Andrea J. Capusan

Jul 21, 2024 | nature.com | Reinoud Kaldewaij |Andrea J. Capusan |Håkan Olausson

Correction to: Neuropsychopharmacology https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-024-01906-2, published online 25 June 2024Due to a typesetting mistake, the funding information was incomplete. The Funding section has been corrected from “Open access funding provided by Linköping University” to “Open access funding provided by Linköping University.

Jun 24, 2024 | nature.com | Reinoud Kaldewaij |Andrea J. Capusan |Håkan Olausson

AbstractA coherent sense of self is crucial for social functioning and mental health. The N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist ketamine induces short-term dissociative experiences and has therefore been used to model an altered state of self-perception. This randomized double-blind placebo-controlled cross-over study investigated the mechanisms for ketamine’s effects on the bodily sense of self in the context of affective touch.

Feb 25, 2024 | nature.com | Adam Yngve |J. Paul Hamilton |Emil Persson |Andrea J. Capusan |Lorenzo Leggio |Irene Perini | +1 more

AbstractThe stomach-derived hormone ghrelin plays not only a role in feeding, starvation, and survival, but it has been suggested to also be involved in the stress response, in neuropsychiatric conditions, and in alcohol and drug use disorders. Mechanisms related to reward processing might mediate ghrelin’s broader effects on complex behaviors, as indicated by animal studies and mostly correlative human studies.

Apr 11, 2023 | nature.com | Andrea J. Capusan |Elisabeth Paul |Bijar Ghafouri |Irene Perini

AbstractChildhood maltreatment (CM) is a risk factor for substance use disorders (SUD) in adulthood. Understanding the mechanisms by which people are susceptible or resilient to developing SUD after exposure to CM is important for improving intervention. This case-control study investigated the impact of prospectively assessed CM on biomarkers of endocannabinoid function and emotion regulation in relation to the susceptibility or resilience to developing SUD.