2024
Sex differences in dorsolateral prefrontal cortical and superior colliculus activities support the impact of alcohol use severity and sleep deficiency on two-back memory
Li G, Cao Y, Yang C, Li X, Yang Y, Yang L, Hao D, Li C. Sex differences in dorsolateral prefrontal cortical and superior colliculus activities support the impact of alcohol use severity and sleep deficiency on two-back memory. Quantitative Imaging In Medicine And Surgery 2024, 14: 4972986-4974986. PMID: 39022273, PMCID: PMC11250293, DOI: 10.21037/qims-24-156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol use severityWorking memoryPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexAlcohol misuseSex differencesHuman Connectome ProjectPath modelAssociated with working memory deficitsNeural correlates of working memoryPittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scoreCorrelates of working memoryPrefrontal cortex responsesImpact working memoryWhole-brain regressionComorbid alcohol misusePotential sex differencesManipulation of informationImpact of drinkingDLPFC activationDrinking severityPublished routinesNeural correlatesMemory deficitsNeural measuresSleep deficiency
2022
Problem drinking and the interaction of reward, negative emotion, and cognitive control circuits during cue-elicited craving
Le T, Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Li C. Problem drinking and the interaction of reward, negative emotion, and cognitive control circuits during cue-elicited craving. Addiction Neuroscience 2022, 1: 100004. DOI: 10.1016/j.addicn.2021.100004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive control circuitsPositive alcohol expectanciesNegative emotionsAlcohol use severityCognitive controlMotivational processesCue exposureAlcohol expectanciesUse severityAlcohol useAlcohol cue exposureCue-elicited cravingSocial isolationIndividual differencesReward responsesNegative reinforcementAdult drinkersEmotionsPath modelProblem drinkingActivity differencesRewardDrinking behaviorCravingControl process
2020
Pain and reward circuits antagonistically modulate alcohol expectancy to regulate drinking
Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Zhang S, Li CR. Pain and reward circuits antagonistically modulate alcohol expectancy to regulate drinking. Translational Psychiatry 2020, 10: 220. PMID: 32636394, PMCID: PMC7341762, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-00909-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial orbitofrontal cortexPath modelCue exposure taskWhole-brain regressionAlcohol cue exposurePAG connectivityPotential aversive effectsExposure tasksCue exposureAlcohol expectanciesSocial pleasureDrinking severityOrbitofrontal cortexFMRI dataConnectivity strengthPrecentral gyrusOccipital cortexPSP scoresAlcohol useAversive effectsExcessive drinkingNegative associationExpectancyPleasureCortex