Publications

Distinct Circuits Underlie the Effects of 5-HT1B Receptors on Aggression and ImpulsivityNautiyal KM, Tanaka KF, Barr MM, Tritschler L, Le Dantec Y, David DJ, Gardier AM, Blanco C, Hen R and Ahmari SE Neuron, 86:813-826, 2015 New research has found that activity levels at receptors for the neurotransmitter serotonin affect aggression and impulsivity in different ways at different times in the lifespan. These...

A Multisite View of Psychosocial Risks in Patients Presenting for Bariatric Surgery Rofey DL, Zeller MH, Brode C, Reiter-Purtill J, Mikhail C, Washington G, Baughcum AE, Peugh J, Austin H, Jenkins TM, Courcoulas AP and the TeenView Writing Group in cooperation with the Teen-LABS Consortium Obesity, 23:1218-1225, 2015 The psychosocial health of adolescents with severe obesity has only recently been the focus of...

Altered Expression of CDC42 Signaling Pathway Components in Cortical Layer 3 Pyramidal Cells in Schizophrenia Datta D, Arion D, Corradi JP and Lewis DA Biological Psychiatry, 2015, Published Online Cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia is associated with a lower density of dendritic spines on deep layer 3 pyramidal cells in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). These alterations appear to reflect...

Loss of Microtubule Associated Protein 2 Immunoreactivity Linked to Dendritic Spine Loss in Schizophrenia Shelton MA, Newman JT, Gu H, Sampson AR, Fish KN, MacDonald ML, Moyer CE, DiBitetto JV, Dorph-Petersen K-A, Penzes P, Lewis DA and Sweet RA Biological Psychiatry, Published online Microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) is a neuronal protein that plays a role in maintaining dendritic structure through its...

Early starting, aggressive, and/or callous-unemotional? Examining the overlap and predictive utility of antisocial behavior subtypesHyde LW, Burt SA, Shaw DS, Donnellan MB and Forbes EE Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Published Online Antisocial behavior in adolescence predicts problematic outcomes in adulthood. However, researchers have noted marked heterogeneity within the broad group of youth engaging in these...

GABA synthesizing enzymes in calbindin and calretinin neurons in monkey prefrontal cortex Rocco B, Sweet RA, Lewis DA and Fish K Cerebral Cortex, Published Online Non-overlapping groups of cortical GABAergic neurons are identifiable by the presence of calbindin (CB), calretinin (CR) or parvalbumin (PV). Previous findings by investigators in Dr. Ken Fish?s laboratory in the Department of Psychiatry at the University...