2014
The effects of age on resting state functional connectivity of the basal ganglia from young to middle adulthood
Manza P, Zhang S, Hu S, Chao HH, Leung HC, Li CS. The effects of age on resting state functional connectivity of the basal ganglia from young to middle adulthood. NeuroImage 2014, 107: 311-322. PMID: 25514518, PMCID: PMC4300261, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.12.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal gangliaNegative connectivityFunctional connectivityState functional magnetic resonanceBasal ganglia nucleiCerebral functional connectivityVentral tegmental area/substantia nigraState functional connectivityAge-related structural changesYears of agePosterior cingulate cortexMedial orbitofrontal cortexDefault mode network regionsFunctional magnetic resonanceCerebellum changesEffect of ageCerebral cortexDopaminergic dysfunctionSubstantia nigraPosterior putamenSomatomotor cortexAdults 18Motor functionVTA/SNMiddle adulthood
2012
The effects of age on cerebral activations: internally versus externally driven processes
Hu S, Chao H, Winkler AD, Li CS. The effects of age on cerebral activations: internally versus externally driven processes. Frontiers In Aging Neuroscience 2012, 4: 4. PMID: 22536185, PMCID: PMC3334814, DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2012.00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCerebral activationRegional brain activationAge-related decreaseCognitive processesPrepotent responsesPsychological constructsCognitive functioningSignal taskBrain activationGo trialsFMRI dataGo signalSE trialsEffect of ageImaging literatureYoung adultsStop signalHealthy adultsInfluence of ageSeeming inconsistencyAdultsMagnetic resonance imagingYears of ageFunctioning