Chiang-Shan Ray Li, MD, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and of NeuroscienceDownloadHi-Res Photo
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CMHC S112, 34 Park Street
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Professor of Psychiatry and of Neuroscience
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I am a Professor of Psychiatry and of Neuroscience at Yale University School of Medicine. I graduated from National Taiwan University College of Medicine and California Institute of Technology and has been a faculty member at Yale since 2003. My earlier work employed non-human primate models to understand the neural bases of cognition. Current research in my laboratory continues to focus on systems neuroscience. By combining psychophysics, computational modeling and brain imaging we explore the circuit mechanisms of a multitude of cognitive constructs, including self control, affect regulation, and reward-related processes. The primary goals are to understand systems neural bases of these cognitive processes and how these neural processes contribute to the etiology of psychiatric and neurological illnesses, with a specific emphasis on addiction.
Last Updated on April 07, 2025.
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- Resident
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (2001)
- Postdoctoral Associate
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1998)
- PhD
- California Institute of Technology, Computation and Neural Systems (1996)
- MD
- National Taiwan University, Medicine (1989)
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Alcohols; Anatomy; Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms; Behavior Control; Biological Therapy; Central Nervous System; Chemicals and Drugs; Diseases; Drug Users; Mental Disorders; Nervous System; Nervous System Diseases; Psychiatry and Psychology; Psychological Phenomena; Research Subjects; Therapeutics
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Xingguang Luo, MD
Shefali Chaudhary
Jaime Ide, PhD
Sheng Zhang, PhD
Thang Le, PhD
Herta Chao, MD, PhD
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2025
Proteome-Based Plasma Biomarkers for Cognitive Dysfunction in an Androgen Deprivation Model
Singh V, Verma S, Shankar E, Swain D, Willard B, Chao H, Li C, Lee Z, MacLennan G, Ponsky L, Gupta S. Proteome-Based Plasma Biomarkers for Cognitive Dysfunction in an Androgen Deprivation Model. Molecular Neurobiology 2025, 63: 201. PMID: 41315084, DOI: 10.1007/s12035-025-05548-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyCognitive dysfunctionControl miceOral gavage 5 daysProstate cancer patientsAttention deficitGavage 5 daysBrain regionsCognitive functionEvaluation of biomarkersNeurotypical agingCognitive declineCognitive impactPositron emission tomographyDeprivation therapyEnzalutamide treatmentNonsteroidal antiandrogenProstate cancerNano-liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometryNeuronal densityBehavioral changesPrimary treatmentBALB/c miceCancer patientsMouse modelThe effects of polygenic risks for alcohol misuse on negative emotion processing in young adult binge drinkers
Chen Y, Luo X, Li H, Li G, Ide J, Li C. The effects of polygenic risks for alcohol misuse on negative emotion processing in young adult binge drinkers. Translational Psychiatry 2025, 15: 495. PMID: 41271663, PMCID: PMC12638819, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-025-03719-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNegative emotion processingPolygenic risk scoresEmotional processingBinge drinkersAlcohol misuseNon-bingersNeurobiological processesSymptom severityGenetic riskNegative emotionsProcessing of negative emotionsSeverity of somatic complaintsResponse to negative emotionsEffect of polygenic riskNegative emotional facesAlcohol use severityYoung adult binge drinkersDefault mode networkFemale binge drinkersAdult binge drinkersEmotional facesHuman Connectome ProjectPublished routinesEmotional tasksAlcohol dependenceGray matter volumes of the superior temporal gyrus link preterm birth and developmentally disordered eye gazing patterns in toddlers at eighteen months
Su Y, Li G, Wang S, Hao D, Li C, Ye-Lin Y, Wang X, Zhang R, Yang L, Li C. Gray matter volumes of the superior temporal gyrus link preterm birth and developmentally disordered eye gazing patterns in toddlers at eighteen months. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2025, 143: 111560. PMID: 41232743, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2025.111560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPreterm birthGray matter volumeBirth ageSuperior temporal gyriSocial cognitive dysfunctionAutism spectrum disorderCognitive dysfunctionRisk of neurodevelopmental disordersEye gaze patternsMatter volumeNeurodevelopmental disordersBrain changesMonths of agePreterm childrenTotal intracranial volumeMarkers of autism spectrum disorderRight superior temporal gyriBilateral superior temporal gyriPretermInvestigate group differencesIntracranial volumeDysfunctionBirthMonthsHuman Connectome ProjectA randomized pilot sleep and circadian behavior clinical trial to improve glycemic and psychological outcomes in young adults with type 1 diabetes (NCT04975230)
Armentrout B, Wenzell M, Strohl K, Crawford S, Wood J, Li C, Hickman R, Griggs S. A randomized pilot sleep and circadian behavior clinical trial to improve glycemic and psychological outcomes in young adults with type 1 diabetes (NCT04975230). Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews 2025, 19: 103305. PMID: 41110317, PMCID: PMC12595978, DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2025.103305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPsychological outcomesBehavioral sleepYoung adultsAttention control conditionBehavioral clinical trialsPost-interventionAttention control groupCircadian interventionsIntervention conditionDiverse sampleDiabetes distressMean amplitudeMonths post-interventionPreliminary efficacyControl conditionIntervention lengthType 1 diabetesPreliminary findingsSleepCircadian conditionsSleep surveyFollow-upAdultsLonger-term follow-upAmplitude of glucose excursionCingulate and frontopolar cortical projections to the cerebellar vermis support prolonged reaction time in identifying negative emotional scenes in women
Wong H, Chaudhary S, Chen Y, Ide J, Zhang S, Li C. Cingulate and frontopolar cortical projections to the cerebellar vermis support prolonged reaction time in identifying negative emotional scenes in women. NeuroImage 2025, 319: 121435. PMID: 40882825, PMCID: PMC12462808, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsGranger causality mappingNegative emotional scenesEmotional scenesIndividual anxietyIdentification of negative emotionsSex differencesReaction timeWhole-brain regressionCerebellar vermisProlonged RTNeutral imagesBehavioral paradigmsAnxiety statesNeural mechanismsBrain regionsNegative emotionsWhole-brainNeural markersAnxietyNeural circuitsAnxiety levelsCerebellar circuitsProlonged reaction timeNeurotypical womenState scoresImmunosenescence-related T cell phenotypes, structural brain imaging, and cognitive impairment in patients with schizophrenia: a moderated mediation analysis
Li N, Li Y, Yu T, Chen W, Gou M, Zheng W, Liu Z, Wang X, Fang J, Tong J, Chen S, Tian B, Li C, Tian L, Tan Y. Immunosenescence-related T cell phenotypes, structural brain imaging, and cognitive impairment in patients with schizophrenia: a moderated mediation analysis. Schizophrenia 2025, 11: 101. PMID: 40681520, PMCID: PMC12274616, DOI: 10.1038/s41537-025-00650-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsCognitive impairmentSCZ patientsCognitive deficitsAssociated with working memory deficitsPositive and Negative Syndrome ScaleMATRICS Consensus Cognitive BatteryRight inferior parietal lobuleBiomarker of cognitive deficitsConsensus Cognitive BatteryNegative Syndrome ScaleWorking Memory scoresInferior parietal lobuleT cell subsetsStructural brain imagingModerated mediation analysisIL-1b levelsMemory T cell subsetsModerated Mediation ModelT-cell phenotypeSyndrome ScaleCognitive batteryMemory deficitsParietal lobuleSubcortical volumesT1-weighted magnetic resonance imagingA Randomized Pilot Cognitive Behavioral Sleep Health Trial for Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes
Griggs S, Howard Q, Armentrout B, Pignatiello G, Strohl K, Crawford S, Li C, Leuchtag M, Hickman R. A Randomized Pilot Cognitive Behavioral Sleep Health Trial for Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2025, 23: 685-697. PMID: 40571674, PMCID: PMC12308511, DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2025.2522680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPost-interventionHealth interventionsAttentional controlDimensions of sleep healthYoung adultsSelf-management interventionsFollow-upLong sleep durationRandomized Controlled TrialsHealth trialsSleep healthActigraphy deviceRandomized participantsSleep durationType 1 diabetesHealthSleep surveyDaytime alertnessInterventionMultiple dimensionsSleep efficiencyAdultsComplex conditionsControl groupContinuous glucose monitoringSerum kynurenine metabolites and cytokine levels: diagnostic and predictive implications in acute manic episodes of bipolar disorder
Li W, Liu Z, Wang J, Wang X, Chen W, Li N, Huang J, Gou M, Zhang P, Liu R, Deng H, Yang K, Chen S, Xie T, Tian L, Yang F, Tian B, Li C, Li Y, Tan Y. Serum kynurenine metabolites and cytokine levels: diagnostic and predictive implications in acute manic episodes of bipolar disorder. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2025, 129: 485-493. PMID: 40578536, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2025.06.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsYoung Mania Rating ScaleKynurenine metabolitesHealthy controlsTreatment outcomesCytokine levelsKynurenine metabolite levelsManic episodes of bipolar disorderBipolar disorderAcute manic episodeMania Rating ScaleEpisodes of bipolar disorderWeeks of treatmentInterleukin (IL)-10Predicting Treatment OutcomePredictors of treatment outcomeManic symptom severitySerum cytokinesSerum levelsTreatment responseIL-4Diagnostic accuracyIL-10Cytokine systemManic episodesIL-8Imaging markers of neuroinflammation in aging and Alzheimer's disease and related dementia: A comprehensive review
Chaudhary S, Chao H, Agarwal K, Gupta S, Li C. Imaging markers of neuroinflammation in aging and Alzheimer's disease and related dementia: A comprehensive review. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2025, 176: 106270. PMID: 40578495, PMCID: PMC12239030, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsFunctional brain changesBrain changesMagnetic resonance imagingCognitive declineWhite matter deficitsImaging marker of neuroinflammationFunctional brain impairmentAlzheimer's diseaseImpact of neuroinflammationDiffusion tensor imagingMarkers of neuroinflammationFunctional connectivityBrain impairmentAssessment of blood-brain barrierNeural markersBody of researchDevelopment of Alzheimer's diseaseTensor imagingBlood-brain barrierOlder adultsGray matterNeuroinflammatory processesMagnetization transfer imagingStructural imagingRelated dementiaCortisol response patterns to stress correlated to white matter integrity and duration of illness in patients with schizophrenia
Jiang X, Gou M, Yin Y, Chen W, Li Y, Chen S, Pan S, Luo X, Tan S, Tian B, Li W, Tong J, Wang J, Li H, Yu T, Wang Z, Zhang P, Huang J, Tian L, Kochunov P, Li C, Hong L, Tan Y. Cortisol response patterns to stress correlated to white matter integrity and duration of illness in patients with schizophrenia. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2025, 179: 107501. PMID: 40479922, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2025.107501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortisol response patternsDuration of illnessDiffusion tensor imagingCortisol levelsWM integrityPositive and Negative Syndrome ScaleResponse to acute stress exposureHC groupPaced Auditory Serial Addition TaskResponse patternsNegative Syndrome ScaleFirst-episode schizophreniaBiomarkers of schizophreniaAcute stress exposureWhite matter integrityWM microstructural integrityWM tract integritySalivary cortisol levelsSyndrome ScaleChronic schizophreniaClinical psychopathologyCortisol reactivitySchizophrenia pathogenesisWhite matterBrain regions
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Biomarkers of Clinical Subtype and Treatment Response in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
HIC ID0803003626RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date04/19/2025Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18 years - 70 years
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honor Fellow, International College of Neuropsychopharmacology
07/01/2019International AwardDetailsUnited Stateshonor Member, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
12/01/2016International AwardDetailsUnited Stateshonor Fellow, Association of Psychological Science
11/01/2016International AwardDetailsUnited States
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