2018
Hypothalamic response to cocaine cues and cocaine addiction severity
Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Angarita GA, Li C. Hypothalamic response to cocaine cues and cocaine addiction severity. Addiction Biology 2018, 25: e12682. PMID: 30295396, PMCID: PMC6453736, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine Craving QuestionnaireCocaine Selective Severity AssessmentFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCocaine-dependent individualsAddiction severityOrbitofrontal cortexHypothalamic responseVentral striatumCocaine addictionCocaine cuesAngular gyrusBilateral orbitofrontal cortexBilateral visual cortexCue-induced cravingMagnetic resonance imagingMiddle frontal gyrusClinical featuresNeutral cuesDopaminergic circuitsHypothalamusVisual cortexResonance imagingDopaminergic midbrainFrontal gyrusAg response
2017
The Effects of Age, from Young to Middle Adulthood, and Gender on Resting State Functional Connectivity of the Dopaminergic Midbrain
Peterson AC, Zhang S, Hu S, Chao HH, Li CR. The Effects of Age, from Young to Middle Adulthood, and Gender on Resting State Functional Connectivity of the Dopaminergic Midbrain. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2017, 11: 52. PMID: 28223929, PMCID: PMC5293810, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstantia nigra pars compactaVentral tegmental areaAttention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorderState functional connectivityAge-related changesEffect of ageFunctional connectivityParahippocampal gyrusParkinson's diseaseMiddle adulthoodDopaminergic ventral tegmental areaBilateral angular gyrusOrbital frontal regionsBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signalLevel-dependent signalPosterior orbital gyrusTime courseNeural basisDopaminergic midbrainHyperactivity disorderNeural mechanismsAngular gyrusPars compactaFrontal regionsDopaminergic structures