2022
The thalamus and its subnuclei—a gateway to obsessive-compulsive disorder
Weeland CJ, Kasprzak S, de Joode NT, Abe Y, Alonso P, Ameis SH, Anticevic A, Arnold PD, Balachander S, Banaj N, Bargallo N, Batistuzzo MC, Benedetti F, Beucke JC, Bollettini I, Brecke V, Brem S, Cappi C, Cheng Y, Cho KIK, Costa DLC, Dallaspezia S, Denys D, Eng GK, Ferreira S, Feusner JD, Fontaine M, Fouche JP, Grazioplene RG, Gruner P, He M, Hirano Y, Hoexter MQ, Huyser C, Hu H, Jaspers-Fayer F, Kathmann N, Kaufmann C, Kim M, Koch K, Bin Kwak Y, Kwon JS, Lazaro L, Li CR, Lochner C, Marsh R, Martínez-Zalacaín I, Mataix-Cols D, Menchón JM, Minnuzi L, Moreira PS, Morgado P, Nakagawa A, Nakamae T, Narayanaswamy JC, Nurmi EL, Ortiz AE, Pariente JC, Piacentini J, Picó-Pérez M, Piras F, Piras F, Pittenger C, Reddy YCJ, Rodriguez-Manrique D, Sakai Y, Shimizu E, Shivakumar V, Simpson HB, Soreni N, Soriano-Mas C, Sousa N, Spalletta G, Stern ER, Stevens MC, Stewart SE, Szeszko PR, Takahashi J, Tanamatis T, Tang J, Thorsen AL, Tolin D, van der Werf YD, van Marle H, van Wingen GA, Vecchio D, Venkatasubramanian G, Walitza S, Wang J, Wang Z, Watanabe A, Wolters LH, Xu X, Yun JY, Zhao Q, White T, Thompson P, Stein D, van den Heuvel O, Vriend C. The thalamus and its subnuclei—a gateway to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 70. PMID: 35190533, PMCID: PMC8861046, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-01823-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderMagnetic resonance imagingThalamic volumeOCD patientsThalamic subregionsT1-weighted brain magnetic resonance imagingBrain magnetic resonance imagingClinical-level symptomsLarger thalamic volumesPediatric OCD patientsAdult OCD patientsSeparate multiple linear regression modelsVolumetric group differencesThalamus sizeMedicated patientsAdolescent patientsAnterior thalamusHealthy controlsSubregional volumesGeneral populationMedication statusMultiple comparison correctionPatientsResonance imagingIntracranial volume
2019
Threat bias and resting state functional connectivity of the amygdala and bed nucleus stria terminalis
Jenks SK, Zhang S, Li CR, Hu S. Threat bias and resting state functional connectivity of the amygdala and bed nucleus stria terminalis. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2019, 122: 54-63. PMID: 31927266, PMCID: PMC7010552, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy controlsState functional connectivityStria terminalisFunctional connectivityAnxiety disordersBed nucleus stria terminalisNucleus stria terminalisAnxiety-related disordersBed nucleusClinical heterogeneityComorbid anxietyWhole brainAmygdalaIntrinsic connectivityRSFCNathan Kline Institute-Rockland SampleAnticipatory anxietyBNSTGroup differencesNeural markersDisordersPatientsTerminalisImaging resultsCurrent findingsCue-elicited craving, thalamic activity, and physiological arousal in adult non-dependent drinkers
Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Le TM, Dhingra I, Zhang S, Krystal JH, Li CR. Cue-elicited craving, thalamic activity, and physiological arousal in adult non-dependent drinkers. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2019, 116: 74-82. PMID: 31202048, PMCID: PMC6606341, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin conductance responsesPhysiological arousalThalamic activityNeural processesNeutral cue exposureMediation analysisHigher skin conductance responsesCue exposure paradigmCue-related activationsCue-elicited cravingCue-elicited drugNon-dependent drinkersImportant sex differencesSkin conductance dataPharmacological therapyAlcohol drinkersNeural targetsAlcohol cravingExposure paradigmCue exposureNeural correlatesNeural basisConductance responsesWomenCue activity
2018
Alcohol Expectancy and Cerebral Responses to Cue-Elicited Craving in Adult Nondependent Drinkers
Zhornitsky S, Zhang S, Ide JS, Chao HH, Wang W, Le TM, Leeman RF, Bi J, Krystal JH, Li CR. Alcohol Expectancy and Cerebral Responses to Cue-Elicited Craving in Adult Nondependent Drinkers. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2018, 4: 493-504. PMID: 30711509, PMCID: PMC6500759, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresFrontal cortical connectivityCerebral responsesCortical connectivityPositive scoreAlcohol cuesNondependent drinkersAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestLeft caudate headCue activityCue responsesAlcohol expectanciesProblem drinkingDisorders Identification TestNeutral cuesMedial orbitofrontal cortexAlcohol Expectancy QuestionnaireFunctional magnetic resonanceBilateral thalamusThalamic processingCaudate headRisk drinkingThalamic responsesRed nucleusImaging studiesProblem 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 expectanciesResponse inhibition and fronto-striatal-thalamic circuit dysfunction in cocaine addiction
Wang W, Worhunsky PD, Zhang S, Le TM, Potenza MN, Li CR. Response inhibition and fronto-striatal-thalamic circuit dysfunction in cocaine addiction. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 192: 137-145. PMID: 30248560, PMCID: PMC6200592, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.07.037.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
Cocaine dependence and thalamic functional connectivity: a multivariate pattern analysis
Zhang S, Hu S, Sinha R, Potenza MN, Malison RT, Li CS. Cocaine dependence and thalamic functional connectivity: a multivariate pattern analysis. NeuroImage Clinical 2016, 12: 348-358. PMID: 27556009, PMCID: PMC4986538, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
The effects of methylphenidate on resting-state striatal, thalamic and global functional connectivity in healthy adults
Farr OM, Zhang S, Hu S, Matuskey D, Abdelghany O, Malison RT, Li CS. The effects of methylphenidate on resting-state striatal, thalamic and global functional connectivity in healthy adults. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2014, 17: 1177-1191. PMID: 24825078, PMCID: PMC4506752, DOI: 10.1017/s1461145714000674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of methylphenidateResting-state connectivityFunctional connectivityResting-state functional connectivityFrontal executive areasRegional brain activationAmygdala/hippocampusPrefrontal cortical connectivityDorsal striatumHealthy adultsCognitive performanceBrain activationExecutive areasGlobal functional connectivityCatecholaminergic signalingMotor cortexBrain regionsBrain functionPrimary motor cortexCortical connectivityCerebral connectivityMemory circuitsCatecholaminergic dysfunctionMethylphenidatePsychiatric disordersError-related functional connectivity of the thalamus in cocaine dependence
Zhang S, Hu S, Bednarski SR, Erdman E, Li CS. Error-related functional connectivity of the thalamus in cocaine dependence. NeuroImage Clinical 2014, 4: 585-592. PMID: 24936409, PMCID: PMC4053644, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2014.01.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral medial prefrontal cortexFunctional connectivityCognitive controlGeneralized psychophysiological interaction analysisTask-related processesPsychophysiological interaction analysisSubgenual anterior cingulate cortexCocaine dependenceMedial prefrontal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexError processingExecutive functionCocaine-dependent patientsPrefrontal cortexCingulate cortexRelated activationSubstance misuseCocaine useDrug useThalamic connectivity
2013
Decreased norepinephrine transporter availability in obesity: Positron Emission Tomography imaging with (S,S)-[11C]O-methylreboxetine
Li CS, Potenza MN, Lee DE, Planeta B, Gallezot JD, Labaree D, Henry S, Nabulsi N, Sinha R, Ding YS, Carson RE, Neumeister A. Decreased norepinephrine transporter availability in obesity: Positron Emission Tomography imaging with (S,S)-[11C]O-methylreboxetine. NeuroImage 2013, 86: 306-310. PMID: 24121204, PMCID: PMC3947246, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexMultilinear reference tissue model 2Norepinephrine transporterNoradrenergic dysfunctionObese individualsLean individualsStructural MR scansBPND valuesNorepinephrine transporter availabilityReference tissue model 2Positron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingPositron emission tomographyBrain norepinephrine transportersNE clearanceMass indexRaphe nucleusLocus coeruleusSynaptic availabilityObese peopleTransporter availabilityOccipital cortexComparison subjectsHealthy individualsObesity
2010
A cerebellar thalamic cortical circuit for error-related cognitive control
Ide JS, Li CS. A cerebellar thalamic cortical circuit for error-related cognitive control. NeuroImage 2010, 54: 455-464. PMID: 20656038, PMCID: PMC2962720, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.07.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-error slowingAnterior cingulate cortexVentrolateral prefrontal cortexVLPFC activationGranger causality mappingSupplementary motor areaCognitive controlExecutive functionBehavioral adjustmentError-related cognitive controlDorsal anterior cingulate cortexPost-error processingError-related activityBrain regionsCortical circuitsVLPFC activityPrefrontal activitySignal taskError detectionGreater activationPrefrontal cortexCingulate cortexSubcortical activationThalamic-cortical circuitMotor areaIncreased error-related thalamic activity during early compared to late cocaine abstinence
Li CS, Luo X, Sinha R, Rounsaville BJ, Carroll KM, Malison RT, Ding YS, Zhang S, Ide JS. Increased error-related thalamic activity during early compared to late cocaine abstinence. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2010, 109: 181-189. PMID: 20163923, PMCID: PMC2875333, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Subcortical processes of motor response inhibition during a stop signal task
Li CS, Yan P, Sinha R, Lee TW. Subcortical processes of motor response inhibition during a stop signal task. NeuroImage 2008, 41: 1352-1363. PMID: 18485743, PMCID: PMC2474693, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor response inhibitionSubthalamic nucleusStop-signal reaction timeStop-signal taskResponse inhibitionShorter stop-signal reaction timesSignal inhibitionMagnetic resonance imaging studyGreater activationLonger stop-signal reaction timesSignal taskResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studySubcortical processesStop-signal inhibitionGroups of subjectsSubthalamic activityBasal gangliaSignal reaction timeThalamic nucleiCaudate headImaging studiesStop trialsMedial prefrontal activityCortical mechanisms