2022
Overnight Abstinence Is Associated With Smaller Secondary Somatosensory Cortical Volumes and Higher Somatosensory-Motor Cortical Functional Connectivity in Cigarette Smokers
Chen Y, Dhingra I, Chaudhary S, Fucito L, Li CR. Overnight Abstinence Is Associated With Smaller Secondary Somatosensory Cortical Volumes and Higher Somatosensory-Motor Cortical Functional Connectivity in Cigarette Smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2022, 24: 1889-1897. PMID: 35796689, PMCID: PMC9653081, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityGray matter volumeWithdrawal symptom severityOvernight abstinenceFunctional connectivityRight SIISymptom severityCigarette smokersSomatosensory cortexMatter volumeRight secondary somatosensory cortexSmaller gray matter volumeSubcortical gray matter volumesSecond somatosensory cortexSecondary somatosensory cortexCortical functional connectivityMotor impulsivityVoxel-wise morphometryRegional gray matter volumeLeft ventral hippocampusGMV alterationsCigarette smokingSatiety stateAbstinence symptomsHigher-order sensory corticesGray matter volumetric correlates of dimensional impulsivity traits in children: Sex differences and heritability
Chen Y, Ide JS, Li CS, Chaudhary S, Le TM, Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Zhang S, Li C. Gray matter volumetric correlates of dimensional impulsivity traits in children: Sex differences and heritability. Human Brain Mapping 2022, 43: 2634-2652. PMID: 35212098, PMCID: PMC9057091, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeImpulsivity traitsPositive urgencyVolumetric correlatesSensation seekingHigher positive urgencyMid-cingulate cortexSex differencesVoxel-based morphometry analysisSmaller gray matter volumeImpulsivity dimensionsSubsample of twinsDistinct correlatesCingulate cortexPrecentral gyrusSubcortical gray matter volumesMatter volumeTotal intracranial volumeSeekingImpulsivityMorphometry analysisPrevious researchInsulaCorrelatesGirls
2021
Gray matter volumes of the insula and anterior cingulate cortex and their dysfunctional roles in cigarette smoking
Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Wang W, Li C. Gray matter volumes of the insula and anterior cingulate cortex and their dysfunctional roles in cigarette smoking. Addiction Neuroscience 2021, 1: 100003. PMID: 37220533, PMCID: PMC10201991, DOI: 10.1016/j.addicn.2021.100003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGray matter volumeAnterior cingulate cortexYears of smokingHeavy smokersMatter volumeCingulate cortexSalience networkSmaller gray matter volumeSupplementary motor areaNicotine dependence scoresDorsal anterior cingulate cortexVoxel-based morphometryStructural imaging studiesMedial prefrontal cortexInternalizing scoresChronic smokingCigarette smokingFagerstrom TestInsula gray matter volumeMotor areaNicotine addictionSmokersSmokingImaging studiesDependence scores
2010
Association of Frontal and Posterior Cortical Gray Matter Volume With Time to Alcohol Relapse: A Prospective Study
Rando K, Hong KI, Bhagwagar Z, Li CS, Bergquist K, Guarnaccia J, Sinha R. Association of Frontal and Posterior Cortical Gray Matter Volume With Time to Alcohol Relapse: A Prospective Study. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2010, 168: 183-192. PMID: 21078704, PMCID: PMC3668974, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10020233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volume deficitsGray matter volumeAlcohol-dependent patientsMatter volumeVolume deficitsAlcohol relapseRelapse riskComparison subjectsBrain regionsCortical gray matter volumeAlcohol useRegional brain volume differencesSmaller gray matter volumePoor clinical outcomeBrain volume deficitsFrontal gray matter volumeGray matter atrophyAbstinent alcohol-dependent patientsAlcoholism treatment outcomeHigh-resolution structural MRIProspective study designHealthy comparison subjectsVoxel-based morphometryAlcohol-dependent groupMonths of abstinence