Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsAnjali Sankar
Assistant Professor Adjunct of PsychiatryAbout
Research
Publications
2026
Cortical Thickness in Middle and Older Aged Adults With Bipolar Disorder Across Six International Sites
Marks R, Sankar A, Colic L, Soares J, Radua J, Vieta E, Mwangi B, Wu M, Vilajosana E, Pomarol‐Clotet E, Canales‐Rodríguez E, Salvador R, Pittman B, Dols A, Sajatovic M, Eyler L, Blumberg H. Cortical Thickness in Middle and Older Aged Adults With Bipolar Disorder Across Six International Sites. Bipolar Disorders 2026, 28: e70166. PMID: 42568249, PMCID: PMC13451785, DOI: 10.1111/bdi.70166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmerging pharmacological and neuromodulation interventions for suicidal ideation and behaviour
Scala M, Magrini E, Leccisotti I, Serretti A, Gonda X, Sankar A, Calati R, Kasper S, Altamura M, Colizzi M, Research and Prevention E, Fabbri C, Fanelli G. Emerging pharmacological and neuromodulation interventions for suicidal ideation and behaviour. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2026, 112: 112888. PMID: 42468074, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2026.112888.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsSuperior frontal and hippocampal structures associated with onset versus recurrence of mood disorders in monozygotic twins
Macoveanu J, Siebner H, Sankar A, Kessing L, Vinberg M, Miskowiak K. Superior frontal and hippocampal structures associated with onset versus recurrence of mood disorders in monozygotic twins. Molecular Psychiatry 2026, 1-9. PMID: 42337010, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-026-03707-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuroimaging predictors of cognitive benefits after virtual reality-based cognitive remediation in mood or schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Damgaard V, Søndergaard I, Jespersen A, Lumbye A, Vinberg M, Glenthøj L, Nordentoft M, Sankar A, Macoveanu J, Miskowiak K. Neuroimaging predictors of cognitive benefits after virtual reality-based cognitive remediation in mood or schizophrenia spectrum disorders. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2026, 112: 112899. PMID: 42269564, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2026.112899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorrection: Amygdala reactivity to threat, negative facial perception, and risk of future psychiatric hospitalizations: a longitudinal study in major depressive and bipolar disorders
Miskowiak K, Ozenne B, Kjærstad H, Fisher P, Beaman E, Dam V, Ysbæk-Nielsen A, Knudsen G, Kessing L, Macoveanu J, Frøkjær V, Sankar A. Correction: Amygdala reactivity to threat, negative facial perception, and risk of future psychiatric hospitalizations: a longitudinal study in major depressive and bipolar disorders. Neuropsychopharmacology 2026, 51: 1742-1742. PMID: 42230968, PMCID: PMC13389405, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-026-02446-7.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersNeural underpinnings of verbal memory encoding and recognition impairments in individuals with clinically stable mood or schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Segerlin S, Damgaard V, Jespersen A, Schandorff J, Thommesen K, Sankar A, Fisher P, Macoveanu J, Miskowiak K. Neural underpinnings of verbal memory encoding and recognition impairments in individuals with clinically stable mood or schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2026, 360: 112221. PMID: 41990724, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2026.112221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnveiling Resting-State Functional Connectivity Patterns in Patients With Migraine
Messina R, Christensen R, Ashina H, Sankar A, Gollion C, Al-Khazali H, Filippi M, Ashina M. Unveiling Resting-State Functional Connectivity Patterns in Patients With Migraine. Neurology 2026, 106: e214656. PMID: 41650361, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000214656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFronto‐limbic emotional‐processing markers signal risk of onset rather than risk of recurrence in mood disorders: Evidence from a longitudinal twin study
Macoveanu J, Kjærstad H, Sankar A, Siebner H, Kessing L, Vinberg M, Miskowiak K. Fronto‐limbic emotional‐processing markers signal risk of onset rather than risk of recurrence in mood disorders: Evidence from a longitudinal twin study. Psychiatry And Clinical Neurosciences 2026, 80: 328-336. PMID: 41524600, DOI: 10.1111/pcn.70026.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Amygdala reactivity to threat, negative facial perception, and risk of future psychiatric hospitalizations: a longitudinal study in major depressive and bipolar disorders
Miskowiak K, Ozenne B, Kjærstad H, Fisher P, Beaman E, Dam V, Ysbæk-Nielsen A, Knudsen G, Kessing L, Macoveanu J, Frøkjær V, Sankar A. Amygdala reactivity to threat, negative facial perception, and risk of future psychiatric hospitalizations: a longitudinal study in major depressive and bipolar disorders. Neuropsychopharmacology 2025, 51: 604-611. PMID: 41398076, PMCID: PMC12824336, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-025-02291-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReduced ventromedial prefrontal cortex volume and impaired attention associated with past suicide attempts in patients with mood disorders
Andreu H, Miskowiak K, Macoveanu J, Kessing L, Vieta E, Knudsen G, Frokjaer V, Sankar A. Reduced ventromedial prefrontal cortex volume and impaired attention associated with past suicide attempts in patients with mood disorders. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2025, 191: 501-506. PMID: 41056872, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.09.040.Peer-Reviewed Original Research