2024
Androgen 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
The effects of androgen deprivation on working memory and quality of life in prostate cancer patients: The roles of hypothalamic connectivity
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Roy A, Summers C, Ahles T, Li C, Chao HH. The effects of androgen deprivation on working memory and quality of life in prostate cancer patients: The roles of hypothalamic connectivity. Cancer Medicine 2022, 11: 3425-3436. PMID: 35315585, PMCID: PMC9487881, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyMid-cingulate cortexEffects of ADTFunctional connectivityPrecentral gyrusN-back taskN-back performanceState functional connectivityMontreal Cognitive Assessment scoreHypothalamic functional connectivityProspective observational studyNonmetastatic prostate cancerProstate cancer patientsCognitive Assessment scoreQuality of lifeSustain attentionAffective functionsDeprivation therapyHypothalamic connectivityYears of educationAndrogen deprivationCorrect response rateQOL scoresCancer patientsClinical correlates
2021
Neural correlates of individual variation in two-back working memory and the relationship with fluid intelligence
Li G, Chen Y, Le TM, Wang W, Tang X, Li CR. Neural correlates of individual variation in two-back working memory and the relationship with fluid intelligence. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 9980. PMID: 33976306, PMCID: PMC8113462, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89433-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal anterior cingulate cortexN-back performanceRight anterior insulaStandard Progressive Matrices testFluid intelligenceNeural correlatesReaction timePre-supplementary motor areaRaven's Standard Progressive Matrices testN-back taskIndividual variationHuman Connectome Project datasetProgressive Matrices TestProlonged response timeBilateral frontoparietal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexTwo-backNeural basisDorsal precuneusRSPM performanceNeural processesNeural substratesAnterior insulaCerebral correlatesCorrect items
2012
Effects of androgen deprivation on brain function in prostate cancer patients – a prospective observational cohort analysis
Chao HH, Uchio E, Zhang S, Hu S, Bednarski SR, Luo X, Rose M, Concato J, Li CS. Effects of androgen deprivation on brain function in prostate cancer patients – a prospective observational cohort analysis. BMC Cancer 2012, 12: 371. PMID: 22925152, PMCID: PMC3502584, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAndrogen AntagonistsAnilidesAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalBrainCognitionCohort StudiesGoserelinHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemoryMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsNitrilesProspective StudiesProstatic NeoplasmsPsychomotor PerformanceQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesTosyl CompoundsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyFunctional magnetic resonance imagingProspective observational cohort analysisObservational cohort analysisN-back taskStop-signal taskCognitive controlProstate cancerBrain activationCohort analysisLow-risk prostate cancerNon-metastatic prostate cancerVeterans Affairs Medical CenterLong-term clinical implicationsBrain connectivityProstate cancer patientsPrefrontal cortical activationQuality of lifeFunctional brain connectivityMagnetic resonance imagingMedial prefrontal cortexParticular clinical concernDeprivation therapyADT useAndrogen deprivation