2024
Neural correlates of proactive avoidance deficits and alcohol use motives in problem drinking
Le T, Oba T, Couch L, McInerney L, Li C. Neural correlates of proactive avoidance deficits and alcohol use motives in problem drinking. Translational Psychiatry 2024, 14: 336. PMID: 39168986, PMCID: PMC11339324, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-03039-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAvoidance deficitNegative emotionsDrinking motivesAlcohol useNeural correlatesProblem drinkingRight anterior insula activityAssociated with greater alcohol useAnterior insula activityAlcohol use motivesGreater alcohol useProblem drinking groupInfluence alcohol usePhysical painInsula activationDrinking severityGo/NoGo taskNeural underpinningsPutamen responseSocial drinkersBehavioral measuresAvoidance performanceBehavioral resultsFunctional connectivityDrinking behavior
2023
Brain volumes in alcohol use disorder: Do females and males differ? A whole‐brain magnetic resonance imaging mega‐analysis
Maggioni E, Rossetti M, Allen N, Batalla A, Bellani M, Chye Y, Cousijn J, Goudriaan A, Hester R, Hutchison K, Li C, Martin‐Santos R, Momenan R, Sinha R, Schmaal L, Solowij N, Suo C, van Holst R, Veltman D, Yücel M, Thompson P, Conrod P, Mackey S, Garavan H, Brambilla P, Lorenzetti V. Brain volumes in alcohol use disorder: Do females and males differ? A whole‐brain magnetic resonance imaging mega‐analysis. Human Brain Mapping 2023, 44: 4652-4666. PMID: 37436103, PMCID: PMC10400785, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe effects of age on the severity of problem drinking: Mediating effects of positive alcohol expectancy and neural correlates
Chaudhary S, Chen Y, Zhornitsky S, Le T, Zhang S, Chao H, Dominguez J, Li C. The effects of age on the severity of problem drinking: Mediating effects of positive alcohol expectancy and neural correlates. Addiction Biology 2023, 28: e13278. PMID: 37252876, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive alcohol expectanciesAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestAlcohol expectanciesAlcohol use disorderNeural correlatesCue responsesPath analysisProblem drinkingAlcohol misuseEffect of ageAUDIT scoresRostral anterior cingulate cortexWhole-brain regressionAlcohol cue exposureMiddle occipital cortexModerate alcohol use disorderAlcohol Expectancy QuestionnaireAnterior cingulate cortexAlcohol use severityBilateral rostral anterior cingulate cortexPsychological mechanismsBilateral parahippocampal gyrusCue exposureNeural processesSeverity of problems
2022
Identifying alcohol misuse biotypes from neural connectivity markers and concurrent genetic associations
Zhu T, Becquey C, Chen Y, Lejuez CW, Li CR, Bi J. Identifying alcohol misuse biotypes from neural connectivity markers and concurrent genetic associations. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 253. PMID: 35710901, PMCID: PMC9203552, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-01983-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLoss and Frontal Striatal Reactivities Characterize Alcohol Use Severity and Rule-Breaking Behavior in Young Adult Drinkers
Li G, Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Tang X, Li CR. Loss and Frontal Striatal Reactivities Characterize Alcohol Use Severity and Rule-Breaking Behavior in Young Adult Drinkers. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2022, 7: 1007-1016. PMID: 35709958, PMCID: PMC10249655, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Perceived stress, self-efficacy, and the cerebral morphometric markers in binge-drinking young adults
Li G, Le TM, Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Zhu T, Zhang S, Bi J, Tang X, Li CR. Perceived stress, self-efficacy, and the cerebral morphometric markers in binge-drinking young adults. NeuroImage Clinical 2021, 32: 102866. PMID: 34749288, PMCID: PMC8569726, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol DrinkingBinge DrinkingFemaleGray MatterHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleSelf EfficacyStress, PsychologicalYoung AdultConceptsGray matter volumePerceived stressNeural markersRegional cortical thicknessCortical structuresAlcohol use behaviorsNon-binge drinkersHuman Connectome ProjectChronic alcohol exposure altersCortical thicknessVoxel-based morphometryEmotional distressConnectome ProjectDrinking menPath analysisCortical regionsDrinking womenBinge drinkingMatter volumeYoung adultsUse behaviorsStress regulationPCC thicknessBingeAlcohol exposure altersPerceived friendship and binge drinking in young adults: A study of the Human Connectome Project data
Li G, Chen Y, Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Dhingra I, Zhang S, Tang X, Li CR. Perceived friendship and binge drinking in young adults: A study of the Human Connectome Project data. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 224: 108731. PMID: 33915512, PMCID: PMC8641247, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-binge drinkersRight posterior insulaPeer influenceYoung adult binge drinkingSocial cognition tasksSocial cognitive processingAlcohol useBinge drinkingWhole-brain regressionAdult binge drinkingYoung adultsMedial orbitofrontal cortexHuman Connectome ProjectRPI activityAlcohol use severityHuman Connectome Project dataSocial cognitionCognition tasksCognitive processingNeural correlatesNeural processesPotential sex differencesOrbitofrontal cortexPosterior insulaConnectome Project
2020
Pain and reward circuits antagonistically modulate alcohol expectancy to regulate drinking
Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Zhang S, Li CR. Pain and reward circuits antagonistically modulate alcohol expectancy to regulate drinking. Translational Psychiatry 2020, 10: 220. PMID: 32636394, PMCID: PMC7341762, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-020-00909-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol DrinkingBrain MappingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPainPeriaqueductal GrayRewardConceptsMedial orbitofrontal cortexPath modelCue exposure taskWhole-brain regressionAlcohol cue exposurePAG connectivityPotential aversive effectsExposure tasksCue exposureAlcohol expectanciesSocial pleasureDrinking severityOrbitofrontal cortexFMRI dataConnectivity strengthPrecentral gyrusOccipital cortexPSP scoresAlcohol useAversive effectsExcessive drinkingNegative associationExpectancyPleasureCortex
2019
Problem drinking alters gray matter volume and food cue responses of the lateral orbitofrontal cortex
Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Zhang S, Li C. Problem drinking alters gray matter volume and food cue responses of the lateral orbitofrontal cortex. Addiction Biology 2019, 26: e12857. PMID: 31746092, PMCID: PMC8627684, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismCuesFeeding BehaviorFemaleGray MatterHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPrefrontal CortexConceptsLateral orbitofrontal cortexAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestGray matter volumeEffect of ProblemOrbitofrontal cortexWhole-brain multiple regressionLeft middle frontal gyrusAlcohol misuseFood cue responsesFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataVisual food cuesAUDIT scoresMatter volumeMiddle frontal gyrusAffective processesNonfood cuesFood cuesNonfood imagesBrain substratesDisorders Identification TestFrontal gyrusNeural mechanismsFood stimuliCue responsesFood imagesPosterior Cingulate Cortical Response to Active Avoidance Mediates the Relationship between Punishment Sensitivity and Problem Drinking
Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Ide J, Zhang S, Li CR. Posterior Cingulate Cortical Response to Active Avoidance Mediates the Relationship between Punishment Sensitivity and Problem Drinking. Journal Of Neuroscience 2019, 39: 6354-6364. PMID: 31189577, PMCID: PMC6687909, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0508-19.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior cingulate cortexMaladaptive coping mechanismPunishment sensitivityNeural substratesBehavioral avoidanceResponse inhibitionNegative affectAlcohol usePosterior cingulate cortex activationCoping mechanismsProblem drinkingAlcohol misusePCC responseSensation-seeking traitsAvoidance strategiesAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestHazardous alcohol useAvoidance tendenciesAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresGo taskNeural processesReward QuestionnaireAction inhibitionBrain activationCerebral correlatesCue-elicited craving, thalamic activity, and physiological arousal in adult non-dependent drinkers
Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Le TM, Dhingra I, Zhang S, Krystal JH, Li CR. Cue-elicited craving, thalamic activity, and physiological arousal in adult non-dependent drinkers. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2019, 116: 74-82. PMID: 31202048, PMCID: PMC6606341, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin conductance responsesPhysiological arousalThalamic activityNeural processesNeutral cue exposureMediation analysisHigher skin conductance responsesCue exposure paradigmCue-related activationsCue-elicited cravingCue-elicited drugNon-dependent drinkersImportant sex differencesSkin conductance dataPharmacological therapyAlcohol drinkersNeural targetsAlcohol cravingExposure paradigmCue exposureNeural correlatesNeural basisConductance responsesWomenCue activity
2018
Alcohol Expectancy and Cerebral Responses to Cue-Elicited Craving in Adult Nondependent Drinkers
Zhornitsky S, Zhang S, Ide JS, Chao HH, Wang W, Le TM, Leeman RF, Bi J, Krystal JH, Li CR. Alcohol Expectancy and Cerebral Responses to Cue-Elicited Craving in Adult Nondependent Drinkers. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2018, 4: 493-504. PMID: 30711509, PMCID: PMC6500759, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingCerebral CortexCravingCuesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMotivationThalamusConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresFrontal cortical connectivityCerebral responsesCortical connectivityPositive scoreAlcohol cuesNondependent drinkersAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestLeft caudate headCue activityCue responsesAlcohol expectanciesProblem drinkingDisorders Identification TestNeutral cuesMedial orbitofrontal cortexAlcohol Expectancy QuestionnaireFunctional magnetic resonanceBilateral thalamusThalamic processingCaudate headRisk drinkingThalamic responsesRed nucleusImaging studiesProblem Drinking, Alcohol Expectancy, and Thalamic Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Nondependent Adult Drinkers
Zhornitsky S, Ide J, Wang W, Chao H, Zhang S, Hu S, Krystal J, Li C. Problem Drinking, Alcohol Expectancy, and Thalamic Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Nondependent Adult Drinkers. Brain Connectivity 2018, 8: 487-502. PMID: 30198312, PMCID: PMC6207153, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2018.0633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestResting-state functional connectivityThalamic connectivityCaudate connectivityFrontal associationThalamic dysfunctionCaudate headProblem drinkingWhole-brain linear regressionAE scoreSubcortical structuresFunctional connectivityBilateral caudate headRight caudate headDisorders Identification TestSex differencesThalamic subdivisionsThalamic subregionsParietal associationAlcohol misuseThalamusWhite matter tractographyAUDIT scoresNondependent drinkersAlcohol expectanciesThalamic Cortical Error–Related Responses in Adult Social Drinkers: Sex Differences and Problem Alcohol Use
Ide JS, Zhornitsky S, Chao HH, Zhang S, Hu S, Wang W, Krystal JH, Li CR. Thalamic Cortical Error–Related Responses in Adult Social Drinkers: Sex Differences and Problem Alcohol Use. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2018, 3: 868-877. PMID: 29859929, PMCID: PMC6177312, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismBrainBrain MappingFemaleHumansLactationMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleSex CharacteristicsYoung AdultConceptsWhole-brain linear regressionError-related activationSex differencesBilateral dorsal anterior cingulate cortexAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresSocial drinkersDorsal anterior cingulate cortexSubstance use disordersAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingSuperior temporal cortexStatistical parametric mappingProblem alcohol useBilateral thalamusAlcohol drinkersAdult social drinkersStop-signal taskMale social drinkersTemporal cortexUse disordersCerebral activationIndependent sample t-testCingulate cortexSubcortical regions
2017
Sex differences in the interacting roles of impulsivity and positive alcohol expectancy in problem drinking: A structural brain imaging study
Ide JS, Zhornitsky S, Hu S, Zhang S, Krystal JH, Li CR. Sex differences in the interacting roles of impulsivity and positive alcohol expectancy in problem drinking: A structural brain imaging study. NeuroImage Clinical 2017, 14: 750-759. PMID: 28413777, PMCID: PMC5385596, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2017.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive alcohol expectanciesGray matter volumeAlcohol expectanciesAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestSocial drinkersNon-dependent social drinkersProblem drinkingRole of impulsivityBrain imaging studiesRight posterior insulaSex differencesStructural brain imagingStructural brain imaging studiesNeural basisDisorders Identification TestBarratt impulsivityPsychological factorsImpulsivityMediation analysisPosterior insulaDependent individualsRisk factorsAlcohol misuseLinear modelingGeneral linear modeling
2016
Power spectrum scale invariance as a neural marker of cocaine misuse and altered cognitive control
Ide JS, Hu S, Zhang S, Mujica-Parodi LR, Li CS. Power spectrum scale invariance as a neural marker of cocaine misuse and altered cognitive control. NeuroImage Clinical 2016, 11: 349-356. PMID: 27294029, PMCID: PMC4888196, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPower spectrum scale invarianceCognitive controlInferior frontal gyrusNeural markersBehavioral adjustmentSupramarginal gyrusLeft inferior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFronto-parietal areasBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signalCocaine misuseLevel-dependent signalCocaine-dependent adultsSignal taskFrontal gyrusFrontoparietal regionsPrefrontal cortexMagnetic resonance imagingConnectivity dynamicsBehavioral variablesCerebral activityCocaine addictionCocaine exposureCocaine dependenceDependent adultsAssociation of Drinking Problems and Duration of Alcohol Use to Inhibitory Control in Nondependent Young Adult Social Drinkers
Hu S, Zhang S, Chao HH, Krystal JH, Li CS. Association of Drinking Problems and Duration of Alcohol Use to Inhibitory Control in Nondependent Young Adult Social Drinkers. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2016, 40: 319-328. PMID: 26833431, PMCID: PMC4742397, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestYears of drinkingStop-signal reaction timeAlcohol useAge-related changesAlcohol misuseInhibitory controlAUDIT scoresDrinking problemsNondependent drinkersProlonged stop signal reaction timeChronic alcohol useAnterior cingulate cortexPresupplementary motor areaDisorders Identification TestRight inferior frontal gyrusResponse inhibitionSuperior temporal gyrusYoung adult social drinkersFunctional magnetic resonanceAdult social drinkersSignal reaction timeCerebral responsesInferior frontal gyrusHigher AUDIT
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingAnticipation, PsychologicalFemaleFrontal LobeGray MatterHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleSex CharacteristicsConceptsGM 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
2012
Neural Processes of an Indirect Analog of Risk Taking in Young Nondependent Adult Alcohol Drinkers—An fMRI Study of the Stop Signal Task
Bednarski SR, Erdman E, Luo X, Zhang S, Hu S, Li C. Neural Processes of an Indirect Analog of Risk Taking in Young Nondependent Adult Alcohol Drinkers—An fMRI Study of the Stop Signal Task. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2012, 36: 768-779. PMID: 22339607, PMCID: PMC3647608, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01672.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAlcohol DrinkingBrainFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuropsychological TestsRisk-TakingYoung AdultConceptsStop-signal taskAlcohol useNeural processesSignal taskSocial drinkingRisk takingYoung adult social drinkersFrequency of drinkingAdult social drinkersRight superior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonanceSelf-reported alcohol useSuperior frontal gyrusBrain imaging dataSuperior frontal cortexDangerous alcohol consumptionCognitive factorsNeural correlatesFMRI studyFrontal gyrusSocial drinkersHigh-level drinkingCorresponding effect sizesNumber of drinksNondependent drinkers
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