2024
Age-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 ResearchNegative 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 theorySex 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 ResearchAlcohol 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 deficiency
2023
The effects of cocaine use severity and abstinence on behavioral performance and neural processes of response inhibition
Li G, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Tang X, Li C. The effects of cocaine use severity and abstinence on behavioral performance and neural processes of response inhibition. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2023, 336: 111734. PMID: 37871409, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2023.111734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDays of abstinenceStop-signal reaction timeHealthy controlsCocaine dependenceSuperior temporal gyrusCocaine use severityStop-signal taskCocaine useResponse inhibitionUse severityBilateral superior temporal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonanceWhole-brain regressionNeural processesPoor response inhibitionInhibition dysfunctionCerebral markersTemporal gyrusSTG activityAbstinenceSuccess trialsSeverityNeural mechanismsInhibitionBehavioral performanceSleep dysfunction mediates the relationship between hypothalamic-insula connectivity and anxiety-depression symptom severity bidirectionally in young adults
Li G, Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Li C, Hao D, Yang L, Li C. Sleep dysfunction mediates the relationship between hypothalamic-insula connectivity and anxiety-depression symptom severity bidirectionally in young adults. NeuroImage 2023, 279: 120340. PMID: 37611815, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexRight insulaSymptom severityMediation analysisSleep dysfunctionWhole-brain regressionHuman Connectome Project datasetSubjective mood stateYoung adultsState functional connectivityDepression symptom severityNegative emotionsCognitive performanceEmotional deficitsEmotional statesPotential sex differencesAffective functionsDrinking severityMood statesMotivated behaviorFunctional connectivityPoor sleep qualityRSFCSleep Quality IndexSleep qualityAge-related reduction in trait anxiety: Behavioral and neural evidence of automaticity in negative facial emotion processing
Chaudhary S, Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Chen Y, Chao H, Li C. Age-related reduction in trait anxiety: Behavioral and neural evidence of automaticity in negative facial emotion processing. NeuroImage 2023, 276: 120207. PMID: 37263454, PMCID: PMC10330646, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFaster reaction timesNegative emotionsAge-related declineEmotional stimuliTrait anxietyAge-related reductionReaction timeEmotion regulation literatureSalient emotional stimuliPositive emotional stimuliFacial emotion processingPrefrontal cortical responsesRostral anterior cingulate cortexWhole-brain regressionAnterior cingulate activityDefault mode networkAnterior cingulate cortexEmotion regulationNeural evidenceEmotion processingDorsolateral PFCStimulus registrationDiminished anxietyPsychophysiological interactionEmotional circuitsThe effects of age on the severity of problem drinking: Mediating effects of positive alcohol expectancy and neural correlates
Chaudhary S, Chen Y, Zhornitsky S, Le T, Zhang S, Chao H, Dominguez J, Li C. The effects of age on the severity of problem drinking: Mediating effects of positive alcohol expectancy and neural correlates. Addiction Biology 2023, 28: e13278. PMID: 37252876, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive alcohol expectanciesAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestAlcohol expectanciesAlcohol use disorderNeural correlatesCue responsesPath analysisProblem drinkingAlcohol misuseEffect of ageAUDIT scoresRostral anterior cingulate cortexWhole-brain regressionAlcohol cue exposureMiddle occipital cortexModerate alcohol use disorderAlcohol Expectancy QuestionnaireAnterior cingulate cortexAlcohol use severityBilateral rostral anterior cingulate cortexPsychological mechanismsBilateral parahippocampal gyrusCue exposureNeural processesSeverity of problems
2022
Win and Loss Responses in the Monetary Incentive Delay Task Mediate the Link between Depression and Problem Drinking
Chen Y, Dhingra I, Le T, Zhornitsky S, Zhang S, Li C. Win and Loss Responses in the Monetary Incentive Delay Task Mediate the Link between Depression and Problem Drinking. Brain Sciences 2022, 12: 1689. PMID: 36552149, PMCID: PMC9775947, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12121689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuperior temporal gyrusMonetary incentive delay taskAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestParahippocampal gyrusAlcohol misuseNeural correlatesReward processingWhole-brain regressionAltered reward processingIncentive delay taskDepression InventoryBDI-II scoresRight parahippocampal gyrusAlcohol use disorderDelay taskDisorders Identification TestLoss processingTemporal gyrusFrontoparietal regionsNeural markersBeck Depression InventoryDrinking adultsMediation analysisProblem drinkingSeverity of drinkingHypothalamic Functional Connectivity and Apathy in People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Healthy Controls
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Chao H, van Dyck C, Li C. Hypothalamic Functional Connectivity and Apathy in People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Healthy Controls. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2022, 90: 1615-1628. PMID: 36314209, PMCID: PMC10064487, DOI: 10.3233/jad-220708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle temporal gyrusMild cognitive impairmentMotivation circuitsFunctional connectivityPath analysisWhole-brain regressionPCu/PCCState functional connectivityTotal scoreTemporal gyrusNeural markersCingulate cortexMemory dysfunctionRSFCHealthy controlsCognitive statusCognitive impairmentAlzheimer's diseaseApathyPrecuneusMemoryRsFCsDepressionScale total scoreCognitive subscores
2021
Alcohol use severity and the neural correlates of the effects of sleep disturbance on sustained visual attention
Li G, Chen Y, Tang X, Li CR. Alcohol use severity and the neural correlates of the effects of sleep disturbance on sustained visual attention. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2021, 142: 302-311. PMID: 34416549, PMCID: PMC8429210, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexNeural correlatesAlcohol useSleep disturbancesReaction timeSustained visual attentionAlcohol misuseWhole-brain regressionGreater sleep disturbanceHuman Connectome ProjectSevere alcohol useVisual attentionSustained attentionNeural processesCognitive performanceLow accuracy rateLonger reaction timesPerformance accuracyConnectome ProjectPerceived friendship and binge drinking in young adults: A study of the Human Connectome Project data
Li G, Chen Y, Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Dhingra I, Zhang S, Tang X, Li CR. Perceived friendship and binge drinking in young adults: A study of the Human Connectome Project data. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 224: 108731. PMID: 33915512, PMCID: PMC8641247, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-binge drinkersRight posterior insulaPeer influenceYoung adult binge drinkingSocial cognition tasksSocial cognitive processingAlcohol useBinge drinkingWhole-brain regressionAdult binge drinkingYoung adultsMedial orbitofrontal cortexHuman Connectome ProjectRPI activityAlcohol use severityHuman Connectome Project dataSocial cognitionCognition tasksCognitive processingNeural correlatesNeural processesPotential sex differencesOrbitofrontal cortexPosterior insulaConnectome ProjectSex differences in neural responses to reward and the influences of individual reward and punishment sensitivity
Dhingra I, Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Le TM, Li CR. Sex differences in neural responses to reward and the influences of individual reward and punishment sensitivity. BMC Neuroscience 2021, 22: 12. PMID: 33639845, PMCID: PMC7913329, DOI: 10.1186/s12868-021-00618-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonetary incentive delay taskFunctional magnetic resonance imagingNeural responsesSex differencesReward-related brain activationBilateral orbitofrontal cortexMagnetic resonance imagingIncentive delay taskWhole-brain regressionVisual cortexResonance imagingOrbitofrontal cortexBrain activationWomenSuccess rateFMRI studyMenDelay taskImaging literatureNeural sensitivityCortexNeural basisAffective functionsHigher SR scoresLarge wins
2020
Sex Differences in Neural Responses to the Perception of Social Interactions
Li G, Chen Y, Wang W, Dhingra I, Zhornitsky S, Tang X, Li CR. Sex Differences in Neural Responses to the Perception of Social Interactions. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2020, 14: 565132. PMID: 33061901, PMCID: PMC7518190, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.565132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle frontal gyrusBilateral anterior insulaAnterior insulaSocial interactionHigher activationNeural responsesRight inferior frontal cortexSex differencesPre-supplementary motor areaSocial cognition tasksParacentral lobuleRight superior temporal gyrusWhole-brain regressionInferior frontal cortexSuperior temporal gyrusLower activationMedial orbitofrontal cortexPosterior cingulate cortexHuman Connectome Project dataCognition tasksFacial emotionsNeural processesFrontal gyrusTemporal gyrusSelf-ReportPain and reward circuits antagonistically modulate alcohol expectancy to regulate drinking
Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Zhang S, Li CR. Pain and reward circuits antagonistically modulate alcohol expectancy to regulate drinking. Translational Psychiatry 2020, 10: 220. PMID: 32636394, PMCID: PMC7341762, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-00909-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial orbitofrontal cortexPath modelCue exposure taskWhole-brain regressionAlcohol cue exposurePAG connectivityPotential aversive effectsExposure tasksCue exposureAlcohol expectanciesSocial pleasureDrinking severityOrbitofrontal cortexFMRI dataConnectivity strengthPrecentral gyrusOccipital cortexPSP scoresAlcohol useAversive effectsExcessive drinkingNegative associationExpectancyPleasureCortex
2015
Individual variation in the neural processes of motor decisions in the stop signal task: the influence of novelty seeking and harm avoidance personality traits
Hu J, Lee D, Hu S, Zhang S, Chao H, Li CS. Individual variation in the neural processes of motor decisions in the stop signal task: the influence of novelty seeking and harm avoidance personality traits. Brain Structure And Function 2015, 221: 2607-2618. PMID: 25989852, PMCID: PMC4654717, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-015-1061-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-signal taskHarm avoidanceNeural processesSignal taskPersonality traitsStudy of cognitionWhole-brain regressionRegional brain activationRisk-taking processesCognitive controlExecutive controlStop errorBrain activationFMRI studyBehavioral tasksMotor decisionsFrontopolar cortexMonetary rewardsNovelty seekingRisk-taking responsesBilateral orbitofrontalExplicit manipulationDorsomedial prefrontalRegional activationParahippocampal gyrus