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
Cerebral correlates of skin conductance responses in a cognitive task
Zhang S, Hu S, Chao HH, Luo X, Farr OM, Li CS. Cerebral correlates of skin conductance responses in a cognitive task. NeuroImage 2012, 62: 1489-1498. PMID: 22634217, PMCID: PMC3408848, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.05.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin conductance responsesSupplementary motor areaControl of arousalDorsal anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexRegional activationFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingMedial prefrontal cortexLower skin conductance responsesMotor areaCingulate cortexResonance imagingPrefrontal cortexCerebral correlatesConductance responsesTrialsSuccess trialsNeural activityStop successSignal taskPhysiological arousalCognitive performanceNeural correlatesCortex
2011
Functional connectivity mapping of the human precuneus by resting state fMRI
Zhang S, Li CS. Functional connectivity mapping of the human precuneus by resting state fMRI. NeuroImage 2011, 59: 3548-3562. PMID: 22116037, PMCID: PMC3288461, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.11.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral precuneusGreater connectivityDorsal precuneusFrontal gyrusSelf-related processingLess connectivityDorsal anteriorSuperior temporal gyrusMiddle frontal gyrusPosterior parietal cortexDefault mode networkMiddle occipital gyrusOrbital frontal gyrusAnterior cingulate gyrusHippocampus/parahippocampusMental imageryEpisodic memoryCognitive processesPosterior precuneusVisual imageryHuman precuneusFunctional neuroanatomyAngular gyrusTemporal gyrusNegative connectivityResting-State Functional Connectivity of the Medial Superior Frontal Cortex
Zhang S, Ide JS, Li CS. Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Medial Superior Frontal Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 2011, 22: 99-111. PMID: 21572088, PMCID: PMC3236794, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhr088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial superior frontal cortexSupplementary motor areaSuperior frontal cortexFunctional connectivityFrontal cortexMotor areaResting-state functional magnetic resonanceResting-state functional connectivityFrontal cortical functionPresupplementary motor areaFunctional magnetic resonanceSubthalamic nucleusSomatomotor areasCortical functionPreSMAAnterior partSignificant hemispheric asymmetryCaudateBehavioral tasksAnatomical boundariesCortexFuture studiesHemispheric asymmetryMagnetic resonanceSeed region
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 analysisEngagement