2023
Sleep 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 ResearchConceptsPittsburgh 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 qualityOvernight Abstinence, Ventrostriatal-Insular Connectivity, and Tridimensional Personality Traits in Cigarette Smokers
Chen Y, Li C. Overnight Abstinence, Ventrostriatal-Insular Connectivity, and Tridimensional Personality Traits in Cigarette Smokers. Journal Of Integrative Neuroscience 2023, 22: 66. PMID: 37258442, DOI: 10.31083/j.jin2203066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersonality traitsOvernight abstinenceTridimensional Personality QuestionnaireState functional magnetic resonance imaging scansFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scansPersonality risk factorsIndividual personality traitsMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansState functional connectivityShort-term abstinenceResonance imaging scansRisk of smokingInter-regional connectivityNicotine deprivationHarm avoidanceConnectivity correlatesNeural markersCigarette smokingFunctional connectivityCigarette smokersPersonality QuestionnaireImaging scansRisk factorsDorsal striatumNicotine dependence
2022
Hypothalamic Functional Connectivity and Apathy in People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Healthy Controls
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Chao H, van Dyck C, Li C. Hypothalamic Functional Connectivity and Apathy in People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Healthy Controls. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2022, 90: 1615-1628. PMID: 36314209, PMCID: PMC10064487, DOI: 10.3233/jad-220708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle temporal gyrusMild cognitive impairmentMotivation circuitsFunctional connectivityPath analysisWhole-brain regressionPCu/PCCState functional connectivityTotal scoreTemporal gyrusNeural markersCingulate cortexMemory dysfunctionRSFCHealthy controlsCognitive statusCognitive impairmentAlzheimer's diseaseApathyPrecuneusMemoryRsFCsDepressionScale total scoreCognitive subscoresHypothalamic 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 networkThe 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 correlates
2020
Resting state hypothalamic and dorsomedial prefrontal cortical connectivity of the periaqueductal gray in cocaine addiction
Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Le TM, Dhingra I, Chen Y, Li C. Resting state hypothalamic and dorsomedial prefrontal cortical connectivity of the periaqueductal gray in cocaine addiction. Addiction Biology 2020, 26: e12989. PMID: 33300238, PMCID: PMC8614224, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12989.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeriaqueductal grayPain circuitsDrug useCocaine addictionFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortical connectivityState functional connectivityReward circuit dysfunctionRecent cocaine useHealthy control participantsInferior parietal cortexCompulsive drug useHabitual drug useCircuit dysfunctionCocaine withdrawalCocaine-dependent individualsCocaine cravingCortical connectivitySignificant anxietyDorsomedial prefrontalParietal cortexCocaine useIntrinsic connectivitySubcortical hubsDrug seeking
2019
Threat bias and resting state functional connectivity of the amygdala and bed nucleus stria terminalis
Jenks SK, Zhang S, Li CR, Hu S. Threat bias and resting state functional connectivity of the amygdala and bed nucleus stria terminalis. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2019, 122: 54-63. PMID: 31927266, PMCID: PMC7010552, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy controlsState functional connectivityStria terminalisFunctional connectivityAnxiety disordersBed nucleus stria terminalisNucleus stria terminalisAnxiety-related disordersBed nucleusClinical heterogeneityComorbid anxietyWhole brainAmygdalaIntrinsic connectivityRSFCNathan Kline Institute-Rockland SampleAnticipatory anxietyBNSTGroup differencesNeural markersDisordersPatientsTerminalisImaging resultsCurrent findingsStriatal functional connectivity in chronic ketamine users: a pilot study
Hung CC, Zhang S, Chen CM, Duann JR, Lin CP, Lee TS, Li CR. Striatal functional connectivity in chronic ketamine users: a pilot study. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2019, 46: 31-43. PMID: 31264888, PMCID: PMC8627683, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2019.1624764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of useChronic ketamine usersKetamine usersKetamine useKetamine misuseOrbitofrontal cortexFunctional connectivityStriatal functional connectivityState functional connectivityLeft orbitofrontal cortexBIS-11 scoresDorsal anterior cingulate cortexVoxel-wise connectivityAnterior cingulate cortexMagnetic resonance imagingOFC connectivityHealthy controlsBilateral cerebellumStriatal connectivityCingulate cortexResonance imagingControl dysfunctionVentral striatumZ-scorePilot study
2018
Disrupted Functional Connectivity of Cornu Ammonis Subregions in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Longitudinal Resting-State fMRI Study
Li H, Jia X, Qi Z, Fan X, Ma T, Pang R, Ni H, Li CR, Lu J, Li K. Disrupted Functional Connectivity of Cornu Ammonis Subregions in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Longitudinal Resting-State fMRI Study. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2018, 12: 413. PMID: 30420801, PMCID: PMC6216144, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmnestic mild cognitive impairmentMiddle temporal gyrusRight middle temporal gyrusState functional connectivityMild cognitive impairmentFunctional connectivityAMCI subjectsRight CA1Cornu ammonisLongitudinal resting-state fMRI studyCognitive impairmentCuneal cortexLongitudinal changesResting-State fMRI StudyState functional MRI scansDisrupted Functional ConnectivityLongitudinal cognitive assessmentsFunctional MRI scansGray matter volumeSubtle structural deficitsHealthy control participantsMiddle temporal cortexImportant neural markerCovariates of ageCA1 connectivityResting State Functional Connectivity of the Lateral and Medial Hypothalamus in Cocaine Dependence: An Exploratory Study
Zhang S, Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Li CR. Resting State Functional Connectivity of the Lateral and Medial Hypothalamus in Cocaine Dependence: An Exploratory Study. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2018, 9: 344. PMID: 30100886, PMCID: PMC6072838, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchState functional connectivityMedial hypothalamusHealthy controlsCocaine dependenceDorsolateral prefrontal cortexFunctional connectivityHypothalamic connectivityPrefrontal cortexVentral striatumCocaine misuseConnectivity strengthCocaine Craving QuestionnaireRole of dopamineInferior parietal lobuleLateral hypothalamusTrend-level significanceMesocorticolimbic circuitPreclinical workHypothalamusVentromedial prefrontal cortexCocaine usePast monthParietal lobuleTemporal gyrusHypothalamus functionsExploring Age-Related Changes in Resting State Functional Connectivity of the Amygdala: From Young to Middle Adulthood
Xiao T, Zhang S, Lee LE, Chao HH, van Dyck C, Li CR. Exploring Age-Related Changes in Resting State Functional Connectivity of the Amygdala: From Young to Middle Adulthood. Frontiers In Aging Neuroscience 2018, 10: 209. PMID: 30061823, PMCID: PMC6055042, DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting-state functional connectivityAmygdala resting-state functional connectivityDorsal medial prefrontal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexAge-related differencesFunctional connectivityEmotion regulationAge-related changesPrefrontal cortexPositive resting-state functional connectivityNegative rsFCCingulate cortexEmotion regulatory mechanismsMiddle adulthoodVentromedial prefrontal cortexLife-span developmentState functional connectivityPosterior cingulate cortexMedial prefrontal cortexCognitive processingMaladaptive developmentAmygdala interactionsEmotional disordersIntrinsic connectivityAmygdala circuitsVentral striatal dysfunction in cocaine dependence – difference mapping for subregional resting state functional connectivity
Zhang S, Li CR. Ventral striatal dysfunction in cocaine dependence – difference mapping for subregional resting state functional connectivity. Translational Psychiatry 2018, 8: 119. PMID: 29915214, PMCID: PMC6006289, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-018-0164-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState functional connectivityCocaine dependenceVentral striatumFunctional connectivityVentral striatal dysfunctionExtent of depressionCircuit deficitsDopaminergic deficitFunctional dysconnectivityStriatal dysfunctionRSFC differencesVmPFC connectivitySubregional changesRsFC changesParahippocampal gyrusCocaine cravingCortical connectivityHealthy populationVentromedial prefrontal cortexVisual cortexMental illnessCocaine useRSFCPrefrontal cortexFunctional subregionsResting state functional connectivity of the amygdala and problem drinking in non-dependent alcohol drinkers
Hu S, Ide JS, Chao HH, Zhornitsky S, Fischer KA, Wang W, Zhang S, Li CR. Resting state functional connectivity of the amygdala and problem drinking in non-dependent alcohol drinkers. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 185: 173-180. PMID: 29454928, PMCID: PMC5889735, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsState functional connectivityDorsal anterior cingulate cortexAlcohol misuseAlcohol drinkersFunctional connectivityInvolvement scoreProblem drinkingSubstance useWhole-brain rsFCComorbid substance useAmygdala-prefrontal cortical circuitAnterior cingulate cortexStatistical parametric mappingPotential sex differencesPrefrontal cortical structuresAmygdala connectivityCortical functionCortical circuitsCingulate cortexAmygdalaCortical structuresParametric mappingSex differencesDrinkingDrinkers
2017
Depression in chronic ketamine users: Sex differences and neural bases
Li CR, Zhang S, Hung CC, Chen CM, Duann JR, Lin CP, Lee TS. Depression in chronic ketamine users: Sex differences and neural bases. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2017, 269: 1-8. PMID: 28892733, PMCID: PMC5634929, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2017.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy controlsSgACC connectivityChronic ketamine usersKetamine usersOrbitofrontal cortexEpidemiological Studies Depression ScaleSubgenual anterior cingulate cortexSex differencesPathogenesis of depressionCES-D scoresState functional connectivityBilateral superior temporal gyrusChronic ketamine useAnterior cingulate cortexSuperior temporal gyrusNeural basisDepression ScaleDorsomedial prefrontal cortexDepression scoresDepression severityKetamine useCingulate cortexTemporal gyrusFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortexThe Effects of Age, from Young to Middle Adulthood, and Gender on Resting State Functional Connectivity of the Dopaminergic Midbrain
Peterson AC, Zhang S, Hu S, Chao HH, Li CR. The Effects of Age, from Young to Middle Adulthood, and Gender on Resting State Functional Connectivity of the Dopaminergic Midbrain. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2017, 11: 52. PMID: 28223929, PMCID: PMC5293810, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstantia nigra pars compactaVentral tegmental areaAttention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorderState functional connectivityAge-related changesEffect of ageFunctional connectivityParahippocampal gyrusParkinson's diseaseMiddle adulthoodDopaminergic ventral tegmental areaBilateral angular gyrusOrbital frontal regionsBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signalLevel-dependent signalPosterior orbital gyrusTime courseNeural basisDopaminergic midbrainHyperactivity disorderNeural mechanismsAngular gyrusPars compactaFrontal regionsDopaminergic structures
2014
The effects of age on resting state functional connectivity of the basal ganglia from young to middle adulthood
Manza P, Zhang S, Hu S, Chao HH, Leung HC, Li CS. The effects of age on resting state functional connectivity of the basal ganglia from young to middle adulthood. NeuroImage 2014, 107: 311-322. PMID: 25514518, PMCID: PMC4300261, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.12.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal gangliaNegative connectivityFunctional connectivityState functional magnetic resonanceBasal ganglia nucleiCerebral functional connectivityVentral tegmental area/substantia nigraState functional connectivityAge-related structural changesYears of agePosterior cingulate cortexMedial orbitofrontal cortexDefault mode network regionsFunctional magnetic resonanceCerebellum changesEffect of ageCerebral cortexDopaminergic dysfunctionSubstantia nigraPosterior putamenSomatomotor cortexAdults 18Motor functionVTA/SNMiddle adulthoodResting state functional connectivity of the basal nucleus of Meynert in humans: In comparison to the ventral striatum and the effects of age
Li CS, Ide JS, Zhang S, Hu S, Chao HH, Zaborszky L. Resting state functional connectivity of the basal nucleus of Meynert in humans: In comparison to the ventral striatum and the effects of age. NeuroImage 2014, 97: 321-332. PMID: 24736176, PMCID: PMC4065805, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.04.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral functional connectivityFunctional connectivityStronger positive connectivityEffect of ageMotor areaBasal nucleusCognitive declineState functional magnetic resonanceResting-state functional magnetic resonancePositive connectivityPrimary cholinergic inputLoss of neuronsPost-mortem human brainState functional connectivitySupplementary motor areaNumerous animal studiesPre-supplementary motor areaReward-Related BehaviorAnterior cingulate cortexMedial orbitofrontal cortexAge-related cognitive declineAge-related changesFunctional magnetic resonanceVS connectivityCerebral cortex