Psychedelics in psychiatry: neuroplastic, immunomodulatory, and neurotransmitter mechanisms

A Inserra, D De Gregorio, G Gobbi - Pharmacological Reviews, 2021 - ASPET
Mounting evidence suggests safety and efficacy of psychedelic compounds as potential
novel therapeutics in psychiatry. Ketamine has been approved by the Food and Drug …

Current findings and perspectives on aberrant neural oscillations in schizophrenia

Y Hirano, PJ Uhlhaas - Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There is now consistent evidence that neural oscillation at low‐and high‐frequencies
constitute an important aspect of the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Specifically …

Ketamine has distinct electrophysiological and behavioral effects in depressed and healthy subjects

AC Nugent, ED Ballard, TD Gould, LT Park… - Molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
Ketamine's mechanism of action was assessed using gamma power from
magnetoencephalography (MEG) as a proxy measure for homeostatic balance in 35 …

Dysregulation of midbrain dopamine system and the pathophysiology of schizophrenia

SF Sonnenschein, FV Gomes, AA Grace - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Dysregulation of the dopamine system is central to many models of the pathophysiology of
psychosis in schizophrenia. However, emerging evidence suggests that this dysregulation is …

Impaired tuning of neural ensembles and the pathophysiology of schizophrenia: a translational and computational neuroscience perspective

JH Krystal, A Anticevic, GJ Yang, G Dragoi… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
The functional optimization of neural ensembles is central to human higher cognitive
functions. When the functions through which neural activity is tuned fail to develop or break …

(2R,6R)-hydroxynorketamine exerts mGlu2 receptor-dependent antidepressant actions

P Zanos, JN Highland, BW Stewart… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Currently approved antidepressant drugs often take months to take full effect, and∼ 30% of
depressed patients remain treatment resistant. In contrast, ketamine, when administered as …

[HTML][HTML] Computational modeling of electroencephalography and functional magnetic resonance imaging paradigms indicates a consistent loss of pyramidal cell …

RA Adams, D Pinotsis, K Tsirlis, L Unruh, A Mahajan… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Diminished synaptic gain—the sensitivity of postsynaptic responses to neural
inputs—may be a fundamental synaptic pathology in schizophrenia. Evidence for this is …

[HTML][HTML] An update on the use of gamma (multi) sensory stimulation for Alzheimer's disease treatment

V Manippa, A Palmisano, M Filardi, D Vilella… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by reduced fast brain oscillations in the gamma
band (γ,> 30 Hz). Several animal studies show that inducing gamma oscillations through …

Rapid neuroplasticity changes and response to intravenous ketamine: a randomized controlled trial in treatment-resistant depression

J Kopelman, TA Keller, B Panny, A Griffo… - Translational …, 2023 - nature.com
Intravenous ketamine is posited to rapidly reverse depression by rapidly enhancing
neuroplasticity. In human patients, we quantified gray matter microstructural changes on a …

Cognitive and neuropathophysiological outcomes of gamma-tACS in dementia: a systematic review

V Manippa, A Palmisano, MA Nitsche, M Filardi… - Neuropsychology …, 2024 - Springer
Despite the numerous pharmacological interventions targeting dementia, no disease-
modifying therapy is available, and the prognosis remains unfavorable. A promising …