2024
Neural 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 ResearchConceptsAvoidance 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 behavior
2023
Brain volumes in alcohol use disorder: Do females and males differ? A whole‐brain magnetic resonance imaging mega‐analysis
Maggioni E, Rossetti M, Allen N, Batalla A, Bellani M, Chye Y, Cousijn J, Goudriaan A, Hester R, Hutchison K, Li C, Martin‐Santos R, Momenan R, Sinha R, Schmaal L, Solowij N, Suo C, van Holst R, Veltman D, Yücel M, Thompson P, Conrod P, Mackey S, Garavan H, Brambilla P, Lorenzetti V. Brain volumes in alcohol use disorder: Do females and males differ? A whole‐brain magnetic resonance imaging mega‐analysis. Human Brain Mapping 2023, 44: 4652-4666. PMID: 37436103, PMCID: PMC10400785, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe 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
Identifying alcohol misuse biotypes from neural connectivity markers and concurrent genetic associations
Zhu T, Becquey C, Chen Y, Lejuez CW, Li CR, Bi J. Identifying alcohol misuse biotypes from neural connectivity markers and concurrent genetic associations. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 253. PMID: 35710901, PMCID: PMC9203552, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-01983-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLoss and Frontal Striatal Reactivities Characterize Alcohol Use Severity and Rule-Breaking Behavior in Young Adult Drinkers
Li G, Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Tang X, Li CR. Loss and Frontal Striatal Reactivities Characterize Alcohol Use Severity and Rule-Breaking Behavior in Young Adult Drinkers. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2022, 7: 1007-1016. PMID: 35709958, PMCID: PMC10249655, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain structural covariance network differences in adults with alcohol dependence and heavy‐drinking adolescents
Ottino‐González J, Garavan H, Albaugh M, Cao Z, Cupertino R, Schwab N, Spechler P, Allen N, Artiges E, Banaschewski T, Bokde A, Burke Quinlan E, Brühl R, Orr C, Cousijn J, Desrivières S, Flor H, Foxe J, Fröhner J, Goudriaan A, Gowland P, Grigis A, Heinz A, Hester R, Hutchison K, Li C, London E, Lorenzetti V, Luijten M, Nees F, Martín‐Santos R, Martinot J, Millenet S, Momenan R, Paillère Martinot M, Papadopoulos Orfanos D, Paulus M, Poustka L, Schmaal L, Schumann G, Sinha R, Smolka MN, Solowij N, Stein DJ, Stein EA, Uhlmann A, van Holst RJ, Veltman DJ, Walter H, Whelan R, Wiers RW, Yücel M, Zhang S, Jahanshad N, Thompson PM, Conrod P, Mackey S. Brain structural covariance network differences in adults with alcohol dependence and heavy‐drinking adolescents. Addiction 2022, 117: 1312-1325. PMID: 34907616, DOI: 10.1111/add.15772.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol dependenceHeavy drinking adolescentsStructural covariance networksAge 19Non-dependent controlsPre-existing risk factorsAge 14Cohort of adolescentsCross-sectional analysisRisk factorsAlcohol exposureEnhancing Neuroimaging GeneticsCortical thicknessHazardous drinkersEarly markerMeta-AnalysisNetwork segregationCross-sectional sampleIMAGEN studySubstantial exposureAdultsDrinking adolescentsCovariance networksBrain organizationAdolescentsPositive alcohol expectancy and resting-state functional connectivity of the insula in problem drinking
Le TM, Malone T, Li CR. Positive alcohol expectancy and resting-state functional connectivity of the insula in problem drinking. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2022, 231: 109248. PMID: 34998254, PMCID: PMC8881788, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismBrain MappingCerebral CortexHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMotivationNeural PathwaysConceptsResting-state functional connectivityPositive alcohol expectanciesAlcohol expectanciesInsular connectivityFunctional connectivityWhole-brain multiple regressionPath analysisNegative emotion processingVentromedial prefrontal cortexSuperior parietal lobuleSuperior frontal gyrusCognitive controlAlcohol stimuliEmotion processingPrefrontal structuresStimulus saliencyFrontal gyrusDrinking motivationsMotivational circuitsInsula connectivityParietal lobuleAdult drinkersPrefrontal cortexInsulaDrinking behavior
2021
Cognitive dysfunction and cerebral volumetric deficits in individuals with Alzheimer's disease, alcohol use disorder, and dual diagnosis
Zhornitsky S, Chaudhary S, Le TM, Chen Y, Zhang S, Potvin S, Chao HH, van Dyck CH, Li CR. Cognitive dysfunction and cerebral volumetric deficits in individuals with Alzheimer's disease, alcohol use disorder, and dual diagnosis. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2021, 317: 111380. PMID: 34482052, PMCID: PMC8579376, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2021.111380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderAlzheimer's diseaseHippocampal formationUse disordersHigher Clinical Dementia Rating Scale-SumVentricular volumeVolumetric deficitsCingulate cortexClinical Dementia Rating Scale SumCoordinating CenterSmaller hippocampal volumesLarger ventricular volumesNational Alzheimer's Coordinating CenterIsthmus cingulate cortexPosterior cingulate cortexMisuse of alcoholSuperior parietal cortexDistinct brain regionsCognitive dysfunctionHippocampal volumeInferior frontal gyrusRegional GMVHigh riskDementia severityDual diagnosisGender-related neuroanatomical differences in alcohol dependence: findings from the ENIGMA Addiction Working Group
Rossetti MG, Patalay P, Mackey S, Allen NB, Batalla A, Bellani M, Chye Y, Cousijn J, Goudriaan AE, Hester R, Hutchison K, Li CR, Martin-Santos R, Momenan R, Sinha R, Schmaal L, Sjoerds Z, Solowij N, Suo C, van Holst RJ, Veltman DJ, Yücel M, Thompson PM, Conrod P, Garavan H, Brambilla P, Lorenzetti V. Gender-related neuroanatomical differences in alcohol dependence: findings from the ENIGMA Addiction Working Group. NeuroImage Clinical 2021, 30: 102636. PMID: 33857771, PMCID: PMC8065340, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102636.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcoholismBrainFemaleGray MatterHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuroanatomySex FactorsConceptsENIGMA Addiction Working GroupAlcohol dependenceNeuroanatomical differencesAlcohol-dependent menSmaller amygdala volumesGlobal brain measuresGender-related differencesClinical outcomesControl menCorpus callosumAmygdala volumeNeurobiological effectsGM volumeGender differencesSmaller amygdalaStandard drinksBrain regionsIntracranial volumeWorking GroupTotal GMBrain measuresCerebellar GMNeurobiological substratesWomenEducation yearsSex differences in the neuroanatomy of alcohol dependence: hippocampus and amygdala subregions in a sample of 966 people from the ENIGMA Addiction Working Group
Grace S, Rossetti MG, Allen N, Batalla A, Bellani M, Brambilla P, Chye Y, Cousijn J, Goudriaan AE, Hester R, Hutchison K, Labuschagne I, Momenan R, Martin-Santos R, Rendell P, Solowij N, Sinha R, Li CR, Schmaal L, Sjoerds Z, Suo C, Terrett G, van Holst RJ, Veltman DJ, Yücel M, Thompson P, Conrod P, Mackey S, Garavan H, Lorenzetti V. Sex differences in the neuroanatomy of alcohol dependence: hippocampus and amygdala subregions in a sample of 966 people from the ENIGMA Addiction Working Group. Translational Psychiatry 2021, 11: 156. PMID: 33664226, PMCID: PMC7933136, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01204-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcoholismAmygdalaFemaleHippocampusHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuroanatomySex CharacteristicsConceptsENIGMA Addiction Working GroupAlcohol dependenceAmygdala subregionsAlcohol-dependent malesUnderlying neurobiological mechanismsSex differencesSubfield volumesTotal amygdalaAlcohol doseBasolateral nucleusAnimal modelsMale controlsWorking GroupAmygdalar subregionsMental healthNeurobiological mechanismsComparison groupCognitive problemsHippocampusMalesFemalesDistinct mechanismsLittle evidenceGroupAmygdalaMapping cortical and subcortical asymmetries in substance dependence: Findings from the ENIGMA Addiction Working Group
Cao Z, Ottino‐Gonzalez J, Cupertino RB, Schwab N, Hoke C, Catherine O, Cousijn J, Dagher A, Foxe JJ, Goudriaan AE, Hester R, Hutchison K, Li C, London ED, Lorenzetti V, Luijten M, Martin‐Santos R, Momenan R, Paulus MP, Schmaal L, Sinha R, Sjoerds Z, Solowij N, Stein DJ, Stein EA, Uhlmann A, van Holst R, Veltman DJ, Wiers RW, Yücel M, Zhang S, Jahanshad N, Thompson PM, Conrod P, Mackey S, Garavan H. Mapping cortical and subcortical asymmetries in substance dependence: Findings from the ENIGMA Addiction Working Group. Addiction Biology 2021, 26: e13010. PMID: 33508888, PMCID: PMC8317852, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsENIGMA Addiction Working GroupSubstance dependenceBrain asymmetrySubstance-specific effectsAltered brain structureNondependent participantsStructural brain asymmetrySubcortical asymmetriesNucleus accumbensNicotine dependencePsychiatric diagnosisSubcortical regionsAlcohol dependenceWorking GroupBrain phenotypesBrain structuresVolume asymmetryHemispheric differentiationIndividualsParticipantsPrevious studiesMRI datasetsGroupAccumbensFindings
2020
The Neural Processes Interlinking Social Isolation, Social Support, and Problem Alcohol Use
Le TM, Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Dhingra I, Chen Y, Zhang S, Li CR. The Neural Processes Interlinking Social Isolation, Social Support, and Problem Alcohol Use. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 24: 333-343. PMID: 33211853, PMCID: PMC8059487, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyaa086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial supportVentral striatumVS connectivityAlcohol misuseSocial isolationWhole-brain multiple regressionProblem drinkingProblem drinkersAlcohol useResting-state functional magnetic resonanceFunctional magnetic resonanceMiddle frontal gyrusPotential protective factorsProblem alcohol usePrefrontal cortical modulationCognitive controlIndividual differencesNeural processesNeural substratesFrontal gyrusPrefrontal connectivityElevated stress responseFunctional connectivityPath analysisNeural connectivityPredicting alcohol dependence from multi‐site brain structural measures
Hahn S, Mackey S, Cousijn J, Foxe JJ, Heinz A, Hester R, Hutchinson K, Kiefer F, Korucuoglu O, Lett T, Li C, London E, Lorenzetti V, Maartje L, Momenan R, Orr C, Paulus M, Schmaal L, Sinha R, Sjoerds Z, Stein DJ, Stein E, van Holst R, Veltman D, Walter H, Wiers RW, Yucel M, Thompson PM, Conrod P, Allgaier N, Garavan H. Predicting alcohol dependence from multi‐site brain structural measures. Human Brain Mapping 2020, 43: 555-565. PMID: 33064342, PMCID: PMC8675424, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol dependenceRight lateral orbitofrontal cortexLeft superior frontal gyrusCurrent alcohol dependenceTransverse temporal gyrusENIGMA Addiction Working GroupInclusion of casesSuperior frontal gyrusStructural magnetic resonanceCortical surface areaRight transverse temporal gyrusLateral orbitofrontal cortexBrain structural measuresCortical thicknessPutamen volumePotential biomarkersSignificant, replicable, and functional associations between KTN1 variants and alcohol and drug codependence
Luo X, Guo X, Luo X, Tan Y, Zhang P, Yang K, Xie T, Shi J, Zhang Y, Xu J, Zuo L, Li C. Significant, replicable, and functional associations between KTN1 variants and alcohol and drug codependence. Addiction Biology 2020, 26: e12888. PMID: 32115811, PMCID: PMC7641293, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12888.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Heart Rate Variability, Cue-Evoked Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortical Response, and Problem Alcohol Use in Adult Drinkers
Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Le TM, Zhang S, Li CR. Heart Rate Variability, Cue-Evoked Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortical Response, and Problem Alcohol Use in Adult Drinkers. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2019, 5: 619-628. PMID: 32061544, PMCID: PMC7286768, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2019.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestProblem alcohol useHeart rate variabilityCue exposureAlcohol useAUDIT scoresAutonomic responsesRate variabilityNeutral cue exposureCue exposure paradigmDisorders Identification TestAlcohol cue exposurePrefrontal cortical responsesVentromedial prefrontal cortex activityAlcohol drinkersPrefrontal cortex activityHigher RMSSDCortical responsesParasympathetic responseAlcohol cravingAlcohol misuseVentromedial prefrontal cortexExposure paradigmCortex activityMediation analysisProblem drinking alters gray matter volume and food cue responses of the lateral orbitofrontal cortex
Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Zhang S, Li C. Problem drinking alters gray matter volume and food cue responses of the lateral orbitofrontal cortex. Addiction Biology 2019, 26: e12857. PMID: 31746092, PMCID: PMC8627684, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral orbitofrontal cortexAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestGray matter volumeEffect of ProblemOrbitofrontal cortexWhole-brain multiple regressionLeft middle frontal gyrusAlcohol misuseFood cue responsesFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataVisual food cuesAUDIT scoresMatter volumeMiddle frontal gyrusAffective processesNonfood cuesFood cuesNonfood imagesBrain substratesDisorders Identification TestFrontal gyrusNeural mechanismsFood stimuliCue responsesFood imagesPosterior Cingulate Cortical Response to Active Avoidance Mediates the Relationship between Punishment Sensitivity and Problem Drinking
Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Ide J, Zhang S, Li CR. Posterior Cingulate Cortical Response to Active Avoidance Mediates the Relationship between Punishment Sensitivity and Problem Drinking. Journal Of Neuroscience 2019, 39: 6354-6364. PMID: 31189577, PMCID: PMC6687909, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0508-19.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior cingulate cortexMaladaptive coping mechanismPunishment sensitivityNeural substratesBehavioral avoidanceResponse inhibitionNegative affectAlcohol usePosterior cingulate cortex activationCoping mechanismsProblem drinkingAlcohol misusePCC responseSensation-seeking traitsAvoidance strategiesAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestHazardous alcohol useAvoidance tendenciesAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresGo taskNeural processesReward QuestionnaireAction inhibitionBrain activationCerebral correlates
2018
Mega-Analysis of Gray Matter Volume in Substance Dependence: General and Substance-Specific Regional Effects
Mackey S, Allgaier N, Chaarani B, Spechler P, Orr C, Bunn J, Allen NB, Alia-Klein N, Batalla A, Blaine S, Brooks S, Caparelli E, Chye YY, Cousijn J, Dagher A, Desrivieres S, Feldstein-Ewing S, Foxe JJ, Goldstein RZ, Goudriaan AE, Heitzeg MM, Hester R, Hutchison K, Korucuoglu O, Li CR, London E, Lorenzetti V, Luijten M, Martin-Santos R, May A, Momenan R, Morales A, Paulus MP, Pearlson G, Rousseau ME, Salmeron BJ, Schluter R, Schmaal L, Schumann G, Sjoerds Z, Stein DJ, Stein EA, Sinha R, Solowij N, Tapert S, Uhlmann A, Veltman D, van Holst R, Whittle S, Wiers R, Wright M, Yücel M, Zhang S, Yurgelun-Todd D, Hibar D, Jahanshad N, Evans A, Thompson P, Glahn D, Conrod P, Garavan H. Mega-Analysis of Gray Matter Volume in Substance Dependence: General and Substance-Specific Regional Effects. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2018, 176: 119-128. PMID: 30336705, PMCID: PMC6427822, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17040415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional brain volumesControl subjectsSubstance dependenceBrain volumeBrain regionsLower brain volumeAlcohol use disorderGray matter volumeTotal intracranial volumeMedial orbitofrontal cortexCommon neural substrateCortical thicknessUse disordersUseful biomarkerMatter volumeSubcortical volumesImaging biomarkersAlcohol dependenceIntracranial volumeOrbitofrontal cortexRegional volumesBrain structuresRelevant imaging biomarkersLow volumeNeural substratesThalamic Cortical Error–Related Responses in Adult Social Drinkers: Sex Differences and Problem Alcohol Use
Ide JS, Zhornitsky S, Chao HH, Zhang S, Hu S, Wang W, Krystal JH, Li CR. Thalamic Cortical Error–Related Responses in Adult Social Drinkers: Sex Differences and Problem Alcohol Use. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2018, 3: 868-877. PMID: 29859929, PMCID: PMC6177312, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-brain linear regressionError-related activationSex differencesBilateral dorsal anterior cingulate cortexAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresSocial drinkersDorsal anterior cingulate cortexSubstance use disordersAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSuperior temporal cortexStatistical parametric mappingProblem alcohol useBilateral thalamusAlcohol drinkersAdult social drinkersStop-signal taskMale social drinkersTemporal cortexUse disordersCerebral activationIndependent sample t-testCingulate cortexSubcortical regionsResting state functional connectivity of the amygdala and problem drinking in non-dependent alcohol drinkers
Hu S, Ide JS, Chao HH, Zhornitsky S, Fischer KA, Wang W, Zhang S, Li CR. Resting state functional connectivity of the amygdala and problem drinking in non-dependent alcohol drinkers. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 185: 173-180. PMID: 29454928, PMCID: PMC5889735, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState functional connectivityDorsal anterior cingulate cortexAlcohol misuseAlcohol drinkersFunctional connectivityInvolvement scoreProblem drinkingSubstance useWhole-brain rsFCComorbid substance useAmygdala-prefrontal cortical circuitAnterior cingulate cortexStatistical parametric mappingPotential sex differencesPrefrontal cortical structuresAmygdala connectivityCortical functionCortical circuitsCingulate cortexAmygdalaCortical structuresParametric mappingSex differencesDrinkingDrinkers