2023
Sleep 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 quality
2022
The effects of androgen deprivation on working memory and quality of life in prostate cancer patients: The roles of hypothalamic connectivity
Chaudhary S, Zhornitsky S, Roy A, Summers C, Ahles T, Li C, Chao HH. The effects of androgen deprivation on working memory and quality of life in prostate cancer patients: The roles of hypothalamic connectivity. Cancer Medicine 2022, 11: 3425-3436. PMID: 35315585, PMCID: PMC9487881, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyMid-cingulate cortexEffects of ADTFunctional connectivityPrecentral gyrusN-back taskN-back performanceState functional connectivityMontreal Cognitive Assessment scoreHypothalamic functional connectivityProspective observational studyNonmetastatic prostate cancerProstate cancer patientsCognitive Assessment scoreQuality of lifeSustain attentionAffective functionsDeprivation therapyHypothalamic connectivityYears of educationAndrogen deprivationCorrect response rateQOL scoresCancer patientsClinical correlates
2021
Sex differences in neural responses to reward and the influences of individual reward and punishment sensitivity
Dhingra I, Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Le TM, Li CR. Sex differences in neural responses to reward and the influences of individual reward and punishment sensitivity. BMC Neuroscience 2021, 22: 12. PMID: 33639845, PMCID: PMC7913329, DOI: 10.1186/s12868-021-00618-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonetary incentive delay taskFunctional magnetic resonance imagingNeural responsesSex differencesReward-related brain activationBilateral orbitofrontal cortexMagnetic resonance imagingIncentive delay taskWhole-brain regressionVisual cortexResonance imagingOrbitofrontal cortexBrain activationWomenSuccess rateFMRI studyMenDelay taskImaging literatureNeural sensitivityCortexNeural basisAffective functionsHigher SR scoresLarge wins
2017
Functional Connectivity Parcellation of the Human Thalamus by Independent Component Analysis
Zhang S, Li CR. Functional Connectivity Parcellation of the Human Thalamus by Independent Component Analysis. Brain Connectivity 2017, 7: 602-616. PMID: 28954523, PMCID: PMC5695755, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2017.0500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-brain connectivityThalamic connectivityFunctional connectivityState functional magnetic resonanceTime coursePrimary motor cortexWhole-brain functional connectivitySeed region analysisBrain functional connectivityFunctional magnetic resonanceIndependent component time coursesMotor cortexThalamic subdivisionsHuman thalamusCaudate nucleusThalamic clustersThalamusSubcortical regionsBrain regionsRegional functionPatterns of connectivityAffective functionsFunctional organizationMagnetic resonanceFunctional clusters
2016
Chapter 24 Cerebral Gray Matter Volumes in Cocaine Dependence Clinical and Functional Implications
Li C. Chapter 24 Cerebral Gray Matter Volumes in Cocaine Dependence Clinical and Functional Implications. 2016, 245-256. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-800212-4.00024-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGray matter volumeCerebral gray matter volumeSuperior frontal gyrusHealthy controlsMatter volumeCingulate cortexCD individualsMiddle/posterior cingulate cortexRight superior frontal gyrusBilateral superior frontal gyrusLoss of neuronsDuration of useVoxel-based morphometryRight ventral putamenMagnetic resonance imagingMultiple brain regionsPosterior cingulate cortexAffective functionsCerebral morphometryVasoactive effectsGMV lossVentral putamenCocaine-dependent individualsTemporal cortexCocaine abuse
2006
Imaging Response Inhibition in a Stop-Signal Task: Neural Correlates Independent of Signal Monitoring and Post-Response Processing
Li CS, Huang C, Constable RT, Sinha R. Imaging Response Inhibition in a Stop-Signal Task: Neural Correlates Independent of Signal Monitoring and Post-Response Processing. Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 26: 186-192. PMID: 16399686, PMCID: PMC6674298, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3741-05.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-signal reaction timeStop-signal taskResponse inhibitionPre-potent response tendenciesReaction timeShorter stop-signal reaction timesEfficient response inhibitionFunctional magnetic resonanceLonger stop-signal reaction timesGroups of subjectsHigher cortical functionsError monitoringNeural correlatesTask demandsHabitual responsesBrain activationNeural substrataResponse tendenciesGreater activationInhibitory controlAffective functionsMotor areaBrain regionsFrontal cortexCortical function