Browsing by Author "Cowen, Philip J"
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Pramipexole Enhances Reward Learning by Preserving Value Estimates
Halahakoon, Don Chamith; Geddes, John R; Cowen, Philip J; Harmer, Catherine J; Browning, Michael (2022-01)Background: Dopamine D2-like receptor agonists show promise as treatments for depression. They are thought to act by altering how individuals learn from rewarding experiences. However, the nature of these reward learning ... -
Predicting treatment response in depression: the role of anterior cingulate cortex
Godlewska, Beata R; Browning, Michael; Cowen, Philip J; Harmer, Catherine J (2018)Background: Identification of biomarkers predicting therapeutic outcome to antidepressant treatment is one of the most important tasks in current research because it may transform the lengthy process of finding the right ... -
A single dose of fluoxetine reduces neural limbic responses to anger in depressed adolescents
Capitao, Liliana; Chapman, Robert; Murphy, Susannah E; James, Anthony; Cowen, Philip J; Harmer, Catherine J (2019-01-21)Depression in adolescence is frequently characterised by symptoms of irritability. Fluoxetine is the antidepressant with the most favourable benefit:risk ratio profile to treat adolescent depression, but the neural ... -
Statins for major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
De Giorgi, Riccardo; De Crescenzo, Franco; Cowen, Philip J; Harmer, Catherine J (2021-03)The burden of depressive disorder is large and new treatment approaches are required. Repurposing widely available drugs such as statins may be a time- and cost-effective solution. Statins have anti-inflammatory and ... -
Statins in depression: a repurposed medical treatment can provide novel insights in mental health
De Giorgi, Riccardo; Cowen, Philip J; Harmer, Catherine J (2022-08)Depression has a large burden, but the development of new drugs for its treatment has proved difficult. Progresses in neuroscience have highlighted several physiopathological pathways, notably inflammatory and metabolic ... -
Stress, inflammation and hippocampal subfields in depression: A 7 Tesla MRI Study
Cowen, Philip J; Godlewska, Beata R (2020-02)Experiencing stressful events throughout one’s life, particularly childhood trauma, increases the likelihood of being diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Raised levels of cortisol, and markers of inflammation ... -
Subchronic treatment with St John’s wort produces a positive shift in emotional processing in healthy volunteers
Cowen, Philip J; Harmer, Catherine J (2018-11-28)The neurocognitive model of antidepressant treatment in depression states that antidepressants work by producing relatively immediate positive shifts in emotional processing, which translate into clinical improvement with ... -
Translating the promise of 5HT4 receptor agonists for the treatment of depression
Murphy, Susannah E; De Cates, Angharad N; Gillespie, Amy L; Godlewska, Beata R; Scaife, Jessica; Wright, Lucy C; Cowen, Philip J; Harmer, Catherine J (2020-02)Animal experimental studies suggest that 5-HT4 receptor activation holds promise as a novel target for the treatment of depression and cognitive impairment. 5-HT4 receptors are postsynaptic receptors that are located in ... -
When Helping is Risky: Behavioral and Neurobiological Mechanisms of Prosocial Decisions Entailing Risk.
Cowen, Philip J; Browning, Michael (2020-03)Helping others can entail risks. Doctors that treat infectious patients may risk their own health, intervening in a fight can lead to injury, and organ donations can lead to medical complications. When helping others comes ...