2025
A Review of Relapse in Opioid Use Disorder
Draghmeh K, Gold M, Fuehrlein B. A Review of Relapse in Opioid Use Disorder. Current Addiction Reports 2025, 12: 58. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-025-00672-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUse disorderEnhance treatment retentionMindfulness-based therapyStress system dysregulationRelapse vulnerabilityOpioid use disorderNeurobiological mechanismsDopamine deficitMedication-Assisted TreatmentContingency managementTreatment retentionPsychosocial interventionsMechanisms of relapseReduce relapseBehavioral componentsReviewOpioid use disorderSignificant public health challengeSystem dysregulationPublic health challengeRelapse rateAt-risk populationsSocietal burdenEmergency therapyAt-riskRelapseNeurocognitive effects of psilocybin: A systematic and comprehensive review of neuroimaging studies in humans
Berkovitch L, Fauvel B, Preller K, Gaillard R. Neurocognitive effects of psilocybin: A systematic and comprehensive review of neuroimaging studies in humans. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2025, 175: 106239. PMID: 40456393, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2025.106239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffects of psilocybinPsilocybin effectsNeuroimaging studiesBrain changesNeuroimaging techniquesTherapeutic effects of psilocybinTreat various psychiatric disordersFunctional brain changesSamples of healthy volunteersSerotonergic compoundsEmotional processingNeurobiological mechanismsMode networkPsychiatric disordersCognitive tasksPsychoactive effectsBrain activityNeuroimaging dataPsilocybinSelf-experienceAssociated with acute alterationsSocial functioningTherapeutic effectBrainNeuronal networksPenetrance of neurodevelopmental copy number variants is associated with variations in cortical morphology
Silva A, Sønderby I, Kirov G, Abdellaoui A, Agartz I, Ames D, Armstrong N, Artiges E, Banaschewski T, Bassett A, Bearden C, Blangero J, Boen R, Boomsma D, Bülow R, Butcher N, Calhoun V, Campbell L, Chow E, Ciufolini S, Craig M, Crespo-Farroco B, Cunningham A, Dalvie S, Daly E, Dazzan P, de Geus E, de Zubicaray G, Doherty J, Donohoe G, Drakesmith M, Espeseth T, Frouin V, Garavan H, Glahn D, Goodrich-Hunsaker N, Gowland P, Grabe H, Grigis A, Gudbrandsen M, Gutman B, Haavik J, Håberg A, Hall J, Heinz A, Hohmann S, Hottenga J, Jacquemont S, Jahanshad N, Jonas R, Jones D, Jönsson E, Koops S, Kumar K, Le Hellard S, Lemaitre H, Liu J, Lundervold A, Martinot J, Mather K, McDonald-McGinn D, McMahon K, McRae A, Medland S, Moreau C, Murphy K, Murphy D, Murray R, Nees F, Owen M, Martinot M, Orfanos D, Paus T, Poustka L, Marques T, Roalf D, Sachdev P, Scheffler F, Schmitt J, Schumann G, Steen V, Stein D, Strike L, Teumer A, Thalamuthu A, Thomopoulos S, Tordesillas-Gutiérrez D, Trollor J, Uhlmann A, Vajdi A, van ’t Ent D, van Amelsvoort T, van den Bree M, van der Meer D, Vázquez-Bourgon J, Villalón-Reina J, Völker U, Völzke H, Vorstman J, Westlye L, Williams N, Wittfeld K, Wright M, Thompson P, Andreassen O, Linden D, group E. Penetrance of neurodevelopmental copy number variants is associated with variations in cortical morphology. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2025 PMID: 40414598, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2025.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCopy number variantsDevelopmental disordersNeurobiological mechanismsPenetration scoresMechanisms of genetic riskAssociated with variationBrain magnetic resonance imagingCohort of patientsCortical surface areaT1-weighted brain magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingCortical morphometric featuresGenetic dataLingual gyrusClinical phenotypeSubcortical morphologyIncreased riskNeuroimaging dataSchizophreniaBrain abnormalitiesNeurodevelopmental conditionsIntracranial volumeCerebral cortexResonance imagingCortical morphologyPreclinical and clinical sex differences in the effects of alcohol on measures of brain dopamine: a systematic review
Barrios N, Riordan W, Garcia-Rivas V, Peltier M, Roberts W, Verplaetse T, Kohler R, Zhou H, Banini B, McKee S, Cosgrove K, Zakiniaeiz Y. Preclinical and clinical sex differences in the effects of alcohol on measures of brain dopamine: a systematic review. Biology Of Sex Differences 2025, 16: 24. PMID: 40200334, DOI: 10.1186/s13293-025-00706-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderAlcohol-induced dopamine releaseEffects of alcoholSex differencesAlcohol exposureDopamine measurementsMu-opioid receptorsDopamine releaseEffects of sexProgression of alcohol use disorderDopamine D1 receptor availabilityAlcohol use disorder developmentEffects of prenatal alcohol exposureD1 receptor availabilityStriatal dopamine concentrationsAir-exposed controlsAlcohol-exposed animalsMu-opioid receptor activationPrenatal alcohol exposureDuration of alcohol exposureVentral striatumBrain dopamineReward processingNeurobiological mechanismsReceptor availabilityAlcohol use disorder and body mass index show genetic pleiotropy and shared neural associations
Malone S, Davis C, Piserchia Z, Setzer M, Toikumo S, Zhou H, Winterlind E, Gelernter J, Justice A, Leggio L, Rentsch C, Kranzler H, Gray J. Alcohol use disorder and body mass index show genetic pleiotropy and shared neural associations. Nature Human Behaviour 2025, 9: 1056-1066. PMID: 40164914, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-025-02148-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderUse disorderBrain regionsGenotype-Tissue ExpressionSingle-nucleotide polymorphismsPolygenic overlapAssociated with alcohol use disorderCaudate nucleus volumeBody mass indexMultiple brain regionsConjunctional false discovery rateNeurobiological overlapExecutive functionNeurobiological mechanismsNeural associationsBrain phenotypesNucleus volumeFalse discovery rate methodFalse discovery rateGenetic architectureVariant effectsMass indexGenetic pleiotropyDiscovery rateTissue enrichmentRelations of temporoparietal connectivity with neighborhood social fragmentation in youth at clinical high-risk for psychosis
Aberizk K, Sefik E, Yuan Q, Cao H, Addington J, Bearden C, Cadenhead K, Cannon T, Cornblatt B, Keshavan M, Mathalon D, Perkins D, Stone W, Woods S, Walker E, Ku B. Relations of temporoparietal connectivity with neighborhood social fragmentation in youth at clinical high-risk for psychosis. Schizophrenia Research 2025, 277: 151-158. PMID: 40068446, PMCID: PMC11970632, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2025.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical high riskCHR-PCHR-P.Functional connectivityNorth American Prodrome Longitudinal StudyPatterns of brain connectivitySchizophrenia spectrum conditionsSocial engagementAutobiographical memory recallTemporoparietal brain regionsSuperior temporal poleBrain functional correlatesHippocampal functional connectivityTemporoparietal brain areasNeighbourhood social fragmentationArea-level characteristicsTemporal lobe abnormalitiesSocial fragmentationHealthy comparisonPsychotic disordersNeurobiological mechanismsHigh riskTemporal poleMemory recallBrain areasSex-based Influences on White Matter Tract Integrity in Alcohol Use Disorder: a Systematic Review
Barrios N, Nartey N, Yue J, Riordan W, Kohler R, Verplaetse T, Roberts W, Carretta R, Banini B, Zhou H, Garcia-Rivas V, Blackford J, Zakiniaeiz Y. Sex-based Influences on White Matter Tract Integrity in Alcohol Use Disorder: a Systematic Review. Current Addiction Reports 2025, 12: 10. PMID: 40343159, PMCID: PMC12058214, DOI: 10.1007/s40429-025-00624-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhite matter tract integrityAlcohol use disorderTract integritySex differencesUse disorderNeurotoxic effects of alcoholAlcohol-related health consequencesExamined sex differencesEffects of alcoholAlcohol use historyWell-characterized sampleDiffusion magnetic resonance imagingEvidence of sex-related differencesNeurobiological mechanismsPsychiatric comorbiditiesSubstance useSystematic reviewSex-related differencesNeurotoxic effectsIndividualized treatment optionsMagnetic resonance imagingDisordersAlcoholGoogle Scholar databasesTreatment optionsA generalized reward processing deficit pathway to negative symptoms across diagnostic boundaries
Spilka M, Millman Z, Waltz J, Walker E, Levin J, Powers A, Corlett P, Schiffman J, Gold J, Silverstein S, Ellman L, Mittal V, Woods S, Zinbarg R, Strauss G. A generalized reward processing deficit pathway to negative symptoms across diagnostic boundaries. Psychological Medicine 2025, 55: e6. PMID: 39901872, PMCID: PMC11968125, DOI: 10.1017/s003329172400326x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative symptomsDiagnostic boundariesPsychiatric diagnosisTransdiagnostic sample of youthProcessing profilesEffort-cost computationsPositive valence systemsElevated negative symptomsHelp-seeking participantsClinical high riskClinical group membershipSample of youthHedonic reactivityTransdiagnostic sampleCHR criteriaNeurobiological mechanismsPsychosis riskSubgroup of participantsBehavioral tasksClinical InterviewPsychiatric disordersClinical participantsValence systemsGroup membershipDiagnostic classification
2024
MDMA and MDMA-Assisted Therapy
Wolfgang A, Fonzo G, Gray J, Krystal J, Grzenda A, Widge A, Kraguljac N, McDonald W, Rodriguez C, Nemeroff C. MDMA and MDMA-Assisted Therapy. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 182: 79-103. PMID: 39741438, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMDMA-assisted therapyPosttraumatic stress disorderControlled clinical settingRecreational useMDMA administrationNeurobiological mechanismsStress disorderEgo functionsSelf-CompassionMDMAEfficacious treatmentPreliminary evidenceHeightened trustTherapeutic settingNonclinical settingsDiagnostic criteriaFood and Drug AdministrationBreakthrough therapiesClinical settingNonmedical settingsConsiderable bodyPsychotherapyPsychedelicsLong-term follow-upDrug AdministrationSex-specific and developmental effects of early life adversity on stress reactivity are rescued by postnatal knockdown of 5-HT1A autoreceptors
Dixon R, Malave L, Thompson R, Wu S, Li Y, Sadik N, Anacker C. Sex-specific and developmental effects of early life adversity on stress reactivity are rescued by postnatal knockdown of 5-HT1A autoreceptors. Neuropsychopharmacology 2024, 50: 507-518. PMID: 39396089, PMCID: PMC11736140, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-024-01999-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of early life adversityEarly life adversityVentral dentate gyrusAcute swim stressCorticotropin-releasing factorStress reactivityParaventricular nucleusSwim stressLife adversityNeuronal activityModel of early life adversityEarly life adversity effectsIn adulthoodIncreased passive copingSex-specific impairmentsFemale miceSerotonin-1ASerotonin systemNeurobiological mechanismsStress vulnerabilityIncreased microglia activationLimited beddingPassive copingAutoreceptorsCorticosterone levelsNovel multi-modal methodology to investigate placebo response in major depressive disorder
Cusin C, Dillon D, Belleau E, Normandin M, Petibon Y, El-Fakri G, Dhaynaut M, Hooker J, Kaptchuk T, McKee M, Hayden E, Meyer A, Jahan A, Origlio J, Ang Y, Brunner D, Kang M, Long Y, Fava M, Pizzagalli D. Novel multi-modal methodology to investigate placebo response in major depressive disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 368: 1-7. PMID: 39233242, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlacebo responseDepressive disorderRates of placebo responseMesocorticolimbic dopaminergic pathwayExpectation of rewardAntidepressant responseMesolimbic systemReward circuitryNeurobiological underpinningsNeurobiological mechanismsDopaminergic activityDopaminergic systemPlacebo respondersSymptom reductionDopaminergic pathwaysMulti-modal methodologyPlacebo phenomenonPsychological constructsTreatment developmentMDDPlacebo-ControlledClinical trialsDouble-blindRewardDesigning Clinical TrialsNeurobiological Correlates of Psychedelic Experiences and Psychedelic-Associated Adverse Effects
Rieser N, Schmidt T, Preller K. Neurobiological Correlates of Psychedelic Experiences and Psychedelic-Associated Adverse Effects. Current Topics In Behavioral Neurosciences 2024, 1-20. PMID: 39080245, DOI: 10.1007/7854_2024_507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCortico-striato-thalamo-corticalPsychedelic experiencePathophysiology of psychiatric illnessPsychedelic drug actionEffects of psychedelicsHuman neuroimaging studiesAcute drug effectsEffects of psychedelic drugsEntropic brain hypothesisNeurobiological correlatesEgo dissolutionNeural correlatesNeurobiological mechanismsNeuroimaging studiesNeural mechanismsPsychiatric illnessPsychedelic drugsBrain hypothesisDrug effectsPET measurementsSubacute adverse effectsDrug actionGeneral effectEmotional impactLong-term adverse effectsA Deep Biclustering Framework for Brain Network Analysis
Rahaman A, Fu Z, Iraji A, Calhoun V. A Deep Biclustering Framework for Brain Network Analysis. 2024, 00: 5075-5085. DOI: 10.1109/cvprw63382.2024.00514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeep neural networksBrain networksState-of-the-artFunctional connectivityNeural networkFeature dimensionsBiclustering frameworkSuboptimal solutionBrain functional connectivityNeuroimaging datasetsBrain network analysisHuman brain dynamicsNetworkNeurobiological mechanismsBiclustering methodsNeural systemsAssigned probability distributionsProbability distributionBrain componentsBrain dynamicsCluster generalizationBiclusteringBrainFrameworkBN edgesDecoupling of gray and white matter functional networks in cognitive impairment induced by occupational aluminum exposure
Zhang F, Li L, Liu B, Shao Y, Tan Y, Niu Q, Zhang H. Decoupling of gray and white matter functional networks in cognitive impairment induced by occupational aluminum exposure. NeuroToxicology 2024, 103: 1-8. PMID: 38777096, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2024.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExecutive control networkFunctional connectivityCognitive impairmentCognitive functionTrail Making Test Part AResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingControl networkDecreased FCsReduced functional connectivityGray matterHuman cognitive functionsCognitive impairment groupExecutive controlNeurobiological mechanismsLimbic networkMontreal Cognitive AssessmentWhite matterCognitive AssessmentImpairment groupFunctional networksMagnetic resonance imagingImpairmentPart ACognitionA confounder controlled machine learning approach: Group analysis and classification of schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease using resting-state functional network connectivity
Hassanzadeh R, Abrol A, Pearlson G, Turner J, Calhoun V. A confounder controlled machine learning approach: Group analysis and classification of schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease using resting-state functional network connectivity. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0293053. PMID: 38768123, PMCID: PMC11104643, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResting-state functional network connectivityFunctional network connectivityResting-state functional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAlzheimer's diseaseClassification of schizophreniaNetwork pairsPatients to healthy controlsSchizophrenia patientsNeurobiological mechanismsSZ patientsSubcortical networksCerebellum networkSchizophreniaRs-fMRIDisorder developmentMotor networkCompare patient groupsSubcortical domainSZ disorderHealthy controlsMagnetic resonance imagingDisordersNetwork connectivityFunctional abnormalities“Weeding out” violence? Translational perspectives on the neuropsychobiological links between cannabis and aggression
Bortolato M, Braccagni G, Pederson C, Floris G, Fite P. “Weeding out” violence? Translational perspectives on the neuropsychobiological links between cannabis and aggression. Aggression And Violent Behavior 2024, 78: 101948. PMID: 38828012, PMCID: PMC11141739, DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2024.101948.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCannabis use disorderCannabis useReactive aggressionPathological aggressionViolent behaviorSelf-medication strategyCannabis misuseNeurobiological mechanismsUse disorderCannabis consumptionCannabisAggressionAnimal researchSelf-perpetuating cycleBidirectional interplayLegal discussionTranslational perspectiveEnvironmental predispositionSignificant linkSocietal attitudesBiological mechanismsYoung peopleViolent reactionDisordersPolarized understandingsIs There Evidence for Using Ketamine Among Individuals with Dementia?
Kapoor A, Estevez T, Yamagata N, Chan C, Doumlele K, Tampi R. Is There Evidence for Using Ketamine Among Individuals with Dementia? American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2024, 32: s45-s46. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.01.117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral disturbancesDementia careQuality prospective studiesCase reportDelirium preventionSubstance use disordersChronic psychiatric conditionDementiaInclusion criteriaTreatment-resistant depressionPosttraumatic stress disorderObsessive compulsive disorderTreat behavioral disturbancesEffects of ketamineInitiation of ketamineDepressionPsychiatric conditionsStress disorderResistant depressionCompulsive disorderImpact several aspectsNeurobiological mechanismsAcute agitationBipolar disorderTarget symptomsIncreases in functional connectivity between the default mode network and sensorimotor network correlate with symptomatic improvement after transcranial direct current stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder
Echevarria M, Batistuzzo M, Silva R, Brunoni A, Sato J, Miguel E, Hoexter M, Shavitt R. Increases in functional connectivity between the default mode network and sensorimotor network correlate with symptomatic improvement after transcranial direct current stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 355: 175-183. PMID: 38548207, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.03.141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscranial direct current stimulationObsessive-compulsive disorderDirect current stimulationCurrent stimulationActive transcranial direct current stimulationSensorimotor networkOCD symptom dimensionsTreatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorderNeurobiological mechanisms of actionObsessive-compulsive disorder pathophysiologyWhole-brain connectivity analysisDaily tDCS sessionsSymptom improvementResting-state functional MRITDCS sessionsNon-invasive neuromodulation interventionsBrain stimulation interventionsFunctional connectivity changesAssociated with connectivityLeft deltoidSymptom dimensionsNeurobiological mechanismsLeft precuneusMode networkPre/postcentral gyriReconfiguration of Structural and Functional Connectivity Coupling in Patient Subgroups With Adolescent Depression
Xu M, Li X, Teng T, Huang Y, Liu M, Long Y, Lv F, Zhi D, Li X, Feng A, Yu S, Calhoun V, Zhou X, Sui J. Reconfiguration of Structural and Functional Connectivity Coupling in Patient Subgroups With Adolescent Depression. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e241933. PMID: 38470418, PMCID: PMC10933730, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.1933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent major depressive disorderMajor depressive disorderSC-FC couplingIncreased SC-FC couplingSC-FCMode networkSuicide attemptsFirst-episode major depressive disorderVisual networkMDD subgroupsNonsuicidal self-injurious behaviorRates of self-injuryHealthy controlsResting-state functional MRI dataMagnetic resonance imagingCross-sectional studySelf-injurious behaviorOutpatient psychiatry clinicFunctional MRI dataMajor life eventsFirst Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical UniversityDepressive disorderNeurobiological mechanismsChildhood traumaSelf-injuryPreliminary Study of White Matter Abnormalities and Associations With the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 to Distinguish Bipolar and Major Depressive Disorders
Fan S, Asch R, Davis M, DellaGioia N, Cool R, Blumberg H, Esterlis I. Preliminary Study of White Matter Abnormalities and Associations With the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 to Distinguish Bipolar and Major Depressive Disorders. Chronic Stress 2024, 8: 24705470231225320. PMID: 38250007, PMCID: PMC10798116, DOI: 10.1177/24705470231225320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Bipolar disorderGlutamate receptor 5UF FAUncinate fasciculusFractional anisotropyWhole-brain analysisMultimodal neuroimaging approachDifferentiation of BDDiffusion-weighted MRI scansFrontotemporal dysconnectivityFrontotemporal systemFunctional dysconnectivityDepressive disorderNeurobiological mechanismsMGluR5 levelsWhite matterWhite matter abnormalitiesNeuroimaging approachesWM integrityNeural mechanismsMDDWhole-brainWM abnormalitiesReceptor 5
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