2019
Hypothalamic Responses to Cocaine and Food Cues in Individuals with Cocaine Dependence
Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Le TM, Li CR. Hypothalamic Responses to Cocaine and Food Cues in Individuals with Cocaine Dependence. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 22: 754-764. PMID: 31420667, PMCID: PMC6929672, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyz044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy control participantsHypothalamic activationCocaine useCocaine-dependent participantsFood cuesCocaine addictionHypothalamic responseControl participantsCocaine Craving QuestionnaireRecent cocaine useFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingCue-related activationsInferior parietal cortexHypothalamic dysfunctionClinical variablesDopaminergic pathwaysTonic cravingFood intakeQuestionnaire scoresRodent studiesVisual cortexParietal cortexResonance imagingHypothalamus
2018
Hypothalamic response to cocaine cues and cocaine addiction severity
Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Angarita GA, Li C. Hypothalamic response to cocaine cues and cocaine addiction severity. Addiction Biology 2018, 25: e12682. PMID: 30295396, PMCID: PMC6453736, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine Craving QuestionnaireCocaine Selective Severity AssessmentFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCocaine-dependent individualsAddiction severityOrbitofrontal cortexHypothalamic responseVentral striatumCocaine addictionCocaine cuesAngular gyrusBilateral orbitofrontal cortexBilateral visual cortexCue-induced cravingMagnetic resonance imagingMiddle frontal gyrusClinical featuresNeutral cuesDopaminergic circuitsHypothalamusVisual cortexResonance imagingDopaminergic midbrainFrontal gyrusAg responseResting State Functional Connectivity of the Lateral and Medial Hypothalamus in Cocaine Dependence: An Exploratory Study
Zhang S, Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Li CR. Resting State Functional Connectivity of the Lateral and Medial Hypothalamus in Cocaine Dependence: An Exploratory Study. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2018, 9: 344. PMID: 30100886, PMCID: PMC6072838, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchState functional connectivityMedial hypothalamusHealthy controlsCocaine dependenceDorsolateral prefrontal cortexFunctional connectivityHypothalamic connectivityPrefrontal cortexVentral striatumCocaine misuseConnectivity strengthCocaine Craving QuestionnaireRole of dopamineInferior parietal lobuleLateral hypothalamusTrend-level significanceMesocorticolimbic circuitPreclinical workHypothalamusVentromedial prefrontal cortexCocaine usePast monthParietal lobuleTemporal gyrusHypothalamus functions
2016
Central nervous system regulation of eating: Insights from human brain imaging
Farr OM, Li CS, Mantzoros CS. Central nervous system regulation of eating: Insights from human brain imaging. Metabolism 2016, 65: 699-713. PMID: 27085777, PMCID: PMC4834455, DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2016.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous systemCentral nervous system regulationOvereating/obesityBody weight regulationNervous system regulationWeight regulationNervous systemEnergy homeostasisObesity researchAvailable evidenceBrain imagingRespective underlying mechanismsAppetiteHomeostatic controlClinical researchersUnderlying mechanismHuman brain imagingSystem regulationHuman brainExact relative contributionObesityHumansHypothalamusPathogenesisCentral role