Area of research
Cognitive Neuroscience · Psychiatry and Mental health
Research interest
Research topics from publications: Regional Gray Matter Volume Changes in Brains of Patients With Ulcerative Colitis. Representative work: BACKGROUND: Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are 2 subtypes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Several studies have reported brain abnormalities in IBD patients. This study aims to identify differences of gray matter volume (GMV) between patients with UC and healthy controls (HCs). METHODS: Fifty-seven patients with UC and 40 HCs underwent structural magnetic resonance imaging. Voxel-based morphometry method was used to detect GMV differences. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was applied to investigate reliable biomarkers for identifying patients with UC from HCs. Regression analysis was used to examine relationships between the structure alternations and clini