotine and alcohol addiction would provide new insight into understanding the mechanisms of nicotine and alcohol addiction and developing culture-specific therapies. We consider that culture as a context may be a factor that causes confusing outcomes in exploring nicotine and alcohol addiction which makes it possible to control the cultural influences and further contribute to the more consistent results.
authors.affiliation: Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, China.
authors.forename: Wanwan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.affiliation: Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, China.
authors.forename: Qichao
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei, China; School of Foreign Languages, Anhui Jianzhu UniversityHefei, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoming
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, China.
authors.forename: Hongwen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, China.
authors.forename: Lizhuang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Disease, School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei, China; School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei, China; Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Information Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei, China; Center of Medical Physics and Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of SciencesHefei, China.
authors.forename: Xiaochu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
keywords: addiction; alcohol; attention; context; cross-culture; cue reactivity; emotion; nicotine