2022
Alcohol and cannabis co‐use and longitudinal gray matter volumetric changes in early and late adolescence
Luo X, Yang JJ, Buu A, Trucco EM, Li C. Alcohol and cannabis co‐use and longitudinal gray matter volumetric changes in early and late adolescence. Addiction Biology 2022, 27: e13208. PMID: 36001427, PMCID: PMC9413216, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeLate adolescenceCaudal middle frontal cortexEarly adolescent onsetGray matter volumetric changesMiddle frontal cortexSevere alcohol useBrain developmentCross-sectional findingsSocial cognitionExecutive controlNCANDA studyVolumetric declinesSupramarginal gyrusPotential sex differencesSuperior temporalImpact of alcoholAdolescent onsetSubstance useCortical regionsAlcohol useMatter volumeFrontal cortexResult of alcoholMixed-effects modeling
2020
Neural responses to negative facial emotions: Sex differences in the correlates of individual anger and fear traits
Li G, Zhang S, Le TM, Tang X, Li CR. Neural responses to negative facial emotions: Sex differences in the correlates of individual anger and fear traits. NeuroImage 2020, 221: 117171. PMID: 32682098, PMCID: PMC7789231, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative facial emotionsFacial emotionsMiddle frontal cortexShape targetRetrosplenial cortexEmotion processingIndividual differencesProlonged RTHigher activationRight middle frontal cortexLeft retrosplenial cortexBilateral middle frontal cortexFrontal cortexSex-specific behavioralShape identificationHuman Connectome ProjectRegional brain responsesEmotion measuresAffective traitsNeural processesBrain responsesFear traitsNeural responsesEmotional disordersIndividuals' anger
2019
Neural correlates of reward-directed action and inhibition of action
Le TM, Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Li CR. Neural correlates of reward-directed action and inhibition of action. Cortex 2019, 123: 42-56. PMID: 31747630, DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2019.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRostral anterior cingulate cortexInhibition of actionGo trialsReward-directed actionGoal-directed actionsInferior parietal cortexMiddle frontal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexMain effectSignificant main effectVisual attentionNeural correlatesGo taskResponse executionReward valuationNeural processesBrain activationHealthy human adultsNeural responsesReward magnitudeConjunction analysisLarge rewardDorsal ACCCingulate cortexParietal cortex
2012
Decreased saliency processing as a neural measure of Barratt impulsivity in healthy adults
Farr OM, Hu S, Zhang S, Li CS. Decreased saliency processing as a neural measure of Barratt impulsivity in healthy adults. NeuroImage 2012, 63: 1070-1077. PMID: 22885245, PMCID: PMC3472158, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.07.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-signal reaction timeStop-signal taskMiddle frontal cortexCognitive controlTrait impulsivityResponse inhibitionComponent processesSaliency processingBarratt impulsivityCognitive control functionsLeft dorsolateral prefrontal cortexPost-error slowingRegional brain activationDorsolateral prefrontal cortexSignal reaction timeYoung adult participantsBarratt Impulsivity ScaleNeural measuresError processingSignal taskBrain activationPsychophysiological interactionImpulsivity scoresBIS-11Impulsivity Scale
2010
Biological markers of the effects of intravenous methylphenidate on improving inhibitory control in cocaine-dependent patients
Li CS, Morgan PT, Matuskey D, Abdelghany O, Luo X, Chang JL, Rounsaville BJ, Ding YS, Malison RT. Biological markers of the effects of intravenous methylphenidate on improving inhibitory control in cocaine-dependent patients. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 14455-14459. PMID: 20660731, PMCID: PMC2922598, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1002467107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle frontal cortexStop-signal reaction timeCocaine-dependent patientsWhole-brain linear regressionLonger stop-signal reaction timesFunctional MRI studyInhibitory controlInhibition-related activationBlood pressureIntravenous methylphenidatePeripheral biomarkersSignal reaction timeFrontal cortexStop-signal taskIndividualized treatmentHealthy individualsMRI studiesVentromedial prefrontal cortexSpecific neural mechanismsCocaine dependenceBiological markersPrefrontal cortexPatientsMethylphenidate responseSignal task
2006
Alexithymia and stress-induced brain activation in cocaine-dependent men and women.
Li CS, Sinha R. Alexithymia and stress-induced brain activation in cocaine-dependent men and women. Journal Of Psychiatry And Neuroscience 2006, 31: 115-21. PMID: 16575427, PMCID: PMC1413961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToronto Alexithymia ScaleFrontal cortexTAS scoresScript-guided imageryAbstinent cocaine-dependent subjectsBilateral temporal cortexFunctional magnetic resonanceStress-induced brain activationProcessing of stressMiddle frontal cortexCocaine-dependent individualsRight frontal cortexCocaine-dependent menCocaine-dependent patientsNeutral imageryNeural processingBrain activationMale cocaine usersStressful situationsCocaine-dependent subjectsRight amygdalaAlexithymic featuresAlexithymia ScaleTemporal cortexSubcortical activation