Xinqi Zhou

A neurofunctional signature of romantic love predicts rewards on social media, effects of oxytocin and drug-cue reactivity

The paper identifies a distinct neurofunctional signature of romantic love that generalizes to social media rewards and cannabis use, and is modulated by oxytocin.

Dissociable neurofunctional and molecular characterizations of reward and punishment sensitivity

The paper identifies dissociable neural connectome patterns for reward and punishment sensitivity using multimodal fMRI and transcriptomic data, linking them to specific gene sets and neurotransmitter systems.

Signatures of social pain empathy: general and process-specific brain-wide representations of social exclusion and separation

This study identifies brain-wide neural representations for social exclusion and separation empathy using fMRI and multivariate pattern analysis, revealing both overlapping and distinct neural signatures.

Decoding the spatiotemporal dynamic neural representation of repetitive facial expression imitation

The paper examines how repeated facial emotion imitation affects neural spatiotemporal patterns in the mirror neuron system over time.

Rotten to the core - a neurofunctional signature of subjective core disgust generalizes to oral distaste and socio-moral contexts

The paper develops a neurofunctional signature of disgust using fMRI and machine learning, showing it generalizes across core disgust, gustatory distaste, and socio-moral contexts.

Fear of missing out (FOMO) associates with reduced cortical thickness in core regions of the posterior default mode network and higher levels of problematic smartphone and social media use

The central renin angiotensin II system: a genetic pathway, functional decoding and selective target engagement characterization in humans

This study characterizes the brain renin angiotensin II system's architecture and function using imaging transcriptomics and fMRI, showing AT1R's role in cognition and behavior through specific circuits and interactions with neurotransmitter systems.

Angiotensin blockade enhances motivational reward learning via enhancing ventral striatal prediction error and frontostriatal communication

This study shows that losartan improves reward learning by enhancing ventral striatal prediction errors and frontostriatal communication in healthy humans.

Age-dependent changes in the dynamic functional organization of the brain at rest - a cross - cultural replication approach

This study investigates age-related changes in dynamic functional connectivity across two cultures, finding consistent patterns of reduced segregated connectivity and increased network transitions in older adults.

The angiotensin antagonist Losartan modulates social reward motivation and punishment sensitivity via modulating midbrain-striato-frontal circuits

This study shows that Losartan, an angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist, alters social reward and punishment processing by modulating midbrain-striato-frontal circuits in humans.

Modulation of the renin-angiotensin system inhibits memory advantage for negative emotional material via decreasing hippocampus activation and its coupling with the amygdala

This study shows that losartan reduces memory advantage for negative emotional material by decreasing hippocampus activity and its coupling with the amygdala.

Common and distinct neurofunctional representations of core and social disgust in the brain: Coordinate-based and network meta-analyses

This study identifies common and distinct brain networks for core and social disgust using meta-analyses, showing shared and specialized regions.

Segregating domain-general from emotional context-specific inhibitory control systems - ventral striatum and orbitofrontal cortex serve as emotion-cognition integration hubs

The paper identifies brain systems mediating domain-general and emotion-specific inhibitory control using fMRI in a large cohort, showing distinct roles for ventral striatum and orbitofrontal cortex.

Oxytocinergic modulation of threat-specific amygdala sensitization in humans is critically mediated by serotonergic mechanisms

This study investigates how oxytocin modulates threat-specific amygdala reactivity in humans and finds that serotonergic mechanisms are critical for this effect.

Location, location, location- choice of Voxel-Based Morphometry processing pipeline drives variability in the location of neuroanatomical brain markers

This study shows that different VBM processing pipelines produce highly variable brain maps, affecting region identification and interpretation of sex and age differences.

Putamen volume predicts real-time fMRI neurofeedback learning success across paradigms and neurofeedback target regions

The paper finds that right putamen gray matter volume predicts success in real-time fMRI neurofeedback training across different paradigms and target regions.

Intrinsic connectivity of the prefrontal cortex and striato-limbic system respectively differentiate Major Depressive from Generalized Anxiety Disorder

This study identifies distinct intrinsic connectivity patterns in MDD and GAD using resting-state fMRI, highlighting disorder-specific neural markers.

Medial prefrontal activity at encoding determines enhanced recognition of threatening faces after 1.5 years

The paper shows that threatening faces are better remembered than non-threatening ones after 1.5 years, with differential neural encoding in specific brain regions.

Oxytocin differentially modulates amygdala responses during top-down and bottom-up aversive anticipation

This study investigates how oxytocin modulates amygdala responses during top-down and bottom-up aversive anticipation in individuals with varying trait anxiety levels.

Dimensional neuroimaging: (Internet) Gaming Disorder symptoms according to the WHO and APA frameworks associate with lower striatal volume

This study links higher symptom-load of Internet Gaming Disorder according to APA and WHO frameworks with reduced striatal volume in healthy individuals.

Oxytocin facilitates self-serving rather than altruistic tendencies in competitive social interactions via orbitofrontal cortex

This study shows oxytocin increases self-interest over altruism in competitive social interactions by enhancing activation in the medial orbitofrontal cortex.

Cue-reactivity in the ventral striatum characterizes heavy cannabis use, whereas reactivity in the dorsal striatum mediates dependent use

This study examines cue-reactivity in striatal regions of heavy cannabis users to differentiate between addiction-related and exposure-related adaptations.

Impaired cognitive performance under psycho-social stress in cannabis-dependent males is mediated by attenuated precuneus activity

This study finds that cannabis-dependent males show impaired cognitive performance under psycho-social stress, linked to reduced precuneus activity and altered connectivity with the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex.

Oxytocin modulates the intrinsic dynamics between attention-related large scale networks

This study investigates how oxytocin modulates intrinsic functional dynamics between attention-related large-scale brain networks in humans.