Threat bias and resting state functional connectivity of the amygdala and bed nucleus stria terminalis
Jenks SK, Zhang S, Li CR, Hu S. Threat bias and resting state functional connectivity of the amygdala and bed nucleus stria terminalis. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2019, 122: 54-63. PMID: 31927266, PMCID: PMC7010552, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy controlsState functional connectivityStria terminalisFunctional connectivityAnxiety disordersBed nucleus stria terminalisNucleus stria terminalisAnxiety-related disordersBed nucleusClinical heterogeneityComorbid anxietyWhole brainAmygdalaIntrinsic connectivityRSFCNathan Kline Institute-Rockland SampleAnticipatory anxietyBNSTGroup differencesNeural markersDisordersPatientsTerminalisImaging resultsCurrent findingsThe interrelationship of body mass index with gray matter volume and resting-state functional connectivity of the hypothalamus
Le TM, Liao DL, Ide J, Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Li CR. The interrelationship of body mass index with gray matter volume and resting-state functional connectivity of the hypothalamus. International Journal Of Obesity 2019, 44: 1097-1107. PMID: 31796869, PMCID: PMC8643195, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-019-0496-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityWhole-brain multiple regressionGray matter volumeInsula connectivityBody mass indexFunctional connectivitySeed-based resting-state functional connectivityMatter volumeSuperior parietal lobuleVoxel-based morphometry analysisMultiple regressionConclusionsThe current findingsBody weightCognitive controlMultiple brain circuitsBrain mechanismsIndividual differencesInhibitory controlParietal lobuleHypothalamic connectivityMass indexMediation analysisBrain circuitsHigher body mass indexCurrent findings