2024
Progressive alterations of resting-state hypothalamic dysconnectivity in schizophrenia
Li X, Zeng J, Liu N, Yang C, Tao B, Sun H, Gong Q, Zhang W, Li C, Lui S. Progressive alterations of resting-state hypothalamic dysconnectivity in schizophrenia. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2024, 135: 111127. PMID: 39181307, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2024.111127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHypothalamic functional connectivityBilateral anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional connectivityFES patientsCingulate cortexFC decreaseRight thalamusChronically treated schizophrenia patientsHealthy controlsSeed-based functional connectivityFirst-episode patientsPathogenesis of schizophreniaNature of schizophreniaAge-related declineAntipsychotic treatmentAntipsychotic medicationRight caudateLeft putamenIllness durationAnalysis of covarianceSchizophreniaDiagnostic groupsHC groupHypothalamus dysfunctionNeural 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 behaviorFunctional Networks of Reward and Punishment Processing and Their Molecular Profiles Predicting the Severity of Young Adult Drinking
Li Y, Yang L, Hao D, Chen Y, Ye-Lin Y, Li C, Li G. Functional Networks of Reward and Punishment Processing and Their Molecular Profiles Predicting the Severity of Young Adult Drinking. Brain Sciences 2024, 14: 610. PMID: 38928610, PMCID: PMC11201596, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci14060610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConnectome-based predictive modelingAlcohol use severityReward processingPunishment processingFunctional connectivityAssociated with alcohol use severityAlcohol misusePatterns of network connectivitySemi-Structured AssessmentYoung adult drinkersYoung adultsGenetics of AlcoholismYoung adult drinkingHuman Connectome Project dataNetwork connectivity featuresFronto-parietalAdult drinkersJuSpace toolboxAdult drinkingNeural fingerprintsMolecular profilingGABAA signalingRewardFunctional networksConnectivity featuresDeficient sleep, altered hypothalamic functional connectivity, depression and anxiety in cigarette smokers
Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Li G, Fucito L, Bi J, Li C. Deficient sleep, altered hypothalamic functional connectivity, depression and anxiety in cigarette smokers. Neuroimage Reports 2024, 4: 100200. PMID: 38605733, PMCID: PMC11008573, DOI: 10.1016/j.ynirp.2024.100200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting state functional connectivitySeverity of depressionPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexMotivated behaviorNicotine dependenceFunctional connectivityPittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scoreAchenbach Adult Self-ReportSeverity of alcohol useAssociated with greater severityComorbid nicotine dependenceDeficient sleepAdult Self-ReportHypothalamic functional connectivityHuman Connectome ProjectAnxiety disordersAnxiety severityPublished routinesAnxiety symptomsCircuit dysfunctionGreater severityPsychiatric problemsSleep-wake cyclePoor sleep qualityNeural markers
2023
Machine Learning of Functional Connectivity to Biotype Alcohol and Nicotine Use Disorders
Zhu T, Wang W, Chen Y, Kranzler H, Li C, Bi J. Machine Learning of Functional Connectivity to Biotype Alcohol and Nicotine Use Disorders. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2023, 9: 326-336. PMID: 37696489, PMCID: PMC10976073, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2023.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNicotine use disorderHealthy controlsFunctional connectivity featuresUse disordersMagnetic resonance imagingNUD subjectsVisual cortexResonance imagingClinical metricsFunctional connectivityNoninvasive toolNeural phenotypesSample of individualsMulti-task learningTransdiagnostic approachUK BiobankReplication setGenetic profileMarkersReplication sampleHighest areaDisordersDepressionAUDBody of literatureSex differences in the effects of trait anxiety and age on resting-state functional connectivities of the amygdala
Chaudhary S, Hu S, Hu K, Dominguez J, Chao H, Li C. Sex differences in the effects of trait anxiety and age on resting-state functional connectivities of the amygdala. Journal Of Affective Disorders Reports 2023, 14: 100646. PMID: 38105798, PMCID: PMC10723810, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting-state functional connectivityAmygdala resting-state functional connectivityTrait anxietyFunctional connectivitySex differencesInferior temporal gyrusCalcarine cortexTask-based dataNeural basisIndividual differencesEmotional traitsSupramarginal gyrusEmotional disordersTemporal gyrusNeural markersPosterior insulaAnxietyEffect of ageGyrusIndependent samplesMultiple regressionCorrelatesAmygdalaResults AnxietyCortexSleep dysfunction mediates the relationship between hypothalamic-insula connectivity and anxiety-depression symptom severity bidirectionally in young adults
Li G, Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Li C, Hao D, Yang L, Li C. Sleep dysfunction mediates the relationship between hypothalamic-insula connectivity and anxiety-depression symptom severity bidirectionally in young adults. NeuroImage 2023, 279: 120340. PMID: 37611815, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexRight insulaSymptom severityMediation analysisSleep dysfunctionWhole-brain regressionHuman Connectome Project datasetSubjective mood stateYoung adultsState functional connectivityDepression symptom severityNegative emotionsCognitive performanceEmotional deficitsEmotional statesPotential sex differencesAffective functionsDrinking severityMood statesMotivated behaviorFunctional connectivityPoor sleep qualityRSFCSleep Quality IndexSleep qualityResting-State Functional Connectivity of the Dorsal and Ventral Striatum, Impulsivity, and Severity of Use in Recently Abstinent Cocaine-Dependent Individuals
Dong X, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Le T, Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Li C, Zhang S. Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Dorsal and Ventral Striatum, Impulsivity, and Severity of Use in Recently Abstinent Cocaine-Dependent Individuals. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 26: 627-638. PMID: 37579016, PMCID: PMC10519818, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyac019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityInferior frontal cortexCocaine-dependent individualsHealthy controlsVentral striatumCocaine useDorsal striatumAbstinent cocaine-dependent individualsCocaine misuseFunctional connectivityYears of drinkingLeft orbitofrontal cortexBIS-11 scoresRecent cocaine useLeft inferior frontal cortexDopaminergic deficitCortex connectivityFrontal cortexSeparate cohortHuman studiesSeverity of useAnimal studiesSecond cohortOrbitofrontal cortexBarratt Impulsivity ScaleOvernight Abstinence, Ventrostriatal-Insular Connectivity, and Tridimensional Personality Traits in Cigarette Smokers
Chen Y, Li C. Overnight Abstinence, Ventrostriatal-Insular Connectivity, and Tridimensional Personality Traits in Cigarette Smokers. Journal Of Integrative Neuroscience 2023, 22: 66. PMID: 37258442, DOI: 10.31083/j.jin2203066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonality traitsOvernight abstinenceTridimensional Personality QuestionnaireState functional magnetic resonance imaging scansFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scansPersonality risk factorsIndividual personality traitsMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansState functional connectivityShort-term abstinenceResonance imaging scansRisk of smokingInter-regional connectivityNicotine deprivationHarm avoidanceConnectivity correlatesNeural markersCigarette smokingFunctional connectivityCigarette smokersPersonality QuestionnaireImaging scansRisk factorsDorsal striatumNicotine dependence
2022
Hypothalamic Functional Connectivity and Apathy in People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Healthy Controls
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Chao H, van Dyck C, Li C. Hypothalamic Functional Connectivity and Apathy in People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Healthy Controls. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2022, 90: 1615-1628. PMID: 36314209, PMCID: PMC10064487, DOI: 10.3233/jad-220708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle temporal gyrusMild cognitive impairmentMotivation circuitsFunctional connectivityPath analysisWhole-brain regressionPCu/PCCState functional connectivityTotal scoreTemporal gyrusNeural markersCingulate cortexMemory dysfunctionRSFCHealthy controlsCognitive statusCognitive impairmentAlzheimer's diseaseApathyPrecuneusMemoryRsFCsDepressionScale total scoreCognitive subscoresCognitive Challenges Are Better in Distinguishing Binge From Nonbinge Drinkers: An Exploratory Deep‐Learning Study of fMRI Data of Multiple Behavioral Tasks and Resting State
Li G, Zhang Z, Chen Y, Wang W, Bi J, Tang X, Li C. Cognitive Challenges Are Better in Distinguishing Binge From Nonbinge Drinkers: An Exploratory Deep‐Learning Study of fMRI Data of Multiple Behavioral Tasks and Resting State. Journal Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2022, 57: 856-868. PMID: 35808911, DOI: 10.1002/jmri.28336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonbinge drinkersBinge drinkingResting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataSignificant group main effectBehavioral tasksSupplementary motor areaGradient-echo echo-planar sequenceMultiple behavioral tasksGroup main effectNodal metricsRight cuneusEcho-planar sequenceMagnetic resonance imaging dataMotor areaRegion of interestFunctional connectivityBingeDrinkersTechnical efficacyNeural responsesFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataNumber of ROIsP-valueStage 2Human Connectome ProjectOvernight Abstinence Is Associated With Smaller Secondary Somatosensory Cortical Volumes and Higher Somatosensory-Motor Cortical Functional Connectivity in Cigarette Smokers
Chen Y, Dhingra I, Chaudhary S, Fucito L, Li CR. Overnight Abstinence Is Associated With Smaller Secondary Somatosensory Cortical Volumes and Higher Somatosensory-Motor Cortical Functional Connectivity in Cigarette Smokers. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2022, 24: 1889-1897. PMID: 35796689, PMCID: PMC9653081, DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntac168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityGray matter volumeWithdrawal symptom severityOvernight abstinenceFunctional connectivityRight SIISymptom severityCigarette smokersSomatosensory cortexMatter volumeRight secondary somatosensory cortexSmaller gray matter volumeSubcortical gray matter volumesSecond somatosensory cortexSecondary somatosensory cortexCortical functional connectivityMotor impulsivityVoxel-wise morphometryRegional gray matter volumeLeft ventral hippocampusGMV alterationsCigarette smokingSatiety stateAbstinence symptomsHigher-order sensory corticesThe effects of androgen deprivation on working memory and quality of life in prostate cancer patients: The roles of hypothalamic connectivity
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Roy A, Summers C, Ahles T, Li C, Chao HH. The effects of androgen deprivation on working memory and quality of life in prostate cancer patients: The roles of hypothalamic connectivity. Cancer Medicine 2022, 11: 3425-3436. PMID: 35315585, PMCID: PMC9487881, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyMid-cingulate cortexEffects of ADTFunctional connectivityPrecentral gyrusN-back taskN-back performanceState functional connectivityMontreal Cognitive Assessment scoreHypothalamic functional connectivityProspective observational studyNonmetastatic prostate cancerProstate cancer patientsCognitive Assessment scoreQuality of lifeSustain attentionAffective functionsDeprivation therapyHypothalamic connectivityYears of educationAndrogen deprivationCorrect response rateQOL scoresCancer patientsClinical correlatesPositive 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 ResearchConceptsResting-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
Sex differences in attention deficit hyperactivity symptom severity and functional connectivity of the dorsal striatum in young adults
Chen Y, Li G, Ide J, Luo X, Li C. Sex differences in attention deficit hyperactivity symptom severity and functional connectivity of the dorsal striatum in young adults. Neuroimage Reports 2021, 1: 100025. DOI: 10.1016/j.ynirp.2021.100025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderADHD total scoreGroup 2Functional connectivityDorsal striatumGroup 3Symptom severityGroup 1Sex differencesTotal scoreFrontal gyrusRight inferior parietal gyrusRight superior frontal gyrusBasal ganglia dysfunctionCaudate functional connectivitySupplementary motor areaDorsal anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexSeed-based correlationSuperior frontal gyrusGreater symptom severityInferior parietal gyrusDeficit hyperactivity disorderGanglia dysfunctionInferior frontal gyrus
2020
Resting state hypothalamic and dorsomedial prefrontal cortical connectivity of the periaqueductal gray in cocaine addiction
Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Le TM, Dhingra I, Chen Y, Li C. Resting state hypothalamic and dorsomedial prefrontal cortical connectivity of the periaqueductal gray in cocaine addiction. Addiction Biology 2020, 26: e12989. PMID: 33300238, PMCID: PMC8614224, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeriaqueductal grayPain circuitsDrug useCocaine addictionFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortical connectivityState functional connectivityReward circuit dysfunctionRecent cocaine useHealthy control participantsInferior parietal cortexCompulsive drug useHabitual drug useCircuit dysfunctionCocaine withdrawalCocaine-dependent individualsCocaine cravingCortical connectivitySignificant anxietyDorsomedial prefrontalParietal cortexCocaine useIntrinsic connectivitySubcortical hubsDrug seekingThe 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 connectivityA whole‐brain modeling approach to identify individual and group variations in functional connectivity
Zhao Y, Caffo BS, Wang B, Li C, Luo X. A whole‐brain modeling approach to identify individual and group variations in functional connectivity. Brain And Behavior 2020, 11: e01942. PMID: 33210469, PMCID: PMC7821576, DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-brain functional connectivityFunctional connectivityResting-state functional connectivityVoxel-wise levelMedium-sized cohortBrain areasWhole brainGroup differencesResting-state fMRI datasetsHuman Connectome ProjectMatrix regression methodBrain subnetworksCovariatesConnectome ProjectSubjectsDimension reduction approachStatistical powerCohortModeling approachBrainStatistical methodsFunctional disconnection between subsystems of the default mode network in schizophrenia
Fan F, Tan S, Huang J, Chen S, Fan H, Wang Z, Li CR, Tan Y. Functional disconnection between subsystems of the default mode network in schizophrenia. Psychological Medicine 2020, 52: 2270-2280. PMID: 33183375, DOI: 10.1017/s003329172000416x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode schizophreniaDysfunctional default mode networkDefault mode networkRecurrent schizophreniaIllness durationHealthy controlsSchizophrenia patientsConnectivity strengthResting-state functional connectivity analysisReduced connectivity strengthMode networkFunctional connectivity analysisClinical symptomsPatient groupConnectivity deficitsEarly diagnosisFunctional disconnectionIndependent cohortRES groupMTL dysfunctionPatientsDMN subsystemsFunctional connectivitySchizophreniaMTL subsystemEffects of early ketamine exposure on cerebral gray matter volume and functional connectivity
Hung CC, Liu YH, Huang CC, Chou CY, Chen CM, Duann JR, Li CR, Lee TS, Lin CP. Effects of early ketamine exposure on cerebral gray matter volume and functional connectivity. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 15488. PMID: 32968108, PMCID: PMC7512006, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72320-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeCerebral gray matter volumeKetamine exposureFunctional connectivityMatter volumeKetamine usersBrain structuresLower gray matter volumeFunctional brain changesTreatment of depressionAdolescent-onset groupCerebral functional organizationHigher functional connectivitySuperior frontal gyrusInferior parietal lobuleMedial orbitofrontal cortexSeed-based correlation analysisKetamine groupBrain changesKetamine abuseLarge cohortRight insulaLeft precuneusKetamine misuseRight precuneus