Left Ventral Caudate Functional Connectivity Mediates the Relationship Between Habitual Responding and Alcohol Use.

Eur J Neurosci · 2025 · PMC12104795 · PMID 40415579

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However, FC between the left ventral caudate and left MFG was significantly related to SOAT score ( b = −0.001, p = 0.0001), and fell just short of significance with cumulative work for alcohol ( b = −1592.81, p = 0.06) and as a mediator (indirect b = 2.04 [95% CI ‐0.09, 4.47]) (see Figure 5 ).

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A similar trend seen with cumulative work for alcohol fell short of significance.

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