Posttraumatic stress symptomatology and abnormal neural responding during emotion regulation under cognitive demands: mediating effects of personality by Michael Sun, Craig A. Marquardt, Seth G. Disner, Philip C. Burton, Nicholas D. Davenport, Shmuel Lissek, Scott R. Sponheim

“…To better understand how brain activity explains cognitive and emotional processes in these conditions, we used an emotional N-back task and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study neural responses in US military veterans after deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. …”
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Altered Sexual Response-Related Functional Connectivity and Morphometric Changes Influenced by Sex Hormones across Menopausal Status by Chung Man Moon, Suk Hee Heo, Woong Yoon, Byung Hyun Baek, Sang Soo Shin, Seul Kee Kim, Yun Young Lee

“…Twenty-three premenopausal women (mean age: 41.52 ± 7.38 years) and 21 menopausal women (mean age: 55.52 ± 2.80 years) underwent sex hormone level measurements with high-resolution T1 and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during rest, neutral, and sexual arousal conditions. …”
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Investigating the mechanism and prognosis of patients with disorders of consciousness on the basis of brain networks between the thalamus and whole-brain by Jun Zhang, Jun Zhang, Hongying Zhang, Fuli Yan, Hengzhu Zhang, Enpeng Zhang, Xingdong Wang, Min Wei, Yunlong Pei, Zhijie Yang, Yuping Li, Lun Dong, Xiaodong Wang

“…PurposeThis study aimed to investigate the changes in the functional connectivity between the bilateral thalamus and the whole-brain in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) patients suffering from disorders of consciousness (DOC) and to explore their potential prognostic representation capacity.MethodsThe sTBI patients suffering from DOC and healthy controls underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging. We defined patients with the Extended Glasgow Outcome Score (GOS-E) ≥ 3 as the wake group and GOS-E = 2 as the coma group. …”
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Continuous theta burst stimulation over right cerebellum for speech impairment in Parkinson’s disease: study protocol for a randomized, sham-controlled, clinical trial by Xiaoxia Zhu, Guangyan Dai, Meng Wang, Mingdan Tan, Yongxue Li, Zhiqin Xu, Di Lei, Ling Chen, Xi Chen, Hanjun Liu, Hanjun Liu

“…The secondary outcome measures are cognitive function, quality of life, and functional connectivity determined by resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).SignificanceThis trial will provide evidence for the efficacy and safety of cerebellar cTBS for the treatment of speech impairment in PD and shed light on the neural mechanism of this intervention. …”
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Alterations of Regional Homogeneity in Parkinson’s Disease with Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder by Jiang X, Pan Y, Zhu S, Wang Y, Gu R, Jiang Y, Shen B, Zhu J, Xu S, Yan J, Dong J, Zhang W, Xiao C, Zhang L

“…All subjects were subjected to one-night polysomnography and underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). The fMRI images of the three groups were analyzed by regional homogeneity (ReHo) to observe the local neural activity. …”
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Neural circuit mapping of waiting impulsivity and proactive inhibition with convergent evidence from fMRI and TMS by N. Skandali, K. Baek, S. Sallie, S. Sonkusare, A. Mandali, V. Ritou, V. Caesaro, V. Caesaro, V. Voon

“…Objectives Here, we conducted two separate, but hierarchical studies, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to map the neural circuit involved in waiting impulsivity and proactive stopping, and subsequently provide mechanistic and causal evidence of disruption of this circuit by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). …”
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Changes in the Amplitude of Low-Frequency Fluctuation in Patients With Lifelong Premature Ejaculation by Resting-State Functional MRI by Ma Yubo, PhD, Huang Lianjia, MD, Mao Cuiping, PhD, Zhang Liandong, PhD, Liu Le, MD, Shi Meijuan, MD, Wang Ziming, PhD, Hu Xintao, PhD, Zhao Jun, PhD

“…Introduction: Dapoxetine is considered a first-line treatment for patients with lifelong premature ejaculation (PE), and current researches have showed with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) that patients with lifelong PE might have abnormal brain function, but differences in brain function before and after administration have not been reported. …”
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Comprehensive evaluation of harmonization on functional brain imaging for multisite data-fusion by Yu-Wei Wang, Xiao Chen, Chao-Gan Yan

“…ABSTRACT: To embrace big-data neuroimaging, harmonizing the site effect in resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (R-fMRI) data fusion is a fundamental challenge. …”
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Neural correlates of impulsive compulsive behaviors in Parkinson’s disease: A Japanese retrospective study by Ikko Kimura, Gajanan S. Revankar, Kotaro Ogawa, Kaoru Amano, Yuta Kajiyama, Hideki Mochizuki

“…Objectives: To identify the cortico-striatal network primarily involved in ICB and the differences in these networks between patients with ICD and DDS using structural and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. Methods: Patients with PD were recruited using data from a previous cohort study and divided into those with ICB (ICB group) and without ICB (non-ICB group) using the Japanese version of the Questionnaire for Impulsive Compulsive Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease (J-QUIP). …”
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Parental Education and Left Lateral Orbitofrontal Cortical Activity during N-Back Task: An fMRI Study of American Adolescents by Shervin Assari, Shanika Boyce, Mohammed Saqib, Mohsen Bazargan, Cleopatra H. Caldwell

“…The primary outcome was the average beta weight for N-Back (2 back versus 0 back contrast) in ASEG ROI left OFC activity, measured by functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) during an N-Back task. …”
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Kessler Foundation Strategy-Based Training to Enhance Memory (KF-STEM™): Study protocol for a single site double-blind randomized, clinical trial in Multiple Sclerosis by Nancy D. Chiaravalloti, Erica Weber, Ekaterina Dobryakova, Amanda Botticello, Yael Goverover, Nancy B. Moore, John DeLuca

“…Outcomes will be assessed via three mechanisms, an Assessment of Global Functioning, which examines everyday functioning and quality of life, a Neuropsychological Evaluation to examine objective cognitive performance, and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging to examine the impact of treatment on patterns of cerebral activation. …”
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Connectome-based predictive modelling can predict follow-up craving after abstinence in individuals with opioid use disorders by Jun Zhang, Jun Liu, Jing Luo, Huiting Zhang, Fei Tang, Li Fan, Wenhan Yang, Longtao Yang, Yanyao Du, Jungong Han

“…Recent studies suggested that prediction models were effective for individual-level prognosis based on neuroimage data in substance use disorders (SUD).Aims This prospective cohort study aimed to assess neuroimaging biomarkers for individual response to protracted abstinence in opioid users using connectome-based predictive modelling (CPM).Methods One hundred and eight inpatients with OUD underwent structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans at baseline. The Heroin Craving Questionnaire (HCQ) was used to assess craving levels at baseline and at the 8-month follow-up of abstinence. …”
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Personalized Connectome Mapping to Guide Targeted Therapy and Promote Recovery of Consciousness in the Intensive Care Unit by Edlow, Brian L, Barra, Megan E, Zhou, David W, Foulkes, Andrea S, Snider, Samuel B, Threlkeld, Zachary D, Chakravarty, Sourish, Kirsch, John E, Chan, Suk-tak, Meisler, Steven L, Bleck, Thomas P, Fins, Joseph J, Giacino, Joseph T, Hochberg, Leigh R

“…Patients in Phase 1 will receive escalating daily doses (0.5–2.0 mg/kg) of intravenous methylphenidate over a 4-day period and will undergo resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography to evaluate the drug’s pharmacodynamic properties. …”
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Striatal and Behavioral Responses to Reward Vary by Socioeconomic Status in Adolescents by Decker, Alexandra L, Meisler, Steven L., Hubbard, Nicholas A., Bauer, Clemens C.C., Leonard, Julia, Grotzinger, Hannah, Giebler, Melissa A., Torres, Yesi Camacho, Imhof, Andrea, Romeo, Rachel, Gabrieli, John D. E.

“…Adolescents (n=114; 12-14 years; 58 female) performed a gambling task during functional magnetic resonance imaging. We manipulated trial-by-trial reward and loss outcomes, leading to fluctuations between periods of reward scarcity and abundance. …”
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Cognitive and neural correlates of memory retrieval in young and older adults by O'Kane, Gail, 1965-

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Imaging the functional connectivity of the Periaqueductal Gray during genuine and sham electroacupuncture treatment by Zyloney, Carolyn E., Jensen, Karin B., Polich, Ginger, Loiotile, Rita E., Cheetham, Alexandra, LaViolette, Peter S., Tu, Peichi, Kaptchuk, Ted J., Gollub, Randy Lyanne, Kong, Jian

“…However, the continuous stimulation characteristic of EA treatment presents challenges to the use of conventional functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) approaches for the investigation of neural mechanisms mediating treatment response because of the requirement for brief and intermittent stimuli in event related or block designed task paradigms. …”
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Optogenetic Brain Interfaces by Pashaie, Ramin, Anikeeva, Polina Olegovna, Lee, Jin Hyung, Prakash, Rohit, Yizhar, Ofer, Prigge, Matthias, Chander, Divya, Richner, Thomas J., Williams, Justin

“…The advent of optogenetics was followed by extensive research aimed to produce new lines of light-sensitive proteins and to develop new technologies: for example, to control the distribution of light inside the brain tissue or to combine optogenetics with other modalities including electrophysiology, electrocorticography, nonlinear microscopy, and functional magnetic resonance imaging. In this paper, the authors review some of the recent advances in the field of optogenetics and related technologies and provide their vision for the future of the field.…”
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Altered patterns of functional connectivity and causal connectivity in salience subnetwork of subjective cognitive decline and amnestic mild cognitive impairment by Cai, Chunting, Huang, Chenxi, Yang, Chenhui, Lu, Haijie, Hong, Xin, Ren, Fujia, Hong, Dan, Ng, Eyk

“…We utilized resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate the altered FC and CC of the SN subnetworks in 28 healthy controls, 23 SCD subjects, and 29 aMCI subjects. …”
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Individual-specific fMRI-Subspaces improve functional connectivity prediction of behavior by Kashyap, Rajan, Kong, Ru, Bhattacharjee, Sagarika, Li, Jingwei, Zhou, Juan, Yeo, Thomas B. T.

“…Therefore, we hypothesize that removing common resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) signals that are shared across participants would improve behavioral prediction. …”
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Brain networks underlying the processing of sound symbolism related to softness perception by Kitada, Ryo, Kwon, Jinhwan, Doizaki, Ryuichi, Nakagawa, Eri, Tanigawa, Tsubasa, Kajimoto, Hiroyuki, Sadato, Norihiro, Sakamoto, Maki

“…Here, we conducted a functional magnetic resonance imaging experiment to test whether the brain regions engaged in the tactile processing of object properties are also involved in mapping sound symbolic information with tactually perceived object properties. …”
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