2023
The effects of cocaine use severity and abstinence on behavioral performance and neural processes of response inhibition
Li G, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Tang X, Li C. The effects of cocaine use severity and abstinence on behavioral performance and neural processes of response inhibition. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2023, 336: 111734. PMID: 37871409, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2023.111734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDays of abstinenceStop-signal reaction timeHealthy controlsCocaine dependenceSuperior temporal gyrusCocaine use severityStop-signal taskCocaine useResponse inhibitionUse severityBilateral superior temporal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonanceWhole-brain regressionNeural processesPoor response inhibitionInhibition dysfunctionCerebral markersTemporal gyrusSTG activityAbstinenceSuccess trialsSeverityNeural mechanismsInhibitionBehavioral performanceResting-State Functional Connectivity of the Dorsal and Ventral Striatum, Impulsivity, and Severity of Use in Recently Abstinent Cocaine-Dependent Individuals
Dong X, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Le T, Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Li C, Zhang S. Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Dorsal and Ventral Striatum, Impulsivity, and Severity of Use in Recently Abstinent Cocaine-Dependent Individuals. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 26: 627-638. PMID: 37579016, PMCID: PMC10519818, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyac019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityInferior frontal cortexCocaine-dependent individualsHealthy controlsVentral striatumCocaine useDorsal striatumAbstinent cocaine-dependent individualsCocaine misuseFunctional connectivityYears of drinkingLeft orbitofrontal cortexBIS-11 scoresRecent cocaine useLeft inferior frontal cortexDopaminergic deficitCortex connectivityFrontal cortexSeparate cohortHuman studiesSeverity of useAnimal studiesSecond cohortOrbitofrontal cortexBarratt Impulsivity Scale
2021
Lower prefrontal cortical synaptic vesicle binding in cocaine use disorder: An exploratory 11C‐UCB‐J positron emission tomography study in humans
Angarita GA, Worhunsky PD, Naganawa M, Toyonaga T, Nabulsi NB, Li C, Esterlis I, Skosnik PD, Radhakrishnan R, Pittman B, Gueorguieva R, Potenza MN, Finnema SJ, Huang Y, Carson RE, Malison RT. Lower prefrontal cortical synaptic vesicle binding in cocaine use disorder: An exploratory 11C‐UCB‐J positron emission tomography study in humans. Addiction Biology 2021, 27: e13123. PMID: 34852401, PMCID: PMC8891080, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine use disorderAnterior cingulate cortexRecent cocaine useSynaptic densityMedial orbitofrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexCocaine useOrbitofrontal cortexUse disordersVentromedial prefrontal cortexPositron emission tomography scanPositron emission tomography studyEmission tomography scanSynaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2AHealthy control subjectsVolume of distributionEmission tomography studiesAcute cocaineControl subjectsTomography scanCocaine exposurePreclinical studiesHC subjectsDendritic spinesLifetime cocaine useWhite matter microstructure differences in individuals with dependence on cocaine, methamphetamine, and nicotine: Findings from the ENIGMA-Addiction working group
Ottino-González J, Uhlmann A, Hahn S, Cao Z, Cupertino RB, Schwab N, Allgaier N, Alia-Klein N, Ekhtiari H, Fouche JP, Goldstein RZ, Li CR, Lochner C, London ED, Luijten M, Masjoodi S, Momenan R, Oghabian MA, Roos A, Stein DJ, Stein EA, Veltman DJ, Verdejo-García A, Zhang S, Zhao M, Zhong N, Jahanshad N, Thompson PM, Conrod P, Mackey S, Garavan H. White matter microstructure differences in individuals with dependence on cocaine, methamphetamine, and nicotine: Findings from the ENIGMA-Addiction working group. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 230: 109185. PMID: 34861493, PMCID: PMC8952409, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNoradrenergic correlates of chronic cocaine craving: neuromelanin and functional brain imaging
Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Zhang S, Li CR. Noradrenergic correlates of chronic cocaine craving: neuromelanin and functional brain imaging. Neuropsychopharmacology 2021, 46: 851-859. PMID: 33408330, PMCID: PMC8027452, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-00937-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Cue-elicited functional connectivity of the periaqueductal gray and tonic cocaine craving
Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Dhingra I, Le TM, Li CR. Cue-elicited functional connectivity of the periaqueductal gray and tonic cocaine craving. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 216: 108240. PMID: 32853997, PMCID: PMC7606798, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeriaqueductal grayPain circuitsHabitual drug useCocaine withdrawalCocaine cravingDrug useCue exposureNeutral cue exposureReward circuit dysfunctionCocaine Craving QuestionnaireCocaine cue exposureChronic cocaine useSex differencesCocaine-dependent participantsCircuit dysfunctionFemale CDVentromedial prefrontal cortexCocaine useCocaine addictionFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortexDependent participantsWithdrawalHigher activationCocaine
2019
Subcortical surface morphometry in substance dependence: An ENIGMA addiction working group study
Chye Y, Mackey S, Gutman BA, Ching CRK, Batalla A, Blaine S, Brooks S, Caparelli EC, Cousijn J, Dagher A, Foxe JJ, Goudriaan AE, Hester R, Hutchison K, Jahanshad N, Kaag AM, Korucuoglu O, Li C, London ED, Lorenzetti V, Luijten M, Martin‐Santos R, Meda SA, Momenan R, Morales A, Orr C, Paulus MP, Pearlson G, Reneman L, Schmaal L, Sinha R, Solowij N, Stein DJ, Stein EA, Tang D, Uhlmann A, van Holst R, Veltman DJ, Verdejo‐Garcia A, Wiers RW, Yücel M, Thompson PM, Conrod P, Garavan H. Subcortical surface morphometry in substance dependence: An ENIGMA addiction working group study. Addiction Biology 2019, 25: e12830. PMID: 31746534, PMCID: PMC7237314, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHypothalamic Responses to Cocaine and Food Cues in Individuals with Cocaine Dependence
Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Le TM, Li CR. Hypothalamic Responses to Cocaine and Food Cues in Individuals with Cocaine Dependence. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 22: 754-764. PMID: 31420667, PMCID: PMC6929672, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyz044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy control participantsHypothalamic activationCocaine useCocaine-dependent participantsFood cuesCocaine addictionHypothalamic responseControl participantsCocaine Craving QuestionnaireRecent cocaine useFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingCue-related activationsInferior parietal cortexHypothalamic dysfunctionClinical variablesDopaminergic pathwaysTonic cravingFood intakeQuestionnaire scoresRodent studiesVisual cortexParietal cortexResonance imagingHypothalamus
2018
Hypothalamic response to cocaine cues and cocaine addiction severity
Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Angarita GA, Li C. Hypothalamic response to cocaine cues and cocaine addiction severity. Addiction Biology 2018, 25: e12682. PMID: 30295396, PMCID: PMC6453736, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine Craving QuestionnaireCocaine Selective Severity AssessmentFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCocaine-dependent individualsAddiction severityOrbitofrontal cortexHypothalamic responseVentral striatumCocaine addictionCocaine cuesAngular gyrusBilateral orbitofrontal cortexBilateral visual cortexCue-induced cravingMagnetic resonance imagingMiddle frontal gyrusClinical featuresNeutral cuesDopaminergic circuitsHypothalamusVisual cortexResonance imagingDopaminergic midbrainFrontal gyrusAg responseDynamic network dysfunction in cocaine dependence: Graph theoretical metrics and stop signal reaction time
Zhang Y, Zhang S, Ide JS, Hu S, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Dong G, Tang X, Li CR. Dynamic network dysfunction in cocaine dependence: Graph theoretical metrics and stop signal reaction time. NeuroImage Clinical 2018, 18: 793-801. PMID: 29876265, PMCID: PMC5988015, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Power spectrum scale invariance as a neural marker of cocaine misuse and altered cognitive control
Ide JS, Hu S, Zhang S, Mujica-Parodi LR, Li CS. Power spectrum scale invariance as a neural marker of cocaine misuse and altered cognitive control. NeuroImage Clinical 2016, 11: 349-356. PMID: 27294029, PMCID: PMC4888196, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2016.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPower spectrum scale invarianceCognitive controlInferior frontal gyrusNeural markersBehavioral adjustmentSupramarginal gyrusLeft inferior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFronto-parietal areasBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signalCocaine misuseLevel-dependent signalCocaine-dependent adultsSignal taskFrontal gyrusFrontoparietal regionsPrefrontal cortexMagnetic resonance imagingConnectivity dynamicsBehavioral variablesCerebral activityCocaine addictionCocaine exposureCocaine dependenceDependent adults
2010
Increased error-related thalamic activity during early compared to late cocaine abstinence
Li CS, Luo X, Sinha R, Rounsaville BJ, Carroll KM, Malison RT, Ding YS, Zhang S, Ide JS. Increased error-related thalamic activity during early compared to late cocaine abstinence. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2010, 109: 181-189. PMID: 20163923, PMCID: PMC2875333, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research