2020
The Neural Processes Interlinking Social Isolation, Social Support, and Problem Alcohol Use
Le TM, Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Dhingra I, Chen Y, Zhang S, Li CR. The Neural Processes Interlinking Social Isolation, Social Support, and Problem Alcohol Use. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 24: 333-343. PMID: 33211853, PMCID: PMC8059487, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyaa086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial supportVentral striatumVS connectivityAlcohol misuseSocial isolationWhole-brain multiple regressionProblem drinkingProblem drinkersAlcohol useResting-state functional magnetic resonanceFunctional magnetic resonanceMiddle frontal gyrusPotential protective factorsProblem alcohol usePrefrontal cortical modulationCognitive controlIndividual differencesNeural processesNeural substratesFrontal gyrusPrefrontal connectivityElevated stress responseFunctional connectivityPath analysisNeural connectivity
2019
The interrelationship of body mass index with gray matter volume and resting-state functional connectivity of the hypothalamus
Le TM, Liao DL, Ide J, Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Li CR. The interrelationship of body mass index with gray matter volume and resting-state functional connectivity of the hypothalamus. International Journal Of Obesity 2019, 44: 1097-1107. PMID: 31796869, PMCID: PMC8643195, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-019-0496-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityWhole-brain multiple regressionGray matter volumeInsula connectivityBody mass indexFunctional connectivitySeed-based resting-state functional connectivityMatter volumeSuperior parietal lobuleVoxel-based morphometry analysisMultiple regressionConclusionsThe current findingsBody weightCognitive controlMultiple brain circuitsBrain mechanismsIndividual differencesInhibitory controlParietal lobuleHypothalamic connectivityMass indexMediation analysisBrain circuitsHigher body mass indexCurrent findings