2017
The Effects of Age, from Young to Middle Adulthood, and Gender on Resting State Functional Connectivity of the Dopaminergic Midbrain
Peterson AC, Zhang S, Hu S, Chao HH, Li CR. The Effects of Age, from Young to Middle Adulthood, and Gender on Resting State Functional Connectivity of the Dopaminergic Midbrain. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2017, 11: 52. PMID: 28223929, PMCID: PMC5293810, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstantia nigra pars compactaVentral tegmental areaAttention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorderState functional connectivityAge-related changesEffect of ageFunctional connectivityParahippocampal gyrusParkinson's diseaseMiddle adulthoodDopaminergic ventral tegmental areaBilateral angular gyrusOrbital frontal regionsBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signalLevel-dependent signalPosterior orbital gyrusTime courseNeural basisDopaminergic midbrainHyperactivity disorderNeural mechanismsAngular gyrusPars compactaFrontal regionsDopaminergic structures
2016
Hemispheric Lateralization of Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Anterior Insula: Association with Age, Gender, and a Novelty-Seeking Trait
Kann S, Zhang S, Manza P, Leung HC, Li C. Hemispheric Lateralization of Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Anterior Insula: Association with Age, Gender, and a Novelty-Seeking Trait. Brain Connectivity 2016, 6: 724-734. PMID: 27604154, PMCID: PMC5105339, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2016.0443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityAnterior insulaFunctional connectivityLaterality indexDorsomedial prefrontal cortexInferior frontal cortexAutomated Anatomic Labeling (AAL) atlasSuperior parietal lobuleCerebral functional organizationSuperior frontal gyrusPosterior orbital gyrusAttentional orientationAffective processingInsula activationRight lateralizationAffective controlLeft lateralizationSalient stimuliPhysiological arousalTridimensional Personality QuestionnaireFrontal gyrusHemispheric lateralizationSupramarginal gyrusLateralized connectivityParietal lobule