2019
Social anxiety, posterior insula activation, and autonomic response during self-initiated action in a Cyberball game
Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Li CS, Le TM, Joormann J, Li CR. Social anxiety, posterior insula activation, and autonomic response during self-initiated action in a Cyberball game. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2019, 255: 158-167. PMID: 31153052, PMCID: PMC6591038, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.05.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-initiated actionsPosterior insula activationSocial anxietyCyberball gameInsula activationPhysiological arousalHigher skin conductance responsesHigh social anxietySevere social anxietyHigher physiological arousalSkin conductance responsesSkin conductance dataPotential sex effectsEffect of depressionSocial exclusionInsula responseNeural correlatesNeural processesLA individualsConductance responsesLimbic activationRegional activationSkin conductanceAnxietyLA group
2015
Barratt Impulsivity and Neural Regulation of Physiological Arousal
Zhang S, Hu S, Hu J, Wu PL, Chao HH, Li CS. Barratt Impulsivity and Neural Regulation of Physiological Arousal. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0129139. PMID: 26079873, PMCID: PMC4469608, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin conductance responsesImpulsive individualsNeural basisPhysiological arousalArousal regulationHigh impulsivityBarratt impulsivitySkin conductanceGreater skin conductance responsesFunctional magnetic resonance imagingVentromedial prefrontal cortexStop-signal taskTheory of personalityBarratt Impulsivity ScalePoor impulse controlVmPFC activitySalient stimuliExternal stimulationImpulsive womenNeural processesNeural substratesSignal taskConductance responsesImpulsivity ScaleImpulsivity
2013
Ventromedial prefrontal cortex and the regulation of physiological arousal
Zhang S, Hu S, Chao HH, Ide JS, Luo X, Farr OM, Li CS. Ventromedial prefrontal cortex and the regulation of physiological arousal. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2013, 9: 900-908. PMID: 23620600, PMCID: PMC4090954, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nst064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin conductance levelVentromedial prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexDorsal anterior cingulate cortexCausal roleAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingCerebral blood oxygenationSkin conductance measurementsHealthy adultsPhysiological arousalUnderstanding of dysfunctionCingulate cortexResonance imagingBrain regionsBlood oxygenationAnxiety disordersAltered controlCortexGranger causality analysisSkin conductance responsesBehavioral tasksPhasic skin conductance responsesSkin conductance