Efficacy of prefrontal theta-burst stimulation in refractory depression: a randomized sham-controlled study

…, CH Juan, HH Huang, LF Chen, JC Hsieh, PC Tu… - Brain, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation could modulate cortical excitability and has
the potential to treat refractory depression. However, there has been a lack of large …

Clan mentality: evidence that the medial prefrontal cortex responds to close others

FM Krienen, PC Tu, RL Buckner - Journal of Neuroscience, 2010 - Soc Neuroscience
Kinship, friendship alliances, and perceptions of others' beliefs guide social interactions and
are central to cohesive group behavior. Under certain conditions, brain systems that involve …

Complexity of spontaneous BOLD activity in default mode network is correlated with cognitive function in normal male elderly: a multiscale entropy analysis

…, CC Huang, HL Yeh, ME Liu, CJ Hong, PC Tu… - Neurobiology of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The nonlinear properties of spontaneous fluctuations in blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD)
signals remain unexplored. We test the hypothesis that complexity of BOLD activity is …

[HTML][HTML] Dose-related effects of adjunctive ketamine in Taiwanese patients with treatment-resistant depression

…, WC Lin, CJ Hong, R Gueorguieva, PC Tu… - …, 2017 - nature.com
The antidepressant effects of ketamine are thought to depend on brain-derived neurotrophic
factor (BDNF) genotype and dose. The purpose of this study was to characterize the dose-…

Impairments in cognitive function and brain connectivity in severe asymptomatic carotid stenosis

…, FC Chang, YT Wu, KH Chou, CP Lin, PC Tu… - Stroke, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose— Severe asymptomatic carotid stenosis has been associated with
cognitive impairment, but it is unknown whether this association is attributable to effects on …

The effects of low‐dose ketamine on the prefrontal cortex and amygdala in treatment‐resistant depression: A randomized controlled study

…, CJ Hong, BH Yang, RS Liu, PC Tu… - Human brain …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Low‐dose ketamine has been found to have robust and rapid antidepressant
effects. A hypoactive prefrontal cortex (PFC) and a hyperactive amygdala have been …

Rapid inflammation modulation and antidepressant efficacy of a low-dose ketamine infusion in treatment-resistant depression: a randomized, double-blind control …

MH Chen, CT Li, WC Lin, CJ Hong, PC Tu, YM Bai… - Psychiatry …, 2018 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence supports the rapid antidepressant effect of a low-dose ketamine infusion
in treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Proinflammatory cytokines play a crucial role in …

Cortico-striatal disconnection within the cingulo-opercular network in schizophrenia revealed by intrinsic functional connectivity analysis: a resting fMRI study

PC Tu, JC Hsieh, CT Li, YM Bai, TP Su - Neuroimage, 2012 - Elsevier
The cingulo-opercular network (CON) is a newly defined control network responsible for
various cognitive processes that have been consistently found to be impaired in schizophrenia. …

Comparison of pro‐inflammatory cytokines among patients with bipolar disorder and unipolar depression and normal controls

…, TP Su, CT Li, SJ Tsai, MH Chen, PC Tu… - Bipolar …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Research evidence has shown that bipolar disorder ( BD ) and unipolar depression
( UD ) are both related to inflammatory dysregulation, but few studies have compared the …

Successful treatment of oral verrucous hyperplasia and oral leukoplakia with topical 5‐aminolevulinic acid‐mediated photodynamic therapy

HM Chen, CH Yu, PC Tu, CY Yeh… - Lasers in Surgery …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objectives Our recent studies showed that a new topical 5‐aminolevulinic
acid‐mediated photodynamic therapy (ALA‐PDT) protocol using a light‐emitting diode (LED) …