2025
The interoceptive origin of reinforcement learning
Weber L, Yee D, Small D, Petzschner F. The interoceptive origin of reinforcement learning. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2025 PMID: 40500611, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2025.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHypothalamic resting-state functional connectivity and self-evaluated aggression in young adults
Yao Y, Chen Y, Li C. Hypothalamic resting-state functional connectivity and self-evaluated aggression in young adults. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2025, 182: 421-429. PMID: 39889403, PMCID: PMC11834083, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.01.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityAggression scoresLateral hypothalamusSex differencesHuman Connectome ProjectFunctional connectivityAchenbach Adult Self-ReportAdult Self-ReportYoung adultsManifestations of aggressionVoxel-wise regressionPublished routinesMotivated behaviorOccipital gyriAggressive behaviorSelf-ReportMental healthAggressionConnectome ProjectNeural pathwaysBehavioral traitsRSFCHypothalamusScoresAdults
2024
F91. MAPPING THE EFFECTS OF OPIOID USE DISORDER GENETIC ASSOCIATED VARIANTS IN BRAIN PATHWAYS AT A SINGLE CELL LEVEL
Rivera-Hernández M, Martínez-Magaña J, Brennand K, Montalvo-Ortiz J. F91. MAPPING THE EFFECTS OF OPIOID USE DISORDER GENETIC ASSOCIATED VARIANTS IN BRAIN PATHWAYS AT A SINGLE CELL LEVEL. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2024, 87: 254. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderDopaminergic neuronsReward-related learningOrbital frontal cortexGenetic variantsFunction of dopaminergic neuronsMap genetic variantsGenome-wide studiesCell projection organizationSingle-cell expression profilesCell typesOxytocin signaling pathwayPrefrontal cortexMotivated behaviorFrontal cortexDopaminergic pathwaysUse disorderBrain regionsModulation of chemical synaptic transmissionStriatumSingle-cell RNAseqCell-specific pathwaysBehavioral responsesScRNA-seqStriatum cellsDrinking severity mediates the relationship between hypothalamic connectivity and rule-breaking/intrusive behavior differently in young women and men: an exploratory study
Li G, Dong Y, Chen Y, Li B, Chaudhary S, Bi J, Sun H, Yang C, Liu Y, Li C. Drinking severity mediates the relationship between hypothalamic connectivity and rule-breaking/intrusive behavior differently in young women and men: an exploratory study. Quantitative Imaging In Medicine And Surgery 2024, 14: 6669683-6666683. PMID: 39281112, PMCID: PMC11400642, DOI: 10.21037/qims-24-815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeft temporo-parietal junctionHypothalamic connectionsIntrusion scoresParacentral lobuleAlcohol misuseAdult Self-Report ScaleSeverity of alcohol useSeverity of alcohol misuseTemporo-parietal junctionWhole-brain regressionSeverity of drinkingSelf-report scalesHypothalamic functional connectivityImpact of problem drinkingMotivational circuitsDrinking severityHuman Connectome ProjectMotivated behaviorDrinking measuresFunctional connectivityMediation analysisProblem drinkingRule-breakingAlcohol useNeural circuitsDrawbacks to Strengthening Neural Salience Encoding: A Link Between Cortisol and Risky Drinking
Harris B, Sinha R, Goldfarb E. Drawbacks to Strengthening Neural Salience Encoding: A Link Between Cortisol and Risky Drinking. Journal Of Neuroscience 2024, 44: e1027242024. PMID: 39147591, PMCID: PMC11450530, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1027-24.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol motivationInfluence later behaviorEnhance memorySalience responseFemale social drinkersAlcohol drinkingEmotionally salient experiencesResponse to alcoholDouble-blind cross-over designMemory biasSalient memoriesAlcohol-related eventsRisky alcohol drinkingSocial drinkersMotivated behaviorMaladaptive consequencesLateral behaviorCross-over designRisky drinkingMemoryRodent modelsHuman researchSalienceRisky drinkersCortisolDeficient sleep, altered hypothalamic functional connectivity, depression and anxiety in cigarette smokers
Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Li G, Fucito L, Bi J, Li C. Deficient sleep, altered hypothalamic functional connectivity, depression and anxiety in cigarette smokers. Neuroimage Reports 2024, 4: 100200. PMID: 38605733, PMCID: PMC11008573, DOI: 10.1016/j.ynirp.2024.100200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting state functional connectivitySeverity of depressionPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexMotivated behaviorNicotine dependenceFunctional connectivityPittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scoreAchenbach Adult Self-ReportSeverity of alcohol useAssociated with greater severityComorbid nicotine dependenceDeficient sleepAdult Self-ReportHypothalamic functional connectivityHuman Connectome ProjectAnxiety disordersAnxiety severityPublished routinesAnxiety symptomsCircuit dysfunctionGreater severityPsychiatric problemsSleep-wake cyclePoor sleep qualityNeural markers
2023
Sleep 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 qualityTransdiagnostic Connectome-Based Prediction of Craving
Garrison K, Sinha R, Potenza M, Gao S, Liang Q, Lacadie C, Scheinost D. Transdiagnostic Connectome-Based Prediction of Craving. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2023, 180: 445-453. PMID: 36987598, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.21121207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnectome-based predictive modelingImagery conditionFunctional connectomeSelf-reported cravingStudy of motivationDefault mode networkFunctional connectivity dataIndependent samplesKey phenomenological featuresNeural signaturesTransdiagnostic sampleTransdiagnostic perspectiveMode networkMotivated behaviorCentral constructAddictive disordersHuman behaviorConnectivity dataPhenomenological featuresStrongest predictorCravingTaskSubstance use-related disordersConnectomeIndividuals
2022
Cholinergic and dopaminergic‐mediated motivated behavior in healthy states and in substance use and mood disorders
Nunes EJ, Kebede N, Bagdas D, Addy NA. Cholinergic and dopaminergic‐mediated motivated behavior in healthy states and in substance use and mood disorders. Journal Of The Experimental Analysis Of Behavior 2022, 117: 404-419. PMID: 35286712, PMCID: PMC9743782, DOI: 10.1002/jeab.747.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMood disordersSubstance useActivational componentsMotivated behaviorComorbid substance useMesolimbic dopamine systemDA releaseCholinergic activityCholinergic transmissionImportant neuromodulatorCholinergic dysregulationDA regulationDopamine systemDA signalingActivational aspectsDisease statesDisordersAversive stimuliPossible roleHealthy stateCholinergicAcetylcholineStimuliEtiologyIllness
2020
Neurobiologic Rationale for Treatment of Apathy in Alzheimer's Disease With Methylphenidate
van Dyck CH, Arnsten AFT, Padala PR, Brawman-Mintzer O, Lerner AJ, Porsteinsson AP, Scherer RW, Levey AI, Herrmann N, Jamil N, Mintzer JE, Lanctôt KL, Rosenberg PB. Neurobiologic Rationale for Treatment of Apathy in Alzheimer's Disease With Methylphenidate. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2020, 29: 51-62. PMID: 32461027, PMCID: PMC7641967, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment of apathyAlzheimer's diseaseCortical-basal ganglia circuitsPrefrontal cortexMotivated behaviorPublic health burdenSymptoms of apathyCatecholaminergic treatmentNeurobiologic rationaleNeuropsychiatric symptomsDopamine actionGanglia circuitsHealth burdenThalamocortical circuitsCognitive symptomsMethylphenidate actionsCatecholamine actionNeuronal circuitsSymptomsDiseaseApathetic behaviorTreatmentInitial trialMethylphenidateAD results
2018
Neurocognitive Development of Motivated Behavior: Dynamic Changes across Childhood and Adolescence
Gee DG, Bath KG, Johnson CM, Meyer HC, Murty VP, van den Bos W, Hartley CA. Neurocognitive Development of Motivated Behavior: Dynamic Changes across Childhood and Adolescence. Journal Of Neuroscience 2018, 38: 9433-9445. PMID: 30381435, PMCID: PMC6209847, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1674-18.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotivated behaviorProcessing of threatReward-motivated behaviorsNeural circuitsEarly life stressCognitive processesCourse of developmentDevelopmental trajectoriesExperiential factorsNeurocognitive developmentAdaptive behaviorRecent methodological innovationsDevelopmental changesDevelopmental onsetRecent researchPsychiatric disordersAdulthoodMethodological innovationsAdolescenceNeurocircuitryRewardBehaviorResearchChildhoodProcessing
2017
Hemispheric lateralization of resting-state functional connectivity of the ventral striatum: an exploratory study
Zhang S, Hu S, Chao HH, Li CR. Hemispheric lateralization of resting-state functional connectivity of the ventral striatum: an exploratory study. Brain Structure And Function 2017, 222: 2573-2583. PMID: 28110447, PMCID: PMC5540792, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-016-1358-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityPosterior cingulate cortexIntraparietal sulcusVentral striatumSupramarginal gyrusVS connectivityFunctional connectivityDorsomedial prefrontal cortexAutomated Anatomic Labeling (AAL) atlasFunctional hemispheric asymmetriesCerebral functional organizationGender differencesHuman Connectome ProjectRight lateralizationSelf-ControlHemispheric lateralizationPrefrontal cortexSaliency responsesBehavioral contingenciesFunctional lateralizationMotivated behaviorHemispheric asymmetryCingulate cortexConnectome ProjectLaterality index
2008
Corticosterone Regulates pERK1/2 Map Kinase in a Chronic Depression Model
Gourley SL, Wu FJ, Taylor JR. Corticosterone Regulates pERK1/2 Map Kinase in a Chronic Depression Model. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2008, 1148: 509-514. PMID: 19120149, PMCID: PMC3657205, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1410.076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepression modelCA1/CA3Chronic depression modelPrefrontal cortical targetsExtracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2Signal-regulated kinase 1/2Antidepressant efficacyDentate gyrusCorticosterone exposureCortical targetsReceptor typesKinase 1/2Motivated behaviorNovel roleIntracellular signalingPERK1/2MAP kinaseTranscriptional activityNeurotrophinsHippocampusCorticosteroneCA3GyrusMiceInsult
2001
Repeated intermittent administration of psychomotor stimulant drugs alters the acquisition of Pavlovian approach behavior in rats: differential effects of cocaine, d-amphetamine and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (“ecstasy”)
Taylor J, Jentsch J. Repeated intermittent administration of psychomotor stimulant drugs alters the acquisition of Pavlovian approach behavior in rats: differential effects of cocaine, d-amphetamine and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (“ecstasy”). Biological Psychiatry 2001, 50: 137-143. PMID: 11526995, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01106-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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