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White Matter Hyperintensity Accumulation during Treatment of Late-Life Depression Khalaf A, Edelman K, Tudorascu D, Andreescu C, Reynolds CF and Aizenstein H Neuropsychopharmacology. 40:3027-3035, 2015 White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) have been shown to be associated with the development of late-life depression and eventual treatment outcomes. In a study led by University of Pittsburgh medical student Alexander...

Dr. Benjamin Handen will lead a new multicenter effort exploring the progression of Alzheimer's-related biomarkers and cognitive/adaptive functioning in adults with Down syndrome with support from a five-year, $12.5 million grant from the National Institute on Aging. Dr. Handen will collaborate with Department of Psychiatry colleagues Drs. William Klunk (co-principal investigator), Howard Aizenstein, Annie Cohen...

The Department of Psychiatry is pleased to welcome Vishnu Murty, PhD to its faculty and as the newest investigator to the Laboratory of Neurocognitive Development. After obtaining his undergraduate degree in Neuroscience from Brown University, Dr. Murty completed a fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health. He earned his PhD in Neurobiology with a certificate in Cognitive Neuroscience from Duke...

The Department of Psychiatry was well represented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (APM) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The theme for the meeting was The Art and Science of Communication in Psychosomatic Medicine. Department of Psychiatry faculty and residents were featured speakers for 11 presentations and courses, and the poster session featured the work of 10 residents and their faculty...

Augmenting NMDA Receptor Signaling Boosts Experience-Dependent Neuroplasticity in the Adult Human Brain Forsyth JK, Bachman P, Mathalon DH, Roach BJ, and Asarnow RF Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2015, Published Online Experience-dependent plasticity is a fundamental property of the brain. It is defined as the capacity of the brain to undergo changes following environmental input and use, and is a...