2024
The Neural Correlates of Individual Differences in Reinforcement Learning during Pain Avoidance and Reward Seeking
Le T, Oba T, Couch L, McInerney L, Li C. The Neural Correlates of Individual Differences in Reinforcement Learning during Pain Avoidance and Reward Seeking. ENeuro 2024, 11: eneuro.0437-23.2024. PMID: 38365840, PMCID: PMC10901196, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0437-23.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAvoidance LearningHumansIndividualityLearningMagnetic Resonance ImagingPainReinforcement, PsychologyRewardConceptsSuperior frontal gyrusReward-seekingCingulate cortexNeural correlatesPain avoidanceAction biasDorsal anterior cingulate cortexLeft posterior cingulate cortexAction-outcome associationsGo/No-Go taskAnterior cingulate cortexPosterior cingulate cortexImpact of outcomesHigher learning rateReward trialsFrontal gyrusAvoidance learningMidcingulate cortexNeural substratesAssociative learningAction tendenciesPre-SMAAssociated with activationPrecentral gyrusPostcentral gyrus
2022
Hypothalamic connectivities predict individual differences in ADT-elicited changes in working memory and quality of life in prostate cancer patients
Chaudhary S, Roy A, Summers C, Zhornitsky S, Ahles T, Li CR, Chao HH. Hypothalamic connectivities predict individual differences in ADT-elicited changes in working memory and quality of life in prostate cancer patients. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 9567. PMID: 35688928, PMCID: PMC9187668, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13361-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAndrogen AntagonistsAndrogensHumansHypothalamusIndividualityMaleMemory, Short-TermProstatic NeoplasmsQuality of LifeConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyProstate cancer patientsQuality of lifeCancer patientsCorrect response rateMonths of ADTLong-term androgen deprivation therapyResponse rateNon-metastatic prostate cancerMontreal Cognitive Assessment scoreProspective observational studyState functional connectivityCognitive Assessment scoreDeprivation therapyHypothalamic connectivityAndrogen deprivationPrognostic markerProstate cancerGonadal axisObservational studyYears of educationQOL effectsControl groupQoLSalience network
2019
Interdependent Neural Correlates of Reward and Punishment Sensitivity During Rewarded Action and Inhibition of Action
Le TM, Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Dhingra I, Zhang S, Li CR. Interdependent Neural Correlates of Reward and Punishment Sensitivity During Rewarded Action and Inhibition of Action. Cerebral Cortex 2019, 30: 1662-1676. PMID: 31667492, PMCID: PMC7132903, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhz194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibition of actionNeural correlatesReinforcement Sensitivity TheoryRostral anterior cingulate cortexMiddle frontal gyrusAnterior cingulate cortexPunishment sensitivityReinforcement sensitivityMFG activityIndividual differencesNeural processesReward QuestionnaireTrait sensitivityBrain correlatesNeural substratesFrontal gyrusGo responseRewarded actionsSensitivity theoryIncorrect responsesMediation analysisCingulate cortexRegional activationBehavioral approachAvoidance behaviorAn information network flow approach for measuring functional connectivity and predicting behavior
Kumar S, Yoo K, Rosenberg MD, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Zhang S, Li C, Chun MM. An information network flow approach for measuring functional connectivity and predicting behavior. Brain And Behavior 2019, 9: e01346. PMID: 31286688, PMCID: PMC6710195, DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional brain connectivityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFMRI time coursesIndividual differencesTask performanceMeasures of attentionSustained attention taskAttention task performanceResting-state fMRI dataSample of individualsAttention taskFMRI dataFunctional connectivityFC patternsBrain connectivityPearson correlationInformation theory statisticsInformation flowMachine-learning modelsMeasuresMagnetic resonance imagingAttentionNetwork flow approachTime courseDifferent datasets
2018
Dynamic functional connectivity during task performance and rest predicts individual differences in attention across studies
Fong AHC, Yoo K, Rosenberg MD, Zhang S, Li CR, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Chun MM. Dynamic functional connectivity during task performance and rest predicts individual differences in attention across studies. NeuroImage 2018, 188: 14-25. PMID: 30521950, PMCID: PMC6401236, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.11.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention task performanceDynamic functional connectivityTask performanceIndividual differencesExecutive control brain networksFunctional connectivityFunctional brain scansAttention performanceTask conditionsAttention scoresBrain networksFMRI dataBrain regionsBetter attentionFC featuresFC matricesDFC matrixPearson's rAttentionIndividualsOne-subjectBrain scansConnectivityConnectomeCross-validation approach
2016
The Right Superior Frontal Gyrus and Individual Variation in Proactive Control of Impulsive Response
Hu S, Ide JS, Zhang S, Li CR. The Right Superior Frontal Gyrus and Individual Variation in Proactive Control of Impulsive Response. Journal Of Neuroscience 2016, 36: 12688-12696. PMID: 27974616, PMCID: PMC5157110, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1175-16.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-signal reaction timeRight superior frontal gyrusSuperior frontal gyrusConflict anticipationProactive controlFrontal gyrusImpulsive responsesCognitive controlSignal taskInhibitory controlImpulse controlRegional activationEfficient response inhibitionReaction time differencesMotor urgencyVentromedial prefrontal cortexStop-signal taskYoung adultsSignal reaction timePosterior cingulate cortexIndividual variationError RTAction restraintNeural basisResponse inhibition
2015
Individual variation in the neural processes of motor decisions in the stop signal task: the influence of novelty seeking and harm avoidance personality traits
Hu J, Lee D, Hu S, Zhang S, Chao H, Li CS. Individual variation in the neural processes of motor decisions in the stop signal task: the influence of novelty seeking and harm avoidance personality traits. Brain Structure And Function 2015, 221: 2607-2618. PMID: 25989852, PMCID: PMC4654717, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-015-1061-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-signal taskHarm avoidanceNeural processesSignal taskPersonality traitsStudy of cognitionWhole-brain regressionRegional brain activationRisk-taking processesCognitive controlExecutive controlStop errorBrain activationFMRI studyBehavioral tasksMotor decisionsFrontopolar cortexMonetary rewardsNovelty seekingRisk-taking responsesBilateral orbitofrontalExplicit manipulationDorsomedial prefrontalRegional activationParahippocampal gyrus
2013
Neural bases of individual variation in decision time
Hu S, Tseng Y, Winkler AD, Li C. Neural bases of individual variation in decision time. Human Brain Mapping 2013, 35: 2531-2542. PMID: 24027122, PMCID: PMC4511156, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-signal reaction timeSupplementary motor areaNeural basisSignal taskMovement timeTrial reaction timeStop-signal taskSignal reaction timeCaudate headReaction timeCognitive controlResponse inhibitionResponse selectionIndividual variationAccumulator modelBehavioral performanceComponent processesDecision timeLonger movement timesHuman behaviorMotor areaSimple taskBrain imagingSuccessful goTask