Functional neural network configuration in late childhood varies by age and cognitive state
Le TM, Huang AS, O’Rawe J, Leung HC. Functional neural network configuration in late childhood varies by age and cognitive state. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2020, 45: 100862. PMID: 32920279, PMCID: PMC7494462, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2020.100862.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-brain networksCognitive demandsLate childhoodConnectivity patternsFunctional network characteristicsFunctional network connectivityNetwork connectivity patternsPerceptual tasksFrontoparietal networkVisual processingCognitive developmentCognitive stateVisual perceptionBehavioral performanceTask statesEarly adolescenceBrain maturationConnectivity profilesDistinct tasksYoung adultsNeural network configurationMemoryNetwork architectureExploratory analysisTaskPerceived burdensomeness and neural responses to ostracism in the Cyberball task
Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Li CR. Perceived burdensomeness and neural responses to ostracism in the Cyberball task. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2020, 130: 1-8. PMID: 32763557, PMCID: PMC7554229, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyberball taskInterpersonal needsIndividual differencesProsocial behaviorNeural responsesSocial interactionStronger neural responsesGreater brain activationDorsomedial prefrontal cortexMiddle frontal gyrusSocial exclusionResponse timeBrain activationBrain correlatesBehavioral performanceFMRI studyAnterior insulaFrontal gyrusSocial painBehavioral avoidanceAffective responsesBehavioral measuresNeural activationPrefrontal cortexEmotional distress