2024
Sex 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 deficiencyAndrogen deprivation increases frontopolar cortical thickness in prostate cancer patients: an effect of early neurodegeneration?
Chaudhary S, Roy A, Summers C, Ahles T, Li C, Chao H. Androgen deprivation increases frontopolar cortical thickness in prostate cancer patients: an effect of early neurodegeneration? American Journal Of Cancer Research 2024, 14: 3652-3664. PMID: 39113873, PMCID: PMC11301281, DOI: 10.62347/wola8904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrontopolar cortexCortical thicknessWorking memoryAndrogen deprivation therapyN-back performanceN-back taskProstate cancer patientsYears of educationPublished routinesNeural consequencesBrain changesBrain morphologyMediation analysisCT changesConsequences of androgen deprivation therapyMonths of androgen deprivation therapyTestosterone level changesImpact of androgen deprivation therapyCancer patientsNon-metastatic prostate cancerTestosterone levelsResponse to androgen deprivationLong duration of treatmentBrain imagingNeurodegenerative changes
2022
Serum hyperhomocysteine and cognitive impairment in first-episode patients with schizophrenia: Moderated by brain cortical thickness
Lin C, Gou M, Pan S, Tong J, Zhou Y, Xie T, Yu T, Feng W, Li Y, Chen S, Tian B, Tan S, Wang Z, Luo X, Li CR, Zhang P, Huang J, Hong L, Tan Y. Serum hyperhomocysteine and cognitive impairment in first-episode patients with schizophrenia: Moderated by brain cortical thickness. Neuroscience Letters 2022, 788: 136826. PMID: 35944595, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2022.136826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain cortical thicknessCognitive impairmentCognitive deficitsGray matter thicknessSchizophrenia (MATRICS) Consensus Cognitive BatteryAttention/vigilanceConsensus Cognitive BatteryCortical thicknessSerum Hcy levelsFirst-episode patientsHealthy controlsHigh homocysteineWorking memoryHcy levelsCognitive batteryNegative Symptom ScaleCognitive functionTreatment researchHigh-resolution magnetic resonance imagingSymptom ScaleSandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbentSchizophreniaHigher cortical thicknessImpairmentEnzyme-linked immunosorbent