2023
The effects of age on the severity of problem drinking: Mediating effects of positive alcohol expectancy and neural correlates
Chaudhary S, Chen Y, Zhornitsky S, Le T, Zhang S, Chao H, Dominguez J, Li C. The effects of age on the severity of problem drinking: Mediating effects of positive alcohol expectancy and neural correlates. Addiction Biology 2023, 28: e13278. PMID: 37252876, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive alcohol expectanciesAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestAlcohol expectanciesAlcohol use disorderNeural correlatesCue responsesPath analysisProblem drinkingAlcohol misuseEffect of ageAUDIT scoresRostral anterior cingulate cortexWhole-brain regressionAlcohol cue exposureMiddle occipital cortexModerate alcohol use disorderAlcohol Expectancy QuestionnaireAnterior cingulate cortexAlcohol use severityBilateral rostral anterior cingulate cortexPsychological mechanismsBilateral parahippocampal gyrusCue exposureNeural processesSeverity of problems
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 subscores
2021
Perceived stress, self-efficacy, and the cerebral morphometric markers in binge-drinking young adults
Li G, Le TM, Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Zhu T, Zhang S, Bi J, Tang X, Li CR. Perceived stress, self-efficacy, and the cerebral morphometric markers in binge-drinking young adults. NeuroImage Clinical 2021, 32: 102866. PMID: 34749288, PMCID: PMC8569726, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumePerceived stressNeural markersRegional cortical thicknessCortical structuresAlcohol use behaviorsNon-binge drinkersHuman Connectome ProjectChronic alcohol exposure altersCortical thicknessVoxel-based morphometryEmotional distressConnectome ProjectDrinking menPath analysisCortical regionsDrinking womenBinge drinkingMatter volumeYoung adultsUse behaviorsStress regulationPCC thicknessBingeAlcohol exposure alters