2023
Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Dorsal and Ventral Striatum, Impulsivity, and Severity of Use in Recently Abstinent Cocaine-Dependent Individuals
Dong X, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Le T, Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Li C, Zhang S. Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Dorsal and Ventral Striatum, Impulsivity, and Severity of Use in Recently Abstinent Cocaine-Dependent Individuals. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 26: 627-638. PMID: 37579016, PMCID: PMC10519818, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyac019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityInferior frontal cortexCocaine-dependent individualsHealthy controlsVentral striatumCocaine useDorsal striatumAbstinent cocaine-dependent individualsCocaine misuseFunctional connectivityYears of drinkingLeft orbitofrontal cortexBIS-11 scoresRecent cocaine useLeft inferior frontal cortexDopaminergic deficitCortex connectivityFrontal cortexSeparate cohortHuman studiesSeverity of useAnimal studiesSecond cohortOrbitofrontal cortexBarratt Impulsivity ScaleAppetitive and aversive cue reactivities differentiate neural subtypes of alcohol drinkers
Chen Y, Li C. Appetitive and aversive cue reactivities differentiate neural subtypes of alcohol drinkers. Addiction Neuroscience 2023, 7: 100089. PMID: 37483686, PMCID: PMC10358306, DOI: 10.1016/j.addicn.2023.100089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCue responsesMonetary incentive delay taskDistinct neural correlatesDistinct neural underpinningsIncentive delay taskNegative emotional statesMid-cingulate cortexMedial cortical regionsDrug cuesNeural underpinningsCue reactivityNeural correlatesSubjective urgeAlcohol expectanciesDelay taskEmotional statesLoss processingSensation seekingVentral striatumAlcohol drinkersAversive componentCortical regionsAversive responsesSubstance misusePotential subtypes
2022
Striatal gray matter volumes, externalizing traits, and N-back task performance: An exploratory study of sex differences using the human connectome project data
Chen Y, Li C. Striatal gray matter volumes, externalizing traits, and N-back task performance: An exploratory study of sex differences using the human connectome project data. Journal Of Experimental Psychopathology 2022, 13: 20438087221080057. DOI: 10.1177/20438087221080057.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Reward-Related Responses and Tonic Craving in Cocaine Addiction: An Imaging Study of the Monetary Incentive Delay Task
Zhornitsky S, Dhingra I, Le TM, Wang W, Li CR, Zhang S. Reward-Related Responses and Tonic Craving in Cocaine Addiction: An Imaging Study of the Monetary Incentive Delay Task. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2021, 24: 634-644. PMID: 33822080, PMCID: PMC8378081, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyab016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-dependent individualsCocaine Craving QuestionnaireCCQ scoresRecent cocaine useHealthy controlsMonetary incentive delay taskReward-related responsesCocaine useVentral striatumIncentive delay taskMotor cortexReward responsesPrecentral gyrusCocaine addictionPrimary motor cortexSupplementary motor areaDelay taskIntense drug cravingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingDrug-seeking behaviorHigher activationReward-related activityMotor areaWhole brain
2020
The Neural Processes Interlinking Social Isolation, Social Support, and Problem Alcohol Use
Le TM, Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Dhingra I, Chen Y, Zhang S, Li CR. The Neural Processes Interlinking Social Isolation, Social Support, and Problem Alcohol Use. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 24: 333-343. PMID: 33211853, PMCID: PMC8059487, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyaa086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial supportVentral striatumVS connectivityAlcohol misuseSocial isolationWhole-brain multiple regressionProblem drinkingProblem drinkersAlcohol useResting-state functional magnetic resonanceFunctional magnetic resonanceMiddle frontal gyrusPotential protective factorsProblem alcohol usePrefrontal cortical modulationCognitive controlIndividual differencesNeural processesNeural substratesFrontal gyrusPrefrontal connectivityElevated stress responseFunctional connectivityPath analysisNeural connectivityGray 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
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 responsesStriatal 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
Hypothalamic response to cocaine cues and cocaine addiction severity
Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Angarita GA, Li C. Hypothalamic response to cocaine cues and cocaine addiction severity. Addiction Biology 2018, 25: e12682. PMID: 30295396, PMCID: PMC6453736, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine Craving QuestionnaireCocaine Selective Severity AssessmentFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCocaine-dependent individualsAddiction severityOrbitofrontal cortexHypothalamic responseVentral striatumCocaine addictionCocaine cuesAngular gyrusBilateral orbitofrontal cortexBilateral visual cortexCue-induced cravingMagnetic resonance imagingMiddle frontal gyrusClinical featuresNeutral cuesDopaminergic circuitsHypothalamusVisual cortexResonance imagingDopaminergic midbrainFrontal gyrusAg responseResting 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 functionsVentral 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 subregions
2017
Hemispheric lateralization of resting-state functional connectivity of the ventral striatum: an exploratory study
Zhang S, Hu S, Chao HH, Li CR. Hemispheric lateralization of resting-state functional connectivity of the ventral striatum: an exploratory study. Brain Structure And Function 2017, 222: 2573-2583. PMID: 28110447, PMCID: PMC5540792, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-016-1358-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityPosterior cingulate cortexIntraparietal sulcusVentral striatumSupramarginal gyrusVS connectivityFunctional connectivityDorsomedial prefrontal cortexAutomated Anatomic Labeling (AAL) atlasFunctional hemispheric asymmetriesCerebral functional organizationGender differencesHuman Connectome ProjectRight lateralizationSelf-ControlHemispheric lateralizationPrefrontal cortexSaliency responsesBehavioral contingenciesFunctional lateralizationMotivated behaviorHemispheric asymmetryCingulate cortexConnectome ProjectLaterality index
2016
Craving behavioral intervention for internet gaming disorder: remediation of functional connectivity of the ventral striatum
Zhang J, Ma S, Li C, Liu L, Xia C, Lan J, Wang L, Liu B, Yao Y, Fang X. Craving behavioral intervention for internet gaming disorder: remediation of functional connectivity of the ventral striatum. Addiction Biology 2016, 23: 337-346. PMID: 27894158, PMCID: PMC5446940, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityPsychobehavioral interventionsIGD subjectsFunctional connectivityHealthy controlsInternet gaming disorderGreater resting-state functional connectivityFrontal gyrusEffects of CBICross-sectional studyBehavioral intervention studyDirect current stimulationInferior parietal lobuleMiddle frontal gyrusGaming disorderSeverity of IGDInferior frontal gyrusSimilar time intervalsEffective treatmentIntervention studiesNon-invasive techniquePotential biomarkersVentral striatumParietal lobuleCurrent stimulation