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 ResearchConceptsSuperior 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
2021
Neural correlates of individual variation in two-back working memory and the relationship with fluid intelligence
Li G, Chen Y, Le TM, Wang W, Tang X, Li CR. Neural correlates of individual variation in two-back working memory and the relationship with fluid intelligence. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 9980. PMID: 33976306, PMCID: PMC8113462, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89433-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal anterior cingulate cortexN-back performanceRight anterior insulaStandard Progressive Matrices testFluid intelligenceNeural correlatesReaction timePre-supplementary motor areaRaven's Standard Progressive Matrices testN-back taskIndividual variationHuman Connectome Project datasetProgressive Matrices TestProlonged response timeBilateral frontoparietal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexTwo-backNeural basisDorsal precuneusRSPM performanceNeural processesNeural substratesAnterior insulaCerebral correlatesCorrect items
2020
The Neural Processes Interlinking Social Isolation, Social Support, and Problem Alcohol Use
Le TM, Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Dhingra I, Chen Y, Zhang S, Li CR. The Neural Processes Interlinking Social Isolation, Social Support, and Problem Alcohol Use. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 24: 333-343. PMID: 33211853, PMCID: PMC8059487, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyaa086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial supportVentral striatumVS connectivityAlcohol misuseSocial isolationWhole-brain multiple regressionProblem drinkingProblem drinkersAlcohol useResting-state functional magnetic resonanceFunctional magnetic resonanceMiddle frontal gyrusPotential protective factorsProblem alcohol usePrefrontal cortical modulationCognitive controlIndividual differencesNeural processesNeural substratesFrontal gyrusPrefrontal connectivityElevated stress responseFunctional connectivityPath analysisNeural connectivity
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 behaviorPosterior Cingulate Cortical Response to Active Avoidance Mediates the Relationship between Punishment Sensitivity and Problem Drinking
Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Ide J, Zhang S, Li CR. Posterior Cingulate Cortical Response to Active Avoidance Mediates the Relationship between Punishment Sensitivity and Problem Drinking. Journal Of Neuroscience 2019, 39: 6354-6364. PMID: 31189577, PMCID: PMC6687909, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0508-19.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior cingulate cortexMaladaptive coping mechanismPunishment sensitivityNeural substratesBehavioral avoidanceResponse inhibitionNegative affectAlcohol usePosterior cingulate cortex activationCoping mechanismsProblem drinkingAlcohol misusePCC responseSensation-seeking traitsAvoidance strategiesAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestHazardous alcohol useAvoidance tendenciesAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresGo taskNeural processesReward QuestionnaireAction inhibitionBrain activationCerebral correlates
2018
Mega-Analysis of Gray Matter Volume in Substance Dependence: General and Substance-Specific Regional Effects
Mackey S, Allgaier N, Chaarani B, Spechler P, Orr C, Bunn J, Allen NB, Alia-Klein N, Batalla A, Blaine S, Brooks S, Caparelli E, Chye YY, Cousijn J, Dagher A, Desrivieres S, Feldstein-Ewing S, Foxe JJ, Goldstein RZ, Goudriaan AE, Heitzeg MM, Hester R, Hutchison K, Korucuoglu O, Li CR, London E, Lorenzetti V, Luijten M, Martin-Santos R, May A, Momenan R, Morales A, Paulus MP, Pearlson G, Rousseau ME, Salmeron BJ, Schluter R, Schmaal L, Schumann G, Sjoerds Z, Stein DJ, Stein EA, Sinha R, Solowij N, Tapert S, Uhlmann A, Veltman D, van Holst R, Whittle S, Wiers R, Wright M, Yücel M, Zhang S, Yurgelun-Todd D, Hibar D, Jahanshad N, Evans A, Thompson P, Glahn D, Conrod P, Garavan H. Mega-Analysis of Gray Matter Volume in Substance Dependence: General and Substance-Specific Regional Effects. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2018, 176: 119-128. PMID: 30336705, PMCID: PMC6427822, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17040415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional brain volumesControl subjectsSubstance dependenceBrain volumeBrain regionsLower brain volumeAlcohol use disorderGray matter volumeTotal intracranial volumeMedial orbitofrontal cortexCommon neural substrateCortical thicknessUse disordersUseful biomarkerMatter volumeSubcortical volumesImaging biomarkersAlcohol dependenceIntracranial volumeOrbitofrontal cortexRegional volumesBrain structuresRelevant imaging biomarkersLow volumeNeural substrates
2015
Barratt Impulsivity and Neural Regulation of Physiological Arousal
Zhang S, Hu S, Hu J, Wu PL, Chao HH, Li CS. Barratt Impulsivity and Neural Regulation of Physiological Arousal. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0129139. PMID: 26079873, PMCID: PMC4469608, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin conductance responsesImpulsive individualsNeural basisPhysiological arousalArousal regulationHigh impulsivityBarratt impulsivitySkin conductanceGreater skin conductance responsesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingVentromedial prefrontal cortexStop-signal taskTheory of personalityBarratt Impulsivity ScalePoor impulse controlVmPFC activitySalient stimuliExternal stimulationImpulsive womenNeural processesNeural substratesSignal taskConductance responsesImpulsivity ScaleImpulsivityResponse Inhibition
Li C. Response Inhibition. 2015, 303-317. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-397025-1.00248-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResponse inhibitionRight inferior frontal cortexStimulus-driven processesMotor response inhibitionInferior frontal cortexPresupplementary motor areaFunctional brain imagingIndividual brain regionsPsychological constructsNeural substratesComponent processesBehavioral paradigmsReactive controlMotor areaBrain regionsFrontal cortexBrain imagingConceptual frameworkCortexConstructsParadigmDistinctionMonkeys