2023
Age-related reduction in trait anxiety: Behavioral and neural evidence of automaticity in negative facial emotion processing
Chaudhary S, Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Chen Y, Chao H, Li C. Age-related reduction in trait anxiety: Behavioral and neural evidence of automaticity in negative facial emotion processing. NeuroImage 2023, 276: 120207. PMID: 37263454, PMCID: PMC10330646, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFaster reaction timesNegative emotionsAge-related declineEmotional stimuliTrait anxietyAge-related reductionReaction timeEmotion regulation literatureSalient emotional stimuliPositive emotional stimuliFacial emotion processingPrefrontal cortical responsesRostral anterior cingulate cortexWhole-brain regressionAnterior cingulate activityDefault mode networkAnterior cingulate cortexEmotion regulationNeural evidenceEmotion processingDorsolateral PFCStimulus registrationDiminished anxietyPsychophysiological interactionEmotional circuits
2018
Motor Preparation Disrupts Proactive Control in the Stop Signal Task
Wang W, Hu S, Ide JS, Zhornitsky S, Zhang S, Yu AJ, Li CR. Motor Preparation Disrupts Proactive Control in the Stop Signal Task. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2018, 12: 151. PMID: 29780308, PMCID: PMC5945807, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStop-signal taskGranger causal connectivityMotor preparationSignal taskMotor preparatory activityFP activationCausal connectivityMotor responseTrial reaction timeDirect neural evidenceConflict anticipationBrain activationTrialsSequential effectsSuccess rateRegional activationResponse slowingActivationPreparatory activityCertain individualsDifferent patternsHigh levelsControlSlowingNeural evidence