2022
Hypothalamic connectivities predict individual differences in ADT-elicited changes in working memory and quality of life in prostate cancer patients
Chaudhary S, Roy A, Summers C, Zhornitsky S, Ahles T, Li CR, Chao HH. Hypothalamic connectivities predict individual differences in ADT-elicited changes in working memory and quality of life in prostate cancer patients. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 9567. PMID: 35688928, PMCID: PMC9187668, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13361-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyProstate cancer patientsQuality of lifeCancer patientsCorrect response rateMonths of ADTLong-term androgen deprivation therapyResponse rateNon-metastatic prostate cancerMontreal Cognitive Assessment scoreProspective observational studyState functional connectivityCognitive Assessment scoreDeprivation therapyHypothalamic connectivityAndrogen deprivationPrognostic markerProstate cancerGonadal axisObservational studyYears of educationQOL effectsControl groupQoLSalience network
2020
The Long‐Term Effects of Acupuncture on Hippocampal Functional Connectivity in aMCI with Hippocampal Atrophy: A Randomized Longitudinal fMRI Study
Li H, Wang Z, Yu H, Pang R, Ni H, Li C, Li K. The Long‐Term Effects of Acupuncture on Hippocampal Functional Connectivity in aMCI with Hippocampal Atrophy: A Randomized Longitudinal fMRI Study. Neural Plasticity 2020, 2020: 1-9. DOI: 10.1155/2020/6389368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHippocampal functional connectivityAmnestic mild cognitive impairmentAcupuncture treatmentAcupuncture groupLong-term effectsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional connectivityControl groupAMCI patientsWhole-brain FC analysisResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingResting-state fMRI scanningLongitudinal fMRI studyMagnetic resonance imagingHealthy control participantsMild cognitive impairmentMiddle temporal gyrusAcupuncture patientsHippocampal atrophyTherapeutic roleRight hippocampusBilateral caudateFC strengthAcupunctureCognitive decline