2019
The effects of age on cerebral responses to self-initiated actions during social interactions: An exploratory study
Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Chao HH, Levy I, Joormann J, Li CR. The effects of age on cerebral responses to self-initiated actions during social interactions: An exploratory study. Behavioural Brain Research 2019, 378: 112301. PMID: 31644928, PMCID: PMC6893150, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.112301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-initiated actionsSocial interactionSocial anxietyCyberball taskNeural processesOccipital cortexBall tossPregenual anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexSex differencesSocial exclusionAnxiety Scale scoresBehavioral performanceOrbitofrontal cortexCingulate cortexSubjective reportsBehavioral burdenEffect of ageObserved sex differencesYoung adultsCerebral responsesAge-related diminutionGame sessionsAnxietyCortexNeural correlates of enhanced response inhibition in the aftermath of stress
Chang J, Hu J, Li CR, Yu R. Neural correlates of enhanced response inhibition in the aftermath of stress. NeuroImage 2019, 204: 116212. PMID: 31546050, PMCID: PMC7509808, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInhibitory controlAcute stressMagnetic resonance imaging studySignal taskResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyMiddle frontal gyrusTrier Social Stress TestControl conditionSignal reaction timeAftermath of stressSocial Stress TestImaging studiesCognitive functionDynamic causal modelingStress exposureEnhanced response inhibitionPilot studyFrontal gyrusLife stressNeural mechanismsStriatumResponse inhibitionNeural correlatesImmediate effectsStriatal functional connectivity in chronic ketamine users: a pilot study
Hung CC, Zhang S, Chen CM, Duann JR, Lin CP, Lee TS, Li CR. Striatal functional connectivity in chronic ketamine users: a pilot study. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2019, 46: 31-43. PMID: 31264888, PMCID: PMC8627683, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2019.1624764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuration of useChronic ketamine usersKetamine usersKetamine useKetamine misuseOrbitofrontal cortexFunctional connectivityStriatal functional connectivityState functional connectivityLeft orbitofrontal cortexBIS-11 scoresDorsal anterior cingulate cortexVoxel-wise connectivityAnterior cingulate cortexMagnetic resonance imagingOFC connectivityHealthy controlsBilateral cerebellumStriatal connectivityCingulate cortexResonance imagingControl dysfunctionVentral striatumZ-scorePilot study
2009
Decreased Amygdala Activation during Risk Taking in Non-Dependent Habitual Alcohol Users: A Preliminary fMRI Study of the Stop Signal Task
Yan P, Li CS. Decreased Amygdala Activation during Risk Taking in Non-Dependent Habitual Alcohol Users: A Preliminary fMRI Study of the Stop Signal Task. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2009, 35: 284-289. PMID: 19579091, PMCID: PMC4511157, DOI: 10.1080/00952990902968569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-signal taskAlcohol drinkersAmygdala activationAlcohol dependenceNon-dependent social drinkersInhibitory controlAlcohol useHabitual alcohol useHeavy alcohol drinkersSignal taskAlcohol-dependent patientsPreliminary fMRI studyAltered brain activationFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingDependent patientsNeural processesHabitual drinkingHealthy controlsCurrent preliminary studyAlcohol usersResonance imagingStop trialsLight drinkersKey neural processes