Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsKatrin Preller
Assistant Professor Adjunct, PsychiatryAbout
Research
Publications
2026
Subanesthetic nitrous oxide alters large-scale network organization and insula connectivity during visual stimulation
Pouyan N, Kaplan C, Larkin T, Ichesco E, Egan M, Preller K, Dunworth J, Harris R, Mashour G, Harte S. Subanesthetic nitrous oxide alters large-scale network organization and insula connectivity during visual stimulation. Communications Biology 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-026-10838-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychedelics align brain activity with context
Stoliker D, Novelli L, Khajehnejad M, Biabani M, Greaves M, Barta T, Williams M, Chopra S, Bazin O, Simonsson O, Chambers R, Barrett F, Deco G, Preller K, Carhart-Harris R, Seth A, Sundram S, Egan G, Razi A. Psychedelics align brain activity with context. Nature 2026, 656: 936-947. PMID: 42618786, PMCID: PMC13518247, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10910-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlinding integrity in psychedelic research: Evidence from a comparative randomized controlled trial of psilocybin, MDMA, and methylphenidate in healthy volunteers
Belinger L, Rieser N, Engeli E, Becciolini L, Clamote M, Pribis M, Saissi F, Florineth G, Hehl N, Herdener M, Preller K. Blinding integrity in psychedelic research: Evidence from a comparative randomized controlled trial of psilocybin, MDMA, and methylphenidate in healthy volunteers. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2026, 111: 112879. PMID: 42208423, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2026.112879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpigenome-wide association study of psilocybin-induced methylome changes in alcohol use disorder
Urban M, Zillich L, Rieser N, Herdener M, Spanagel R, Vollenweider F, Preller K, Meinhardt M. Epigenome-wide association study of psilocybin-induced methylome changes in alcohol use disorder. Translational Psychiatry 2026, 16: 283. PMID: 42192100, PMCID: PMC13212986, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-026-03961-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn international mega-analysis of psychedelic drug effects on brain circuit function
Girn M, Doss M, Roseman L, Preller K, Palhano-Fontes F, Pasquini L, Barrett F, Mallaroni P, Mason N, Timmermann C, McCulloch D, Fisher P, Winston B, Moujaes F, Muller F, Liechti M, Vollenweider F, Ramaekers J, Kuypers K, Araujo D, Sporns O, Siegel J, Dosenbach N, Nutt D, Carhart-Harris R, Stamatakis E, Bzdok D. An international mega-analysis of psychedelic drug effects on brain circuit function. Nature Medicine 2026, 32: 1543-1554. PMID: 41942645, PMCID: PMC13099416, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-026-04287-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRelationship between rumination and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder – a cross-sectional network analysis
Zhabenko O, Ben-Zion Z, Raffelhüschen P, Burrer A, Seifritz E, Just S, Preller K, Duek O, Paterson M, Pietrzak R, Joormann J, Spiller T, Harpaz-Rotem I. Relationship between rumination and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder – a cross-sectional network analysis. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2026, 17: 1786768. PMID: 41953089, PMCID: PMC13054884, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1786768.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Dissecting Fear and Emotional Pain in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: From Symptom Networks to Neural Signatures
Ben-Zion Z, Basol E, Simon A, Abargil M, Samonek K, Paterson M, Spiller T, Duek O, Just S, Preller K, Keynan J, Admon R, Liberzon I, Shalev A, Hendler T, Levy I, Joormann J, Scheinost D, Harpaz-Rotem I. Dissecting Fear and Emotional Pain in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: From Symptom Networks to Neural Signatures. Biological Psychiatry 2025, 100: 111-121. PMID: 41319905, PMCID: PMC12784315, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorrection: Synergistic, multi-level understanding of psychedelics: three systematic reviews and meta-analyses of their pharmacology, neuroimaging and phenomenology
Shinozuka K, Jerotic K, Mediano P, Zhao A, Preller K, Carhart-Harris R, Kringelbach M. Correction: Synergistic, multi-level understanding of psychedelics: three systematic reviews and meta-analyses of their pharmacology, neuroimaging and phenomenology. Translational Psychiatry 2025, 15: 470. PMID: 41233360, PMCID: PMC12615698, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-025-03731-7.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMemory deficits of MDMA users are linked to cortical thinning related to 5-HT receptor densities
Coray R, Beliveau V, Zimmermann J, Preller K, Wunderli M, Baumgartner M, Seifritz E, Stock A, Beste C, Cole D, Quednow B. Memory deficits of MDMA users are linked to cortical thinning related to 5-HT receptor densities. Brain 2025, 149: 1410-1421. PMID: 41123310, PMCID: PMC13058468, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaf391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisual Hallucinations in Serotonergic Psychedelics and Lewy Body Diseases
Heller N, Barrett F, Buchborn T, Collerton D, Dupuis D, Halberstadt A, Jardri R, Noorani T, Preller K, Taylor J, Waters F, Winston B, Leptourgos P. Visual Hallucinations in Serotonergic Psychedelics and Lewy Body Diseases. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2025, 51: s273-s291. PMID: 41051875, PMCID: PMC12498954, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaf068.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements