2021
Neural correlates of individual variation in two-back working memory and the relationship with fluid intelligence
Li G, Chen Y, Le TM, Wang W, Tang X, Li CR. Neural correlates of individual variation in two-back working memory and the relationship with fluid intelligence. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 9980. PMID: 33976306, PMCID: PMC8113462, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89433-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal anterior cingulate cortexN-back performanceRight anterior insulaStandard Progressive Matrices testFluid intelligenceNeural correlatesReaction timePre-supplementary motor areaRaven's Standard Progressive Matrices testN-back taskIndividual variationHuman Connectome Project datasetProgressive Matrices TestProlonged response timeBilateral frontoparietal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexTwo-backNeural basisDorsal precuneusRSPM performanceNeural processesNeural substratesAnterior insulaCerebral correlatesCorrect items
2020
Gray matter volumetric correlates of behavioral activation and inhibition system traits in children: An exploratory voxel-based morphometry study of the ABCD project data
Ide JS, Li HT, Chen Y, Le TM, Li CSP, Zhornitsky S, Li CR. Gray matter volumetric correlates of behavioral activation and inhibition system traits in children: An exploratory voxel-based morphometry study of the ABCD project data. NeuroImage 2020, 220: 117085. PMID: 32592852, PMCID: PMC7572877, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral activation systemBehavioral inhibition systemGray matter volumeHigher BAS scoresVentral striatumBAS scoresInhibition systemBIS scoresInferior frontal cortexFundamental behavioral traitsTwins/siblingsRight anterior insulaHigher BIS scoresNeural correlatesDevelopmental neuroscienceAnterior insulaVolumetric correlatesVoxel-based morphometry studyInternalizing psychopathologyCerebral basisVoxel-based morphometryBehavioral activationVentral caudateAvoidance traitsMatter volume
2019
The effects of age on reward magnitude processing in the monetary incentive delay task
Dhingra I, Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Le T, Wang W, Chao HH, Levy I, Li CR. The effects of age on reward magnitude processing in the monetary incentive delay task. NeuroImage 2019, 207: 116368. PMID: 31743790, PMCID: PMC7463276, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonetary incentive delay taskIncentive delay taskSupplementary motor areaMagnitude of rewardAge-related differencesDelay taskRT differencesRegional activationAge effectsEffect of ageReaction time differencesRight anterior insulaMiddle frontal gyrusReward-directed behaviorExplicit cuesMagnitude processingBrain activationRight caudate headAnterior insulaFrontal gyrusReward magnitudeLarge rewardPrimary motor cortexCerebral processesParahippocampal gyrus
2015
Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Locus Coeruleus in Humans: In Comparison with the Ventral Tegmental Area/Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta and the Effects of Age
Zhang S, Hu S, Chao HH, Li CR. Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Locus Coeruleus in Humans: In Comparison with the Ventral Tegmental Area/Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta and the Effects of Age. Cerebral Cortex 2015, 26: 3413-3427. PMID: 26223261, PMCID: PMC4961017, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhv172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral tegmental area/substantia nigra pars compactaSubstantia nigra pars compactaLocus coeruleusPars compactaFunctional connectivityResting-state functional connectivityCerebral functional connectivityNumerous animal studiesFronto-parietal cortexRight anterior insulaResting-state fMRI dataEffect of ageCerebral cortexNoradrenergic inputCognitive motor controlAnimal studiesCortex decreasesHealthy adultsCerebellum increasesMidbrain nucleiBilateral amygdalaMidbrain structuresAnterior insulaCognitive manifestationsMotor control
2014
Dissociable Roles of Right Inferior Frontal Cortex and Anterior Insula in Inhibitory Control: Evidence from Intrinsic and Task-Related Functional Parcellation, Connectivity, and Response Profile Analyses across Multiple Datasets
Cai W, Ryali S, Chen T, Li CS, Menon V. Dissociable Roles of Right Inferior Frontal Cortex and Anterior Insula in Inhibitory Control: Evidence from Intrinsic and Task-Related Functional Parcellation, Connectivity, and Response Profile Analyses across Multiple Datasets. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 14652-14667. PMID: 25355218, PMCID: PMC4212065, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3048-14.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight inferior frontal cortexRight anterior insulaTask-evoked functional connectivityInferior frontal cortexFrontal cortexInhibitory controlFunctional connectivityAnterior insulaFronto-parietal cortexIntrinsic brain activityAnterior cingulate cortexResponse profilesDissociable rolesCortex volumeIndependent cohortControl studyCingulate cortexDorsomedial prefrontalCortexDistinct functional characteristicsGreater activationResponse profile analysisBrain activityDifferential rolesInsula