2018
Problem Drinking, Alcohol Expectancy, and Thalamic Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Nondependent Adult Drinkers
Zhornitsky S, Ide J, Wang W, Chao H, Zhang S, Hu S, Krystal J, Li C. Problem Drinking, Alcohol Expectancy, and Thalamic Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Nondependent Adult Drinkers. Brain Connectivity 2018, 8: 487-502. PMID: 30198312, PMCID: PMC6207153, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2018.0633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestResting-state functional connectivityThalamic connectivityCaudate connectivityFrontal associationThalamic dysfunctionCaudate headProblem drinkingWhole-brain linear regressionAE scoreSubcortical structuresFunctional connectivityBilateral caudate headRight caudate headDisorders Identification TestSex differencesThalamic subdivisionsThalamic subregionsParietal associationAlcohol misuseThalamusWhite matter tractographyAUDIT scoresNondependent drinkersAlcohol expectancies
2017
Functional Connectivity Parcellation of the Human Thalamus by Independent Component Analysis
Zhang S, Li CR. Functional Connectivity Parcellation of the Human Thalamus by Independent Component Analysis. Brain Connectivity 2017, 7: 602-616. PMID: 28954523, PMCID: PMC5695755, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2017.0500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-brain connectivityThalamic connectivityFunctional connectivityState functional magnetic resonanceTime coursePrimary motor cortexWhole-brain functional connectivitySeed region analysisBrain functional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonanceIndependent component time coursesMotor cortexThalamic subdivisionsHuman thalamusCaudate nucleusThalamic clustersThalamusSubcortical regionsBrain regionsRegional functionPatterns of connectivityAffective functionsFunctional organizationMagnetic resonanceFunctional clusters
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
2013
Methylphenidate remediates error-preceding activation of the default mode brain regions in cocaine-addicted individuals
Matuskey D, Luo X, Zhang S, Morgan PT, Abdelghany O, Malison RT, Li CS. Methylphenidate remediates error-preceding activation of the default mode brain regions in cocaine-addicted individuals. Psychiatry Research 2013, 214: 116-121. PMID: 23973363, PMCID: PMC3811038, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2013.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCentral Nervous System StimulantsCerebral CortexCocaine-Related DisordersCognition DisordersFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedInhibition, PsychologicalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMethylphenidateMiddle AgedModels, NeurologicalNeural PathwaysNeuropsychological TestsOxygenPhotic StimulationReaction TimeConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingStop-signal taskCD individualsCerebral activationPrecuneus/posterior cingulate cortexSystolic blood pressureInfluence of methylphenidateEffects of methylphenidateMagnetic resonance imagingPosterior cingulate cortexBrain imaging studiesCocaine-addicted individualsDefault mode networkAgonist therapyBlood pressureIntravenous methylphenidateCortico-striatoHealthy controlsCocaine-dependent individualsThalamic activationCingulate cortexResonance imagingBrain regionsMethylphenidateCocaine dependenceVentromedial prefrontal cortex and the regulation of physiological arousal
Zhang S, Hu S, Chao HH, Ide JS, Luo X, Farr OM, Li CS. Ventromedial prefrontal cortex and the regulation of physiological arousal. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2013, 9: 900-908. PMID: 23620600, PMCID: PMC4090954, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nst064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin conductance levelVentromedial prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexDorsal anterior cingulate cortexCausal roleAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingCerebral blood oxygenationSkin conductance measurementsHealthy adultsPhysiological arousalUnderstanding of dysfunctionCingulate cortexResonance imagingBrain regionsBlood oxygenationAnxiety disordersAltered controlCortexGranger causality analysisSkin conductance responsesBehavioral tasksPhasic skin conductance responsesSkin conductance
2012
The influence of risky and conservative mental sets on cerebral activations of cognitive control
Winkler AD, Hu S, Li CS. The influence of risky and conservative mental sets on cerebral activations of cognitive control. International Journal Of Psychophysiology 2012, 87: 254-261. PMID: 22922525, PMCID: PMC3511622, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-signal taskMental setCognitive controlSignal taskCerebral activationPre-supplementary motor areaGo reaction timePrevious imaging workReaction timeReward uncertaintyCognitive functioningIndividual differencesStop errorGreater activationNeural responsesSalient eventsContextual effectsImaging workRetrosplenial cortexMore salientAdult participantsMotor areaSuccess trialsCerebral responsesReward
2011
Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Medial Superior Frontal Cortex
Zhang S, Ide JS, Li CS. Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Medial Superior Frontal Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 2011, 22: 99-111. PMID: 21572088, PMCID: PMC3236794, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhr088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial superior frontal cortexSupplementary motor areaSuperior frontal cortexFunctional connectivityFrontal cortexMotor areaResting-state functional magnetic resonanceResting-state functional connectivityFrontal cortical functionPresupplementary motor areaFunctional magnetic resonanceSubthalamic nucleusSomatomotor areasCortical functionPreSMAAnterior partSignificant hemispheric asymmetryCaudateBehavioral tasksAnatomical boundariesCortexFuture studiesHemispheric asymmetryMagnetic resonanceSeed region
2009
A neural measure of behavioral engagement: Task-residual low-frequency blood oxygenation level-dependent activity in the precuneus
Zhang S, Li CS. A neural measure of behavioral engagement: Task-residual low-frequency blood oxygenation level-dependent activity in the precuneus. NeuroImage 2009, 49: 1911-1918. PMID: 19761851, PMCID: PMC2791356, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood oxygenation level-dependent activityRegional brain activationLevel-dependent activityTask engagementNeural measuresNeural processesBrain activationPosterior cingulate cortexAttentional monitoringResponse inhibitionHuman cognitionPrefrontal activationSignal taskGreater activationBOLD activityBehavioral engagementCingulate cortexPrecuneusBrain regionsLow-frequency fluctuationsFractional amplitudeBrain imagingSeed regionIndependent component analysisEngagement
2008
Error-specific medial cortical and subcortical activity during the stop signal task: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Li C, Yan P, Chao H, Sinha R, Paliwal P, Constable RT, Zhang S, Lee T. Error-specific medial cortical and subcortical activity during the stop signal task: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Neuroscience 2008, 155: 1142-1151. PMID: 18674592, PMCID: PMC2605269, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.06.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-error behavioral adjustmentPost-error slowingBehavioral adjustmentSignal taskFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyConflict monitoring hypothesisError-related activityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingHigh-conflict trialsTrial reaction timeStop-signal taskMedial cortical regionsCortical brain regionsMagnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyElicit errorsBrain activationLess activationSubcortical activityCortical activityRetrosplenial cortexMonitoring hypothesisBehavioral outputBrain regionsCortical regions
2006
Gender differences in the neural correlates of response inhibition during a stop signal task
Li CS, Huang C, Constable RT, Sinha R. Gender differences in the neural correlates of response inhibition during a stop signal task. NeuroImage 2006, 32: 1918-1929. PMID: 16806976, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-signal taskBrain activationResponse inhibitionGreater activationSignal taskAnterior cingulate cortexRegional brain activationNeural correlatesCognitive-motor tasksGender differencesFunctional magnetic resonanceStop-signal inhibitionMotor thalamusGlobus pallidusSubcortical areasYears of educationMotor circuitryCingulate cortexBrain regionsCaudate tailMotor tasksWomenSuccess rateLower statistical thresholdMenAntisocial personality and stress-induced brain activation in cocaine-dependent patients
Li CS, Kosten TR, Sinha R. Antisocial personality and stress-induced brain activation in cocaine-dependent patients. Neuroreport 2006, 17: 243-247. PMID: 16462591, DOI: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000199471.06487.a2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-dependent individualsDistress processingBrain activationStress imageryAntisocial personalitySocialization scoresFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyAbstinent cocaine-dependent individualsRegional brain activationStress-induced brain activationFemale participantsMedial prefrontal cortexMagnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyNeural correlatesLower socialization scoresCocaine-dependent patientsCorticolimbic brain regionsPrefrontal cortexImportant sex differencesBrain regionsPersonalityInterest analysisSignificant activationEffect size
2005
Recent cannabis abuse decreased stress-induced BOLD signals in the frontal and cingulate cortices of cocaine dependent individuals
Li CS, Milivojevic V, Constable RT, Sinha R. Recent cannabis abuse decreased stress-induced BOLD signals in the frontal and cingulate cortices of cocaine dependent individuals. Psychiatry Research 2005, 140: 271-280. PMID: 16290108, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2005.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerigenual anterior cingulateAbstinent cocaine-dependent subjectsCocaine-dependent subjectsCannabis abuseCannabis abusersCocaine-dependent individualsAnterior cingulateEmotional stressBOLD signalUrine drug screeningSame statistical thresholdDrug use historyFrontal cortical areasHeavy cannabis useLevel-dependent contrastPrevious neuroimaging studiesFunctional magnetic resonanceFrontal cortexCortical areasAlcohol consumptionCortical activationEmotional stress taskUse of marijuanaBrain regionsDecreased activationSex differences in brain activation during stress imagery in abstinent cocaine users: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Li CS, Kosten TR, Sinha R. Sex differences in brain activation during stress imagery in abstinent cocaine users: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Biological Psychiatry 2005, 57: 487-494. PMID: 15737663, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2004.11.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbstinent cocaine usersStress imageryBrain activationAnterior cingulateCingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imaging sessionFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyMagnetic resonance imaging sessionScript-guided imageryInferior frontal cortexStress-induced cocaineCocaine usersPosterior cingulate cortexRight posterior cingulate cortexSex differencesMagnetic resonance imaging studyImagery vividnessResonance imaging studyFrontolimbic activityImagery periodMore activationDrug seekingFunctional neuroimagingCoping strategiesCocaine-dependent subjects