2022
Hypothalamic Functional Connectivity and Apathy in People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Healthy Controls
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Chao H, van Dyck C, Li C. Hypothalamic Functional Connectivity and Apathy in People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Healthy Controls. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2022, 90: 1615-1628. PMID: 36314209, PMCID: PMC10064487, DOI: 10.3233/jad-220708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle temporal gyrusMild cognitive impairmentMotivation circuitsFunctional connectivityPath analysisWhole-brain regressionPCu/PCCState functional connectivityTotal scoreTemporal gyrusNeural markersCingulate cortexMemory dysfunctionRSFCHealthy controlsCognitive statusCognitive impairmentAlzheimer's diseaseApathyPrecuneusMemoryRsFCsDepressionScale total scoreCognitive subscoresCerebral Volumetric Correlates of Apathy in Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Older Adults: Meta-Analysis, Label-Based Review, and Study of an Independent Cohort
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Chao HH, van Dyck CH, Li CR. Cerebral Volumetric Correlates of Apathy in Alzheimer’s Disease and Cognitively Normal Older Adults: Meta-Analysis, Label-Based Review, and Study of an Independent Cohort. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2022, 85: 1251-1265. PMID: 34924392, PMCID: PMC9215906, DOI: 10.3233/jad-215316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseInferior frontal gyrusIndependent cohortEmotional scoresHealthy controlsCognitive impairmentVolumetric correlatesMini-Mental State Examination scoreAD/mild cognitive impairmentNeuroanatomical correlatesState Examination scoreApathy Evaluation ScaleGray matter volumeVoxel-based morphometryRight inferior frontal gyrusLabel-based reviewMild cognitive impairmentNormal older adultsCortical atrophyHigh morbidityBasal gangliaRight putamenMatter volumeAnterior cingulateReduced quality
2020
The Long‐Term Effects of Acupuncture on Hippocampal Functional Connectivity in aMCI with Hippocampal Atrophy: A Randomized Longitudinal fMRI Study
Li H, Wang Z, Yu H, Pang R, Ni H, Li C, Li K. The Long‐Term Effects of Acupuncture on Hippocampal Functional Connectivity in aMCI with Hippocampal Atrophy: A Randomized Longitudinal fMRI Study. Neural Plasticity 2020, 2020: 1-9. DOI: 10.1155/2020/6389368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHippocampal functional connectivityAmnestic mild cognitive impairmentAcupuncture treatmentAcupuncture groupLong-term effectsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional connectivityControl groupAMCI patientsWhole-brain FC analysisResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingResting-state fMRI scanningLongitudinal fMRI studyMagnetic resonance imagingHealthy control participantsMild cognitive impairmentMiddle temporal gyrusAcupuncture patientsHippocampal atrophyTherapeutic roleRight hippocampusBilateral caudateFC strengthAcupunctureCognitive decline
2018
Disrupted Functional Connectivity of Cornu Ammonis Subregions in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Longitudinal Resting-State fMRI Study
Li H, Jia X, Qi Z, Fan X, Ma T, Pang R, Ni H, Li CR, Lu J, Li K. Disrupted Functional Connectivity of Cornu Ammonis Subregions in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Longitudinal Resting-State fMRI Study. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2018, 12: 413. PMID: 30420801, PMCID: PMC6216144, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmnestic mild cognitive impairmentMiddle temporal gyrusRight middle temporal gyrusState functional connectivityMild cognitive impairmentFunctional connectivityAMCI subjectsRight CA1Cornu ammonisLongitudinal resting-state fMRI studyCognitive impairmentCuneal cortexLongitudinal changesResting-State fMRI StudyState functional MRI scansDisrupted Functional ConnectivityLongitudinal cognitive assessmentsFunctional MRI scansGray matter volumeSubtle structural deficitsHealthy control participantsMiddle temporal cortexImportant neural markerCovariates of ageCA1 connectivity
2017
Altered Functional Connectivity of the Basal Nucleus of Meynert in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Resting-State fMRI Study
Li H, Jia X, Qi Z, Fan X, Ma T, Ni H, Li CR, Li K. Altered Functional Connectivity of the Basal Nucleus of Meynert in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Resting-State fMRI Study. Frontiers In Aging Neuroscience 2017, 9: 127. PMID: 28522971, PMCID: PMC5415557, DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMild cognitive impairmentHealthy controlsAuditory Verbal Learning TestCognitive impairmentAlzheimer's diseaseBasal nucleusMCI patientsLow frequency fMRI signal fluctuationsFunctional connectivityResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingResting-State fMRI StudyCortical cholinergic innervationCholinergic basal forebrainAltered functional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingFMRI signal fluctuationsCholinergic dysfunctionCholinergic innervationVerbal Learning TestBasal forebrainClinical assessmentCognitive dysfunctionCholinergic basisLeft insula