The interrelationship of body mass index with gray matter volume and resting-state functional connectivity of the hypothalamus
Le TM, Liao DL, Ide J, Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Li CR. The interrelationship of body mass index with gray matter volume and resting-state functional connectivity of the hypothalamus. International Journal Of Obesity 2019, 44: 1097-1107. PMID: 31796869, PMCID: PMC8643195, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-019-0496-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityWhole-brain multiple regressionGray matter volumeInsula connectivityBody mass indexFunctional connectivitySeed-based resting-state functional connectivityMatter volumeSuperior parietal lobuleVoxel-based morphometry analysisMultiple regressionConclusionsThe current findingsBody weightCognitive controlMultiple brain circuitsBrain mechanismsIndividual differencesInhibitory controlParietal lobuleHypothalamic connectivityMass indexMediation analysisBrain circuitsHigher body mass indexCurrent findingsInterdependent Neural Correlates of Reward and Punishment Sensitivity During Rewarded Action and Inhibition of Action
Le TM, Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Dhingra I, Zhang S, Li CR. Interdependent Neural Correlates of Reward and Punishment Sensitivity During Rewarded Action and Inhibition of Action. Cerebral Cortex 2019, 30: 1662-1676. PMID: 31667492, PMCID: PMC7132903, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhz194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibition of actionNeural correlatesReinforcement Sensitivity TheoryRostral anterior cingulate cortexMiddle frontal gyrusAnterior cingulate cortexPunishment sensitivityReinforcement sensitivityMFG activityIndividual differencesNeural processesReward QuestionnaireTrait sensitivityBrain correlatesNeural substratesFrontal gyrusGo responseRewarded actionsSensitivity theoryIncorrect responsesMediation analysisCingulate cortexRegional activationBehavioral approachAvoidance behavior