2024
Neurogenetic underpinnings of nicotine use severity: Integrating the brain transcriptomes and GWAS variants via network approaches
Yang B, Xiang B, Wang T, Ma S, Li C. Neurogenetic underpinnings of nicotine use severity: Integrating the brain transcriptomes and GWAS variants via network approaches. Psychiatry Research 2024, 334: 115815. PMID: 38422867, PMCID: PMC11017751, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMediodorsal nucleus of the thalamusMedial prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexNeurogenetic underpinningsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexBrain transcriptomeDrug memoryOrbitofrontal cortexInhibitory controlSmoking severityAssociated with CPDHuman brain transcriptomeMediodorsal nucleusWhole-brainNeurogenetic mechanismsPrimary motor cortexMechanisms of individual variationCortexHub proteinsGenetic riskAmygdalaStriatumMotor cortexOPFCHippocampus
2023
Sex differences in the effects of trait anxiety and age on resting-state functional connectivities of the amygdala
Chaudhary S, Hu S, Hu K, Dominguez J, Chao H, Li C. Sex differences in the effects of trait anxiety and age on resting-state functional connectivities of the amygdala. Journal Of Affective Disorders Reports 2023, 14: 100646. PMID: 38105798, PMCID: PMC10723810, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting-state functional connectivityAmygdala resting-state functional connectivityTrait anxietyFunctional connectivitySex differencesInferior temporal gyrusCalcarine cortexTask-based dataNeural basisIndividual differencesEmotional traitsSupramarginal gyrusEmotional disordersTemporal gyrusNeural markersPosterior insulaAnxietyEffect of ageGyrusIndependent samplesMultiple regressionCorrelatesAmygdalaResults AnxietyCortex
2021
Sex differences in the neuroanatomy of alcohol dependence: hippocampus and amygdala subregions in a sample of 966 people from the ENIGMA Addiction Working Group
Grace S, Rossetti MG, Allen N, Batalla A, Bellani M, Brambilla P, Chye Y, Cousijn J, Goudriaan AE, Hester R, Hutchison K, Labuschagne I, Momenan R, Martin-Santos R, Rendell P, Solowij N, Sinha R, Li CR, Schmaal L, Sjoerds Z, Suo C, Terrett G, van Holst RJ, Veltman DJ, Yücel M, Thompson P, Conrod P, Mackey S, Garavan H, Lorenzetti V. Sex differences in the neuroanatomy of alcohol dependence: hippocampus and amygdala subregions in a sample of 966 people from the ENIGMA Addiction Working Group. Translational Psychiatry 2021, 11: 156. PMID: 33664226, PMCID: PMC7933136, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01204-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsENIGMA Addiction Working GroupAlcohol dependenceAmygdala subregionsAlcohol-dependent malesUnderlying neurobiological mechanismsSex differencesSubfield volumesTotal amygdalaAlcohol doseBasolateral nucleusAnimal modelsMale controlsWorking GroupAmygdalar subregionsMental healthNeurobiological mechanismsComparison groupCognitive problemsHippocampusMalesFemalesDistinct mechanismsLittle evidenceGroupAmygdala
2019
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 findingsConcurrent amygdalar and ventromedial prefrontal cortical responses during emotion processing: a meta-analysis of the effects of valence of emotion and passive exposure versus active regulation
Yang M, Tsai SJ, Li CR. Concurrent amygdalar and ventromedial prefrontal cortical responses during emotion processing: a meta-analysis of the effects of valence of emotion and passive exposure versus active regulation. Brain Structure And Function 2019, 225: 345-363. PMID: 31863185, PMCID: PMC6960357, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-019-02007-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivation likelihood estimationPassive exposureAmygdala activityNegative emotionsRight amygdala activityEmotion processingPosterior cingulate cortexWhole-brain analysisPrefrontal cortical responsesCortical responsesLeft amygdalaCingulate cortexVentromedial prefrontal cortexBilateral amygdalaVentral striatumPrefrontal cortexConvergent activityAmygdalaVentral precuneusEffects of valenceCortexExposureVmPFCPositive emotionsVmPFC responses
2018
Resting state functional connectivity of the amygdala and problem drinking in non-dependent alcohol drinkers
Hu S, Ide JS, Chao HH, Zhornitsky S, Fischer KA, Wang W, Zhang S, Li CR. Resting state functional connectivity of the amygdala and problem drinking in non-dependent alcohol drinkers. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 185: 173-180. PMID: 29454928, PMCID: PMC5889735, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState functional connectivityDorsal anterior cingulate cortexAlcohol misuseAlcohol drinkersFunctional connectivityInvolvement scoreProblem drinkingSubstance useWhole-brain rsFCComorbid substance useAmygdala-prefrontal cortical circuitAnterior cingulate cortexStatistical parametric mappingPotential sex differencesPrefrontal cortical structuresAmygdala connectivityCortical functionCortical circuitsCingulate cortexAmygdalaCortical structuresParametric mappingSex differencesDrinkingDrinkers
2011
Error-Related Functional Connectivity of the Habenula in Humans
Ide JS, Li CS. Error-Related Functional Connectivity of the Habenula in Humans. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2011, 5: 25. PMID: 21441989, PMCID: PMC3060701, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2011.00025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVTA/substantia nigraVentral tegmental areaSubstantia nigraLateral habenulaFunctional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingNon-human primatesGlobus pallidusTegmental areaFeedforward influencesBilateral amygdalaResonance imagingBrain regionsHabenulaSuccess trialsPsychophysiological interactionSignal taskInternal segmentAmygdalaConnectivity analysisStop errorRecent studiesCurrent studyMediation analysis