2022
Hypothalamic connectivities predict individual differences in ADT-elicited changes in working memory and quality of life in prostate cancer patients
Chaudhary S, Roy A, Summers C, Zhornitsky S, Ahles T, Li CR, Chao HH. Hypothalamic connectivities predict individual differences in ADT-elicited changes in working memory and quality of life in prostate cancer patients. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 9567. PMID: 35688928, PMCID: PMC9187668, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-13361-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyProstate cancer patientsQuality of lifeCancer patientsCorrect response rateMonths of ADTLong-term androgen deprivation therapyResponse rateNon-metastatic prostate cancerMontreal Cognitive Assessment scoreProspective observational studyState functional connectivityCognitive Assessment scoreDeprivation therapyHypothalamic connectivityAndrogen deprivationPrognostic markerProstate cancerGonadal axisObservational studyYears of educationQOL effectsControl groupQoLSalience networkThe 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
2019
The interrelationship of body mass index with gray matter volume and resting-state functional connectivity of the hypothalamus
Le TM, Liao DL, Ide J, Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Li CR. The interrelationship of body mass index with gray matter volume and resting-state functional connectivity of the hypothalamus. International Journal Of Obesity 2019, 44: 1097-1107. PMID: 31796869, PMCID: PMC8643195, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-019-0496-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityWhole-brain multiple regressionGray matter volumeInsula connectivityBody mass indexFunctional connectivitySeed-based resting-state functional connectivityMatter volumeSuperior parietal lobuleVoxel-based morphometry analysisMultiple regressionConclusionsThe current findingsBody weightCognitive controlMultiple brain circuitsBrain mechanismsIndividual differencesInhibitory controlParietal lobuleHypothalamic connectivityMass indexMediation analysisBrain circuitsHigher body mass indexCurrent findings
2018
Resting State Functional Connectivity of the Lateral and Medial Hypothalamus in Cocaine Dependence: An Exploratory Study
Zhang S, Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Li CR. Resting State Functional Connectivity of the Lateral and Medial Hypothalamus in Cocaine Dependence: An Exploratory Study. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2018, 9: 344. PMID: 30100886, PMCID: PMC6072838, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchState functional connectivityMedial hypothalamusHealthy controlsCocaine dependenceDorsolateral prefrontal cortexFunctional connectivityHypothalamic connectivityPrefrontal cortexVentral striatumCocaine misuseConnectivity strengthCocaine Craving QuestionnaireRole of dopamineInferior parietal lobuleLateral hypothalamusTrend-level significanceMesocorticolimbic circuitPreclinical workHypothalamusVentromedial prefrontal cortexCocaine usePast monthParietal lobuleTemporal gyrusHypothalamus functions