2023
A 2-year mental health follow-up study subsequent to COVID-19
Hu K, Hu Y, Godfrey K, Li Q, Li C. A 2-year mental health follow-up study subsequent to COVID-19. Psychiatry Research 2023, 333: 115684. PMID: 38219344, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcademic difficultiesCollege studentsMeasures of lonelinessPandemic onsetPandemic-induced stressMental health impactsPsychological symptomsSex differencesHeightened fearEmotional statesMental healthLearning difficultiesParticipants' fearLonelinessFearStudentsEducation of college studentsDifficultiesResilienceMid-2022HappinessOnsetSymptomsUnited StatesParticipantsSleep dysfunction mediates the relationship between hypothalamic-insula connectivity and anxiety-depression symptom severity bidirectionally in young adults
Li G, Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Li C, Hao D, Yang L, Li C. Sleep dysfunction mediates the relationship between hypothalamic-insula connectivity and anxiety-depression symptom severity bidirectionally in young adults. NeuroImage 2023, 279: 120340. PMID: 37611815, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexRight insulaSymptom severityMediation analysisSleep dysfunctionWhole-brain regressionHuman Connectome Project datasetSubjective mood stateYoung adultsState functional connectivityDepression symptom severityNegative emotionsCognitive performanceEmotional deficitsEmotional statesPotential sex differencesAffective functionsDrinking severityMood statesMotivated behaviorFunctional connectivityPoor sleep qualityRSFCSleep Quality IndexSleep qualityAppetitive and aversive cue reactivities differentiate neural subtypes of alcohol drinkers
Chen Y, Li C. Appetitive and aversive cue reactivities differentiate neural subtypes of alcohol drinkers. Addiction Neuroscience 2023, 7: 100089. PMID: 37483686, PMCID: PMC10358306, DOI: 10.1016/j.addicn.2023.100089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCue responsesMonetary incentive delay taskDistinct neural correlatesDistinct neural underpinningsIncentive delay taskNegative emotional statesMid-cingulate cortexMedial cortical regionsDrug cuesNeural underpinningsCue reactivityNeural correlatesSubjective urgeAlcohol expectanciesDelay taskEmotional statesLoss processingSensation seekingVentral striatumAlcohol drinkersAversive componentCortical regionsAversive responsesSubstance misusePotential subtypes
2020
A sensorimotor control framework for understanding emotional communication and regulation
Williams J, Huggins C, Zupan B, Willis M, Van Rheenen T, Sato W, Palermo R, Ortner C, Krippl M, Kret M, Dickson J, Li C, Lowe L. A sensorimotor control framework for understanding emotional communication and regulation. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2020, 112: 503-518. PMID: 32070695, PMCID: PMC7505116, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional communicationCommunication of emotionsContext of consciousnessGoal-directed actionsLanguage of emotionsAction wordsEmotional statesEmotionsFeeling wordsCultural learningLinguistic analysisEmbodied natureAllostatic mechanismsContextual useSensorimotor controlMotor controlLearning processWordsFeelingsCommunicationNeuroscienceLanguageMeaningSelfSenses