2024
The inter-related effects of alcohol use severity and sleep deficiency on semantic processing in young adults
Li G, Zhong D, Zhang N, Dong J, Yan Y, Xu Q, Xu S, Yang L, Hao D, Li C. The inter-related effects of alcohol use severity and sleep deficiency on semantic processing in young adults. Neuroscience 2024, 555: 116-124. PMID: 39059740, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2024.07.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle frontal gyrusSemantic processingPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexPrecentral gyrusPittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scoreAlcohol misuseNeural correlates of semantic processingMiddle frontal gyrus activationRight middle frontal gyrusSeverity of alcohol useAlcohol use severityAssociated with deficitsPrecentral gyrus activationLeft precentral gyrusInfluence of sleep qualityYoung adultsWord comprehensionHuman Connectome Project dataFrontal gyrusNeural correlatesConsumption severityLanguage tasksSleep deficiencyNeural mechanismsMediation analysisThe 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
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 activityStriatumThe 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 correlatesGray matter volumetric correlates of dimensional impulsivity traits in children: Sex differences and heritability
Chen Y, Ide JS, Li CS, Chaudhary S, Le TM, Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Zhang S, Li C. Gray matter volumetric correlates of dimensional impulsivity traits in children: Sex differences and heritability. Human Brain Mapping 2022, 43: 2634-2652. PMID: 35212098, PMCID: PMC9057091, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeImpulsivity traitsPositive urgencyVolumetric correlatesSensation seekingHigher positive urgencyMid-cingulate cortexSex differencesVoxel-based morphometry analysisSmaller gray matter volumeImpulsivity dimensionsSubsample of twinsDistinct correlatesCingulate cortexPrecentral gyrusSubcortical gray matter volumesMatter volumeTotal intracranial volumeSeekingImpulsivityMorphometry analysisPrevious researchInsulaCorrelatesGirls
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
2020
Pain and reward circuits antagonistically modulate alcohol expectancy to regulate drinking
Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Zhang S, Li CR. Pain and reward circuits antagonistically modulate alcohol expectancy to regulate drinking. Translational Psychiatry 2020, 10: 220. PMID: 32636394, PMCID: PMC7341762, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-00909-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial orbitofrontal cortexPath modelCue exposure taskWhole-brain regressionAlcohol cue exposurePAG connectivityPotential aversive effectsExposure tasksCue exposureAlcohol expectanciesSocial pleasureDrinking severityOrbitofrontal cortexFMRI dataConnectivity strengthPrecentral gyrusOccipital cortexPSP scoresAlcohol useAversive effectsExcessive drinkingNegative associationExpectancyPleasureCortex
2018
The Comorbidity Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Depression: Interrelationship and Neural Mechanisms
Liu L, Yao YW, Li CR, Zhang JT, Xia CC, Lan J, Ma SS, Zhou N, Fang XY. The Comorbidity Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Depression: Interrelationship and Neural Mechanisms. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2018, 9: 154. PMID: 29740358, PMCID: PMC5924965, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternet gaming disorderDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNeural mechanismsLeft amygdalaGaming disorderRight dorsolateral prefrontal cortexDepression symptomsPrecentral gyrusAutoregressive cross-lagged modelingBrain imaging researchExecutive control networkResting-state functional connectivity studyCross-lagged modelingFunctional connectivity studiesLongitudinal survey studyNeural levelBrain mechanismsEmotional deficitsPrefrontal cortexCognitive deficitsPsychotherapy interventionsControl participantsIGD severityCollege studentsConnectivity studies
2016
The Effects of Methylphenidate on Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Basal Nucleus of Meynert, Locus Coeruleus, and Ventral Tegmental Area in Healthy Adults
Kline RL, Zhang S, Farr OM, Hu S, Zaborszky L, Samanez-Larkin GR, Li CS. The Effects of Methylphenidate on Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Basal Nucleus of Meynert, Locus Coeruleus, and Ventral Tegmental Area in Healthy Adults. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2016, 10: 149. PMID: 27148006, PMCID: PMC4834346, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting-state functional connectivityEffects of methylphenidateAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderLocus coeruleusPositive connectivityNegative connectivityFunctional connectivityBrain resting-state functional connectivityHealthy adultsDeficit hyperactivity disorderBasal nucleusDose of methylphenidateMiddle occipital gyrusSeed regionVTA/SNcVentral tegmental area/substantia nigraCognitive controlVentral tegmental areaHyperactivity disorderOccipital gyrusT-testCatecholaminergic signalingTwo-sample t-testMethylphenidatePrecentral gyrus
2015
Altered resting‐state functional connectivity of the insula in young adults with Internet gaming disorder
Zhang JT, Yao YW, Li CS, Zang YF, Shen ZJ, Liu L, Wang LJ, Liu B, Fang XY. Altered resting‐state functional connectivity of the insula in young adults with Internet gaming disorder. Addiction Biology 2015, 21: 743-751. PMID: 25899520, PMCID: PMC4615265, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityHealthy control subjectsSuperior temporal gyrusAnterior cingulate cortexPosterior insulaAnterior insulaStronger resting-state functional connectivityGender-matched healthy control subjectsMagnetic resonance imaging studyInternet gaming disorderAngular gyrusSupplemental motor areaResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyClinical manifestationsControl subjectsFunctional abnormalitiesPostcentral gyrusMotor areaPrecentral gyrusCingulate cortexImaging studiesIGD subjectsTemporal gyrusCore symptoms
2013
Gray matter volume correlates of global positive alcohol expectancy in non‐dependent adult drinkers
Ide JS, Zhang S, Hu S, Matuskey D, Bednarski SR, Erdman E, Farr OM, Li C. Gray matter volume correlates of global positive alcohol expectancy in non‐dependent adult drinkers. Addiction Biology 2013, 19: 895-906. PMID: 23461484, PMCID: PMC3681829, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGM volumeVoxel-based morphometrySuperior frontal gyrusPrecentral gyrusBilateral superior frontal gyrusBilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortexStructural brain changesNumerous imaging studiesLeft precentral gyrusGray matter volumeDrinking behaviorRight ventral putamenDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNon-dependent drinkersStructural brain correlatesVentral putamenBrain changesFrontal cortexGray matter correlatesMatter volumeNon-dependent drinkingRecent drinkingImaging studiesInfluence drinking behaviorPrefrontal cortex