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Official Opening of the Baltic Early Treatment Service (BEATS) Lübeck

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 …

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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

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 …

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Brain activity during a working memory task after daily caffeine intake and caffeine withdrawal: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

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 …

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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

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 …

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SIRS Early Career Award for Dr. Alexandra Korda

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 …

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How to Run Behavioural Experiments Online: Best Practice Suggestions for Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience

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 …

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Highly Cited Researcher 2022 Honour for Prof. Borgwardt

We congratulate Prof. Stefan Borgwardt on being named a Clarivate highly cited researcher for the fifth year in a row. Following his achievement in previous years, this is a tremendous achievement and underlines the importance of his scientific work. This award is given to the most influential experts across scientific research fields who have been …

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Brain ageing in schizophrenia: evidence from 26 international cohorts via the ENIGMA Schizophrenia consortium

Brain ageing in schizophrenia: evidence from 26 international cohorts via the ENIGMA Schizophrenia consortium Constantinos Constantinides, …, Stefan Borgwardt, …  2022, medRxiv – Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology  DOI: 10.1101/2022.01.10.21267840 Abstract Schizophrenia (SZ) is associated with an increased risk of life-long cognitive impairments, age-related chronic disease, and premature mortality. We investigated evidence for advanced brain ageing …

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