2022
Hypothalamic Functional Connectivity and Apathy in People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Healthy Controls
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Chao H, van Dyck C, Li C. Hypothalamic Functional Connectivity and Apathy in People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Healthy Controls. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2022, 90: 1615-1628. PMID: 36314209, PMCID: PMC10064487, DOI: 10.3233/jad-220708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesApathyCognitive DysfunctionHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingConceptsMiddle temporal gyrusMild cognitive impairmentMotivation circuitsFunctional connectivityPath analysisWhole-brain regressionPCu/PCCState functional connectivityTotal scoreTemporal gyrusNeural markersCingulate cortexMemory dysfunctionRSFCHealthy controlsCognitive statusCognitive impairmentAlzheimer's diseaseApathyPrecuneusMemoryRsFCsDepressionScale total scoreCognitive subscoresEmotion Processing Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease: An Overview of Behavioral Findings, Systems Neural Correlates, and Underlying Neural Biology
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Chao HH, van Dyck CH, Li CR. Emotion Processing Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease: An Overview of Behavioral Findings, Systems Neural Correlates, and Underlying Neural Biology. American Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias® 2022, 37: 15333175221082834. PMID: 35357236, PMCID: PMC9212074, DOI: 10.1177/15333175221082834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional processing deficitsProcessing dysfunctionProcessing deficitsMultiple behavioral paradigmsEmotional memoryEmotional stimuliPositive emotionsAltered emotionsNegative emotionsNeural correlatesEmotional processing dysfunctionAmygdala reactivityBehavioral findingsEmotional disordersCognitive deficitsBehavioral paradigmsProminent deficitsEmotionsAlzheimer's diseaseBehavioral studiesLongitudinal studyNoradrenergic signalingDeficitsCircuit dysfunctionMemoryCerebral Volumetric Correlates of Apathy in Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Older Adults: Meta-Analysis, Label-Based Review, and Study of an Independent Cohort
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Chao HH, van Dyck CH, Li CR. Cerebral Volumetric Correlates of Apathy in Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Older Adults: Meta-Analysis, Label-Based Review, and Study of an Independent Cohort. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2022, 85: 1251-1265. PMID: 34924392, PMCID: PMC9215906, DOI: 10.3233/jad-215316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseInferior frontal gyrusIndependent cohortEmotional scoresHealthy controlsCognitive impairmentVolumetric correlatesMini-Mental State Examination scoreAD/mild cognitive impairmentNeuroanatomical correlatesState Examination scoreApathy Evaluation ScaleGray matter volumeVoxel-based morphometryRight inferior frontal gyrusLabel-based reviewMild cognitive impairmentNormal older adultsCortical atrophyHigh morbidityBasal gangliaRight putamenMatter volumeAnterior cingulateReduced quality
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcoholismAlzheimer DiseaseCognitive DysfunctionDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)HumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingConceptsAlcohol 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 diagnosis
2020
Altered multimodal magnetic resonance parameters of basal nucleus of Meynert in Alzheimer’s disease
Zheng W, Li H, Cui B, Liang P, Wu Y, Han X, Li C, Li K, Wang Z. Altered multimodal magnetic resonance parameters of basal nucleus of Meynert in Alzheimer’s disease. Annals Of Clinical And Translational Neurology 2020, 7: 1919-1929. PMID: 32888399, PMCID: PMC7545587, DOI: 10.1002/acn3.51176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeHealthy controlsFunctional connectivityBasal nucleusResting-state functional connectivityDaily living statusLower gray matter volumeArterial spin labeling imagingWhole-brain functional connectivityRegional blood flowPostmortem human brainVoxel-based morphometryCholinergic dysfunctionHigher rCBFRight insulaDynamic network connectivity predicts subjective cognitive decline: the Sino-Longitudinal Cognitive impairment and dementia study
Dong G, Yang L, Li CR, Wang X, Zhang Y, Du W, Han Y, Tang X. Dynamic network connectivity predicts subjective cognitive decline: the Sino-Longitudinal Cognitive impairment and dementia study. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2020, 14: 2692-2707. PMID: 32361946, PMCID: PMC7606422, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-019-00220-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Transcriptome-wide piRNA profiling in human brains of Alzheimer's disease
Qiu W, Guo X, Lin X, Yang Q, Zhang W, Zhang Y, Zuo L, Zhu Y, Li CR, Ma C, Luo X. Transcriptome-wide piRNA profiling in human brains of Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology Of Aging 2017, 57: 170-177. PMID: 28654860, PMCID: PMC5542056, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2017.05.020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research