2013
Error processing and gender-shared and -specific neural predictors of relapse in cocaine dependence
Luo X, Zhang S, Hu S, Bednarski SR, Erdman E, Farr OM, Hong KI, Sinha R, Mazure CM, Li CS. Error processing and gender-shared and -specific neural predictors of relapse in cocaine dependence. Brain 2013, 136: 1231-1244. PMID: 23485852, PMCID: PMC3613717, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awt040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal anterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCognitive controlError-related activationError processingCocaine-dependent individualsAnterior cingulate cortexSignal taskCingulate cortexCocaine dependenceFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataStop-signal taskTreatment-seeking individualsCross-sectional findingsModerate-sized cohortsBrain activationBehavioral treatmentNeural predictorsDrug useMagnetic resonance imaging dataStatistical Parametric Mapping 8Regional activationPsychosocial factorsSuccess trialsMagnetic resonance imaging
2012
Saliency Processing and Obesity: A Preliminary Imaging Study of the Stop Signal Task
Hendrick OM, Luo X, Zhang S, Li C. Saliency Processing and Obesity: A Preliminary Imaging Study of the Stop Signal Task. Obesity 2012, 20: 1796-1802. PMID: 21720427, PMCID: PMC3653271, DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-signal taskObese femalesBrain activationCognitive controlAltered cerebral functionSupplementary motor areaSignal taskRegional brain activationInferior parietal cortexSaliency processingCerebral functionLean femalesMotor areaFunctional magnetic resonance imagesParietal cortexSimilar behavioral performanceImaging studiesStop trialsPreliminary imaging studyObesityMagnetic resonance imagesTrialsGreater activationResonance imagesResponse inhibition
2009
A neural measure of behavioral engagement: Task-residual low-frequency blood oxygenation level-dependent activity in the precuneus
Zhang S, Li CS. A neural measure of behavioral engagement: Task-residual low-frequency blood oxygenation level-dependent activity in the precuneus. NeuroImage 2009, 49: 1911-1918. PMID: 19761851, PMCID: PMC2791356, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood oxygenation level-dependent activityRegional brain activationLevel-dependent activityTask engagementNeural measuresNeural processesBrain activationPosterior cingulate cortexAttentional monitoringResponse inhibitionHuman cognitionPrefrontal activationSignal taskGreater activationBOLD activityBehavioral engagementCingulate cortexPrecuneusBrain regionsLow-frequency fluctuationsFractional amplitudeBrain imagingSeed regionIndependent component analysisEngagementGender Differences in Cognitive Control: an Extended Investigation of the Stop Signal Task
Li CS, Zhang S, Duann JR, Yan P, Sinha R, Mazure CM. Gender Differences in Cognitive Control: an Extended Investigation of the Stop Signal Task. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2009, 3: 262-276. PMID: 19701485, PMCID: PMC2728908, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-009-9068-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRegional brain activationTrial reaction timeStop-signal taskCognitive controlBrain activationGo-trial reaction timesRight inferior parietal lobuleGender differencesReaction timeSub-cortical areasInferior parietal lobuleFunctional magnetic resonancePost-SEClinical conditionsControl disordersCortical activationClinical implicationsParietal lobuleInitiate studiesResponse inhibitionNeural processesSignal taskGreater activationWomenMen
2008
Error-specific medial cortical and subcortical activity during the stop signal task: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Li C, Yan P, Chao H, Sinha R, Paliwal P, Constable RT, Zhang S, Lee T. Error-specific medial cortical and subcortical activity during the stop signal task: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Neuroscience 2008, 155: 1142-1151. PMID: 18674592, PMCID: PMC2605269, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.06.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-error behavioral adjustmentPost-error slowingBehavioral adjustmentSignal taskFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyConflict monitoring hypothesisError-related activityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingHigh-conflict trialsTrial reaction timeStop-signal taskMedial cortical regionsCortical brain regionsMagnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studyElicit errorsBrain activationLess activationSubcortical activityCortical activityRetrosplenial cortexMonitoring hypothesisBehavioral outputBrain regionsCortical regions