2013
Error processing and gender-shared and -specific neural predictors of relapse in cocaine dependence
Luo X, Zhang S, Hu S, Bednarski SR, Erdman E, Farr OM, Hong KI, Sinha R, Mazure CM, Li CS. Error processing and gender-shared and -specific neural predictors of relapse in cocaine dependence. Brain 2013, 136: 1231-1244. PMID: 23485852, PMCID: PMC3613717, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awt040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal anterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCognitive controlError-related activationError processingCocaine-dependent individualsAnterior cingulate cortexSignal taskCingulate cortexCocaine dependenceFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataStop-signal taskTreatment-seeking individualsCross-sectional findingsModerate-sized cohortsBrain activationBehavioral treatmentNeural predictorsDrug useMagnetic resonance imaging dataStatistical Parametric Mapping 8Regional activationPsychosocial factorsSuccess trialsMagnetic resonance imaging
2012
Neural Processes of an Indirect Analog of Risk Taking in Young Nondependent Adult Alcohol Drinkers—An fMRI Study of the Stop Signal Task
Bednarski SR, Erdman E, Luo X, Zhang S, Hu S, Li C. Neural Processes of an Indirect Analog of Risk Taking in Young Nondependent Adult Alcohol Drinkers—An fMRI Study of the Stop Signal Task. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2012, 36: 768-779. PMID: 22339607, PMCID: PMC3647608, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01672.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-signal taskAlcohol useNeural processesSignal taskSocial drinkingRisk takingYoung adult social drinkersFrequency of drinkingAdult social drinkersRight superior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonanceSelf-reported alcohol useSuperior frontal gyrusBrain imaging dataSuperior frontal cortexDangerous alcohol consumptionCognitive factorsNeural correlatesFMRI studyFrontal gyrusSocial drinkersHigh-level drinkingCorresponding effect sizesNumber of drinksNondependent drinkers
2011
Functional connectivity mapping of the human precuneus by resting state fMRI
Zhang S, Li CS. Functional connectivity mapping of the human precuneus by resting state fMRI. NeuroImage 2011, 59: 3548-3562. PMID: 22116037, PMCID: PMC3288461, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.11.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral precuneusGreater connectivityDorsal precuneusFrontal gyrusSelf-related processingLess connectivityDorsal anteriorSuperior temporal gyrusMiddle frontal gyrusPosterior parietal cortexDefault mode networkMiddle occipital gyrusOrbital frontal gyrusAnterior cingulate gyrusHippocampus/parahippocampusMental imageryEpisodic memoryCognitive processesPosterior precuneusVisual imageryHuman precuneusFunctional neuroanatomyAngular gyrusTemporal gyrusNegative connectivityResting-State Functional Connectivity of the Medial Superior Frontal Cortex
Zhang S, Ide JS, Li CS. Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Medial Superior Frontal Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 2011, 22: 99-111. PMID: 21572088, PMCID: PMC3236794, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhr088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial superior frontal cortexSupplementary motor areaSuperior frontal cortexFunctional connectivityFrontal cortexMotor areaResting-state functional magnetic resonanceResting-state functional connectivityFrontal cortical functionPresupplementary motor areaFunctional magnetic resonanceSubthalamic nucleusSomatomotor areasCortical functionPreSMAAnterior partSignificant hemispheric asymmetryCaudateBehavioral tasksAnatomical boundariesCortexFuture studiesHemispheric asymmetryMagnetic resonanceSeed region