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Effect of the NMDA receptor partial agonist, d-cycloserine, on emotional processing and autobiographical memory
(2020-04)
Background: Studies suggest that d-cycloserine (DCS) may have antidepressant potential through its interaction with the glycine site of the N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR); however clinical evidence of DCS’s efficacy ...
Neural effects of a single dose of fluoxetine on resting-state functional connectivity in adolescent depression
(2020-11)
Fluoxetine is commonly prescribed in adolescent depression, but the neural mechanisms underlying its action remain poorly understood. Here, we used resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate the ...
Lithium modulates striatal reward anticipation and prediction error coding in healthy volunteers
(2020-10)
Lithium is one of the most effective mood-stabilizing medications in bipolar disorder. This study was designed to test whether lithium administration may stabilize mood via effects on reward processing. It was hypothesized ...
A Dissociation of the Acute Effects of Bupropion on Positive Emotional Processing and Reward Processing in Healthy Volunteers
(2018-10)
Background: Previous research indicates that antidepressants can restore the balance between negative and positive emotional processing early in treatment, indicating a role of this effect in later mood improvement. However, ...
A single dose of fluoxetine reduces neural limbic responses to anger in depressed adolescents
(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 ...
An Experimental Medicine Investigation of the Effects of Subacute Pramipexole Treatment on Emotional Information Processing in Healthy Volunteers
(2021-08)
Treatment with the dopamine D2/D3 receptor agonist pramipexole has demonstrated
promising clinical effects in patients with depression. However, the mechanisms through which
pramipexole might alleviate depressive symptoms ...
The knowns and unknowns of SSRI treatment in young people with depression and anxiety: efficacy, predictors, and mechanisms of action
(2021-08)
The use of SSRIs for the treatment of depression and anxiety in young people is increasing. However, the effects of SSRIs in adolescence, a time when there are substantial changes in neural, cognitive, and social functioning, ...
An Experimental Medicine Investigation of the Effects of Subacute Pramipexole Treatment on Emotional Information Processing in Healthy Volunteers
(2021-08)
Treatment with the dopamine D2/D3 receptor agonist pramipexole has demonstrated
promising clinical effects in patients with depression. However, the mechanisms through which
pramipexole might alleviate depressive symptoms ...
Statins for major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
(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 ...
No antidepressant-like acute effects of bright light on emotional information processing in healthy volunteers
(2021-11)
Rationale: Bright light treatment (BLT) is an efficacious antidepressant intervention, but its mechanism of action is not well understood. Antidepressant drugs acutely affect how emotional information is processed, pushing ...