2024
Sex 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnxietyAnxiety DisordersEmotionsFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePrefrontal CortexSex CharacteristicsConceptsMedial 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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCocaineCocaine-Related DisordersHumansImpulsive BehaviorMagnetic Resonance ImagingPrefrontal CortexVentral StriatumConceptsResting-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 ScaleAge-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
Shared and distinct neural activity during anticipation and outcome of win and loss: A meta-analysis of the monetary incentive delay task
Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Li C. Shared and distinct neural activity during anticipation and outcome of win and loss: A meta-analysis of the monetary incentive delay task. NeuroImage 2022, 264: 119764. PMID: 36427755, PMCID: PMC9837714, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnticipation, PsychologicalBrain MappingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMotivationPrefrontal CortexRewardConceptsSupplementary motor areaMonetary incentive delay taskMedial orbitofrontal cortexBilateral anterior insulaLoss outcomesAnterior insulaLoss anticipationIncentive delay taskBilateral striatumPrecentral gyrusCingulate cortexBilateral medial orbitofrontal cortexDorsal anterior cingulate cortexRight occipital cortexDelay taskAnterior cingulate cortexPosterior cingulate cortexNeural correlatesActivation likelihood estimationRight thalamusMotor areaOccipital cortexRegional activityDistinct neural activityStriatumChildhood trauma and cognitive deficits in patients with schizophrenia: mediation by orbitofrontal cortex H-shaped sulci volume
Wang L, Yin Y, Feng W, Zhou Y, Huang J, Zhang P, Chen S, Fan H, Cui Y, Luo X, Tan S, Wang Z, Tian B, Tian L, Li CR, Tan Y. Childhood trauma and cognitive deficits in patients with schizophrenia: mediation by orbitofrontal cortex H-shaped sulci volume. Journal Of Psychiatry And Neuroscience 2022, 47: e209-e217. PMID: 35654451, PMCID: PMC9177195, DOI: 10.1503/jpn.210178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdverse Childhood ExperiencesCognitionHumansPrefrontal CortexRetrospective StudiesSchizophreniaConceptsFirst-episode schizophreniaCTQ total scoresHealthy controlsCognitive functionChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireTotal scoreCognitive deficitsChildhood trauma experiencesMATRICS Consensus Cognitive BatteryChildhood traumaOrbitofrontal cortexWorse cognitive functionTrauma experiencesHigh-resolution MRIRetrospective designPatientsConsensus Cognitive BatterySchizophreniaTraumaSubscoresSmall sample sizeTrauma QuestionnaireComposite scoreLines of evidenceScoresCerebral Volumetric Correlates of Apathy in Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Older Adults: Meta-Analysis, Label-Based Review, and Study of an Independent Cohort
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Chao HH, van Dyck CH, Li CR. Cerebral Volumetric Correlates of Apathy in Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Older Adults: Meta-Analysis, Label-Based Review, and Study of an Independent Cohort. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2022, 85: 1251-1265. PMID: 34924392, PMCID: PMC9215906, DOI: 10.3233/jad-215316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseInferior frontal gyrusIndependent cohortEmotional scoresHealthy controlsCognitive impairmentVolumetric correlatesMini-Mental State Examination scoreAD/mild cognitive impairmentNeuroanatomical correlatesState Examination scoreApathy Evaluation ScaleGray matter volumeVoxel-based morphometryRight inferior frontal gyrusLabel-based reviewMild cognitive impairmentNormal older adultsCortical atrophyHigh morbidityBasal gangliaRight putamenMatter volumeAnterior cingulateReduced quality
2021
Lower prefrontal cortical synaptic vesicle binding in cocaine use disorder: An exploratory 11C‐UCB‐J positron emission tomography study in humans
Angarita GA, Worhunsky PD, Naganawa M, Toyonaga T, Nabulsi NB, Li C, Esterlis I, Skosnik PD, Radhakrishnan R, Pittman B, Gueorguieva R, Potenza MN, Finnema SJ, Huang Y, Carson RE, Malison RT. Lower prefrontal cortical synaptic vesicle binding in cocaine use disorder: An exploratory 11C‐UCB‐J positron emission tomography study in humans. Addiction Biology 2021, 27: e13123. PMID: 34852401, PMCID: PMC8891080, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainCocaineHumansNerve Tissue ProteinsPositron-Emission TomographyPrefrontal CortexPyridinesSynaptic VesiclesConceptsCocaine use disorderAnterior cingulate cortexRecent cocaine useSynaptic densityMedial orbitofrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexCocaine useOrbitofrontal cortexUse disordersVentromedial prefrontal cortexPositron emission tomography scanPositron emission tomography studyEmission tomography scanSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2AHealthy control subjectsVolume of distributionEmission tomography studiesAcute cocaineControl subjectsTomography scanCocaine exposurePreclinical studiesHC subjectsDendritic spinesLifetime cocaine useDistinct patterns of prefrontal cortical disengagement during inhibitory control in addiction: A meta-analysis based on population characteristics
Le TM, Potvin S, Zhornitsky S, Li CR. Distinct patterns of prefrontal cortical disengagement during inhibitory control in addiction: A meta-analysis based on population characteristics. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2021, 127: 255-269. PMID: 33933507, PMCID: PMC8411123, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal anterior cingulate cortexMiddle frontal gyrusHealthy controlsLeft dorsal anterior cingulate cortexMFG activationSubstance use statusPrefrontal cortical dysfunctionAnterior cingulate cortexPrefrontal cortical regionsResponse inhibitionPopulation characteristicsImpaired task performanceInhibitory control deficitsCortical dysfunctionCerebral functionBenefits of abstinenceNicotine usersCortical activationCingulate cortexCortical regionsFrontal gyrusBrain activationDrug addictionUse statusControl deficits
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 seekingCue-elicited functional connectivity of the periaqueductal gray and tonic cocaine craving
Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Dhingra I, Le TM, Li CR. Cue-elicited functional connectivity of the periaqueductal gray and tonic cocaine craving. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 216: 108240. PMID: 32853997, PMCID: PMC7606798, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeriaqueductal grayPain circuitsHabitual drug useCocaine withdrawalCocaine cravingDrug useCue exposureNeutral cue exposureReward circuit dysfunctionCocaine Craving QuestionnaireCocaine cue exposureChronic cocaine useSex differencesCocaine-dependent participantsCircuit dysfunctionFemale CDVentromedial prefrontal cortexCocaine useCocaine addictionFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortexDependent participantsWithdrawalHigher activationCocaine
2019
Heart Rate Variability, Cue-Evoked Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortical Response, and Problem Alcohol Use in Adult Drinkers
Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Le TM, Zhang S, Li CR. Heart Rate Variability, Cue-Evoked Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortical Response, and Problem Alcohol Use in Adult Drinkers. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2019, 5: 619-628. PMID: 32061544, PMCID: PMC7286768, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2019.12.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestProblem alcohol useHeart rate variabilityCue exposureAlcohol useAUDIT scoresAutonomic responsesRate variabilityNeutral cue exposureCue exposure paradigmDisorders Identification TestAlcohol cue exposurePrefrontal cortical responsesVentromedial prefrontal cortex activityAlcohol drinkersPrefrontal cortex activityHigher RMSSDCortical responsesParasympathetic responseAlcohol cravingAlcohol misuseVentromedial prefrontal cortexExposure paradigmCortex activityMediation analysisConcurrent 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 responsesProblem drinking alters gray matter volume and food cue responses of the lateral orbitofrontal cortex
Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Zhang S, Li C. Problem drinking alters gray matter volume and food cue responses of the lateral orbitofrontal cortex. Addiction Biology 2019, 26: e12857. PMID: 31746092, PMCID: PMC8627684, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismCuesFeeding BehaviorFemaleGray MatterHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPrefrontal CortexConceptsLateral orbitofrontal cortexAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestGray matter volumeEffect of ProblemOrbitofrontal cortexWhole-brain multiple regressionLeft middle frontal gyrusAlcohol misuseFood cue responsesFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataVisual food cuesAUDIT scoresMatter volumeMiddle frontal gyrusAffective processesNonfood cuesFood cuesNonfood imagesBrain substratesDisorders Identification TestFrontal gyrusNeural mechanismsFood stimuliCue responsesFood imagesNeural correlates of enhanced response inhibition in the aftermath of stress
Chang J, Hu J, Li CR, Yu R. Neural correlates of enhanced response inhibition in the aftermath of stress. NeuroImage 2019, 204: 116212. PMID: 31546050, PMCID: PMC7509808, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory controlAcute stressMagnetic resonance imaging studySignal taskResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyMiddle frontal gyrusTrier Social Stress TestControl conditionSignal reaction timeAftermath of stressSocial Stress TestImaging studiesCognitive functionDynamic causal modelingStress exposureEnhanced response inhibitionPilot studyFrontal gyrusLife stressNeural mechanismsStriatumResponse inhibitionNeural correlatesImmediate effectsStriatal 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 studyImaging the effects of age on proactive control in healthy adults
Hu S, Job M, Jenks SK, Chao HH, Li CR. Imaging the effects of age on proactive control in healthy adults. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2019, 13: 1526-1537. PMID: 31011949, PMCID: PMC6812594, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-019-00103-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgingBrainFemaleFrontal LobeHumansInhibition, PsychologicalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleParietal LobePrefrontal CortexReaction TimeConceptsInferior occipital gyrusStop-signal reaction timePrefrontal cortexProactive controlProactive inhibitionOlder adultsReactive inhibitionSuperior parietal lobuleSequential effectsEffect of ageSignal reaction timeCaudate headDistinct neural processesParacentral lobuleTrial reaction timeVentromedial prefrontal cortexLateral prefrontal cortexHealthy adultsNeural changesNeural plasticityOccipital gyrusParietal lobuleReaction timeYoung adultsBelief Model
2018
Diminished gray matter density mediates chemotherapy dosage-related cognitive impairment in breast cancer patients
Li X, Chen H, Lv Y, Chao HH, Gong L, Li CR, Cheng H. Diminished gray matter density mediates chemotherapy dosage-related cognitive impairment in breast cancer patients. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 13801. PMID: 30218006, PMCID: PMC6138678, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32257-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsGray matter densityRight middle frontal gyrusBC patientsCancer patientsCognitive impairmentMiddle frontal gyrusChemotherapy cyclesFrontal gyrusWhole brainGray matterMorphometry analysisHealthy control subjectsStructural magnetic resonance imagingDose-response relationshipMagnetic resonance imagingRight fusiform areaFrontal cortical structuresControl subjectsBilateral cerebellumInferior frontal gyrusPatientsLeft inferior frontal gyrusResonance imagingBrain structuresStructural and functional cerebral bases of diminished inhibitory control during healthy aging
Hu S, Ide JS, Chao HH, Castagna B, Fischer KA, Zhang S, Li C. Structural and functional cerebral bases of diminished inhibitory control during healthy aging. Human Brain Mapping 2018, 39: 5085-5096. PMID: 30113124, PMCID: PMC6287913, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProlonged stop signal reaction timeStop-signal reaction timeAge-related reductionInhibitory controlFunctional changesPrefrontal cortexAge-related diminutionSignal taskRight dorsolateral prefrontal cortexSame brain regionsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingMedial prefrontal cortexInferior parietal cortexResponse inhibitionDorsolateral prefrontal cortexInferior frontal cortexDiminished inhibitory controlCerebral changesStructure-function associationsSignal reaction timeCaudate headAge-related differencesStop-signal taskFrontal cortexVentral 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