Albert Powers, MD, PhD

2026

• Utility of zoom-based clinical interviews for automated facial emotion analysis

  Bertrand C, Gold J, Waltz J, Schiffman J, Ellman L, Strauss G, Walker E, Woods S, Powers A, Kenney J, Corlett P, Silverstein S, Mittal V. Utility of zoom-based clinical interviews for automated facial emotion analysis. Schizophrenia Research 2026, 295: 226-227. PMID: 42302696, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2026.06.017.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

• Individual threat-relevance accelerates belief-updating in conditioned hallucinations

  Martin J, Fisher V, Eckert A, Powers A, Sterzer P. Individual threat-relevance accelerates belief-updating in conditioned hallucinations. Scientific Reports 2026, 16: 19557. PMID: 42288502, PMCID: PMC13294484, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-52299-9.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research

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• Value representation in youth psychopathology: evidence of a transdiagnostic risk mechanism for psychosis

  Millman Z, Gold J, Schiffman J, Ellman L, Walker E, Powers A, Woods S, Silverstein S, Mittal V, Corlett P, Strauss G, Waltz J. Value representation in youth psychopathology: evidence of a transdiagnostic risk mechanism for psychosis. Translational Psychiatry 2026 PMID: 42270591, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-026-04065-8.

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• Computerized assessments of emotional expression and emotional reactivity predict negative symptoms in individuals at clinical high-risk for psychosis

  Bertrand C, Pokorny V, Gold J, Waltz J, Schiffman J, Ellman L, Strauss G, Walker E, Woods S, Powers A, Kenney J, Corlett P, Silverstein S, Mittal V. Computerized assessments of emotional expression and emotional reactivity predict negative symptoms in individuals at clinical high-risk for psychosis. Psychological Medicine 2026, 56: e184. PMID: 42267441, PMCID: PMC13280694, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291726104826.

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• Computerized Assessments of Perceptual Organization Uniquely Predict Hallucinations and Perceptual Distortions in Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis

  Pokorny V, Williams T, Pratt D, Kenney J, Ellman L, Strauss G, Walker E, Woods S, Powers A, Corlett P, Thompson J, Silverstein S, Waltz J, Gold J, Schiffman J, Mittal V. Computerized Assessments of Perceptual Organization Uniquely Predict Hallucinations and Perceptual Distortions in Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis. Biological Psychiatry 2026, 99: s38. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.03.097.

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• 7. Distinct Circuits Are Associated With Attenuated Delusions and Hallucinations in Clinical High Risk for Psychosis

  Vin R, Fonteneau C, Tamayo Z, Cho Y, Investigators A, Scheinost D, Woods S, Powers A. 7. Distinct Circuits Are Associated With Attenuated Delusions and Hallucinations in Clinical High Risk for Psychosis. Biological Psychiatry 2026, 99: s77-s78. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.03.187.

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• 747. Reproductive Hormone Disruption and Psychosis Risk in Midlife Women: Evidence From Surgical Models and Lifetime Estrogen Exposure

  Gibbs-Dean T, Dandawate A, Patel P, Kelley M, Ntongo B, Farina E, Woods S, Pal L, Powers A. 747. Reproductive Hormone Disruption and Psychosis Risk in Midlife Women: Evidence From Surgical Models and Lifetime Estrogen Exposure. Biological Psychiatry 2026, 99: s418. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2026.03.981.

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• Threading the needle: Practical considerations for merging theory-driven computational psychiatry with data-driven analytics to enhance precision health at scale

  Cheng A, Konova A, Powers A, Corlett P, Levy I, Gu X, Huys Q, Pushkarskaya H, Fineberg S, Hauser T, Chase H, Bzdok D, Harpaz-Rotem I, Babuscio T, Nichols L, Zhao Y, Sharma M, Meeker D, Xu H, Rutledge R, Pearlson G, Pittenger C, Yip S. Threading the needle: Practical considerations for merging theory-driven computational psychiatry with data-driven analytics to enhance precision health at scale. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2026 PMID: 41763489, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2026.02.009.

  Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements

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• Computational phenotypes underlying effort-based decision-making and negative symptoms in a transdiagnostic severe mental illness sample

  Luther L, Cooper J, Treadway M, Knippenberg A, Walker E, Gold J, Waltz J, Schiffman J, Ellman L, Mittal V, Zinbarg R, Silverstein S, Corlett P, Powers A, Woods S, Allen D, Lahti A, Strauss G. Computational phenotypes underlying effort-based decision-making and negative symptoms in a transdiagnostic severe mental illness sample. Molecular Psychiatry 2026, 31: 3435-3445. PMID: 41691110, PMCID: PMC13285297, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-026-03474-x.

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• Stepped care for young people at clinical high risk for psychosis: a real-world study

  Broekhuijse A, Saxena A, Walsh B, Mourgues-Codern C, Mukhtar H, Howard S, Woods SW, Powers AR, Farina EA. Stepped care for young people at clinical high risk for psychosis: a real-world study. 2026 DOI: 10.64898/2026.02.05.26345683.

  Peer-Reviewed Original Research In Press