2023
Sex 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 AnxietyCortexResting-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 Scale
2022
Overnight 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 cortices