The Protocol for: Do peers enhance alcohol use outcomes in group motivational interviewing? A translational clinical trial investigating brain synchrony in underage emerging adults during a fMRI hyperscanning task and its association with 12 month al
This translational study is crucial for making meaningful gains in adolescent addiction intervention. We could find no peer-reviewed studies examining fMRI hyperscanning in an adolescent addiction intervention context. And, fMRI hyperscanning is at the forefront of interactive, dyadic youth research in socially-relevant and ecologically valid settings. In addition, due to the limited empirical evaluations of group interventions, including group MI, the use of fMRI hyperscanning is timely and offers a unique examination with high clinical impact for young people struggling with addiction.
Authors
- Karen A. Hudson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2117-7545)
- Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9120-9306)
- Kristine Rømer Thomsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3612-5529)
- Genevieve F. Dash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4394-0700)
- Ana Paula Gonçalves Donate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3048-3042)
- Manshu Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9687-2302)
- Benedict Hyun
- Francesca M. Filbey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7466-4796)
- Lyn Stahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3515-5454)
Institutions
- University of Connecticut (US)
- University of Rhode Island (US)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- UConn Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- medRxiv
- Published
- 2025-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.10.25341908
- Primary Topic
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Connecticut Health Center
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism