2023
The effects of cocaine use severity and abstinence on behavioral performance and neural processes of response inhibition
Li G, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Tang X, Li C. The effects of cocaine use severity and abstinence on behavioral performance and neural processes of response inhibition. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2023, 336: 111734. PMID: 37871409, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2023.111734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDays of abstinenceStop-signal reaction timeHealthy controlsCocaine dependenceSuperior temporal gyrusCocaine use severityStop-signal taskCocaine useResponse inhibitionUse severityBilateral superior temporal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonanceWhole-brain regressionNeural processesPoor response inhibitionInhibition dysfunctionCerebral markersTemporal gyrusSTG activityAbstinenceSuccess trialsSeverityNeural mechanismsInhibitionBehavioral performanceResting-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 Scale
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCerebral CortexCocaine-Related DisordersCravingDelay DiscountingFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMotivationMotor CortexRewardVentral StriatumConceptsCocaine-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 brainNoradrenergic correlates of chronic cocaine craving: neuromelanin and functional brain imaging
Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Zhang S, Li CR. Noradrenergic correlates of chronic cocaine craving: neuromelanin and functional brain imaging. Neuropsychopharmacology 2021, 46: 851-859. PMID: 33408330, PMCID: PMC8027452, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-00937-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 seekingCommon and gender‐specific associations with cocaine use on gray matter volume: Data from the ENIGMA addiction working group
Rabin RA, Mackey S, Parvaz MA, Cousijn J, Li C, Pearlson G, Schmaal L, Sinha R, Stein E, Veltman D, Thompson PM, Conrod P, Garavan H, Alia‐Klein N, Goldstein RZ. Common and gender‐specific associations with cocaine use on gray matter volume: Data from the ENIGMA addiction working group. Human Brain Mapping 2020, 43: 543-554. PMID: 32857473, PMCID: PMC8675419, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCerebral CortexCocaine-Related DisordersFemaleGray MatterHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeuroimagingSex CharacteristicsConceptsGray matter volumeCocaine useCocaine-dependent individualsMatter volumeCD individualsWhole-brain linear regressionAnterior insulaHippocampal gray matter volumeSelect brain areasT1-weighted MRI scansGender-specific associationsTotal intracranial volumeENIGMA Addiction Working GroupCue-induced cravingLeft anterior insulaGender-specific mechanismsAge-matched participantsCD menCD womenVoxel-based morphometry dataControl menLimbic regionsClinical dataMRI scansBrain areasCue-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 activationCocaineInterpersonal Risk Factors for Suicide in Cocaine Dependence: Association with Self‐Esteem, Personality Traits, and Childhood Abuse
Zhornitsky S, Le TM, Dhingra I, Adkinson BD, Potvin S, Li C. Interpersonal Risk Factors for Suicide in Cocaine Dependence: Association with Self‐Esteem, Personality Traits, and Childhood Abuse. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2020, 50: 867-883. PMID: 32030810, PMCID: PMC7518050, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildCocaine-Related DisordersFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMalePersonalityPsychological TheoryRisk FactorsSuicidal IdeationSuicideConceptsCocaine-dependent individualsHarm avoidanceChildhood abusePersonality traitsSexual abuseCocaine dependenceGreater emotional abuseLow harm avoidanceInterpersonal risk factorsElevated harm avoidancePredictors of PbLack of belongingnessInterpersonal theoryNovelty seekingEmotional abuseSelf-EsteemHealthy controlsGroup differencesPhysical abuseSubstance useAbuseSuicidal behaviorAvoidanceDepressionSex analysis
2019
Hypothalamic Responses to Cocaine and Food Cues in Individuals with Cocaine Dependence
Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Le TM, Li CR. Hypothalamic Responses to Cocaine and Food Cues in Individuals with Cocaine Dependence. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 22: 754-764. PMID: 31420667, PMCID: PMC6929672, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyz044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy control participantsHypothalamic activationCocaine useCocaine-dependent participantsFood cuesCocaine addictionHypothalamic responseControl participantsCocaine Craving QuestionnaireRecent cocaine useFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingCue-related activationsInferior parietal cortexHypothalamic dysfunctionClinical variablesDopaminergic pathwaysTonic cravingFood intakeQuestionnaire scoresRodent studiesVisual cortexParietal cortexResonance imagingHypothalamus
2018
Mega-Analysis of Gray Matter Volume in Substance Dependence: General and Substance-Specific Regional Effects
Mackey S, Allgaier N, Chaarani B, Spechler P, Orr C, Bunn J, Allen NB, Alia-Klein N, Batalla A, Blaine S, Brooks S, Caparelli E, Chye YY, Cousijn J, Dagher A, Desrivieres S, Feldstein-Ewing S, Foxe JJ, Goldstein RZ, Goudriaan AE, Heitzeg MM, Hester R, Hutchison K, Korucuoglu O, Li CR, London E, Lorenzetti V, Luijten M, Martin-Santos R, May A, Momenan R, Morales A, Paulus MP, Pearlson G, Rousseau ME, Salmeron BJ, Schluter R, Schmaal L, Schumann G, Sjoerds Z, Stein DJ, Stein EA, Sinha R, Solowij N, Tapert S, Uhlmann A, Veltman D, van Holst R, Whittle S, Wiers R, Wright M, Yücel M, Zhang S, Yurgelun-Todd D, Hibar D, Jahanshad N, Evans A, Thompson P, Glahn D, Conrod P, Garavan H. Mega-Analysis of Gray Matter Volume in Substance Dependence: General and Substance-Specific Regional Effects. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2018, 176: 119-128. PMID: 30336705, PMCID: PMC6427822, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17040415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional brain volumesControl subjectsSubstance dependenceBrain volumeBrain regionsLower brain volumeAlcohol use disorderGray matter volumeTotal intracranial volumeMedial orbitofrontal cortexCommon neural substrateCortical thicknessUse disordersUseful biomarkerMatter volumeSubcortical volumesImaging biomarkersAlcohol dependenceIntracranial volumeOrbitofrontal cortexRegional volumesBrain structuresRelevant imaging biomarkersLow volumeNeural substratesHypothalamic 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCocaineCocaine-Related DisordersCuesFemaleHumansHypothalamusMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsCocaine 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 responseResponse inhibition and fronto-striatal-thalamic circuit dysfunction in cocaine addiction
Wang W, Worhunsky PD, Zhang S, Le TM, Potenza MN, Li CR. Response inhibition and fronto-striatal-thalamic circuit dysfunction in cocaine addiction. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2018, 192: 137-145. PMID: 30248560, PMCID: PMC6200592, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.07.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVentral 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrain MappingCocaine-Related DisordersFemaleHippocampusHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeural PathwaysPrefrontal CortexVentral StriatumConceptsState 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 subregionsDynamic network dysfunction in cocaine dependence: Graph theoretical metrics and stop signal reaction time
Zhang Y, Zhang S, Ide JS, Hu S, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Dong G, Tang X, Li CR. Dynamic network dysfunction in cocaine dependence: Graph theoretical metrics and stop signal reaction time. NeuroImage Clinical 2018, 18: 793-801. PMID: 29876265, PMCID: PMC5988015, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Power spectrum scale invariance as a neural marker of cocaine misuse and altered cognitive control
Ide JS, Hu S, Zhang S, Mujica-Parodi LR, Li CS. Power spectrum scale invariance as a neural marker of cocaine misuse and altered cognitive control. NeuroImage Clinical 2016, 11: 349-356. PMID: 27294029, PMCID: PMC4888196, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPower spectrum scale invarianceCognitive controlInferior frontal gyrusNeural markersBehavioral adjustmentSupramarginal gyrusLeft inferior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFronto-parietal areasBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signalCocaine misuseLevel-dependent signalCocaine-dependent adultsSignal taskFrontal gyrusFrontoparietal regionsPrefrontal cortexMagnetic resonance imagingConnectivity dynamicsBehavioral variablesCerebral activityCocaine addictionCocaine exposureCocaine dependenceDependent adultsCocaine dependence and thalamic functional connectivity: a multivariate pattern analysis
Zhang S, Hu S, Sinha R, Potenza MN, Malison RT, Li CS. Cocaine dependence and thalamic functional connectivity: a multivariate pattern analysis. NeuroImage Clinical 2016, 12: 348-358. PMID: 27556009, PMCID: PMC4986538, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Impaired Bayesian learning for cognitive control in cocaine dependence
Ide JS, Hu S, Zhang S, Yu AJ, Li CS. Impaired Bayesian learning for cognitive control in cocaine dependence. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 151: 220-227. PMID: 25869543, PMCID: PMC4447553, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Error-related functional connectivity of the thalamus in cocaine dependence
Zhang S, Hu S, Bednarski SR, Erdman E, Li CS. Error-related functional connectivity of the thalamus in cocaine dependence. NeuroImage Clinical 2014, 4: 585-592. PMID: 24936409, PMCID: PMC4053644, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2014.01.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral medial prefrontal cortexFunctional connectivityCognitive controlGeneralized psychophysiological interaction analysisTask-related processesPsychophysiological interaction analysisSubgenual anterior cingulate cortexCocaine dependenceMedial prefrontal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexError processingExecutive functionCocaine-dependent patientsPrefrontal cortexCingulate cortexRelated activationSubstance misuseCocaine useDrug useThalamic connectivity
2013
Cerebral gray matter volumes and low-frequency fluctuation of BOLD signals in cocaine dependence: Duration of use and gender difference
Ide JS, Zhang S, Hu S, Sinha R, Mazure CM, Li CS. Cerebral gray matter volumes and low-frequency fluctuation of BOLD signals in cocaine dependence: Duration of use and gender difference. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2013, 134: 51-62. PMID: 24090712, PMCID: PMC3865077, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCerebral CortexCocaine-Related DisordersEcho-Planar ImagingFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSex CharacteristicsTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsGray matter volumeSuperior frontal gyrusDuration of useGM volumeMatter volumeLow-frequency fluctuationsBOLD signalCingulate cortexCD individualsCocaine useCerebral gray matter volumeAlcohol useMiddle/posterior cingulate cortexRight superior frontal gyrusGM volume lossBilateral superior frontal gyrusHealthy control subjectsRight ventral putamenMagnetic resonance imagingChronic cocaine usePosterior cingulate cortexInfluence of ageEffect of ageControl subjectsVentral putamenMethylphenidate remediates error-preceding activation of the default mode brain regions in cocaine-addicted individuals
Matuskey D, Luo X, Zhang S, Morgan PT, Abdelghany O, Malison RT, Li CS. Methylphenidate remediates error-preceding activation of the default mode brain regions in cocaine-addicted individuals. Psychiatry Research 2013, 214: 116-121. PMID: 23973363, PMCID: PMC3811038, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2013.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCentral Nervous System StimulantsCerebral CortexCocaine-Related DisordersCognition DisordersFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedInhibition, PsychologicalMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMethylphenidateMiddle AgedModels, NeurologicalNeural PathwaysNeuropsychological TestsOxygenPhotic StimulationReaction TimeConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingStop-signal taskCD individualsCerebral activationPrecuneus/posterior cingulate cortexSystolic blood pressureInfluence of methylphenidateEffects of methylphenidateMagnetic resonance imagingPosterior cingulate cortexBrain imaging studiesCocaine-addicted individualsDefault mode networkAgonist therapyBlood pressureIntravenous methylphenidateCortico-striatoHealthy controlsCocaine-dependent individualsThalamic activationCingulate cortexResonance imagingBrain regionsMethylphenidateCocaine dependence