In Press

• Liu, J.,*^ Shi, Z.,* Fabbricatore, J. L., McMains, J. T., Worsdale, A., Jones, E. C., Wang, Y., & Sweet, L. H. (in press). Vaping and smoking cue reactivity in young adult non-smoking electronic cigarette users: a functional neuroimaging study. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae257 

2025

• Shi, Z.,^ Langleben, D. D., Rott, D., Albanese, M., & Elman, I. (2025). Blood pressure response to extended-release naltrexone in heroin and prescription opioid users and its implications for cardiovascular morbidity. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 43(1), 77–78. https://doi.org/10.1080/10550887.2024.2327739 

• Pereira-Rufino, L. S., Gobbo, D. R., Conte, R., de Sino, R. M., de Oliveira, N. N., Fidalgo, T. M., Sato, J. R., Carrete, H., Jr., Souza-Formigoni, M. L. O., Shi, Z., Vissoci, J. R. N., Wiers, C. E., & Céspedes, I. C.^ (2025). Reduced gray matter volume in limbic and cortical areas is associated with anxiety and depression in alcohol use disorder patients. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 347, 111946. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2025.111946 

2024

• Shi, Z.,^ Li, X., Todaro, D. R., Cao, W., Lynch, K. G., Detre, J. A., Loughead, J., Langleben, D. D.,* & Wiers, C. E.* (2024). Medial prefrontal neuroplasticity during extended-release naltrexone treatment of opioid use disorder – a longitudinal structural magnetic resonance imaging study. Translational Psychiatry, 14, 360. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-024-03061-0 

• Li, X., Kass, G., Wiers, C. E., & Shi, Z.^ (2024). The brain salience network at the intersection of pain and substance use disorders: insights from functional neuroimaging research. Current Addiction Reports, 11, 797–808. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-024-00593-9 

• Todaro, D. R., Volkow, N. D., Langleben, D. D., Shi, Z.,^ & Wiers, C. E.^ (2024). Collateral damage: neurological correlates of non-fatal overdose in the era of fentanyl-xylazine. Neuroscience Insights, 19, 26331055241247156. https://doi.org/10.1177/26331055241247156 

• Wang, X., Manza, P., Li, X., Ramos-Rolón, A., Hager, N., Wang, G. J., Volkow, N. D., Hu, Y., Shi, Z.,*^ & Wiers, C. E.*^ (2024). Reduced brain network segregation in alcohol use disorder: associations with neurocognition. Addiction Biology, 29(12), e13446. https://doi.org/10.1111/adb.13446 

• Li, X., Shi, Z., Todaro, D., Pond, T., Byanyima, J., Vesslee, S., Reddy, R., Nanga, R. P. R., Kass, G., Ramchandani, V., Kranzler, H. R., Vendruscolo, J. C. M., Vendruscolo, L. F., & Wiers, C. E.^ (2024). Ketone supplementation dampens subjective and objective responses to alcohol: evidence from a preclinical rat study and a randomized, cross-over trial in healthy volunteers. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 27(2), pyae009. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijnp/pyae009 

• Li, X.,* Ramos-Rolón, A. P.,* Kass, G., Pereira-Rufino, L. S., Shifman, N., Shi, Z., Volkow, N. D.,^ & Wiers, C. E.^ (2024). Imaging neuroinflammation in individuals with substance use disorders. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 134(11), e172884. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI172884 

2023  

• Li, X., Langleben, D. D., Lynch, K. G., Wang, G. J., Elman, I., Wiers, C. E.,*^ & Shi, Z.*^ (2023). Association between body mass index and treatment completion in extended-release naltrexone-treated patients with opioid dependence. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1247961. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1247961 

• Shi, Z., Wang, A. L., Fairchild, V. P., Aronowitz, C. A., Padley, J. H., Lynch, K. G., Loughead, J., & Langleben, D. D.^ (2023). Effects of emotional arousal on the neural impact and behavioral efficacy of cigarette graphic warning labels. Addiction, 118(5), 914–924. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16112 

• Shi, Z.,*^ Wang, A. L.,* Fairchild, V. P., Aronowitz, C. A., Lynch, K. G., Loughead, J., & Langleben, D. D. (2023). Addicted to green: priming effect of menthol cigarette packaging on brain response to smoking cues. Tobacco Control, 32(e1), e45–e52. https://doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056639 

• Shi, Z., Li, X., Kampman, K. M., Childress, A. R., Wiers, C. E., & Langleben, D. D.^ (2023). Depressive symptomatology is associated with smaller reductions in drug cue reactivity during extended-release naltrexone treatment of opioid use disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 84(3), 22br14567. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.22br14567 

• Shi, Z., Li, X., Byanyima, J. I., O’Brien, C. P., Childress, A. R., Lynch, K. G., Loughead, J., Wiers, C. E.,*^ & Langleben, D. D.*^ (2023). Effects of current smoking severity on brain gray matter volume in opioid use disorder - a voxel-based morphometry study. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 49(2), 180–189. https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2023.2169616 

• Todaro, D. R., Li, X., Pereira-Rufino, L. S., Manza, P., Nasrallah, I. M., Das, S., Childress, A. R., Kranzler, H. R., Volkow, N. D., Langleben, D. D., Shi, Z.,*^ & Wiers, C. E.*^ (2023). Hippocampal volume loss in individuals with a history of non-fatal opioid overdose. Addiction Biology, 28(10), e13336. https://doi.org/10.1111/adb.13336 

• Adams, A. R., Li, X., Byanyima, J. I., Vesslee, S. A., Nguyen, T. D., Wang, Y., Moon, B., Pond, T., Kranzler, H. R., Witschey, W. R., Shi, Z.,* & Wiers, C. E.*^ (2023). Peripheral and central iron measures in alcohol use disorder and aging: a quantitative susceptibility mapping pilot study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(5), 4461. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24054461 

• Byanyima, J. I.,* Li, X.,* Vesslee, S. A., Kranzler, H. R., Shi, Z.,^ & Wiers, C. E.^ (2023). Metabolic profiles associated with opioid use and opioid use disorder: a narrative review of the literature. Current Addiction Reports, 10(3), 581–593. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-023-00493-4 

• Liu, Y.,* Zhao, X.,* Hu, W., Ren, Y., Wei, Z., Ren, X., Tang, Z., Wang, N., Chen, H., Li, Y., Shi, Z., Qin, S., & Yang, J.^ (2023). Neural habituation during acute stress signals a blunted endocrine response and poor resilience. Psychological Medicine, 53(16), 7735–7745. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291723001666 

2022  

• Li, X., Shi, Z., Byanyima, J., Morgan, P. T., van der Veen, J. W., Zhang, R., Deneke, E., Wang, G. J., Volkow, N. D., & Wiers, C. E.^ (2022). Brain glutamate and sleep efficiency associations following a ketogenic diet intervention in individuals with alcohol use disorder. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 5, 100092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadr.2022.100092 

2021  

• Shi, Z.,^ Langleben, D. D., O'Brien, C. P., Childress, A. R., & Wiers, C. E. (2021). Multivariate pattern analysis links drug use severity to distributed cortical hypoactivity during emotional inhibitory control in opioid use disorder. NeuroImage: Clinical, 32, 102806. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102806 

• Shi, Z., Jagannathan, K., Padley, J. H., Wang, A. L., Fairchild, V. P., O’Brien, C. P., Childress, A. R., & Langleben, D. D.^ (2021). The role of withdrawal in mesocorticolimbic drug cue reactivity in opioid use disorder. Addiction Biology, 26(4), e12977. https://doi.org/10.1111/adb.12977 

2020  

• Wang, A. L.,^ Shi, Z., Elman, I., & Langleben, D. D. (2020). Reduced cigarette smoking during injectable extended-release naltrexone treatment for opioid use disorder. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 46(4), 472–477. https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2020.1741001 

• Chen, Y., Shen, Y., Shi, Z., Zhang, X., Li, H., Xu, X., Guan, L., Han, S., & Yang, J.^ (2020). Mortality salience impairs self-referential processing: neurophysiological and behavioral evidence. Current Psychology, 39, 782–792. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00193-1 

2019  

• Shi, Z.,^ Jagannathan, K., Wang, A. L., Fairchild, V. P., Lynch, K. G., Suh, J. J., Childress, A. R., & Langleben, D. D. (2019). Behavioral and accumbal responses during an affective Go/No-go task predict adherence to injectable naltrexone treatment in opioid use disorder. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 22(3), 180–185. (Featured as Editor’s Choice) https://doi.org/10.1093/ijnp/pyz002 

• Shi, Z., Wang, A. L., Aronowitz, C. A., Cappella, J. N., Romer, D., & Langleben, D. D.^ (2019). Connectivity between visual and auditory cortices mediates the influence of argument strength on the effectiveness of smoking-cessation videos among smokers low in sensation seeking. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 12, 531–542. https://doi.org/10.2147/prbm.s183394 

• Wang, A. L.,^ Shi, Z., Fairchild, V. P., Aronowitz, C. A., & Langleben, D. D. (2019). Emotional salience of the image component facilitates recall of the text of cigarette warning labels. European Journal of Public Health, 29(1), 153–158. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cky059 

• Peng, M.,^ Wu, S.,^ Shi, Z., Jiang, K., Shen, Y., Dedovic, K., & Yang, J.^ (2019). Brain regions in response to character feedback associated with the state self-esteem. Biological Psychology, 148, 107734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2019.107734 

2018  

• Shi, Z., Wang, A. L., Jagannathan, K., Fairchild, V. P., O’Brien, C. P., Childress, A. R., & Langleben, D. D.^ (2018). Effects of extended-release naltrexone on the brain response to drug-related stimuli in patients with opioid use disorder. Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, 43(4), 254–261. https://doi.org/10.1503/jpn.170036 

• Shi, Z., & Han, S.^ (2018). Distinct effects of reminding mortality and physical pain on the default-mode activity and activity underlying self-reflection. Social Neuroscience, 13(3), 372–383. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470919.2017.1329165 

• Qin, J.,^ Shi, Z., Ma, Y., & Han, S. (2018). Gender and neural substrates subserving implicit processing of death-related linguistic cues. Cognitive Processing, 19, 63–71. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-017-0847-0 

• Jiang, K., Wu, S., Shi, Z., Liu, M., Peng, M., Shen, Y., & Yang, J.^ (2018). Activations of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and thalamus during agentic self-evaluation are negatively associated with trait self-esteem. Brain Research, 1692, 134–141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2018.05.017 

• An, S.,^ Han, X., Wu, B., Shi, Z., Marks, M., Wang, S., Wu, X.,^ & Han, S.^ (2018). Neural activation in response to the two sides of emotion. Neuroscience Letters, 684, 140–144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2018.07.011 

• Wang, A. L.,^ Lowen, S. B., Elman, I., Shi, Z., Fairchild, V. P., Bouril, A., Gur, R. C., & Langleben, D. D. (2018). Sustained opioid antagonism modulates striatal sensitivity to baby schema in opioid use disorder. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 85, 70–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2017.10.007 

2017  

• Shi, Z., Wang, A. L., Aronowitz, C. A., Romer, D., & Langleben, D. D.^ (2017). Individual differences in the processing of smoking-cessation video messages: an imaging genetics study. Biological Psychology, 128, 125–131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2017.07.019 

• Shi, Z.,^ Wang, A. L., Emery, L. F., Sheerin, K. M., & Romer, D. (2017). The importance of relevant emotional arousal in the efficacy of pictorial health warnings for cigarettes. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 19(6), 750–755. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntw322 

• Han, X., He, K., Wu, B., Shi, Z., Liu, Y., Luo, S., Wei, K., Wu, X., & Han, S.^ (2017). Empathy for pain motivates actions without altruistic effects: evidence of motor dynamics and brain activity. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 12(6), 893–901. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsx016 

2016  

• Shi, Z., Wang, A. L., & Langleben, D. D.^ (2016). Playing it safe: a video game probing the relationship between addiction, gender, and avoidance. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 77(3), 395–397. https://doi.org/10.4088/jcp.16com10752 

• Shi, Z., Ma, Y., Wu, B., Wu, X., Wang, Y., & Han, S.^ (2016). Neural correlates of reflection on actual versus ideal self-discrepancy. NeuroImage, 124(Pt A), 573–580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.08.077 

• Wang, A. L.,^ Lowen, S. B., Shi, Z., Bissey, B., Metzger, D. S., & Langleben, D. D. (2016). Targeting modulates audiences’ brain and behavioral responses to safe sex video ads. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 11(10), 1650–1657. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsw070 

• Yang, J.,^ Xu, X., Chen, Y., Shi, Z., & Han, S.^ (2016). Trait self-esteem and neural activities related to self-evaluation and social feedback. Scientific Reports, 6, 20274. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep20274 

2015  

• Mahmoodi, A., Bang, D., Olsen, K., Zhao, Y. A., Shi, Z., Broberg, K., Safavi, S., Han, S., Nili Ahmadabadi, M., Frith, C. D., Roepstorff, A., Rees, G., & Bahrami, B.^ (2015). Equality bias impairs collective decision-making across cultures. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112(12), 3835–3840. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1421692112 

• Meyer, M. L.,^ Masten, C. L., Ma, Y., Wang, C., Shi, Z., Eisenberger, N. I., Lieberman, M. D., & Han, S.^ (2015). Differential neural activation to friends and strangers links interdependence to empathy. Culture and Brain, 3, 21–38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40167-014-0023-7 

• Luo, S., Ma, Y., Liu, Y., Li, B., Wang, C., Shi, Z., Li, X., Zhang, W., Rao, Y., & Han, S.^ (2015). Interaction between oxytocin receptor polymorphism and interdependent culture values on human empathy. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 10(9), 1273–1281. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsv019 

2014  

• Varnum, M. E. W.,*^ Shi, Z.,* Chen, A., Qiu, J., & Han, S.^ (2014). When “your” reward is the same as “my” reward: self-construal priming shifts neural responses to own vs. friends’ rewards. NeuroImage, 87, 164–169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.10.042 

• Luo, S., Shi, Z., Yang, X., Wang, X., & Han, S.^ (2014). Reminders of mortality decrease midcingulate activity in response to others’ suffering. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 9(4), 477–486. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nst010 

• Ma, Y.,^ Li, B., Wang, C., Shi, Z., Sun, Y., Sheng, F., Zhang, Y., Zhang, W., Rao, Y., & Han, S. (2014). 5-HTTLPR polymorphism modulates neural mechanisms of negative self-reflection. Cerebral Cortex, 24(9), 2421–2429. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bht099 

2013  

• Shi, Z., & Han, S.^ (2013). Transient and sustained neural responses to death-related linguistic cues. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 8(5), 573–578. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nss034 

• Liu, X.,* Shi, Z.,* Ma, Y., Qin, J., & Han, S.^ (2013). Dynamic neural processing of linguistic cues related to death. PLOS One, 8(6), e67905. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067905 

• Meyer, M. L., Masten, C. L., Ma, Y., Wang, C., Shi, Z., Eisenberger, N. I., & Han, S.^ (2013). Empathy for the social suffering of friends and strangers recruits distinct patterns of brain activation. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 8(4), 446–454. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nss019 

2012  

• de Greck, M.,^ Shi, Z., Wang, G., Zuo, X., Yang, X., Wang, X., Northoff, G., & Han, S.^ (2012). Culture modulates brain activity during empathy with anger. NeuroImage, 59(3), 2871–2882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.09.052 

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