The Society of Biological Psychiatry family of journals article selection
Themes: brain stimulation, psychedelics, meditation, gut microbiota, and childhood mental health
We are delighted to share an article selection from the Society of Biological Psychiatry family of journals, Biological Psychiatry, Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging (CNNI), and Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science (GOS). Together, this family of journals offer a platform for promoting discoveries that span from basic mechanistic studies to clinical translation and global mental health initiatives.
Articles included in this selection cover the following themes: brain stimulation, psychedelics, meditation, gut microbiota, and childhood mental health.
Brain stimulation
Target Engagement and Brain State Dependence of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Implications for Clinical Practice by Alexander T. Sack et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Personalized and Circuit-Based Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Evidence, Controversies, and Opportunities by Robin F.H. Cash and Andrew Zalesky (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Accelerated Theta Burst Stimulation: Safety, Efficacy, and Future Advancements by Eleanor Cole et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation–Induced Neuroplasticity and the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: State of the Evidence and Future Opportunities by Sophie M.D.D. Fitzsimmons et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Evaluating Robustness of Brain Stimulation Biomarkers for Depression: A Systematic Review of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Electroencephalography Studies by Debby Klooster et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Comparisons of Accelerated Continuous and Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression and Suicidal Ideation by Haoyang Zhao et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Targeting Symptom-Specific Networks With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation by Shan H. Siddiqia and Michael D. Fox (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Optimal Stimulation Sites by Garance M. Meyeret al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation–Electroencephalography for Biomarker Discovery in Psychiatry by Faranak Farzan (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Electric Field Modeling in Personalizing Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Interventions by Moritz Dannhauer et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Across the Lifespan: Impact of Developmental and Degenerative Processes by Lindsay M. Obermana and Alberto Benussi (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Tractography-Based Modeling Explains Treatment Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Ron Gadot et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry
A New Angle on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Coil Orientation: A Targeted Narrative Review by Andris Cerins et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Efficacy of Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sandesh Reddy et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Targeting the Amygdala May Increase Psychophysiological and Subjective Negative Emotional Reactivity in Healthy Older Adults by Bianca Hoang-Danget al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science
Psychedelics
Neural Mechanisms of Resting-State Networks and the Amygdala Underlying the Cognitive and Emotional Effects of Psilocybin by Devon Stoliker et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Expectancy Effects in Psychedelic Trials by Balázs Szigeti and Boris D. Heifets (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Serotonergic Psychedelics: A Comparative Review of Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Binding Profile by Friederike Holze et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Microdosing Psychedelics: Current Evidence From Controlled Studies by Robin J. Murphy et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
A Brief Historical Overview of Psychedelic Research by Mark A. Geyer (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Dynamic Functional Hyperconnectivity After Psilocybin Intake Is Primarily Associated With Oceanic Boundlessness by Sepehr Mortaheb et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Comparing Neural Correlates of Consciousness: From Psychedelics to Hypnosis and Meditation by Flora Moujaes et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Altered States and Social Bonds: Effects of MDMA and Serotonergic Psychedelics on Social Behavior as a Mechanism Underlying Substance-Assisted Therapy by Yasmin Schmid and K. Bershad (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Effective Connectivity of Thalamocortical Interactions Following d-Amphetamine, LSD, and MDMA Administration by Mihai Avram et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Meditation
Mindfulness Meditation and Network Neuroscience: Review, Synthesis, and Future Directions by Ruchika S. Prakash et al. (2025), Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
An Overview of Neurophenomenological Approaches to Meditation and Their Relevance to Clinical Research by Antoine Lutz et al. (2025), Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Decoding Depth of Meditation: Electroencephalography Insights From Expert Vipassana Practitioners by Nicco Reggente et al. (2025), Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science
Exploring the Embodied Mind: Functional Connectome Fingerprinting of Meditation Expertise by Sébastien Czajko et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science
Gut microbiota
Stressed to the Core: Inflammation and Intestinal Permeability Link Stress-Related Gut Microbiota Shifts to Mental Health Outcomes by Annelise A. Madison and Michael T. Bailey (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Mood Disorders: The Gut Bacteriome and Beyond by Amelia J. McGuinness et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Existing and Future Strategies to Manipulate the Gut Microbiota With Diet as a Potential Adjuvant Treatment for Psychiatric Disorders by Fiona C. Ross et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Adolescence, the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis, and the Emergence of Psychiatric Disorders by Sadie F. McVey Neufeld et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Chronic Stress Exposure Alters the Gut Barrier: Sex-Specific Effects on Microbiota and Jejunum Tight Junctions by Ellen Doney et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science
Childhood mental health
Brain-Charting Autism and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Reveals Distinct and Overlapping Neurobiology by Saashi A. Bedford et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Triple Interactions Between the Environment, Brain, and Behavior in Children: An ABCD Study by Dongmei Zhi et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder: Evidence From Multiple Genetically Informed Designs et al. Miguel Garcia-Argibay et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Dimensions of Early-Life Adversity Are Differentially Associated With Patterns of Delayed and Accelerated Brain Maturation by Dani Beck et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry
Developmental Disruptions of the Dorsal Striatum in Autism Spectrum Disorder by Maya M. Evans et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry
A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Meta-Analysis of Childhood Trauma by Rebecca Ireton et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Internalizing Symptoms and Adverse Childhood Experiences Associated With Functional Connectivity in a Middle Childhood Sample by Emily A. Albertina et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
The Toronto Adolescent and Youth Cohort Study: Study Design and Early Data Related to Psychosis Spectrum Symptoms, Functioning, and Suicidality by Kristin Cleverley et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
The First “Hit” to the Endocannabinoid System? Associations Between Prenatal Cannabis Exposure and Frontolimbic White Matter Pathways in Children by Julia M. Evanski et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science
Inflammatory Conditions During Pregnancy and Risk of Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders by Lisa A. Croen et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science
The Limbic System in Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Longitudinal Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis by Michael Connaughton et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and White Matter Microstructure of the Arcuate Fasciculus and Uncinate Fasciculus in Adolescents by Artenisa Kulla et al. (2024), Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science