Javad Salehi Fadardi

Prof. Dr. Javad Salehi Fadardi

Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California, USA
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Professor of Psychology

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Academic Career Length

21Years (2006-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 January 2006 in Psychological Bulletin
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WCW. Miles Cox
W. Miles Cox
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Javad Salehi Fadardi
EPEmmanuel M. Pothos
Emmanuel M. Pothos
Decisions about using addictive substances are influenced by distractions by addiction-related stimuli, of which the user might be unaware. The addiction-Stroop task is a paradigm used to assess this distraction. The empirical evidence for the addiction-Stroop effect is critically reviewed, and meta-analyses of alcohol-related and smoking-related studies are presented. Studies finding the strongest effects were those in which participants had strong current concerns about an addictive substance or such concerns were highlighted through experimental manipulations, especially those depriving participants of the substance. Theories to account for addiction-related attentional bias are discussed, of which the motivational theory of current concerns appears to provide the most complete account of the phenomenon. Recommendations are made for maximizing the precision of the addiction-Stroop test in future research.

1 May 2009 in Drug and Alcohol Dependence
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Javad Salehi FadardiJavad Salehi Fadardi
Javad Salehi Fadardi
WCW. Miles Cox
W. Miles Cox

1 January 2015 in Addictive Behaviors
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RWReinout Wiers
Reinout Wiers
KHKatrijn Houben
Katrijn Houben
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Javad Salehi Fadardi
PBPaul van Beek
Paul van Beek
MRMijke Rhemtulla
Mijke Rhemtulla
WCW. Miles Cox
W. Miles Cox

2 November 2010 in Cerebral Cortex
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NINiklas Ihssen
Niklas Ihssen
WCW. Miles Cox
W. Miles Cox
AWAlison Wiggett
Alison Wiggett
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Javad Salehi Fadardi
DLDavid E. J. Linden
David E. J. Linden
The course to alcohol dependence often starts with a preclinical period of heavy drinking. The present article reports functional magnetic resonance imaging data showing that even this pattern of alcohol consumption is associated with maladaptive neural responses to alcohol and other stimuli. When participants were confronted with visual cues related to alcohol, heavy drinkers showed amplified blood oxygen level–dependent signal responses in specific emotional areas (insular cortex) and in parts of the brain’s reward circuitry (ventral striatum). This neuronal amplification was not present in light drinkers. Crucially, at the same time heavy drinkers showed reduced responses in frontal areas to pictures related to higher order life goals and in the cingulate cortex to appetitive food stimuli, suggesting that they have difficulty finding alternative, socially desirable goals. Using discriminant function analysis, we demonstrate that the combination of alcohol-related overactivation and underactivation to alternative goals allows heavy and light drinkers to be differentiated with a high degree of precision. Our findings highlight the diagnostic value of functional brain mapping of cue reactivity. Imaging measures may help to identify addictive dispositions in preclinical stages and to clarify the mechanisms that underlie the development and maintenance of alcohol dependence.

1 February 2014 in CNS Spectrums
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WCW. Miles Cox
W. Miles Cox
Javad Salehi FadardiJavad Salehi Fadardi
Javad Salehi Fadardi
JIJames M. Intriligator
James M. Intriligator
EKEric Klinger
Eric Klinger
When a person has a goal of drinking alcohol or using another addictive substance, the person appears to be automatically distracted by stimuli related to the goal. Because the attentional bias might propel the person to use the substance, an intervention might help modify it. In this article, we discuss techniques that have been developed to help people overcome their attentional bias for alcohol, smoking-related stimuli, drugs, or unhealthy food. We also discuss how these techniques are being adapted for use on mobile devices. The latter would allow people with an addictive behavior to use the attentional training in privacy and as frequently as needed. The attentional training techniques discussed here appear to have several advantages. They are inexpensive, can be fun to use, and have flexibility in when, where, and how often they are used. The evidence so far also suggests that they are effective.

1 December 2017 in Accident Analysis & Prevention
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SSSusan Raouf Hadadi Sani
Susan Raouf Hadadi Sani
ZTZahrah Tabibi
Zahrah Tabibi
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Javad Salehi Fadardi
DSDespina Stavrinos
Despina Stavrinos