2020
Perceived burdensomeness and neural responses to ostracism in the Cyberball task
Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Li CR. Perceived burdensomeness and neural responses to ostracism in the Cyberball task. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2020, 130: 1-8. PMID: 32763557, PMCID: PMC7554229, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCyberball taskInterpersonal needsIndividual differencesProsocial behaviorNeural responsesSocial interactionStronger neural responsesGreater brain activationDorsomedial prefrontal cortexMiddle frontal gyrusSocial exclusionResponse timeBrain activationBrain correlatesBehavioral performanceFMRI studyAnterior insulaFrontal gyrusSocial painBehavioral avoidanceAffective responsesBehavioral measuresNeural activationPrefrontal cortexEmotional distress
2019
The effects of age on cerebral responses to self-initiated actions during social interactions: An exploratory study
Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Chao HH, Levy I, Joormann J, Li CR. The effects of age on cerebral responses to self-initiated actions during social interactions: An exploratory study. Behavioural Brain Research 2019, 378: 112301. PMID: 31644928, PMCID: PMC6893150, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.112301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-initiated actionsSocial interactionSocial anxietyCyberball taskNeural processesOccipital cortexBall tossPregenual anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexSex differencesSocial exclusionAnxiety Scale scoresBehavioral performanceOrbitofrontal cortexCingulate cortexSubjective reportsBehavioral burdenEffect of ageObserved sex differencesYoung adultsCerebral responsesAge-related diminutionGame sessionsAnxietyCortexSocial anxiety, posterior insula activation, and autonomic response during self-initiated action in a Cyberball game
Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Li CS, Le TM, Joormann J, Li CR. Social anxiety, posterior insula activation, and autonomic response during self-initiated action in a Cyberball game. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2019, 255: 158-167. PMID: 31153052, PMCID: PMC6591038, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.05.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-initiated actionsPosterior insula activationSocial anxietyCyberball gameInsula activationPhysiological arousalHigher skin conductance responsesHigh social anxietySevere social anxietyHigher physiological arousalSkin conductance responsesSkin conductance dataPotential sex effectsEffect of depressionSocial exclusionInsula responseNeural correlatesNeural processesLA individualsConductance responsesLimbic activationRegional activationSkin conductanceAnxietyLA groupCerebral responses to self-initiated action during social interactions
Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Li C, Zhang S, Ide JS, Joormann J, Li CR. Cerebral responses to self-initiated action during social interactions. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 2019, 19: 1521-1535. PMID: 30941709, PMCID: PMC6774916, DOI: 10.3758/s13415-019-00711-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-initiated actionsSocial interactionSocial communication needsSocial behavioral disordersPosterior cortical activationSocial exclusionHealthy adultsMind processingCyberball gameSocial anxietySocial emotionsNeural correlatesPercentage of trialsSubjective awarenessAngular gyrusNeural markersCortical activationCortical activityBall tossBehavioral disordersCerebral responsesFuture researchCommunication needsExtant studiesOwn volition