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Abnormal resting-state functional connectivity in the orbitofrontal cortex of heroin users and its relationship with anxiety: a pilot fNIRS study | |
Ieong, Hada Fong-ha; Yuan, Zhen | |
2017-04-19 | |
Source Publication | SCIENTIFIC REPORTS |
ISSN | 2045-2322 |
Volume | 7 |
Abstract | Drug addiction is widely linked to the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), which is essential for regulating reward-related behaviors, emotional responses, and anxiety. Over the past two decades, neuroimaging has provided significant contributions revealing functional and structural alternations in the brains of drug addicts. However, the underlying neural mechanism in the OFC and its correlates with drug addiction and anxiety still require further elucidation. We first presented a pilot investigation to examine local networks in OFC regions through resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) from eight abstinent addicts in a heroin-dependent group (HD) and seven subjects in a control group (CG). We discovered that the HDs manifested enhanced interhemispheric correlation and rsFC. Moreover, small-worldness was explored in the brain networks. In addition to the altered rsFC in the OFC networks, our examinations demonstrated associations in the functional connectivity between the left inferior frontal gyrus and other OFC regions related to anxiety in the HDs. The study provides important preliminary evidence of the complex OFC networks in heroin addiction and suggests neural correlates of anxiety. It opens a window in application of fNIRS to predict psychiatric trajectories and may create new insights into neural adaptations resulting from chronic opiate intake. |
DOI | 10.1038/srep46522 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | SCIE ; SSCI |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
WOS Subject | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
WOS ID | WOS:000399617600001 |
Publisher | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP |
The Source to Article | WOS |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85017630955 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | Faculty of Health Sciences DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICINAL ADMINISTRATION |
Corresponding Author | Yuan, Zhen |
Affiliation | University of Macau, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bioimaging Core, Macau SAR, 99999, China |
First Author Affilication | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Corresponding Author Affilication | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Ieong, Hada Fong-ha,Yuan, Zhen. Abnormal resting-state functional connectivity in the orbitofrontal cortex of heroin users and its relationship with anxiety: a pilot fNIRS study[J]. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2017, 7. |
APA | Ieong, Hada Fong-ha., & Yuan, Zhen (2017). Abnormal resting-state functional connectivity in the orbitofrontal cortex of heroin users and its relationship with anxiety: a pilot fNIRS study. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 7. |
MLA | Ieong, Hada Fong-ha,et al."Abnormal resting-state functional connectivity in the orbitofrontal cortex of heroin users and its relationship with anxiety: a pilot fNIRS study".SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 7(2017). |
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