Neuropsychopharmacology (NPP) is an official peer-reviewed publication of
@ACNPorg
. We report discoveries and promote training & outreach initiatives.
What's wrong with my experiment? New Review in
@npp_journal
discusses - and provides recommendations - on which variables to report in publications and how to address βhidden variablesβ that impact results
@trainorlab
@MindfulRat
@bs_hanna
.
@npp_journal
is very excited to welcome Dr. Matt Hill
@canna_brain
to NPP leadership as an Associate Editor beginning this July. Matt is a Professor in the Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy at
@UCalgary
, and
π¨NPP is now accepting Early Career Investigator Commentaries!
This is a new article type for trainees and early-stage investigators to share scientific ideas and perspectives.
Check out the NPP Announcements page for more info:
Congratulations to
@bita137
on receiving the
#ACNP2023
Dolores Shockley Diversity and Inclusion Advancement Award from
@ACNPorg
You can watch Dr. Moghaddam's acceptance video here:
New review from Daniel Scott and Michael Frank
@BrownUniversity
on how metaplasticity, defined as the adaptive control of plasticity, forges connections across scales by governing what groups of synapses can/canβt learn about, when, and to what ends
I feel that this is a damned if you do, damned if you don't post, but hey I'm having a crappy day anyway, so flame away. In the spirit of transparency and not being a hypocrite we wanted to announce that our impact factor for
@npp_journal
declined year over year to a 7.6
Congratulations to two members of the NPP senior editorial team - Dr. Lisa Monteggia
@LisaMonteggia
and Dr. Sheena Josselyn
@sjo09
- on their well-deserved election to the
@theNAMedicine
!
Please join
@npp_journal
and
@ACNPorg
in welcoming Dr. Briana Chen
@BriKChen
to our team as the incoming NPP Editorial Intern! Briana is a postdoctoral fellow
@ColumbiaPsych
investigating neurobiological mechanisms underlying reslience in stress-related neuropsych disorders.
#nppjournal
is delighted to announce two more stellar scientists joined our editorial board! Please join us in welcoming Dr. Graeme Mason of
@YalePsych
and Dr. Kate Wassum
@KateWassum
of
@UCLA
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Leah Mayo
@MayoOnTheBrain
to
@npp_journal
as the next NPP Social Media Editor. Leah will start working with the social media and special projects team this Fall, and will officially take over January 2024.
Time for more awards!π
The Daniel H. Efron Research Award to a young scientist on the basis of outstanding basic research contributions to neuropsychopharmacology
The
#ACNP2023
winners are Dr Keri Martinowich (
@martinowk
)
@LieberInstitute
& Dr Vikaas Sohal (
@sohallab
)
@UCSF
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Tony George and Dr. Lisa Monteggia
@LisaMonteggia
as Co-Prinicipal Editors of
@npp_journal
effective January 2023
Hey
@ACNPorg
members/mtg regulars - getting back into the swing of conferencing is challenging, so we'd like to extend a warm welcome to
#ACNP2022
for early career folks and people new to ACNP. Would love if you could introduce yourselves to kick off the mtg and welcome everyone!
Congratulations to these
@ACNPorg
members for their
@SfNtweets
awardsπ
Erin Calipari (
@TheErinCalipari
): Jacob P Waletzky Award
Nora Volkow: Ralph W Gerard Prize in Neuroscience
Cate Pena (
@Cate_cholamine
): Young Investigator Award
Marina Wolf: Award for Outstanding Mentoring
Congratulations to the 2024 SfN award and prize recipients!
Their passion, innovation, and commitment to advancing the understanding of the brain are shaping the future of neuroscience.
SfN looks forward to celebrating their achievements at
#SfN24
!
Learn more about the
New
#NPPR2024
Review now online in
@npp_journal
from John Krystal, Ege Kavalali and
@LisaMonteggia
, "Ketamine and rapid antidepressant action: new treatments and novel synaptic signaling mechanisms"
Somehow missed this coming out online last month - nice review from
@neuro_MUSC
,
@KalivasLab
and Michael Scofield
@neuro_MUSC
on regulation of synaptic signaling in psychiatric disorders by astrocytes
Please join me in welcoming Dr. Lara Ray to the
@npp_journal
Editorial Board. Dr. Ray runs a research program in the clinical neuroscience of addiction. Read more about Dr. Ray and her research program here:
Welcome Dr. Ray and thank you for your service!
New review, "The role of neurotrophic factors in novel, rapid psychiatric treatments" now online as part of
@npp_journal
2024 reviews issue - from
@JihyeKimMD
Michelle He, Alina Widmann and
@DrFrancisLee
#NPPR2024
Congratulations to
@npp_journal
Principal Editor Dr. Bill Carlezon on receiving the Paul Hoch Distinguished Service Award for significant contributions to
@ACNPorg
Arising from this discussion, we are happy to present this article now in press
@npp_journal
regarding choosing appropriate language to reduce stigma
Shareable link here:
Please join me in welcoming
@sofiyahupalo
as the new
@NPP_Journal
editorial intern. Sofiya is a postdoctoral fellow
@IRPatNIH
@NINDSnews
@NIGMS
with research interests in the neurobiology of cognition and a passion for science communication.
New data from
#nppjournal
show that both male AND female authors tend to suggest male rather than female reviewers. NPP editors remind authors that during the manuscript submission process they have an opportunity to help promote diversity in our reviewer pool.
#womeninscience
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Ziva Cooper
@zivacooper
to
@npp_journal
leadership as an Associate Editor beginning this September. Ziva is the Director of the Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA),
Celebration ππΎπ for outgoing principal editor Bill Carlezon
@TheReluctantCalzone
for leading
@npp_journal
for the past 10 years. Congratulations and thank you Bill - we have all enjoyed working with you!
#ACNP2022
Very excited to officially announce
@NPP_Journal
Top Reviewers for 2020 including
@TheErinCalipari
@MayoOnTheBrain
@DrPaulCroarkin
We can't express enough our gratitude for ALL of our reviewers for their time & effort, especially during this incredibly difficult year. Thank you!!
Dr. Jared Young (
@JaredWYoung
) is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, an
@ACNPorg
Fellow, and the current Chair of the ACNP Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Apropos of...nothing in particular....here is some trivia to start your week off & flex your cannabinoid knowledgeπͺπ§
Which of the below ligands does NOT bind to the cannabinoid 1 (CB1) receptor?
It's the moment (okay, nearly 4hrs worth of moments) we've all been waiting for...
Check out
@npp_journal
Associate Editor
@canna_brain
as he drops cannabinoid knowledge on the
@hubermanlab
podcast π
Dr. Matt Hill (
@canna_brain
) joins
@hubermanlab
to discuss the finer points of recreational cannabis use and its use in research. Dr. Hill is an expert in stress & mental health research, with a focus on the endocannabinoid system.
Full episode here:
The Neuropsychopharmacology Editor's Early Career Award (NEECA) goes to Dr. Anna Konova (
@_AnnaKonova_
)
The NEECA Award recognizes the top paper from an early-career researcher, from their own independent lab, published in print in NPP during the previous year.
#ACNP2023
Just out in
@npp_journal
from
@meghanflanigan
,
@superkash
, and colleagues:
"Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis (BNST) neurons containing the serotonin 5HT2c receptor modulate operant alcohol self-administration behavior in mice"
It's me, hi π Welcome to
#ACNP2023
If you'll be attending
@ACNPorg
, drop an introduction to help yourself & others connect π
Share your name, your science, tell us if you're a first timer or regular, promote your poster/talk - whatever you'd like! π§
See you all soon! π
NPP mourns the sudden loss of Ron Duman. Ronβs science was transformational to the field, but many will remember him for his kindness and generosity. We share the grief of his family, friends, and colleagues.
Just released by
#nppjournal
from
@bita137
and 7 more female scientists! Phasic and tonic dopamine neurotransmission on continuum; may explain why both modes are critical for motivational & cognitive functions associated with dopamine.
#WomenInMedicine
Sex-dependent effects of THC on pharmacokinetics, behavior and neural activity patterns - new in
@NPP_Journal
from Daniele Piomelli,
@svmahler
and colleagues
@UCIrvine
.
@npp_journal
is looking for our next Editorial Intern! The position is open to early career investigators who seek experience in scientific publishing. Duties include executing special projects that analyze journal function and trends as well as assisting with social media
After 3.5 years as our Social Media Editor,
@NPP_Journal
welcomes
@GretchenNeigh
as the newest member of the journal's Editorial Board. Thank you again for all of your hard work Gretchen, and welcome to the Editorial Board team!
We're celebrating
#Juneteenth
with a shout out to Dr. Sade Spencer from
@UMNNews
. As a TX native, Juneteenth has always been an important day of commemoration for her.
@SpencerLab_UMN
uses preclinical models to explore the neurobiology underlying cocaine & cannabis use disorders
New work in
@npp_journal
from the lab of Harriet de Wit, including
@conormurray
&
@ConnorHaggarty
"Neural complexity is increased after low doses of LSD, but not moderate to high doses of oral THC or methamphetamine"
New paper in
@NPP_Journal
from Rodrigo Espana's lab
@DrexelUniv
suggesting that sleep/wake states influence dopamine transmission to influence a variety of DA-dependent processes
They also appear to be on DA team green :)
Dr.
@jdavidjentsch
(he/him) is a Distinguished Professor & Chair of Psychology at
@binghamtonu
. He identifies as a cis gay man & has been happily married to his husband Ben for 8y. They are raising three dogs: a cockapoo (Buster), a min pin (Pashenka) & a rat terrier (Maximus)
Acetylcholine was first identified by Henry Dale in 1914, and was shown to be a neurotransmitter in 1921 in Otto Loewi's classic experiment, using two πΈhearts - an experiment that allegedly came to him in a dream
From 2011-2020, our most-cited research article was published in 2011 by Sierra-Mercado et al.:
"Dissociable roles of prelimbic and infralimbic cortices, ventral hippocampus, and basolateral amygdala in the expression and extinction of conditioned fear"
This week we are celebrating the most-cited research articles of past
@npp_journal
decades.
From 1991-2000, the most cited research article was published in 1996, entitled "Radioreceptor binding profile of the atypical antipsychotic olanzapine" by Bymaster and colleagues.
π§΅1/N
New in
@npp_journal
from Heifets lab
@TheBorisLab
- "UNRAVELing the synergistic effects of psilocybin and environment on brain-wide immediate early gene expression in mice"
Now online in
@NPP_Journal
- important correspondence from
@drcarlhart
and Jean Lud Cadet discussing ways that the
@ACNPorg
has fallen short in addressing Black membership in the organization and using its voice to advocate for mitigating racism
Well-deserved Early Investigator Award for
@DrJKhokhar
. Not only doing amazing research, but Iβve never met a more actively enthusiastic advocate for trainees & future PIs. Heβs determined to help everyone succeed. Congrats Jibran! ππ
#icrs2024
@ICRS_Society
@SchulichMedDent
A newπ₯Hot Topicπ₯paper just dropped in
@npp_journal
from Ebrahim Haroon & Andrew H. Miller
"Rewiring the brain: Inflammationβs impact on glutamate and neural networks in depression"
Dr. Kale Edmiston is a neuroscientist and a gay transgender man. He is an Associate Professor at UMass Chan School of Medicine, where he studies sensory system function in depression and anxiety disorders
Now online Hot Topics piece as part of
@npp_journal
reviews issue
#NPPR2024
, "Transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS): a promising noninvasive deep brain stimulation approach for pain"
All good things must come to an end π₯
Thank you to all who attended
#ACNP2023
- from first-timers to seasoned veterans. You have helped to make
@ACNPorg
THE place for top-notch science, invaluable mentorship, and even a bit of fun π
See you next year in Phoenix for
#ACNP2024
Usually
@yavinshaham
features the work of others in his popular 'paper of the week'
#nppjournal
tweets. Don't miss your chance to see him feature his own work in his
#ACNP2019
Distinguished Lecture. Happening now! Here is an example of Dr. Shaham's work:
New paper shows using DREADD modulation that direct and indirect striatal pathways bi-directionally regulate heroin-seeking but not motivation in rats expressing addiction-like behavior following
#heroin
use
@parkourmom
#authortweet
In this week of
#Juneteenth
celebration, Dr. Shana AugustinΒ (
@SMArtsynapses
) looks back at all the strength of those who made it possible for her to achieve her dreams and contribute to science.
July Editor's Pick: "Behavioral and neurobiological mechanisms of punishment: implications for psychiatric disorders" is available
#openaccess
and accompanied by a research highlight by
@KateWassum
#punishment
#learning
π¨ NEW
@npp_journal
paper alert π¨
Barbano, Morales, & team report that VTA glutamatergic projections to the nucleus accumbens suppress psychostimulant-seeking behavior in π
While I take a step back w/ study section and consortia mtgs, NPP Special Projects Manager
@chloejordanphd
and NPP Editorial Intern
@sofiyahupalo
graciously offered to take over
@npp_journal
Twitter for a few weeks. Please join me in giving them a warm welcome!
Early life stress in the form of limited bedding leads to sex-selective development of depressive-like behaviors (females); rescued with ketamine. New measures of depressive-like behavior in home cage included. Author tweet from
@kbath77
#nppjournal
New in
@npp_journal
from Marisela Morales lab
@NIDAnews
intramural program - "Inhibition of dorsal raphe GABAergic neurons blocks hyperalgesia during heroin withdrawal"
While estimates vary a bit across studies depending on methodologies, the human LC contains somewhere in the range of 50K. LC neurons are the primary source of norepinephrine for the brain,
New study from Constanza Garcia-Keller,
@ReichelLab
, Peter Kalivas
@neuro_MUSC
showing that odors associated with restraint stress induce behavioral coping strategies, and plasticity changes in the nucleus accumbens