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Christopher Pittenger

New Haven
As seen in: Nature, British Pharmacological Society, Frontiers, BioRxiv, Cell Press, JNeurosci, The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Biological Psychiatry
Mears & Jameson Professor of Psychiatry Deputy Chair for Translational Research Director, Yale OCD Research Clinic Yale University School of Medicine
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α 2 -Adrenergic receptor modulates 5-HT 2A -mediated behavioral effects of MDMA and psilocybin in mice

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By Abigail Yu, Jen-hau Yang, Gabriele Floris, Aakash Basu, Stephanie Staszko, Mark Dibbs, Jiesi Feng, Yulong Li, Benjamin Kelmendi, John H Krystal, Christopher Pittenger, Alex C. Kwan, Alfred P. Kaye, Axel F. Rosado, Jocelyne Rondeau, Jennifer Warner-Schmidt
| Nature Verified
Abstract Classic serotonergic psychedelics such as psilocybin act as agonists at cortical serotonin (5-HT) 2A receptors (5-HT2AR), inducing psychedelic effects in humans and head-twitch responses (HTRs) in rodents. Another class of psychedelic drugs called entactogens, exemplified by MDMA, function primarily as monoamine releasers and typically evoke minimal HTR despite causing serotonin release.
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COVID Diaries, State Response to COVID Vaccination Program, December 2020 to September 2021

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By Peter Williams, Lucy Van Der Merwe, Christopher Pittenger, Helen Pushkarskaya, Avalon S. Moore, Bridget Vitu, Felicia Fraizer-Bisner, Abdelrhman Gouda, Dessislava Kirilova
| Nature Verified
Abstract National COVID-19 response plans in the United States recognized that the primary responsibility for addressing domestic health emergencies lay with states and localities, though each state’s pandemic response authority varied. States utilized a range of tools to manage infectious-disease outbreaks, including vaccination rules, incentives, and communication strategies.
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The Promise and Challenges of Mapping Brain-Behavior Associations in Psychiatry: A New Leap Forward

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By Kangjoo Lee, Sarah Yip, Christopher Pittenger
| Biological Psychiatry Verified
Get full text access Log in, subscribe or purchase for full access. References 1. Ahn, J. ∙ Foland-Ross, L.C. ∙ Akiki, T.J. ... Developing clinically interpretable neuroimaging biotypes in psychiatry Biol Psychiatry. 2026; 99:810-829 2. Uddin, L.Q. ∙ Garavan, H. Task and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging modeling of brain-behavior relationships in developmental cohorts Biol Psychiatry. 2026; 99:830-839 3. Komeyer, V. ∙ Nieto, N. ∙ Eickhoff, S.B. ...
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