ArticlePloS one2017
Regional Homogeneity Changes in Nicotine Addicts by Resting-State fMRI.
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- The resting-state brain activity signatures for addictive disorders.Med (New York, N.Y.) · 2024Pooled it
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- Altered patterns of fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation and regional homogeneity in abstinent methamphetamine-dependent users.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Nucleus Basalis of Meynert in Mild Cognitive Impairment.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2021Article
- Dynamic Neuroimaging Biomarkers of Smoking in Young Smokers.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Aberrant regional homogeneity in post-traumatic stress disorder after traffic accident: A resting-state functional MRI study.NeuroImage. Clinical · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo reveal the brain functional changes of nicotine addicts compared with those of non-smokers and explore the objective biomarker for nicotine dependence evaluation.
methodsA total of 14 smokers and 11 non-smoking controls were recruited for this study. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and regional homogeneity (ReHo) were applied in the neural activity analysis. Two-sample t-test was performed to examine the voxel-wise difference between the smokers and the controls. Correlation analysis between the ReHo values and the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) scores were performed to explore the biomarkers for the clinical characteristics of smokers.
resultsThe ReHo values from the right superior frontal gyrus of the Brodmann's area (BA) 9 to the right middle frontal gyrus and the ReHo value from the left and right precuneus (BA 23) to the left and right middle cingulum gyrus were lower in the smokers than in the non-smokers. The ReHo value in the precuneus (BA 23) was significantly and positively correlated with the FTND score of smokers.
conclusionThe ReHo values in the right superior frontal gyrus and left precuneus can be used to separate the smokers from the non-smokers. In particular, the left precuneus is a potential neuroimaging biomarker for nicotine addicts.
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