2022
Cortical profiles of numerous psychiatric disorders and normal development share a common pattern
Cao Z, Cupertino R, Ottino-Gonzalez J, Murphy A, Pancholi D, Juliano A, Chaarani B, Albaugh M, Yuan D, Schwab N, Stafford J, Goudriaan A, Hutchison K, Li C, Luijten M, Groefsema M, Momenan R, Schmaal L, Sinha R, van Holst R, Veltman D, Wiers R, Porjesz B, Lett T, Banaschewski T, Bokde A, Desrivières S, Flor H, Grigis A, Gowland P, Heinz A, Brühl R, Martinot J, Martinot M, Artiges E, Nees F, Orfanos D, Paus T, Poustka L, Hohmann S, Millenet S, Fröhner J, Robinson L, Smolka M, Walter H, Winterer J, Schumann G, Whelan R, Bhatt R, Zhu A, Conrod P, Jahanshad N, Thompson P, Mackey S, Garavan H. Cortical profiles of numerous psychiatric disorders and normal development share a common pattern. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 28: 698-709. PMID: 36380235, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01855-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgingBrainCerebral CortexChildHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMental DisordersPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedConceptsCortical thicknessPsychiatric disordersNumerous psychiatric disordersNeurological disordersDesikan-Killiany atlasLower cortical thicknessNormative maturationAllen Human Brain AtlasHealthy adult participantsCortical maturationExpression of PC1Cortical changesEmergence of psychopathologyBrain maturationPsychiatric diseasesMultiple gene ontology categoriesHuman Brain AtlasCortical profilesPubertal transitionCT differencesDisordersLate childhoodABCD studyAdult participantsNeurobiological basisAlcohol and cannabis co‐use and longitudinal gray matter volumetric changes in early and late adolescence
Luo X, Yang JJ, Buu A, Trucco EM, Li C. Alcohol and cannabis co‐use and longitudinal gray matter volumetric changes in early and late adolescence. Addiction Biology 2022, 27: e13208. PMID: 36001427, PMCID: PMC9413216, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeLate adolescenceCaudal middle frontal cortexEarly adolescent onsetGray matter volumetric changesMiddle frontal cortexSevere alcohol useBrain developmentCross-sectional findingsSocial cognitionExecutive controlNCANDA studyVolumetric declinesSupramarginal gyrusPotential sex differencesSuperior temporalImpact of alcoholAdolescent onsetSubstance useCortical regionsAlcohol useMatter volumeFrontal cortexResult of alcoholMixed-effects modelingPositive alcohol expectancy and resting-state functional connectivity of the insula in problem drinking
Le TM, Malone T, Li CR. Positive alcohol expectancy and resting-state functional connectivity of the insula in problem drinking. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2022, 231: 109248. PMID: 34998254, PMCID: PMC8881788, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismBrain MappingCerebral CortexHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMotivationNeural PathwaysConceptsResting-state functional connectivityPositive alcohol expectanciesAlcohol expectanciesInsular connectivityFunctional connectivityWhole-brain multiple regressionPath analysisNegative emotion processingVentromedial prefrontal cortexSuperior parietal lobuleSuperior frontal gyrusCognitive controlAlcohol stimuliEmotion processingPrefrontal structuresStimulus saliencyFrontal gyrusDrinking motivationsMotivational circuitsInsula connectivityParietal lobuleAdult drinkersPrefrontal cortexInsulaDrinking behavior
2021
Reward-Related Responses and Tonic Craving in Cocaine Addiction: An Imaging Study of the Monetary Incentive Delay Task
Zhornitsky S, Dhingra I, Le TM, Wang W, Li CR, Zhang S. Reward-Related Responses and Tonic Craving in Cocaine Addiction: An Imaging Study of the Monetary Incentive Delay Task. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2021, 24: 634-644. PMID: 33822080, PMCID: PMC8378081, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyab016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine-dependent individualsCocaine Craving QuestionnaireCCQ scoresRecent cocaine useHealthy controlsMonetary incentive delay taskReward-related responsesCocaine useVentral striatumIncentive delay taskMotor cortexReward responsesPrecentral gyrusCocaine addictionPrimary motor cortexSupplementary motor areaDelay taskIntense drug cravingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingDrug-seeking behaviorHigher activationReward-related activityMotor areaWhole brain
2020
Predicting alcohol dependence from multi‐site brain structural measures
Hahn S, Mackey S, Cousijn J, Foxe JJ, Heinz A, Hester R, Hutchinson K, Kiefer F, Korucuoglu O, Lett T, Li C, London E, Lorenzetti V, Maartje L, Momenan R, Orr C, Paulus M, Schmaal L, Sinha R, Sjoerds Z, Stein DJ, Stein E, van Holst R, Veltman D, Walter H, Wiers RW, Yucel M, Thompson PM, Conrod P, Allgaier N, Garavan H. Predicting alcohol dependence from multi‐site brain structural measures. Human Brain Mapping 2020, 43: 555-565. PMID: 33064342, PMCID: PMC8675424, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol dependenceRight lateral orbitofrontal cortexLeft superior frontal gyrusCurrent alcohol dependenceTransverse temporal gyrusENIGMA Addiction Working GroupInclusion of casesSuperior frontal gyrusStructural magnetic resonanceCortical surface areaRight transverse temporal gyrusLateral orbitofrontal cortexBrain structural measuresCortical thicknessPutamen volumePotential biomarkersAltered multimodal magnetic resonance parameters of basal nucleus of Meynert in Alzheimer’s disease
Zheng W, Li H, Cui B, Liang P, Wu Y, Han X, Li C, Li K, Wang Z. Altered multimodal magnetic resonance parameters of basal nucleus of Meynert in Alzheimer’s disease. Annals Of Clinical And Translational Neurology 2020, 7: 1919-1929. PMID: 32888399, PMCID: PMC7545587, DOI: 10.1002/acn3.51176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeHealthy controlsFunctional connectivityBasal nucleusResting-state functional connectivityDaily living statusLower gray matter volumeArterial spin labeling imagingWhole-brain functional connectivityRegional blood flowPostmortem human brainVoxel-based morphometryCholinergic dysfunctionHigher rCBFRight insulaCommon and gender‐specific associations with cocaine use on gray matter volume: Data from the ENIGMA addiction working group
Rabin RA, Mackey S, Parvaz MA, Cousijn J, Li C, Pearlson G, Schmaal L, Sinha R, Stein E, Veltman D, Thompson PM, Conrod P, Garavan H, Alia‐Klein N, Goldstein RZ. Common and gender‐specific associations with cocaine use on gray matter volume: Data from the ENIGMA addiction working group. Human Brain Mapping 2020, 43: 543-554. PMID: 32857473, PMCID: PMC8675419, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeCocaine useCocaine-dependent individualsMatter volumeCD individualsWhole-brain linear regressionAnterior insulaHippocampal gray matter volumeSelect brain areasT1-weighted MRI scansGender-specific associationsTotal intracranial volumeENIGMA Addiction Working GroupCue-induced cravingLeft anterior insulaGender-specific mechanismsAge-matched participantsCD menCD womenVoxel-based morphometry dataControl menLimbic regionsClinical dataMRI scansBrain areasNeural responses to negative facial emotions: Sex differences in the correlates of individual anger and fear traits
Li G, Zhang S, Le TM, Tang X, Li CR. Neural responses to negative facial emotions: Sex differences in the correlates of individual anger and fear traits. NeuroImage 2020, 221: 117171. PMID: 32682098, PMCID: PMC7789231, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative facial emotionsFacial emotionsMiddle frontal cortexShape targetRetrosplenial cortexEmotion processingIndividual differencesProlonged RTHigher activationRight middle frontal cortexLeft retrosplenial cortexBilateral middle frontal cortexFrontal cortexSex-specific behavioralShape identificationHuman Connectome ProjectRegional brain responsesEmotion measuresAffective traitsNeural processesBrain responsesFear traitsNeural responsesEmotional disordersIndividuals' anger
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 sessionsAnxietyCortexSocial anxiety, posterior insula activation, and autonomic response during self-initiated action in a Cyberball game
Wang W, Zhornitsky S, Li CS, Le TM, Joormann J, Li CR. Social anxiety, posterior insula activation, and autonomic response during self-initiated action in a Cyberball game. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2019, 255: 158-167. PMID: 31153052, PMCID: PMC6591038, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.05.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnxietyAutonomic Nervous SystemBrainCerebral CortexFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePsychological DistanceConceptsSelf-initiated actionsPosterior insula activationSocial anxietyCyberball gameInsula activationPhysiological arousalHigher skin conductance responsesHigh social anxietySevere social anxietyHigher physiological arousalSkin conductance responsesSkin conductance dataPotential sex effectsEffect of depressionSocial exclusionInsula responseNeural correlatesNeural processesLA individualsConductance responsesLimbic activationRegional activationSkin conductanceAnxietyLA group
2018
Alcohol Expectancy and Cerebral Responses to Cue-Elicited Craving in Adult Nondependent Drinkers
Zhornitsky S, Zhang S, Ide JS, Chao HH, Wang W, Le TM, Leeman RF, Bi J, Krystal JH, Li CR. Alcohol Expectancy and Cerebral Responses to Cue-Elicited Craving in Adult Nondependent Drinkers. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2018, 4: 493-504. PMID: 30711509, PMCID: PMC6500759, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingCerebral CortexCravingCuesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMotivationThalamusConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresFrontal cortical connectivityCerebral responsesCortical connectivityPositive scoreAlcohol cuesNondependent drinkersAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestLeft caudate headCue activityCue responsesAlcohol expectanciesProblem drinkingDisorders Identification TestNeutral cuesMedial orbitofrontal cortexAlcohol Expectancy QuestionnaireFunctional magnetic resonanceBilateral thalamusThalamic processingCaudate headRisk drinkingThalamic responsesRed nucleusImaging studiesMega-Analysis of Gray Matter Volume in Substance Dependence: General and Substance-Specific Regional Effects
Mackey S, Allgaier N, Chaarani B, Spechler P, Orr C, Bunn J, Allen NB, Alia-Klein N, Batalla A, Blaine S, Brooks S, Caparelli E, Chye YY, Cousijn J, Dagher A, Desrivieres S, Feldstein-Ewing S, Foxe JJ, Goldstein RZ, Goudriaan AE, Heitzeg MM, Hester R, Hutchison K, Korucuoglu O, Li CR, London E, Lorenzetti V, Luijten M, Martin-Santos R, May A, Momenan R, Morales A, Paulus MP, Pearlson G, Rousseau ME, Salmeron BJ, Schluter R, Schmaal L, Schumann G, Sjoerds Z, Stein DJ, Stein EA, Sinha R, Solowij N, Tapert S, Uhlmann A, Veltman D, van Holst R, Whittle S, Wiers R, Wright M, Yücel M, Zhang S, Yurgelun-Todd D, Hibar D, Jahanshad N, Evans A, Thompson P, Glahn D, Conrod P, Garavan H. Mega-Analysis of Gray Matter Volume in Substance Dependence: General and Substance-Specific Regional Effects. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2018, 176: 119-128. PMID: 30336705, PMCID: PMC6427822, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17040415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional brain volumesControl subjectsSubstance dependenceBrain volumeBrain regionsLower brain volumeAlcohol use disorderGray matter volumeTotal intracranial volumeMedial orbitofrontal cortexCommon neural substrateCortical thicknessUse disordersUseful biomarkerMatter volumeSubcortical volumesImaging biomarkersAlcohol dependenceIntracranial volumeOrbitofrontal cortexRegional volumesBrain structuresRelevant imaging biomarkersLow volumeNeural substrates
2016
Craving behavioral intervention for internet gaming disorder: remediation of functional connectivity of the ventral striatum
Zhang J, Ma S, Li C, Liu L, Xia C, Lan J, Wang L, Liu B, Yao Y, Fang X. Craving behavioral intervention for internet gaming disorder: remediation of functional connectivity of the ventral striatum. Addiction Biology 2016, 23: 337-346. PMID: 27894158, PMCID: PMC5446940, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityPsychobehavioral interventionsIGD subjectsFunctional connectivityHealthy controlsInternet gaming disorderGreater resting-state functional connectivityFrontal gyrusEffects of CBICross-sectional studyBehavioral intervention studyDirect current stimulationInferior parietal lobuleMiddle frontal gyrusGaming disorderSeverity of IGDInferior frontal gyrusSimilar time intervalsEffective treatmentIntervention studiesNon-invasive techniquePotential biomarkersVentral striatumParietal lobuleCurrent stimulationHemispheric Lateralization of Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Anterior Insula: Association with Age, Gender, and a Novelty-Seeking Trait
Kann S, Zhang S, Manza P, Leung HC, Li C. Hemispheric Lateralization of Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Anterior Insula: Association with Age, Gender, and a Novelty-Seeking Trait. Brain Connectivity 2016, 6: 724-734. PMID: 27604154, PMCID: PMC5105339, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2016.0443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityAnterior insulaFunctional connectivityLaterality indexDorsomedial prefrontal cortexInferior frontal cortexAutomated Anatomic Labeling (AAL) atlasSuperior parietal lobuleCerebral functional organizationSuperior frontal gyrusPosterior orbital gyrusAttentional orientationAffective processingInsula activationRight lateralizationAffective controlLeft lateralizationSalient stimuliPhysiological arousalTridimensional Personality QuestionnaireFrontal gyrusHemispheric lateralizationSupramarginal gyrusLateralized connectivityParietal lobuleThe effects of methylphenidate on cerebral responses to conflict anticipation and unsigned prediction error in a stop-signal task
Manza P, Hu S, Ide JS, Farr OM, Zhang S, Leung HC, Li CR. The effects of methylphenidate on cerebral responses to conflict anticipation and unsigned prediction error in a stop-signal task. Journal Of Psychopharmacology 2016, 30: 283-293. PMID: 26755547, PMCID: PMC4837899, DOI: 10.1177/0269881115625102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnsigned prediction errorsStop-signal taskConflict anticipationVentromedial prefrontal cortexEffects of methylphenidateDorsal anterior cingulateInferior parietal lobulePresupplementary motor areaCognitive controlHealthy young adultsNeural processesUpcoming conflictTask performanceNeural mechanismsBilateral caudate headParietal lobulePrediction errorPrefrontal cortexAnterior cingulateAdaptive behaviorParahippocampal gyrusMethylphenidateMotor areaAnticipation activityYoung adults
2015
Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Locus Coeruleus in Humans: In Comparison with the Ventral Tegmental Area/Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta and the Effects of Age
Zhang S, Hu S, Chao HH, Li CR. Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Locus Coeruleus in Humans: In Comparison with the Ventral Tegmental Area/Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta and the Effects of Age. Cerebral Cortex 2015, 26: 3413-3427. PMID: 26223261, PMCID: PMC4961017, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhv172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral tegmental area/substantia nigra pars compactaSubstantia nigra pars compactaLocus coeruleusPars compactaFunctional connectivityResting-state functional connectivityCerebral functional connectivityNumerous animal studiesFronto-parietal cortexRight anterior insulaResting-state fMRI dataEffect of ageCerebral cortexNoradrenergic inputCognitive motor controlAnimal studiesCortex decreasesHealthy adultsCerebellum increasesMidbrain nucleiBilateral amygdalaMidbrain structuresAnterior insulaCognitive manifestationsMotor controlAltered resting‐state functional connectivity of the insula in young adults with Internet gaming disorder
Zhang JT, Yao YW, Li CS, Zang YF, Shen ZJ, Liu L, Wang LJ, Liu B, Fang XY. Altered resting‐state functional connectivity of the insula in young adults with Internet gaming disorder. Addiction Biology 2015, 21: 743-751. PMID: 25899520, PMCID: PMC4615265, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional connectivityHealthy control subjectsSuperior temporal gyrusAnterior cingulate cortexPosterior insulaAnterior insulaStronger resting-state functional connectivityGender-matched healthy control subjectsMagnetic resonance imaging studyInternet gaming disorderAngular gyrusSupplemental motor areaResonance imaging studyFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyClinical manifestationsControl subjectsFunctional abnormalitiesPostcentral gyrusMotor areaPrecentral gyrusCingulate cortexImaging studiesIGD subjectsTemporal gyrusCore symptomsConflict anticipation in alcohol dependence — A model-based fMRI study of stop signal task
Hu S, Ide JS, Zhang S, Sinha R, Li CS. Conflict anticipation in alcohol dependence — A model-based fMRI study of stop signal task. NeuroImage Clinical 2015, 8: 39-50. PMID: 26106526, PMCID: PMC4473266, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2015.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStop-signal reaction timeHealthy control individualsConflict anticipationAlcohol dependenceCognitive controlProactive controlSignal taskSequential effectsModel-based fMRI studyAlcohol consumptionStop signalPre-supplementary motor areaBilateral inferior parietal cortexPerigenual anterior cingulate cortexSignificant sequential effectInferior parietal cortexSignal reaction timeWhole-brain responsesAnterior cingulate cortexRecent alcohol consumptionNeural correlatesFMRI studyNeural markersMotor areaTrial onsetCausal Interactions Within a Frontal-Cingulate-Parietal Network During Cognitive Control: Convergent Evidence from a Multisite–Multitask Investigation
Cai W, Chen T, Ryali S, Kochalka J, Li CS, Menon V. Causal Interactions Within a Frontal-Cingulate-Parietal Network During Cognitive Control: Convergent Evidence from a Multisite–Multitask Investigation. Cerebral Cortex 2015, 26: 2140-2153. PMID: 25778346, PMCID: PMC4830290, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhv046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal anterior cingulate cortexCognitive controlAnterior insulaParietal networkCausal interactionsCognitive control resourcesCognitive control abilitiesCognitive control processesCognitive control modelCognitive control taskGoal-directed behaviorAnterior cingulate cortexSignificant causal influenceBrain mechanismsIndividual differencesCausal outflowCingulate cortexFMRI dataControl taskCausal hubCausal influenceControl abilityControl processControl resourcesTask
2014
Dissociable Roles of Right Inferior Frontal Cortex and Anterior Insula in Inhibitory Control: Evidence from Intrinsic and Task-Related Functional Parcellation, Connectivity, and Response Profile Analyses across Multiple Datasets
Cai W, Ryali S, Chen T, Li CS, Menon V. Dissociable Roles of Right Inferior Frontal Cortex and Anterior Insula in Inhibitory Control: Evidence from Intrinsic and Task-Related Functional Parcellation, Connectivity, and Response Profile Analyses across Multiple Datasets. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 14652-14667. PMID: 25355218, PMCID: PMC4212065, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3048-14.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight inferior frontal cortexRight anterior insulaTask-evoked functional connectivityInferior frontal cortexFrontal cortexInhibitory controlFunctional connectivityAnterior insulaFronto-parietal cortexIntrinsic brain activityAnterior cingulate cortexResponse profilesDissociable rolesCortex volumeIndependent cohortControl studyCingulate cortexDorsomedial prefrontalCortexDistinct functional characteristicsGreater activationResponse profile analysisBrain activityDifferential rolesInsula