2015
Resting‐state functional connectivity of the striatum in early‐stage Parkinson's disease: Cognitive decline and motor symptomatology
Manza P, Zhang S, Li C, Leung H. Resting‐state functional connectivity of the striatum in early‐stage Parkinson's disease: Cognitive decline and motor symptomatology. Human Brain Mapping 2015, 37: 648-662. PMID: 26566885, PMCID: PMC4843498, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParkinson's diseaseFunctional connectivity patternsMotor deficitsFunctional connectivityRostral anterior cingulate cortexState functional connectivity patternsAnterior cingulate cortexConnectivity patternsAnterior putamenMotor symptomsSubstantia nigraDopaminergic functionHealthy controlsMotor functionDorsal caudateStriatal connectivityStriatal subregionsSymptomatic individualsMotor impairmentCingulate cortexCognitive declineNeurodegenerative disordersCognitive functionDiseaseEarly stage individuals
2014
The effects of age on resting state functional connectivity of the basal ganglia from young to middle adulthood
Manza P, Zhang S, Hu S, Chao HH, Leung HC, Li CS. The effects of age on resting state functional connectivity of the basal ganglia from young to middle adulthood. NeuroImage 2014, 107: 311-322. PMID: 25514518, PMCID: PMC4300261, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.12.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal gangliaNegative connectivityFunctional connectivityState functional magnetic resonanceBasal ganglia nucleiCerebral functional connectivityVentral tegmental area/substantia nigraState functional connectivityAge-related structural changesYears of agePosterior cingulate cortexMedial orbitofrontal cortexDefault mode network regionsFunctional magnetic resonanceCerebellum changesEffect of ageCerebral cortexDopaminergic dysfunctionSubstantia nigraPosterior putamenSomatomotor cortexAdults 18Motor functionVTA/SNMiddle adulthood