2024
The Neural Correlates of Individual Differences in Reinforcement Learning during Pain Avoidance and Reward Seeking
Le T, Oba T, Couch L, McInerney L, Li C. The Neural Correlates of Individual Differences in Reinforcement Learning during Pain Avoidance and Reward Seeking. ENeuro 2024, 11: eneuro.0437-23.2024. PMID: 38365840, PMCID: PMC10901196, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0437-23.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior frontal gyrusReward-seekingCingulate cortexNeural correlatesPain avoidanceAction biasDorsal anterior cingulate cortexLeft posterior cingulate cortexAction-outcome associationsGo/No-Go taskAnterior cingulate cortexPosterior cingulate cortexImpact of outcomesHigher learning rateReward trialsFrontal gyrusAvoidance learningMidcingulate cortexNeural substratesAssociative learningAction tendenciesPre-SMAAssociated with activationPrecentral gyrusPostcentral gyrus
2021
Distinct patterns of prefrontal cortical disengagement during inhibitory control in addiction: A meta-analysis based on population characteristics
Le TM, Potvin S, Zhornitsky S, Li CR. Distinct patterns of prefrontal cortical disengagement during inhibitory control in addiction: A meta-analysis based on population characteristics. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2021, 127: 255-269. PMID: 33933507, PMCID: PMC8411123, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.04.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal anterior cingulate cortexMiddle frontal gyrusHealthy controlsLeft dorsal anterior cingulate cortexMFG activationSubstance use statusPrefrontal cortical dysfunctionAnterior cingulate cortexPrefrontal cortical regionsResponse inhibitionPopulation characteristicsImpaired task performanceInhibitory control deficitsCortical dysfunctionCerebral functionBenefits of abstinenceNicotine usersCortical activationCingulate cortexCortical regionsFrontal gyrusBrain activationDrug addictionUse statusControl deficits