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 behaviorSex differences in the effects of individual anxiety state on regional responses to negative emotional scenes
Chaudhary S, Wong H, Chen Y, Zhang S, Li C. Sex differences in the effects of individual anxiety state on regional responses to negative emotional scenes. Biology Of Sex Differences 2024, 15: 15. PMID: 38351045, PMCID: PMC10863151, DOI: 10.1186/s13293-024-00591-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexState-Trait Anxiety InventoryFunctional magnetic resonance imagingState-Trait Anxiety Inventory scoresSuperior frontal gyrusGeneralized psychophysiological interactionEmotional processingFrontal gyrusLingual gyrusMedial prefrontal cortex connectivityMedial prefrontal cortex activationSex differencesRight inferior frontal gyrusResponse to negative emotionsRight superior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonance imaging dataReaction timeImpact emotional processingNegative emotion processingInferior frontal gyrusLeft parahippocampal gyrusNegative emotional scenesMarkers of anxietyRepeated-measures analysis of covarianceLevels of anxiety
2023
A 2-year mental health follow-up study subsequent to COVID-19
Hu K, Hu Y, Godfrey K, Li Q, Li C. A 2-year mental health follow-up study subsequent to COVID-19. Psychiatry Research 2023, 333: 115684. PMID: 38219344, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcademic difficultiesCollege studentsMeasures of lonelinessPandemic onsetPandemic-induced stressMental health impactsPsychological symptomsSex differencesHeightened fearEmotional statesMental healthLearning difficultiesParticipants' fearLonelinessFearStudentsEducation of college studentsDifficultiesResilienceMid-2022HappinessOnsetSymptomsUnited StatesParticipantsSleep 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxietyDepressionEmotionsFemaleHumansHypothalamusMaleSleepSleep Wake DisordersYoung AdultConceptsPittsburgh 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 qualityAge-related reduction in trait anxiety: Behavioral and neural evidence of automaticity in negative facial emotion processing
Chaudhary S, Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Chen Y, Chao H, Li C. Age-related reduction in trait anxiety: Behavioral and neural evidence of automaticity in negative facial emotion processing. NeuroImage 2023, 276: 120207. PMID: 37263454, PMCID: PMC10330646, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFaster reaction timesNegative emotionsAge-related declineEmotional stimuliTrait anxietyAge-related reductionReaction timeEmotion regulation literatureSalient emotional stimuliPositive emotional stimuliFacial emotion processingPrefrontal cortical responsesRostral anterior cingulate cortexWhole-brain regressionAnterior cingulate activityDefault mode networkAnterior cingulate cortexEmotion regulationNeural evidenceEmotion processingDorsolateral PFCStimulus registrationDiminished anxietyPsychophysiological interactionEmotional circuits
2022
Emotion Processing Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease: An Overview of Behavioral Findings, Systems Neural Correlates, and Underlying Neural Biology
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Chao HH, van Dyck CH, Li CR. Emotion Processing Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease: An Overview of Behavioral Findings, Systems Neural Correlates, and Underlying Neural Biology. American Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias® 2022, 37: 15333175221082834. PMID: 35357236, PMCID: PMC9212074, DOI: 10.1177/15333175221082834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional processing deficitsProcessing dysfunctionProcessing deficitsMultiple behavioral paradigmsEmotional memoryEmotional stimuliPositive emotionsAltered emotionsNegative emotionsNeural correlatesEmotional processing dysfunctionAmygdala reactivityBehavioral findingsEmotional disordersCognitive deficitsBehavioral paradigmsProminent deficitsEmotionsAlzheimer's diseaseBehavioral studiesLongitudinal studyNoradrenergic signalingDeficitsCircuit dysfunctionMemory
2020
Perceived burdensomeness and neural responses to ostracism in the Cyberball task
Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Li CR. Perceived burdensomeness and neural responses to ostracism in the Cyberball task. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2020, 130: 1-8. PMID: 32763557, PMCID: PMC7554229, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyberball taskInterpersonal needsIndividual differencesProsocial behaviorNeural responsesSocial interactionStronger neural responsesGreater brain activationDorsomedial prefrontal cortexMiddle frontal gyrusSocial exclusionResponse timeBrain activationBrain correlatesBehavioral performanceFMRI studyAnterior insulaFrontal gyrusSocial painBehavioral avoidanceAffective responsesBehavioral measuresNeural activationPrefrontal cortexEmotional distressA sensorimotor control framework for understanding emotional communication and regulation
Williams J, Huggins C, Zupan B, Willis M, Van Rheenen T, Sato W, Palermo R, Ortner C, Krippl M, Kret M, Dickson J, Li C, Lowe L. A sensorimotor control framework for understanding emotional communication and regulation. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2020, 112: 503-518. PMID: 32070695, PMCID: PMC7505116, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional communicationCommunication of emotionsContext of consciousnessGoal-directed actionsLanguage of emotionsAction wordsEmotional statesEmotionsFeeling wordsCultural learningLinguistic analysisEmbodied natureAllostatic mechanismsContextual useSensorimotor controlMotor controlLearning processWordsFeelingsCommunicationNeuroscienceLanguageMeaningSelfSenses
2019
Concurrent amygdalar and ventromedial prefrontal cortical responses during emotion processing: a meta-analysis of the effects of valence of emotion and passive exposure versus active regulation
Yang M, Tsai SJ, Li CR. Concurrent amygdalar and ventromedial prefrontal cortical responses during emotion processing: a meta-analysis of the effects of valence of emotion and passive exposure versus active regulation. Brain Structure And Function 2019, 225: 345-363. PMID: 31863185, PMCID: PMC6960357, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-019-02007-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivation likelihood estimationPassive exposureAmygdala activityNegative emotionsRight amygdala activityEmotion processingPosterior cingulate cortexWhole-brain analysisPrefrontal cortical responsesCortical responsesLeft amygdalaCingulate cortexVentromedial prefrontal cortexBilateral amygdalaVentral striatumPrefrontal cortexConvergent activityAmygdalaVentral precuneusEffects of valenceCortexExposureVmPFCPositive emotionsVmPFC responses
2016
Central nervous system regulation of eating: Insights from human brain imaging
Farr OM, Li CS, Mantzoros CS. Central nervous system regulation of eating: Insights from human brain imaging. Metabolism 2016, 65: 699-713. PMID: 27085777, PMCID: PMC4834455, DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2016.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemCentral nervous system regulationOvereating/obesityBody weight regulationNervous system regulationWeight regulationNervous systemEnergy homeostasisObesity researchAvailable evidenceBrain imagingRespective underlying mechanismsAppetiteHomeostatic controlClinical researchersUnderlying mechanismHuman brain imagingSystem regulationHuman brainExact relative contributionObesityHumansHypothalamusPathogenesisCentral role
2007
Imaging 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
2005
Sex differences in brain activation during stress imagery in abstinent cocaine users: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Li CS, Kosten TR, Sinha R. Sex differences in brain activation during stress imagery in abstinent cocaine users: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Biological Psychiatry 2005, 57: 487-494. PMID: 15737663, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2004.11.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbstinent cocaine usersStress imageryBrain activationAnterior cingulateCingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imaging sessionFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyMagnetic resonance imaging sessionScript-guided imageryInferior frontal cortexStress-induced cocaineCocaine usersPosterior cingulate cortexRight posterior cingulate cortexSex differencesMagnetic resonance imaging studyImagery vividnessResonance imaging studyFrontolimbic activityImagery periodMore activationDrug seekingFunctional neuroimagingCoping strategiesCocaine-dependent subjects