Sarah Yip, PhD
Associate Professor of PsychiatryCards
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Distinct neural networks predict cocaine versus cannabis treatment outcomes
Lichenstein S, Kohler R, Ye F, Potenza M, Kiluk B, Yip S. Distinct neural networks predict cocaine versus cannabis treatment outcomes. Molecular Psychiatry 2023, 28: 3365-3372. PMID: 37308679, PMCID: PMC10713861, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02120-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnectome-based predictive modelingCognitive behavior therapyCognitive behavioral therapySubstance use disordersCannabis abstinenceNeural mechanismsBehavior therapyDistinct neural networksComputer-based trainingCannabis use disorderFMRI scanningNeural predictorsStudy 1Study 2Treatment outcomesContingency managementPrior workComparison subjectsNetwork strengthUse disordersNovel treatment targetsAbstinenceIndependent samplesCocaine abstinenceTreatment respondersEmerging Topics in Computational Psychiatric Research: Clarity Through Complexity?
Yip S, Konova A. Emerging Topics in Computational Psychiatric Research: Clarity Through Complexity? Biological Psychiatry 2023, 93: 652-654. PMID: 36948759, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConsidering the interconnected nature of social identities in neuroimaging research
Dhamala E, Ricard J, Uddin L, Galea L, Jacobs E, Yip S, Yeo B, Chakravarty M, Holmes A. Considering the interconnected nature of social identities in neuroimaging research. Nature Neuroscience 2024, 28: 222-233. PMID: 39730766, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-01832-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudy of psychiatric conditionsComplex human behaviorNeuroimaging researchNeuroimaging studiesPsychiatric conditionsBehavioral expressionStudy of behaviorBrain biologyMental health domainsIllness expressionDiverse intersectional identitiesMental healthSociodemographic factorsTreatment responseLife experiencesIndividual variabilityIntersectional identitiesHuman behaviorSocial identityHealth domainsNature of social identitySymptom burdenNeuroimagingParticipant recruitmentBrainAlterations in Volume and Intrinsic Resting-State Functional Connectivity Detected at Brain MRI in Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder.
Mehta S, Peterson H, Ye J, Ibrahim A, Saeed G, Linsky S, Kreinin I, Tsang S, Nwanaji-Enwerem U, Raso A, Arora J, Tokoglu F, Yip S, Hahn C, Lacadie C, Greene A, Jeon S, Constable R, Barry D, Redeker N, Yaggi H, Scheinost D. Alterations in Volume and Intrinsic Resting-State Functional Connectivity Detected at Brain MRI in Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder. Radiology 2024, 313: e240514. PMID: 39656127, PMCID: PMC11694074, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.240514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy control participantsRight medial temporal lobeOpioid use disorderFunctional brain alterationsMedial temporal lobeOpioid use disorder groupFunctional connectivityUse disorderControl participantsBrain alterationsIntrinsic resting-state functional connectivityTemporal lobeMedial prefrontal cortex volumesVoxel-wise linear regressionT1-weighted MRIResting-state functional connectivityFamily-wise error correctionPrefrontal cortex volumeResting-state functional MRIIncreased functional connectivityIntrinsic connectivity distributionFunctional MRI studiesFemale participantsRegional brain volumesAssess group differencesA shared spatial topography links the functional connectome correlates of cocaine use disorder and dopamine D2/3 receptor densities
Ricard J, Labache L, Segal A, Dhamala E, Cocuzza C, Jones G, Yip S, Chopra S, Holmes A. A shared spatial topography links the functional connectome correlates of cocaine use disorder and dopamine D2/3 receptor densities. Communications Biology 2024, 7: 1178. PMID: 39300138, PMCID: PMC11413242, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06836-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine use disorderPatterns of functional connectivityUse disorderFunctional connectivityReceptor densityLarge-scale functional brain networksMaintenance of substance useDopamine D2/3 receptorsDopamine receptor densityCortico-striatal circuitsProfile of functional connectivitySubstance use disordersFunctional brain networksNeurotransmitter receptor densityD2/3 receptorsDopamine systemTransporter bindingSubcortical systemsBrain networksSubstance useCocaineSpatial topographyDisordersDopamineBiological mechanismsInvestigating Brain State Engagement Variability in Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder Using Naturalistic and Task-Based fMRI Data
Ye J, Mehta S, Peterson H, Ibrahim A, Saeed G, Linsky S, Kreinin I, Tsang S, Nwanaji-Enwerem U, Raso A, Yip S, Tokoglu F, Arora J, Constable R, Barry D, Redeker N, Yaggi H, Scheinost D. Investigating Brain State Engagement Variability in Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder Using Naturalistic and Task-Based fMRI Data. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s6. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdentification of a Composite Latent Dimension of Reward and Impulsivity Across Clinical, Behavioral, and Neurobiological Domains Among Youth
Kohler R, Lichenstein S, Cheng A, Holmes A, Bzdok D, Pearlson G, Yip S. Identification of a Composite Latent Dimension of Reward and Impulsivity Across Clinical, Behavioral, and Neurobiological Domains Among Youth. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2023, 9: 407-416. PMID: 38052266, PMCID: PMC11149944, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2023.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderDisruptive behavior disordersAnterior cingulate responsesLatent dimensionsAnticipatory reward processingDeficit hyperactivity disorderSingle latent dimensionRisk-taking behaviorNegative urgencyExecutive functionIndividual differencesNeurobiological domainsReward anticipationCingulate responseReward processingAdolescent brainCognitive developmentNeural substratesHyperactivity disorderDevelopmental trajectoriesEarly adolescenceMultivariate patternsReward processesBehavioral variablesBehavior disorderBrain Networks and Adolescent Alcohol Use
Yip S, Lichenstein S, Liang Q, Chaarani B, Dager A, Pearlson G, Banaschewski T, Bokde A, Desrivières S, Flor H, Grigis A, Gowland P, Heinz A, Brühl R, Martinot J, Martinot M, Artiges E, Nees F, Orfanos D, Paus T, Poustka L, Hohmann S, Millenet S, Fröhner J, Smolka M, Vaidya N, Walter H, Whelan R, Schumann G, Garavan H. Brain Networks and Adolescent Alcohol Use. JAMA Psychiatry 2023, 80: 1131-1141. PMID: 37647053, PMCID: PMC10469292, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.2949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestAlcohol use riskAlcohol misuseUse riskAlcohol use disorderMale adolescentsDisorders Identification TestSingle-site studyIntervention effortsWhole-brain patternsMean ageAlcohol use dataLeading causeMagnetic resonance imaging dataMAIN OUTCOMEReward-related processesHigh riskSeparate cohortUse disordersAlcohol consumptionCurrent severityAdolescent neurodevelopmentAlcohol use behaviorsAlcohol useAUDIT scoresTask-based co-activation patterns reliably predict resting state canonical network engagement during development
Ye F, Kohler R, Serio B, Lichenstein S, Yip SW. Task-based co-activation patterns reliably predict resting state canonical network engagement during development. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2022, 58: 101160. PMID: 36270101, PMCID: PMC9583448, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state connectivityNetwork engagementEmotional n-back taskFMRI dataMonetary incentive delay taskN-back taskCognitive Development StudyIncentive delay taskStop-signal taskBrain functional architectureLong developmental trajectoryResting-state fMRI dataDefault mode networkTask fMRI dataResting-state fMRICross-validated machineNetwork-level connectivityCo-activation patternsCognitive domainsCanonical neural networksAdolescent brainDelay taskSignal taskTask contrastsCourse of developmentFrom Computation to Clinic
Yip S, Barch D, Chase H, Flagel S, Huys Q, Konova A, Montague R, Paulus M. From Computation to Clinic. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science 2022, 3: 319-328. PMID: 37519475, PMCID: PMC10382698, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2022.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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Connectivity While Coming of Age
HIC ID2000028368RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date12/31/2026Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18 years - 25 yearsImaging Synaptic Density in Cocaine and Opiate Addiction In Vivo using 11C-UCB-J PET
HIC ID2000021843RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date01/01/2024Recruiting Participants
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- August 28, 2025Source: Nature
Connectome-based Encoding of Subjective Drug Responses to Acute Oral Methamphetamine
- February 06, 2025Source: Biological Psychiatry
Identification and External Validation of a Problem Cannabis Risk Network
- October 09, 2024
Yip Elected to Board of Directors of APT Foundation
- August 29, 2024
Yale Researchers Awarded $20.6M Grant for Wide-Ranging Study of Mental Illness
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