2016
The Effects of Methylphenidate on Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Basal Nucleus of Meynert, Locus Coeruleus, and Ventral Tegmental Area in Healthy Adults
Kline RL, Zhang S, Farr OM, Hu S, Zaborszky L, Samanez-Larkin GR, Li CS. The Effects of Methylphenidate on Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Basal Nucleus of Meynert, Locus Coeruleus, and Ventral Tegmental Area in Healthy Adults. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2016, 10: 149. PMID: 27148006, PMCID: PMC4834346, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting-state functional connectivityEffects of methylphenidateAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderLocus coeruleusPositive connectivityNegative connectivityFunctional connectivityBrain resting-state functional connectivityHealthy adultsDeficit hyperactivity disorderBasal nucleusDose of methylphenidateMiddle occipital gyrusSeed regionVTA/SNcVentral tegmental area/substantia nigraCognitive controlVentral tegmental areaHyperactivity disorderOccipital gyrusT-testCatecholaminergic signalingTwo-sample t-testMethylphenidatePrecentral gyrus
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