2024
Deficient sleep, altered hypothalamic functional connectivity, depression and anxiety in cigarette smokers
Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Li G, Fucito L, Bi J, Li C. Deficient sleep, altered hypothalamic functional connectivity, depression and anxiety in cigarette smokers. Neuroimage Reports 2024, 4: 100200. PMID: 38605733, PMCID: PMC11008573, DOI: 10.1016/j.ynirp.2024.100200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting state functional connectivitySeverity of depressionPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexMotivated behaviorNicotine dependenceFunctional connectivityPittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scoreAchenbach Adult Self-ReportSeverity of alcohol useAssociated with greater severityComorbid nicotine dependenceDeficient sleepAdult Self-ReportHypothalamic functional connectivityHuman Connectome ProjectAnxiety disordersAnxiety severityPublished routinesAnxiety symptomsCircuit dysfunctionGreater severityPsychiatric problemsSleep-wake cyclePoor sleep qualityNeural markers
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 AnxietyCortexOvernight Abstinence, Ventrostriatal-Insular Connectivity, and Tridimensional Personality Traits in Cigarette Smokers
Chen Y, Li C. Overnight Abstinence, Ventrostriatal-Insular Connectivity, and Tridimensional Personality Traits in Cigarette Smokers. Journal Of Integrative Neuroscience 2023, 22: 66. PMID: 37258442, DOI: 10.31083/j.jin2203066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonality traitsOvernight abstinenceTridimensional Personality QuestionnaireState functional magnetic resonance imaging scansFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scansPersonality risk factorsIndividual personality traitsMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansState functional connectivityShort-term abstinenceResonance imaging scansRisk of smokingInter-regional connectivityNicotine deprivationHarm avoidanceConnectivity correlatesNeural markersCigarette smokingFunctional connectivityCigarette smokersPersonality QuestionnaireImaging scansRisk factorsDorsal striatumNicotine dependence
2022
Win and Loss Responses in the Monetary Incentive Delay Task Mediate the Link between Depression and Problem Drinking
Chen Y, Dhingra I, Le T, Zhornitsky S, Zhang S, Li C. Win and Loss Responses in the Monetary Incentive Delay Task Mediate the Link between Depression and Problem Drinking. Brain Sciences 2022, 12: 1689. PMID: 36552149, PMCID: PMC9775947, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci12121689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuperior temporal gyrusMonetary incentive delay taskAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestParahippocampal gyrusAlcohol misuseNeural correlatesReward processingWhole-brain regressionAltered reward processingIncentive delay taskDepression InventoryBDI-II scoresRight parahippocampal gyrusAlcohol use disorderDelay taskDisorders Identification TestLoss processingTemporal gyrusFrontoparietal regionsNeural markersBeck Depression InventoryDrinking adultsMediation analysisProblem drinkingSeverity of drinkingHypothalamic Functional Connectivity and Apathy in People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Healthy Controls
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Chao H, van Dyck C, Li C. Hypothalamic Functional Connectivity and Apathy in People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Healthy Controls. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2022, 90: 1615-1628. PMID: 36314209, PMCID: PMC10064487, DOI: 10.3233/jad-220708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle temporal gyrusMild cognitive impairmentMotivation circuitsFunctional connectivityPath analysisWhole-brain regressionPCu/PCCState functional connectivityTotal scoreTemporal gyrusNeural markersCingulate cortexMemory dysfunctionRSFCHealthy controlsCognitive statusCognitive impairmentAlzheimer's diseaseApathyPrecuneusMemoryRsFCsDepressionScale total scoreCognitive subscores
2021
Perceived stress, self-efficacy, and the cerebral morphometric markers in binge-drinking young adults
Li G, Le TM, Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Zhu T, Zhang S, Bi J, Tang X, Li CR. Perceived stress, self-efficacy, and the cerebral morphometric markers in binge-drinking young adults. NeuroImage Clinical 2021, 32: 102866. PMID: 34749288, PMCID: PMC8569726, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumePerceived stressNeural markersRegional cortical thicknessCortical structuresAlcohol use behaviorsNon-binge drinkersHuman Connectome ProjectChronic alcohol exposure altersCortical thicknessVoxel-based morphometryEmotional distressConnectome ProjectDrinking menPath analysisCortical regionsDrinking womenBinge drinkingMatter volumeYoung adultsUse behaviorsStress regulationPCC thicknessBingeAlcohol exposure alters
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 findingsCerebral responses to self-initiated action during social interactions
Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Li C, Zhang S, Ide JS, Joormann J, Li CR. Cerebral responses to self-initiated action during social interactions. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 2019, 19: 1521-1535. PMID: 30941709, PMCID: PMC6774916, DOI: 10.3758/s13415-019-00711-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-initiated actionsSocial interactionSocial communication needsSocial behavioral disordersPosterior cortical activationSocial exclusionHealthy adultsMind processingCyberball gameSocial anxietySocial emotionsNeural correlatesPercentage of trialsSubjective awarenessAngular gyrusNeural markersCortical activationCortical activityBall tossBehavioral disordersCerebral responsesFuture researchCommunication needsExtant studiesOwn volition
2016
Power spectrum scale invariance as a neural marker of cocaine misuse and altered cognitive control
Ide JS, Hu S, Zhang S, Mujica-Parodi LR, Li CS. Power spectrum scale invariance as a neural marker of cocaine misuse and altered cognitive control. NeuroImage Clinical 2016, 11: 349-356. PMID: 27294029, PMCID: PMC4888196, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPower spectrum scale invarianceCognitive controlInferior frontal gyrusNeural markersBehavioral adjustmentSupramarginal gyrusLeft inferior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFronto-parietal areasBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signalCocaine misuseLevel-dependent signalCocaine-dependent adultsSignal taskFrontal gyrusFrontoparietal regionsPrefrontal cortexMagnetic resonance imagingConnectivity dynamicsBehavioral variablesCerebral activityCocaine addictionCocaine exposureCocaine dependenceDependent adults
2015
Conflict anticipation in alcohol dependence — A model-based fMRI study of stop signal task
Hu S, Ide JS, Zhang S, Sinha R, Li CS. Conflict anticipation in alcohol dependence — A model-based fMRI study of stop signal task. NeuroImage Clinical 2015, 8: 39-50. PMID: 26106526, PMCID: PMC4473266, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-signal reaction timeHealthy control individualsConflict anticipationAlcohol dependenceCognitive controlProactive controlSignal taskSequential effectsModel-based fMRI studyAlcohol consumptionStop signalPre-supplementary motor areaBilateral inferior parietal cortexPerigenual anterior cingulate cortexSignificant sequential effectInferior parietal cortexSignal reaction timeWhole-brain responsesAnterior cingulate cortexRecent alcohol consumptionNeural correlatesFMRI studyNeural markersMotor areaTrial onset