2015
Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Locus Coeruleus in Humans: In Comparison with the Ventral Tegmental Area/Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta and the Effects of Age
Zhang S, Hu S, Chao HH, Li CR. Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Locus Coeruleus in Humans: In Comparison with the Ventral Tegmental Area/Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta and the Effects of Age. Cerebral Cortex 2015, 26: 3413-3427. PMID: 26223261, PMCID: PMC4961017, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhv172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral tegmental area/substantia nigra pars compactaSubstantia nigra pars compactaLocus coeruleusPars compactaFunctional connectivityResting-state functional connectivityCerebral functional connectivityNumerous animal studiesFronto-parietal cortexRight anterior insulaResting-state fMRI dataEffect of ageCerebral cortexNoradrenergic inputCognitive motor controlAnimal studiesCortex decreasesHealthy adultsCerebellum increasesMidbrain nucleiBilateral amygdalaMidbrain structuresAnterior insulaCognitive manifestationsMotor control
2014
Dissociable Roles of Right Inferior Frontal Cortex and Anterior Insula in Inhibitory Control: Evidence from Intrinsic and Task-Related Functional Parcellation, Connectivity, and Response Profile Analyses across Multiple Datasets
Cai W, Ryali S, Chen T, Li CS, Menon V. Dissociable Roles of Right Inferior Frontal Cortex and Anterior Insula in Inhibitory Control: Evidence from Intrinsic and Task-Related Functional Parcellation, Connectivity, and Response Profile Analyses across Multiple Datasets. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 14652-14667. PMID: 25355218, PMCID: PMC4212065, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3048-14.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight inferior frontal cortexRight anterior insulaTask-evoked functional connectivityInferior frontal cortexFrontal cortexInhibitory controlFunctional connectivityAnterior insulaFronto-parietal cortexIntrinsic brain activityAnterior cingulate cortexResponse profilesDissociable rolesCortex volumeIndependent cohortControl studyCingulate cortexDorsomedial prefrontalCortexDistinct functional characteristicsGreater activationResponse profile analysisBrain activityDifferential rolesInsula