Shuxia Yao

Oxytocin promotes advantageous inequity preference by modulating the fairness norm enforcement system

This study investigates how oxytocin modulates neural and behavioral responses to advantageous inequity using a combination of behavioral, computational, and fMRI methods.

Shared and distinct default mode systems in mental time travel and affective experience over time

This study uses fMRI to identify shared and distinct neural systems in mental time travel and affective experiences, showing the DMN's role in both and dissociations in valence and temporal processing.

Real-time functional connectivity-based neurofeedback of the DLPFC-amygdala pathway during threat-exposure attenuates anxiety

This study uses real-time fMRI neurofeedback to train individuals to regulate DLPFC-amygdala connectivity during threat exposure, reducing anxiety.

Capturing dynamic fear experiences in naturalistic contexts: An ecologically valid fMRI signature integrating brain activation and connectivity

Self-navigating the "Island of Reil": a systematic review of real-time fMRI neurofeedback training of insula activity

This review evaluates rtfMRI neurofeedback training targeting insula activity, finding it effective in modulating insula activity and suggesting guidelines for future studies.

A functional anatomical shift from the lateral frontal pole to dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in emotion action control underpins elevated levels of anxiety: partial replication and generalization of Bramson et al., 2023

The paper partially replicates and generalizes Bramson et al.'s 2023 findings on functional anatomical shifts in emotion action control related to anxiety using fMRI data from a different sample and paradigm.

A brief real-time fNIRS-informed neurofeedback training of the prefrontal cortex changes brain activity and connectivity during subsequent working memory challenge

This study shows that a single session of fNIRS-informed neurofeedback training increases left DLPFC activity and alters connectivity during a working memory task without feedback.

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.

The right inferior frontal gyrus as pivotal node and effective regulator of the basal ganglia-thalamocortical response inhibition circuit

The paper identifies the right inferior frontal gyrus as a key node and regulator in the basal ganglia-thalamocortical response inhibition circuit using fMRI and causal modeling.

Opposing associations of Internet Use Disorder symptom domains with structural and functional organization of the striatum: a dimensional neuroimaging approach

The paper examines associations between Internet Use Disorder symptom domains and brain structure/function in a dimensional neuroimaging study, finding opposing effects on striatal networks and volumes.

The central autonomic system revisited - convergent evidence for a regulatory role of the insular and midcingulate cortex from neuroimaging meta-analyses

This paper uses neuroimaging meta-analyses to identify the insular and midcingulate cortex as key regions of the central autonomic system, showing task-independent and task-specific roles in autonomic signal processing.

Oxytocinergic modulation of stress-associated amygdala-hippocampus pathways in humans is mediated by serotonergic mechanisms

This study shows that oxytocin's effect on stress-related brain pathways in humans is reduced when serotonin signaling is decreased, suggesting a mediating role for serotonin.

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.

The mirror neuron system compensates for amygdala dysfunction-associated social deficits in individuals with higher autistic traits

This study shows that individuals with higher autistic traits have reduced amygdala responses to imitation but increased mirror neuron system activity and connectivity, which may compensate for social deficits.

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.

Anxiolytic effects of chronic intranasal oxytocin on neural responses to threat are dose-frequency dependent

This study investigates the anxiolytic effects of chronic intranasal oxytocin, finding that low-frequency dosing reduces neural threat reactivity in high-anxiety individuals.

Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation increases eye-gaze on salient facial features and oxytocin release

Secondary rewards acquire enhanced incentive motivation via increasing anticipatory activity of the lateral orbitofrontal cortex

This study shows that secondary rewards like money gain increased incentive motivation through heightened anticipatory activity in the lateral orbitofrontal cortex, unlike primary rewards which decrease in value with satiation.

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.

Decreased homotopic interhemispheric functional connectivity in children with autism spectrum disorder

This study finds reduced homotopic interhemispheric functional connectivity in children with ASD in specific brain networks, suggesting its potential as an early biomarker.

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, dynamic and effective connectivity among large-scale brain networks modulated by oxytocin

This study investigates how oxytocin modulates effective and dynamic connectivity in brain networks related to social-emotional behavior using resting-state fMRI data from 200 healthy subjects.

Beyond fear centers: a distributed fMRI-based neuromarker for the subjective experience of fear

The paper uses fMRI and machine learning to identify a distributed neural signature predictive of subjective fear across multiple cohorts, showing it differs from other negative affect states.

Determinants of Real-Time fMRI Neurofeedback Performance and Improvement: a Machine Learning Mega-Analysis

This study uses machine learning to analyze 608 participants and identifies two factors improving neurofeedback performance: pre-training no-feedback runs and training patients over healthy participants.

Serotonin and childhood maltreatment interact to shape brain architecture and anxious avoidant behavior, a TPH2 imaging genetics approach

The paper investigates how serotonin and childhood maltreatment interact to affect brain structure and anxious avoidant behavior using a TPH2 imaging genetics approach in humans.

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.

Oxytocin increases the pleasantness of affective touch and orbitofrontal cortex activity independent of valence

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.