2020
Perceived burdensomeness and neural responses to ostracism in the Cyberball task
Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Li CR. Perceived burdensomeness and neural responses to ostracism in the Cyberball task. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2020, 130: 1-8. PMID: 32763557, PMCID: PMC7554229, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyberball taskInterpersonal needsIndividual differencesProsocial behaviorNeural responsesSocial interactionStronger neural responsesGreater brain activationDorsomedial prefrontal cortexMiddle frontal gyrusSocial exclusionResponse timeBrain activationBrain correlatesBehavioral performanceFMRI studyAnterior insulaFrontal gyrusSocial painBehavioral avoidanceAffective responsesBehavioral measuresNeural activationPrefrontal cortexEmotional distress
2019
Interdependent 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
2007
Imaging stress‐ and cue‐induced drug and alcohol craving: association with relapse and clinical implications
SINHA R, LI C. Imaging stress‐ and cue‐induced drug and alcohol craving: association with relapse and clinical implications. Drug And Alcohol Review 2007, 26: 25-31. PMID: 17364833, DOI: 10.1080/09595230601036960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelapse outcomesDrug-related cuesPosterior insula regionsCue-induced cravingDrug cue exposureCue-induced drugBrain imaging studiesDrug cuesNeural correlatesCorticostriatal-limbic circuitryCue exposureInsula regionsBrain correlatesRelapse propensityMedial prefrontalBehavioral treatmentAddictive disordersAlcohol cravingPosterior cingulateNeural activityBrain regionsArousal responseLimbic circuitryNeural circuitsCraving