On March 15th-18th, a small team from the Translational Psychiatry research group met with other innovative psychiatry departments from northern Germany for discussions on a joint network on the beautiful island of Norderney. A full three days of exchanges and presentations on cutting-edge science including predictive and preventive approaches to the early detection of psychiatric …
IEPA’s 14th International Conference on Early Intervention in Mental Health Congratulations! Alexandra Korda received a fund from DAAD Programm to attend the IEPA’s 14th International Conference on Early Intervention in Mental Health Congress in Lausanne for an oral presentation.
Circadian rhythms in auditory hallucinations and psychosis Hong-Viet V Ngo, … Christina Andreou, … 2023, Acta Physiol DOI: 10.1111/apha.13944 Abstract Circadian rhythms are imprinted in all organisms and influence virtually all aspects of physiology and behavior in adaptation to the 24-h day-night cycle. This recognition of a circadian timekeeping system permeating essentially all healthy functioning …
Circadian rhythms in auditory hallucinations and psychosis. Read More »
Lysergic acid diethylamide: In search of the wonder drug Mihai Avram, Felix Müller, Stefan Borgwardt 2023, Book: Psychedelics as psychiatric medications Link to the chapter
A new outpatient service for the early detection of mental disorders The Zentrum für Integrative Psychiatrie (ZIP; UKSH) and Fachklinik für Junges Leben (JuLe; Diakonie Nord Nord Ost) join forces to realize a new service for young outpatients aged 15 – 35 years. Particularly in this age range, early detection and intervention is important as …
Official Opening of the Baltic Early Treatment Service (BEATS) Lübeck Read More »
Effects of a probiotic add-on treatment on fronto-limbic brain structure, function, and perfusion in depression: Secondary neuroimaging findings of a randomized controlled trial Gulnara Yamanbaeva, … Stefan Borgwardt, …. 2023, Journal of Affective Disorders DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.142 Abstract Background: Probiotics are suggested to improve depressive symptoms via the microbiota-gut-brain axis. We have recently shown a beneficial clinical …
Brain activity during a working memory task after daily caffeine intake and caffeine withdrawal: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial Yu-Shiuan Lin, … Stefan Borgwardt, …. 2023, Scientific Reports DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26808-5 Abstract Acute caffeine intake has been found to increase working memory (WM)-related brain activity in healthy adults without improving behavioral performances. The impact of daily …
Effect of short-term, high-dose probiotic supplementation on cognition, related brain functions and BDNF in patients with depression: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial Else Schneider, … Stefan Borgwardt, …. 2023, Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience DOI: 10.1503/jpn.220117 Abstract In major depressive disorder (MDD), cognitive dysfunctions strongly contribute to functional impairments but are barely …
SIRS Early Career Awards Congratulations! Alexandra Korda has been chosen as an Early Career Awardee for the 2023 Congress of the Schizophrenia International Research Society to be held in Toronto, Canada, 11-15 May 2023. The program is intended to sponsor individuals who have through their research, teaching or clinical activities demonstrated professional and scientific …
How to Run Behavioural Experiments Online: Best Practice Suggestions for Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience Nathan Gagné and Léon Franzen 2023, Swiss Psychology Open: The Official Journal of the Swiss Psychological Society DOI: 10.5334/spo.34 Abstract The combination of a replication crisis, the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and recent technological advances, have accelerated the on-going transition …
