2018
Problem 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 expectancies
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