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Dongtao Wei is affiliated with Southwest University in China and specializes in neuroscience and psychology, with a research focus on cognitive neuroscience and experimental and cognitive psychology. Their body of work extends into several subfields including radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, psychiatry and mental health, and social psychology.

Their research primarily deals with functional brain connectivity studies and mental health research topics. This includes investigations into anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment approaches, and cognitive processes. Additional topics cover neural dynamics and brain function, neural and behavioral psychology studies, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, as well as advanced MRI techniques.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Connectome gradient dysfunction in major depression and its association with gene expression profiles and treatment outcomes, 2022, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Functional connectivity of the right inferior frontal gyrus and orbitofrontal cortex in depression, 2020, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
  • Mapping Neurophysiological Subtypes of Major Depressive Disorder Using Normative Models of the Functional Connectome, 2023, Biological Psychiatry
  • Individual differences in neuroticism personality trait in emotion regulation, 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Functional Connectome Prediction of Anxiety Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021, American Journal of Psychiatry

Dongtao Wei frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, including Jiang Qiu, Ching-Po Lin, Qiyong Gong, Mingrui Xia, and Tianmei Si.

Key publication venues for their work include the Journal of Affective Disorders, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Mental Health, Psychological Medicine, and Human Brain Mapping.

Best Publications

  • An open science resource for establishing reliability and reproducibility in functional connectomics

    Xi Nian Zuo;Jeffrey S. Anderson;Pierre Bellec;Rasmus M. Birn

  • A meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies on divergent thinking using activation likelihood estimation.

    Xin Wu;Xin Wu;Wenjing Yang;Wenjing Yang;Dandan Tong;Dandan Tong;Jiangzhou Sun;Jiangzhou Sun

  • Brain structure links trait creativity to openness to experience

    Wenfu Li;Xueting Li;Lijie Huang;Xiangzhen Kong

  • Increased resting functional connectivity of the medial prefrontal cortex in creativity by means of cognitive stimulation

    Dongtao Wei;Junyi Yang;Wenfu Li;Kangcheng Wang

  • Longitudinal test-retest neuroimaging data from healthy young adults in southwest China.

    Wei Liu;Dongtao Wei;Dongtao Wei;Qunlin Chen;Qunlin Chen;Wenjing Yang;Wenjing Yang

  • Association of creative achievement with cognitive flexibility by a combined voxel-based morphometry and resting-state functional connectivity study.

    Qunlin Chen;Wenjing Yang;Wenfu Li;Dongtao Wei

  • Verbal Creativity Correlates with the Temporal Variability of Brain Networks During the Resting State.

    Jiangzhou Sun;Zhaowen Liu;Edmund T Rolls;Qunlin Chen;Qunlin Chen

  • Training your brain to be more creative: brain functional and structural changes induced by divergent thinking training

    Jiangzhou Sun;Qunlin Chen;Qinglin Zhang;Yadan Li

  • Increased functional connectivity of the posterior cingulate cortex with the lateral orbitofrontal cortex in depression

    Wei Cheng;Edmund T. Rolls;Jiang Qiu;Jiang Qiu;Xiongfei Xie

  • Functional Connectivity of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Depression and in Health.

    Edmund T Rolls;Wei Cheng;Weikang Gong;Jiang Qiu;Jiang Qiu

  • Functional connectivity of the right inferior frontal gyrus and orbitofrontal cortex in depression.

    Edmund T Rolls;Edmund T Rolls;Wei Cheng;Jingnan Du;Dongtao Wei

  • Functional Connectivity of the Precuneus in Unmedicated Patients With Depression

    Wei Cheng;Edmund T. Rolls;Edmund T. Rolls;Jiang Qiu;Deyu Yang

  • Large-scale brain network connectivity underlying creativity in resting-state and task fMRI: Cooperation between default network and frontal-parietal network.

    Liang Shi;Jiangzhou Sun;Jiangzhou Sun;Yunman Xia;Yunman Xia;Zhiting Ren;Zhiting Ren

  • Recover from the adversity: functional connectivity basis of psychological resilience.

    Liang Shi;Jiangzhou Sun;Dongtao Wei;Jiang Qiu;Jiang Qiu;Jiang Qiu

  • Examining brain structures associated with perceived stress in a large sample of young adults via voxel-based morphometry.

    Haijiang Li;Wenfu Li;Dongtao Wei;Qunlin Chen

  • Gender-specific neuroanatomical basis of behavioral inhibition/approach systems (BIS/BAS) in a large sample of young adults: a voxel-based morphometric investigation.

    Yadan Li;Lei Qiao;Jiangzhou Sun;Dongtao Wei

  • Effects of Musical Tempo on Musicians' and Non-musicians' Emotional Experience When Listening to Music.

    Ying Liu;Guangyuan Liu;Dongtao Wei;Qiang Li

  • Assessment of trait anxiety and prediction of changes in state anxiety using functional brain imaging: A test-retest study.

    Xue Tian;Dongtao Wei;Dongtao Wei;Xue Du;Xue Du;Kangcheng Wang;Kangcheng Wang

  • Longitudinal Alterations of Frontoparietal and Frontotemporal Networks Predict Future Creative Cognitive Ability

    Qunlin Chen;Qunlin Chen;Roger E Beaty;Dongtao Wei;Dongtao Wei;Junyi Yang;Junyi Yang

  • Personality traits are related with dynamic functional connectivity in major depression disorder: A resting-state analysis

    Xinran Wu;Hong He;Liang Shi;Yunman Xia

  • Neural correlates of mental preparation for successful insight problem solving

    F. Tian;S. Tu;S. Tu;J. Qiu;J. Qiu;J.Y. Lv;J.Y. Lv

  • Data Descriptor: Structural and functional brain scans from the cross-sectional Southwest University adult lifespan dataset

    Dongtao Wei;Kaixiang Zhuang;Lei Ai;Qunlin Chen

  • An open science resource for establishing reliability and reproducibility in functional

    Randy L. Buckner;Vince D. Calhoun;F. Xavier Castellanos;Antao Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jiang Qiu
Jiang Qiu Southwest University
Qinglin Zhang
Qinglin Zhang Southwest University
Todd Jackson
Todd Jackson University of Macau
Hong Chen
Hong Chen Southwest University
William M. Kelley
William M. Kelley Dartmouth College
Colin G. DeYoung
Colin G. DeYoung University of Minnesota
Yong Wang
Yong Wang University of Utah
Roger E. Beaty
Roger E. Beaty Pennsylvania State University
Xun Liu
Xun Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuliang Li
Yuliang Li Chinese Academy of Sciences

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