Chiang-Shan Ray Li, MD, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and of NeuroscienceDownloadHi-Res Photo
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CMHC S112, 34 Park Street
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Professor of Psychiatry and of Neuroscience
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I am a Professor of Psychiatry and of Neuroscience at Yale University School of Medicine. I graduated from National Taiwan University College of Medicine and California Institute of Technology and has been a faculty member at Yale since 2003. My earlier work employed non-human primate models to understand the neural bases of cognition. Current research in my laboratory continues to focus on systems neuroscience. By combining psychophysics, computational modeling and brain imaging we explore the circuit mechanisms of a multitude of cognitive constructs, including self control, affect regulation, and reward-related processes. The primary goals are to understand systems neural bases of these cognitive processes and how these neural processes contribute to the etiology of psychiatric and neurological illnesses, with a specific emphasis on addiction.
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- Resident
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (2001)
- Postdoctoral Associate
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1998)
- PhD
- California Institute of Technology, Computation and Neural Systems (1996)
- MD
- National Taiwan University, Medicine (1989)
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Medical Research Interests
Alcohols; Anatomy; Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms; Behavior Control; Biological Therapy; Central Nervous System; Chemicals and Drugs; Diseases; Drug Users; Mental Disorders; Nervous System; Nervous System Diseases; Psychiatry and Psychology; Psychological Phenomena; Research Subjects; Therapeutics
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0000-0002-9393-1212
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Xingguang Luo, MD
Shefali Chaudhary
Jaime Ide, PhD
John Krystal, MD
Sheng Zhang, PhD
Thang Le, PhD
343Publications
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Mental Disorders
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Nervous System Diseases
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2024
N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptor Antibody and Sensory Gating Deficits in Non-smoking, Minimal Antipsychotic Medication Exposure, and First-Episode Patients With Schizophrenia
Tong J, Yang K, Li W, Wang L, Yin Y, Zhou Y, Huang J, Zhang P, Zhao Y, Chen S, Fan H, Cui Y, Luo X, Tan S, Wang Z, Feng W, Tian B, Li C, Hong L, Tan Y. N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptor Antibody and Sensory Gating Deficits in Non-smoking, Minimal Antipsychotic Medication Exposure, and First-Episode Patients With Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2024, sbae180. PMID: 39406395, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbae180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode schizophreniaSensory gating deficitsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsFirst-episode schizophrenia groupGating deficitsN-methyl-D-aspartateP50 ratioSensory gatingExposure to antipsychotic medicationAb levelsHealthy controlsAntipsychotic medication exposureFirst-episode patientsDiagnosis of schizophreniaImpaired sensory gatingP50 sensory gating deficitN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibodiesAntipsychotic medicationFirst-episodeNon-smoking healthy controlsP50 differenceSchizophreniaPartial correlation analysisEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayDeficitsProgressive alterations of resting-state hypothalamic dysconnectivity in schizophrenia
Li X, Zeng J, Liu N, Yang C, Tao B, Sun H, Gong Q, Zhang W, Li C, Lui S. Progressive alterations of resting-state hypothalamic dysconnectivity in schizophrenia. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2024, 135: 111127. PMID: 39181307, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2024.111127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypothalamic functional connectivityBilateral anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional connectivityFES patientsCingulate cortexFC decreaseRight thalamusChronically treated schizophrenia patientsHealthy controlsSeed-based functional connectivityFirst-episode patientsPathogenesis of schizophreniaNature of schizophreniaAge-related declineAntipsychotic treatmentAntipsychotic medicationRight caudateLeft putamenIllness durationAnalysis of covarianceSchizophreniaDiagnostic groupsHC groupHypothalamus dysfunctionNeural correlates of proactive avoidance deficits and alcohol use motives in problem drinking
Le T, Oba T, Couch L, McInerney L, Li C. Neural correlates of proactive avoidance deficits and alcohol use motives in problem drinking. Translational Psychiatry 2024, 14: 336. PMID: 39168986, PMCID: PMC11339324, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-03039-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAvoidance deficitNegative emotionsDrinking motivesAlcohol useNeural correlatesProblem drinkingRight anterior insula activityAssociated with greater alcohol useAnterior insula activityAlcohol use motivesGreater alcohol useProblem drinking groupInfluence alcohol usePhysical painInsula activationDrinking severityGo/NoGo taskNeural underpinningsPutamen responseSocial drinkersBehavioral measuresAvoidance performanceBehavioral resultsFunctional connectivityDrinking behaviorThe inter-related effects of alcohol use severity and sleep deficiency on semantic processing in young adults
Li G, Zhong D, Zhang N, Dong J, Yan Y, Xu Q, Xu S, Yang L, Hao D, Li C. The inter-related effects of alcohol use severity and sleep deficiency on semantic processing in young adults. Neuroscience 2024, 555: 116-124. PMID: 39059740, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2024.07.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle frontal gyrusSemantic processingPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexPrecentral gyrusPittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scoreAlcohol misuseNeural correlates of semantic processingMiddle frontal gyrus activationRight middle frontal gyrusSeverity of alcohol useAlcohol use severityAssociated with deficitsPrecentral gyrus activationLeft precentral gyrusInfluence of sleep qualityYoung adultsWord comprehensionHuman Connectome Project dataFrontal gyrusNeural correlatesConsumption severityLanguage tasksSleep deficiencyNeural mechanismsMediation analysisAge-related reduction in anxiety and neural encoding of negative emotional memory
Chaudhary S, Zhang S, Chen Y, Dominguez J, Chao H, Li C. Age-related reduction in anxiety and neural encoding of negative emotional memory. Frontiers In Aging Neuroscience 2024, 16: 1375435. PMID: 39021704, PMCID: PMC11252031, DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2024.1375435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative emotional memoriesSpielberger State-Trait Anxiety InventoryEmotional memoryAge-related reductionSpielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scoresWhole-brain regressionNegative emotional imagesState-Trait Anxiety InventoryTrait Anxiety InventoryAge-related differencesSignal detection theoryMemory taskNeutral imagesAge-related changesEmotional imagesAnxiety InventoryMediation analysisAnxietyPost-scanCortical activityNeural encodingState scoresMemoryOlder adultsDetection theoryRelationship between plasma TNF-α levels and agitation symptoms in first episode patients with schizophrenia
Wang X, Chen W, Gou M, Li W, Li N, Tong J, Zhou Y, Xie T, Yu T, Feng W, Li Y, Chen S, Tian B, Tan S, Wang Z, Pan S, Luo X, Zhang P, Huang J, Tian L, Li C, Tan Y. Relationship between plasma TNF-α levels and agitation symptoms in first episode patients with schizophrenia. BMC Psychiatry 2024, 24: 480. PMID: 38956509, PMCID: PMC11218378, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-05796-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPositive and Negative Syndrome ScalePlasma TNF-a levelsAgitation symptomsPANSS-ECEpisode patientsTNF-a levelsPositive and Negative Syndrome Scale total scorePANSS-EC scoreNegative Syndrome ScaleSymptoms of schizophreniaPathophysiology of schizophreniaEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayTNF-aR1 levelSyndrome ScalePlasma levels of tumor necrosis factor-alphaLevels of tumor necrosis factor-alphaSchizophreniaTotal scoreTumor necrosis factor-alphaNecrosis factor-alphaPlasma TNF-aHealthy controlsFEPImmune abnormalitiesSex differences in dorsolateral prefrontal cortical and superior colliculus activities support the impact of alcohol use severity and sleep deficiency on two-back memory
Li G, Cao Y, Yang C, Li X, Yang Y, Yang L, Hao D, Li C. Sex differences in dorsolateral prefrontal cortical and superior colliculus activities support the impact of alcohol use severity and sleep deficiency on two-back memory. Quantitative Imaging In Medicine And Surgery 2024, 14: 4972986-4974986. PMID: 39022273, PMCID: PMC11250293, DOI: 10.21037/qims-24-156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use severityWorking memoryPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexAlcohol misuseSex differencesHuman Connectome ProjectPath modelAssociated with working memory deficitsNeural correlates of working memoryPittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scoreCorrelates of working memoryPrefrontal cortex responsesImpact working memoryWhole-brain regressionComorbid alcohol misusePotential sex differencesManipulation of informationImpact of drinkingDLPFC activationDrinking severityPublished routinesNeural correlatesMemory deficitsNeural measuresSleep deficiencyPhenome-wide association studies of TXNRD2-COMT-ARVCF cluster pinpoint schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Guo X, Luo X, Zhang Y, Yu Z, Tan Z, Cao L, Ji J, Wang X, Wang K, Wang Z, Li C, Tan Y, Luo X. Phenome-wide association studies of TXNRD2-COMT-ARVCF cluster pinpoint schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Asian Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 98: 104145. PMID: 38959548, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGray matter volumetric correlates of the polygenic risk of depression: A study of the Human Connectome Project data
Fu X, Chen Y, Luo X, Ide J, Li C. Gray matter volumetric correlates of the polygenic risk of depression: A study of the Human Connectome Project data. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2024, 87: 2-12. PMID: 38936229, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeRegional gray matter volumeGenetic risk of depressionPhenotype of depressionPolygenic risk scoresVoxel-based morphometryRisk of depressionAchenbach Adult Self-ReportRight cerebellum crus ICerebellar gray matter volumeAnterior cingulate volumesPathophysiology of depressionAnterior cingulate cortexCerebellum crus IDSM-oriented scalesMarkers of depressionLeft postcentral gyrusAdult Self-ReportRight gyrus rectusGenetic riskNeural endophenotypesHuman Connectome Project dataDrinking severityHuman Connectome ProjectCingulate volumesFunctional Networks of Reward and Punishment Processing and Their Molecular Profiles Predicting the Severity of Young Adult Drinking
Li Y, Yang L, Hao D, Chen Y, Ye-Lin Y, Li C, Li G. Functional Networks of Reward and Punishment Processing and Their Molecular Profiles Predicting the Severity of Young Adult Drinking. Brain Sciences 2024, 14: 610. PMID: 38928610, PMCID: PMC11201596, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci14060610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnectome-based predictive modelingAlcohol use severityReward processingPunishment processingFunctional connectivityAssociated with alcohol use severityAlcohol misusePatterns of network connectivitySemi-Structured AssessmentYoung adult drinkersYoung adultsGenetics of AlcoholismYoung adult drinkingHuman Connectome Project dataNetwork connectivity featuresFronto-parietalAdult drinkersJuSpace toolboxAdult drinkingNeural fingerprintsMolecular profilingGABAA signalingRewardFunctional networksConnectivity features
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Brain Imaging Research Study
HIC ID2000028664RolePrincipal InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date06/30/2025Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge65 years - 85 yearsBiomarkers of Clinical Subtype and Treatment Response in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
HIC ID0803003626RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date04/19/2025Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18 years - 70 years
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International AwardDetails07/01/2019United Stateshonor Member, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
International AwardDetails12/01/2016United Stateshonor Fellow, Association of Psychological Science
International AwardDetails11/01/2016United States
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