2024
Neural correlates of proactive avoidance deficits and alcohol use motives in problem drinking
Le T, Oba T, Couch L, McInerney L, Li C. Neural correlates of proactive avoidance deficits and alcohol use motives in problem drinking. Translational Psychiatry 2024, 14: 336. PMID: 39168986, PMCID: PMC11339324, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-03039-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAvoidance deficitNegative emotionsDrinking motivesAlcohol useNeural correlatesProblem drinkingRight anterior insula activityAssociated with greater alcohol useAnterior insula activityAlcohol use motivesGreater alcohol useProblem drinking groupInfluence alcohol usePhysical painInsula activationDrinking severityGo/NoGo taskNeural underpinningsPutamen responseSocial drinkersBehavioral measuresAvoidance performanceBehavioral resultsFunctional connectivityDrinking behavior
2022
Shared and distinct neural activity during anticipation and outcome of win and loss: A meta-analysis of the monetary incentive delay task
Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Li C. Shared and distinct neural activity during anticipation and outcome of win and loss: A meta-analysis of the monetary incentive delay task. NeuroImage 2022, 264: 119764. PMID: 36427755, PMCID: PMC9837714, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupplementary motor areaMonetary incentive delay taskMedial orbitofrontal cortexBilateral anterior insulaLoss outcomesAnterior insulaLoss anticipationIncentive delay taskBilateral striatumPrecentral gyrusCingulate cortexBilateral medial orbitofrontal cortexDorsal anterior cingulate cortexRight occipital cortexDelay taskAnterior cingulate cortexPosterior cingulate cortexNeural correlatesActivation likelihood estimationRight thalamusMotor areaOccipital cortexRegional activityDistinct neural activityStriatumPositive alcohol expectancy and resting-state functional connectivity of the insula in problem drinking
Le TM, Malone T, Li CR. Positive alcohol expectancy and resting-state functional connectivity of the insula in problem drinking. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2022, 231: 109248. PMID: 34998254, PMCID: PMC8881788, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismBrain MappingCerebral CortexHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMotivationNeural PathwaysConceptsResting-state functional connectivityPositive alcohol expectanciesAlcohol expectanciesInsular connectivityFunctional connectivityWhole-brain multiple regressionPath analysisNegative emotion processingVentromedial prefrontal cortexSuperior parietal lobuleSuperior frontal gyrusCognitive controlAlcohol stimuliEmotion processingPrefrontal structuresStimulus saliencyFrontal gyrusDrinking motivationsMotivational circuitsInsula connectivityParietal lobuleAdult drinkersPrefrontal cortexInsulaDrinking behavior
2021
Reward-Related Responses and Tonic Craving in Cocaine Addiction: An Imaging Study of the Monetary Incentive Delay Task
Zhornitsky S, Dhingra I, Le TM, Wang W, Li CR, Zhang S. Reward-Related Responses and Tonic Craving in Cocaine Addiction: An Imaging Study of the Monetary Incentive Delay Task. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2021, 24: 634-644. PMID: 33822080, PMCID: PMC8378081, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyab016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-dependent individualsCocaine Craving QuestionnaireCCQ scoresRecent cocaine useHealthy controlsMonetary incentive delay taskReward-related responsesCocaine useVentral striatumIncentive delay taskMotor cortexReward responsesPrecentral gyrusCocaine addictionPrimary motor cortexSupplementary motor areaDelay taskIntense drug cravingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingDrug-seeking behaviorHigher activationReward-related activityMotor areaWhole brain
2019
The effects of age on reward magnitude processing in the monetary incentive delay task
Dhingra I, Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Le T, Wang W, Chao HH, Levy I, Li CR. The effects of age on reward magnitude processing in the monetary incentive delay task. NeuroImage 2019, 207: 116368. PMID: 31743790, PMCID: PMC7463276, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonetary incentive delay taskIncentive delay taskSupplementary motor areaMagnitude of rewardAge-related differencesDelay taskRT differencesRegional activationAge effectsEffect of ageReaction time differencesRight anterior insulaMiddle frontal gyrusReward-directed behaviorExplicit cuesMagnitude processingBrain activationRight caudate headAnterior insulaFrontal gyrusReward magnitudeLarge rewardPrimary motor cortexCerebral processesParahippocampal gyrusReward sensitivity and electrodermal responses to actions and outcomes in a go/no-go task
Le TM, Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Dhingra I, Zhang S, Li CR. Reward sensitivity and electrodermal responses to actions and outcomes in a go/no-go task. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0219147. PMID: 31344045, PMCID: PMC6657849, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin conductance responsesGreater skin conductance responsesReward sensitivityIndividual differencesPhysiological arousalInhibition of actionGo taskAppetitive stimuliTrait sensitivityGo/Go responseConductance responsesSalient eventsBehavioral contingenciesIncorrect responsesElectrodermal responsesPsychophysiological researchAvoidance behaviorArousalSex differencesSuccess rateBehavioral factorsResponse windowSuch outcomesGeneral indexPosterior 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
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 studies
2007
Inhibitory control and emotional stress regulation: Neuroimaging evidence for frontal–limbic dysfunction in psycho-stimulant addiction
Li CS, Sinha R. Inhibitory control and emotional stress regulation: Neuroimaging evidence for frontal–limbic dysfunction in psycho-stimulant addiction. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2007, 32: 581-597. PMID: 18164058, PMCID: PMC2263143, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2007.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory controlPrefrontal activityDrug seekingHabitual drug seekingCognitive inhibitory controlCompulsive drug seekingVentromedial prefrontal regionsFrontal-limbic dysfunctionStress-related cravingAnterior cingulate cortexStress regulationPsychological processesNeural underpinningsSalient stimuliStress processingPrefrontal regionsComponent processesStriatal responsesDrug use behaviorsCingulate cortexNeural systemsPsychostimulant dependenceUse behaviorsNeural pathwaysAddictionImaging stress‐ and cue‐induced drug and alcohol craving: association with relapse and clinical implications
SINHA R, LI C. Imaging stress‐ and cue‐induced drug and alcohol craving: association with relapse and clinical implications. Drug And Alcohol Review 2007, 26: 25-31. PMID: 17364833, DOI: 10.1080/09595230601036960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelapse outcomesDrug-related cuesPosterior insula regionsCue-induced cravingDrug cue exposureCue-induced drugBrain imaging studiesDrug cuesNeural correlatesCorticostriatal-limbic circuitryCue exposureInsula regionsBrain correlatesRelapse propensityMedial prefrontalBehavioral treatmentAddictive disordersAlcohol cravingPosterior cingulateNeural activityBrain regionsArousal responseLimbic circuitryNeural circuitsCraving