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2025
A translational neuroscience & computational evaluation of a D1R partial agonist for schizophrenia (TRANSCENDS): Rationale and study design of a brain-based clinical trial
Fonteneau C, Tamayo Z, Price A, Pan L, Afriyie-Agyemang Y, Agrawal S, Butler A, Cail C, Calkins M, Chakilam A, Forselius-Bielen K, Fram G, Frazier A, Gil R, Govil P, Gray D, Grinband J, Gur R, Haubold N, Heffernan Z, Heneks M, Kegeles L, Kohler C, Lin C, Lu J, Mayer M, Pham P, Perlman G, Rahmati M, Ranganathan M, Santamauro N, Schutte C, Selloni A, Van Snellenberg J, Surti T, Wolf D, Zharyy C, Group T, Abi-Dargham A, Gur R, Lieberman J, Kantrowitz J, Anticevic A, Cho Y, Krystal J. A translational neuroscience & computational evaluation of a D1R partial agonist for schizophrenia (TRANSCENDS): Rationale and study design of a brain-based clinical trial. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2025, 194: 196-210. PMID: 41519104, PMCID: PMC13138834, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.12.020.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPartial agonistCognitive impairmentSpatial working memoryDouble-blind doseWorking memoryD1/D5 receptorsFunctional neuroimagingNeural mechanismsSchizophreniaTranslational neuroscienceCognitive paradigmNeural circuitsUntreated symptomsD1RDecades of researchFMRIClinical trialsMicro-circuitryNeuroscienceAgonistsImpairmentStudy designD1/D5Clinical dataNeuroimaging
2024
Ketamine induces multiple individually distinct whole-brain functional connectivity signatures
Moujaes F, Ji J, Rahmati M, Burt J, Schleifer C, Adkinson B, Savic A, Santamauro N, Tamayo Z, Diehl C, Kolobaric A, Flynn M, Rieser N, Fonteneau C, Camarro T, Xu J, Cho Y, Repovs G, Fineberg S, Morgan P, Seifritz E, Vollenweider F, Krystal J, Murray J, Preller K, Anticevic A. Ketamine induces multiple individually distinct whole-brain functional connectivity signatures. ELife 2024, 13: e84173. PMID: 38629811, PMCID: PMC11023699, DOI: 10.7554/elife.84173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse to ketamineAcute ketamineBehavioral effectsQuantified resting-state functional connectivityEffects of acute ketamineSymptom variationResting-state functional connectivityTreatment-resistant depressionFunctional connectivity signaturesGlobal brain connectivitySingle-subject levelInter-individual variabilityPlacebo-controlled studyFunctional connectivityConnectivity signaturesBrain connectivityHealthy participantsSingle-blind placebo-controlled studyNeural variationsTreatment conditionsKetamineGene expression targetsPharmacological biomarkersPilot awardParvalbumin
2022
Illness Phase as a Key Assessment and Intervention Window for Psychosis
Kohler C, Wolf D, Abi-Dargham A, Anticevic A, Cho Y, Fonteneau C, Gil R, Girgis R, Gray D, Grinband J, Javitch J, Kantrowitz J, Krystal J, Lieberman J, Murray J, Ranganathan M, Santamauro N, Van Snellenberg J, Tamayo Z, Group T, D'Souza D, Srihari V, Gueorguieva R, Patel P, Forselius-Bielen K, Lu J, Butler A, Fram G, Afriyie-Agyemang Y, Selloni A, Cadavid L, Gomez-Luna S, Gupta A, Radhakrishnan R, Rashid A, Aker R, Abrahim P, Nia A, Surti T, Kegeles L, Carlson M, Goldberg T, Gangwisch J, Benedict E, Govil P, Brazis S, Mayer M, de la Garrigue N, Fallon N, Baumvoll T, Abeykoon S, Perlman G, Bobchin K, Elliott M, Schmidt L, Rush S, Port A, Heffernan Z, Laney N, Kantor J, Hohing T, Gur R, Gur R, Calkins M. Illness Phase as a Key Assessment and Intervention Window for Psychosis. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science 2022, 3: 340-350. PMID: 37519466, PMCID: PMC10382701, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2022.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsIllness phasePotential critical windowsPhase-specific biomarkersDopaminergic abnormalitiesFunctional outcomeSpecialty careSymptom assessmentIllness stageChronic illnessClinical assessmentIllness trajectoryNeurophysiological biomarkersFunctional abnormalitiesClinical careEarly psychosisMemory dysfunctionPsychotic disordersTreatment targetsAllostatic adaptationIntervention windowClinical programsBrain developmentCritical windowDysfunctionIllnessReward and loss incentives improve spatial working memory by shaping trial-by-trial posterior frontoparietal signals
Cho YT, Moujaes F, Schleifer CH, Starc M, Ji JL, Santamauro N, Adkinson B, Kolobaric A, Flynn M, Krystal JH, Murray JD, Repovs G, Anticevic A. Reward and loss incentives improve spatial working memory by shaping trial-by-trial posterior frontoparietal signals. NeuroImage 2022, 254: 119139. PMID: 35346841, PMCID: PMC9264479, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory precisionSpatial working memoryIntraparietal sulcusPrecentral sulcusWorking memoryMotivational signalsBOLD signalParietal cortexReward/lossVisual association regionsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexGoal-directed activityMemory paradigmMemory performanceMemory processesAnterior parietal cortexExecutive networkNeural changesSensory processesPrefrontal cortexLoss incentivesVentral striatumNon-human primate studiesTranslational neuroscienceMemory
2021
Dopamine D1R Receptor Stimulation as a Mechanistic Pro-cognitive Target for Schizophrenia
Abi-Dargham A, Javitch JA, Slifstein M, Anticevic A, Calkins ME, Cho YT, Fonteneau C, Gil R, Girgis R, Gur RE, Gur RC, Grinband J, Kantrowitz J, Kohler C, Krystal J, Murray J, Ranganathan M, Santamauro N, Van Snellenberg J, Tamayo Z, Wolf D, D’Souza D, Srihari V, Gueorguieva R, Patel P, Forselius-Bielen K, Lu J, Butler A, Fram G, Afriyie-Agyemang Y, Selloni A, Cadavid L, Gomez-Luna S, Gupta A, Radhakrishnan R, Rashid A, Aker R, Abrahim P, Nia A, Surti T, Kegeles L, Carlson M, Goldberg T, Gangwisch J, Benedict E, Govil P, Brazis S, Mayer M, de la Garrigue N, Fallon N, Baumvoll T, Abeykoon S, Perlman G, Bobchin K, Elliott M, Schmidt L, Rush S, Port A, Heffernan Z, Laney N, Kantor J, Hohing T, Gray D, Lieberman J. Dopamine D1R Receptor Stimulation as a Mechanistic Pro-cognitive Target for Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2021, 48: 199-210. PMID: 34423843, PMCID: PMC8781338, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbab095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical dopamine neurotransmissionPositive allosteric modulationImportant therapeutic targetPF-06412562Dopaminergic receptorsD1R stimulationDA levelsTolerable dosesLevel of stimulationDopamine neurotransmissionReceptor stimulationTherapeutic targetPartial agonistCognitive deficitsBiased agonismFull agonismTarget engagementAllosteric modulationNew drugsStimulationPoor bioavailabilitySchizophreniaOptimal stimulationDrugsExpression levels
2018
Effects of Reward on Spatial Working Memory in Schizophrenia
Cho YT, Lam NH, Starc M, Santamauro N, Savic A, Diehl CK, Schleifer CH, Moujaes F, Srihari VH, Repovs G, Murray JD, Anticevic A. Effects of Reward on Spatial Working Memory in Schizophrenia. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2018, 127: 695-709. PMID: 30335439, PMCID: PMC6197071, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000369.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Schizophrenia is associated with a pattern of spatial working memory deficits consistent with cortical disinhibition
Starc M, Murray JD, Santamauro N, Savic A, Diehl C, Cho YT, Srihari V, Morgan PT, Krystal JH, Wang XJ, Repovs G, Anticevic A. Schizophrenia is associated with a pattern of spatial working memory deficits consistent with cortical disinhibition. Schizophrenia Research 2016, 181: 107-116. PMID: 27745755, PMCID: PMC5901719, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2016.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy comparison subjectsSpatial WM taskSchizophrenia patientsSevere cognitive deficitsSpecific spatial locationsComputational modelContinuous response measuresWM precisionWM representationsSpatial WMWM taskDistractor distanceWM impairmentWM tracesNeural mechanismsCognitive deficitsMemory deficitsBehavioral consequencesDelay periodDelay durationCortical disinhibitionSpatial locationComparison subjectsMicrocircuit modelDistractibility
Clinical Trials
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Biomarkers of Clinical Subtype and Treatment Response in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
IRB ID0803003626RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date04/19/2025Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18 years - 70 years
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