Shefali Chaudhary
Postdoctoral AssociateAbout
Research
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2025
Cingulate and frontopolar cortical projections to the cerebellar vermis support prolonged reaction time in identifying negative emotional scenes in women
Wong H, Chaudhary S, Chen Y, Ide J, Zhang S, Li C. Cingulate and frontopolar cortical projections to the cerebellar vermis support prolonged reaction time in identifying negative emotional scenes in women. NeuroImage 2025, 319: 121435. PMID: 40882825, PMCID: PMC12462808, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranger causality mappingNegative emotional scenesEmotional scenesIndividual anxietyIdentification of negative emotionsSex differencesReaction timeWhole-brain regressionCerebellar vermisProlonged RTNeutral imagesBehavioral paradigmsAnxiety statesNeural mechanismsBrain regionsNegative emotionsWhole-brainNeural markersAnxietyNeural circuitsAnxiety levelsCerebellar circuitsProlonged reaction timeNeurotypical womenState scoresImaging markers of neuroinflammation in aging and Alzheimer's disease and related dementia: A comprehensive review
Chaudhary S, Chao H, Agarwal K, Gupta S, Li C. Imaging markers of neuroinflammation in aging and Alzheimer's disease and related dementia: A comprehensive review. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2025, 176: 106270. PMID: 40578495, PMCID: PMC12239030, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional brain changesBrain changesMagnetic resonance imagingCognitive declineWhite matter deficitsImaging marker of neuroinflammationFunctional brain impairmentAlzheimer's diseaseImpact of neuroinflammationDiffusion tensor imagingMarkers of neuroinflammationFunctional connectivityBrain impairmentAssessment of blood-brain barrierNeural markersBody of researchDevelopment of Alzheimer's diseaseTensor imagingBlood-brain barrierOlder adultsGray matterNeuroinflammatory processesMagnetization transfer imagingStructural imagingRelated dementiaPrediction of alcohol intake patterns with olfactory and gustatory brain connectivity networks
Agarwal K, Chaudhary S, Tomasi D, Volkow N, Joseph P. Prediction of alcohol intake patterns with olfactory and gustatory brain connectivity networks. Neuropsychopharmacology 2025, 50: 1167-1175. PMID: 39962224, PMCID: PMC12089591, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-025-02058-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVentral attention networkBrain connectivity patternsHuman Connectome ProjectResting-state fMRI dataConnectivity patternsRisk of AUDYoung adultsBrain network connectivityAlcohol intake patternsAlcohol intakeAlcohol consumption behaviorOlfactory perceptionFMRI dataFunctional connectomePast-weekLongitudinal researchAttention networkYoung adult cohortChemosensory cuesBrain connectivity networksConnectome ProjectPast-yearConnectivity networksAlcohol drinkersAlcohol
2024
Age-related reduction in anxiety and neural encoding of negative emotional memory
Chaudhary S, Zhang S, Chen Y, Dominguez J, Chao H, Li C. Age-related reduction in anxiety and neural encoding of negative emotional memory. Frontiers In Aging Neuroscience 2024, 16: 1375435. PMID: 39021704, PMCID: PMC11252031, DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2024.1375435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative emotional memoriesSpielberger State-Trait Anxiety InventoryEmotional memoryAge-related reductionSpielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scoresWhole-brain regressionNegative emotional imagesState-Trait Anxiety InventoryTrait Anxiety InventoryAge-related differencesSignal detection theoryMemory taskNeutral imagesAge-related changesEmotional imagesAnxiety InventoryMediation analysisAnxietyPost-scanCortical activityNeural encodingState scoresMemoryOlder adultsDetection theoryGray Matter Atrophy in a 6-OHDA-induced Model of Parkinson’s Disease
Kumari S, Rana B, Kumaran S, Chaudhary S, Jain S, Srivastava A, Rajan R. Gray Matter Atrophy in a 6-OHDA-induced Model of Parkinson’s Disease. Neuroscience 2024, 551: 217-228. PMID: 38843989, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2024.05.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVolume-based morphometryGray matter volumeMachine learningMagnetic resonance imagingClassification accuracyGray matter atrophySham controlsSupport vector machine (SVM)-based algorithmContralateral rotational behaviorUnilateral 6-hydroxydopamineIncrease classification accuracyAssociated with progressionMatter volumeModel of Parkinson's diseaseParkinson's diseaseBrain regionsBasal ganglia-thalamocortical circuitsPD modelSubcortical brain regionsGMV changesGray matter volume atrophyBrain morphometric changesInternal capsuleStudy of alterationsSubstantia nigraDeficient sleep, altered hypothalamic functional connectivity, depression and anxiety in cigarette smokers
Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Li G, Fucito L, Bi J, Li C. Deficient sleep, altered hypothalamic functional connectivity, depression and anxiety in cigarette smokers. Neuroimage Reports 2024, 4: 100200. PMID: 38605733, PMCID: PMC11008573, DOI: 10.1016/j.ynirp.2024.100200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting state functional connectivitySeverity of depressionPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexMotivated behaviorNicotine dependenceFunctional connectivityPittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scoreAchenbach Adult Self-ReportSeverity of alcohol useAssociated with greater severityComorbid nicotine dependenceDeficient sleepAdult Self-ReportHypothalamic functional connectivityHuman Connectome ProjectAnxiety disordersAnxiety severityPublished routinesAnxiety symptomsCircuit dysfunctionGreater severityPsychiatric problemsSleep-wake cyclePoor sleep qualityNeural markersSex 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 ResearchConceptsMedial 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 anxietyAndrogen deprivation increases frontopolar cortical thickness in prostate cancer patients: an effect of early neurodegeneration?
Chaudhary S, Roy A, Summers C, Ahles T, Li C, Chao H. Androgen deprivation increases frontopolar cortical thickness in prostate cancer patients: an effect of early neurodegeneration? American Journal Of Cancer Research 2024, 14: 3652-3664. PMID: 39113873, PMCID: PMC11301281, DOI: 10.62347/wola8904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrontopolar cortexCortical thicknessWorking memoryAndrogen deprivation therapyN-back performanceN-back taskProstate cancer patientsYears of educationPublished routinesNeural consequencesBrain changesBrain morphologyMediation analysisCT changesConsequences of androgen deprivation therapyMonths of androgen deprivation therapyTestosterone level changesImpact of androgen deprivation therapyCancer patientsNon-metastatic prostate cancerTestosterone levelsResponse to androgen deprivationLong duration of treatmentBrain imagingNeurodegenerative changes
2023
Sex differences in the effects of trait anxiety and age on resting-state functional connectivities of the amygdala
Chaudhary S, Hu S, Hu K, Dominguez J, Chao H, Li C. Sex differences in the effects of trait anxiety and age on resting-state functional connectivities of the amygdala. Journal Of Affective Disorders Reports 2023, 14: 100646. PMID: 38105798, PMCID: PMC10723810, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting-state functional connectivityAmygdala resting-state functional connectivityTrait anxietyFunctional connectivitySex differencesInferior temporal gyrusCalcarine cortexTask-based dataNeural basisIndividual differencesEmotional traitsSupramarginal gyrusEmotional disordersTemporal gyrusNeural markersPosterior insulaAnxietyEffect of ageGyrusIndependent samplesMultiple regressionCorrelatesAmygdalaResults AnxietyCortexSleep 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 quality