Author Archives: samweiss

3 YBH is a 14-bed inpatient unit that evaluates, treats, and monitors young adults (18-21) who need acute psychiatric stabilization.

This study probed the neurocardiac circuit by examining associations among its core regions in the brain (e.g., hypothalamus) and the periphery (heart rate [HR], high frequency heart rate variability [HF-HRV], and blood pressure [BP]). Participants were 315 trauma-exposed adults enrolled from emergency departments as part of the prospective AURORA study....

Utilizing national longitudinal data, this study examined how polygenic depression risk and childhood abuse interactively influence the life-course development of depressive conditions from middle to late adulthood. The results revealed that Increasing polygenic depression scores were associated with elevated CES-D levels and potential risks of clinical depression. Non-maltreated females generally...

Increased sensitivity to ovarian hormone changes is implicated in the etiology of reproductive mood disorders across the female lifespan, including menstrually-related mood disorders, perinatal mood disorders, and perimenopausal depression. We developed a novel method to accurately quantify sensitivity to endogenous hormone fluctuations that may facilitate the prediction and prevention of...

This work highlights the utility of prefrontomotor cross-frequency coupling as a potential motor status and recovery biomarker in stroke. The frequency- and region-specific neurocircuitry featured in this work may also facilitate novel treatment strategies in stroke.

This exploratory analysis examined the effects of psychotherapy on subcortical brain volumes. Psychotherapy for anhedonia was not accompanied by changes in subcortical brain volumes. However, there was a modest relation between pre-treatment anhedonia and change in caudate nucleus volumes during treatment.

Here, we provide a summary of all published research pertaining to the frontal and/or prefrontal cortex of the ferret across research scales. By doing so, we hope to improve clarity in the interpretation of both previous and future publications on the comparative study of frontal cortex.