2022
Psychedelics and Neural Plasticity: Therapeutic Implications
Grieco S, Castrén E, Knudsen G, Kwan A, Olson D, Zuo Y, Holmes T, Xu X. Psychedelics and Neural Plasticity: Therapeutic Implications. Journal Of Neuroscience 2022, 42: 8439-8449. PMID: 36351821, PMCID: PMC9665925, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1121-22.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTherapeutic effectNeural plasticityUnmet clinical needFunctional neural plasticityBrain-wide circuitsPsychedelic drugsClinical trialsBasic neuroscience questionsReceptor binding sitesTherapeutic implicationsBrain disordersClinical researchPsychedelic effectsBrain functionClinical needEffects of psychedelicsDrugsNeural mechanismsFuture studiesPsychedelicsGene expressionNeuroscience questionsClinicTrials
2021
Psilocybin induces rapid and persistent growth of dendritic spines in frontal cortex in vivo
Shao LX, Liao C, Gregg I, Davoudian PA, Savalia NK, Delagarza K, Kwan AC. Psilocybin induces rapid and persistent growth of dendritic spines in frontal cortex in vivo. Neuron 2021, 109: 2535-2544.e4. PMID: 34228959, PMCID: PMC8376772, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCerebral CortexDendritesDendritic SpinesFemaleFrontal LobeMaleMiceNeuronal PlasticityPsilocybinPyramidal CellsSynaptic TransmissionConceptsFrontal cortexDendritic spinesMouse medial frontal cortexLayer 5 pyramidal neuronsSpine formation ratesApical dendritic spinesMedial frontal cortexUntapped therapeutic potentialPyramidal neuronsSingle doseExcitatory neurotransmissionBehavioral deficitsBeneficial actionsStructural remodelingSynaptic rewiringMammalian brainTherapeutic potentialNeural adaptationUse of psychedelicsSerotonergic psychedelicsSpine sizeTwo-photon microscopyCortexPsilocybinSpine
2020
A Dendrite-Focused Framework for Understanding the Actions of Ketamine and Psychedelics
Savalia NK, Shao LX, Kwan AC. A Dendrite-Focused Framework for Understanding the Actions of Ketamine and Psychedelics. Trends In Neurosciences 2020, 44: 260-275. PMID: 33358035, PMCID: PMC7990695, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2020.11.008.Books