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 sessionsAnxietyCortex
2018
Structural and functional cerebral bases of diminished inhibitory control during healthy aging
Hu S, Ide JS, Chao HH, Castagna B, Fischer KA, Zhang S, Li C. Structural and functional cerebral bases of diminished inhibitory control during healthy aging. Human Brain Mapping 2018, 39: 5085-5096. PMID: 30113124, PMCID: PMC6287913, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProlonged stop signal reaction timeStop-signal reaction timeAge-related reductionInhibitory controlFunctional changesPrefrontal cortexAge-related diminutionSignal taskRight dorsolateral prefrontal cortexSame brain regionsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingMedial prefrontal cortexInferior parietal cortexResponse inhibitionDorsolateral prefrontal cortexInferior frontal cortexDiminished inhibitory controlCerebral changesStructure-function associationsSignal reaction timeCaudate headAge-related differencesStop-signal taskFrontal cortex