2024
Androgen 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
2020
Effects of early ketamine exposure on cerebral gray matter volume and functional connectivity
Hung CC, Liu YH, Huang CC, Chou CY, Chen CM, Duann JR, Li CR, Lee TS, Lin CP. Effects of early ketamine exposure on cerebral gray matter volume and functional connectivity. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 15488. PMID: 32968108, PMCID: PMC7512006, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72320-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeCerebral gray matter volumeKetamine exposureFunctional connectivityMatter volumeKetamine usersBrain structuresLower gray matter volumeFunctional brain changesTreatment of depressionAdolescent-onset groupCerebral functional organizationHigher functional connectivitySuperior frontal gyrusInferior parietal lobuleMedial orbitofrontal cortexSeed-based correlation analysisKetamine groupBrain changesKetamine abuseLarge cohortRight insulaLeft precuneusKetamine misuseRight precuneusAge-Related Changes in the Neural Processes of Reward-Directed Action and Inhibition of Action
Le TM, Chao H, Levy I, Li CR. Age-Related Changes in the Neural Processes of Reward-Directed Action and Inhibition of Action. Frontiers In Psychology 2020, 11: 1121. PMID: 32587547, PMCID: PMC7298110, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInhibition of actionFunctional brain changesRostral anterior cingulate cortexWhole-brain multiple regressionAnterior cingulate cortexMiddle frontal gyrusAge-related changesFunctional magnetic resonanceBrain changesPostcentral gyrusCingulate cortexAnterior insulaFrontal gyrusTrialsProlonged response timeSuccess trialsGo trialsNeural activationReward-directed actionNegative modulationAgeAction inhibitionBrain substratesAge-related slowingReduced activityCortical Thickness in Alcohol Dependent Patients With Apathy
Yang K, Yang Q, Niu Y, Fan F, Chen S, Luo X, Tan S, Wang Z, Tong J, Yang F, Le TM, Li CR, Tan Y. Cortical Thickness in Alcohol Dependent Patients With Apathy. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2020, 11: 364. PMID: 32431630, PMCID: PMC7214693, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInferior parietal cortexHealthy controlsCortical thicknessSuperior parietal cortexOccipito-temporal cortexParietal cortexOccipital gyrusBilateral superior parietal cortexCritical clinical featuresStructural brain changesEducation-matched healthy controlsSeverity of apathyRight superior occipital gyrusAlcohol-dependent patientsBilateral lingual gyrusLeft middle occipital gyrusSuperior occipital gyrusMiddle occipital gyrusBilateral inferior parietal cortexOccipital-temporal cortexClinical featuresDependent patientsRight intraparietal sulcusMagnetic resonance imaging dataBrain changes
2013
Gray matter volume correlates of global positive alcohol expectancy in non‐dependent adult drinkers
Ide JS, Zhang S, Hu S, Matuskey D, Bednarski SR, Erdman E, Farr OM, Li C. Gray matter volume correlates of global positive alcohol expectancy in non‐dependent adult drinkers. Addiction Biology 2013, 19: 895-906. PMID: 23461484, PMCID: PMC3681829, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGM volumeVoxel-based morphometrySuperior frontal gyrusPrecentral gyrusBilateral superior frontal gyrusBilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortexStructural brain changesNumerous imaging studiesLeft precentral gyrusGray matter volumeDrinking behaviorRight ventral putamenDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNon-dependent drinkersStructural brain correlatesVentral putamenBrain changesFrontal cortexGray matter correlatesMatter volumeNon-dependent drinkingRecent drinkingImaging studiesInfluence drinking behaviorPrefrontal cortex