Scholarly Publications

Richard J. Davidson, Center Director

Recent Publications

Maher, C., Tortolero, L., Cummins, D. D., Saad, A., Young, J., Martinez, L. N., Schulman, Z., Marcuse, L., Waters, A., Mayberg, H. S., Davidson, R. J., Saez, I., & Panov, F. (in press). Intracranial substrates of meditation-induced neuromodulation in amygdala and hippocampus. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. PMC Journal - In Process.

Hirshberg, M. J., Colaianne, B. A., Greenberg, M. T., Inkelas, K. K., Davidson, R. J., Germano, D., Dunne, J. D., & Roeser, R. W. (2024). College Course About Flourishing and Students’ Mental Health During SARS-CoV-2. JAMA Network Open, 7(11), e2444845. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.44845 PMCID: PMC11561689

Ganesan, S., Tsuchiyagaito, A., Siegle, G. J., Goldin, P., Eyler, L. T., Treves, I. N., Lutz, A., Pagnoni, G., Dagnino, P. C., Escrichs, A., Saccaro, L. F., Sacchet, M. D., Tripathi, V., Batta, I., Prakash, R. S., Brown, K. W., Reggente, N., Khalsa, S. S., McDermott, T. J., Valk, S., Tang, Y., Fani, N., Deco, G., Garland, E. L., Calhoun, V. D., Davanger, S., Piguet, C., Bauer, C. C. C., Barrios, F. A., Chetelat, G., Kirlic, N., Fresco, D. M., Rahrig, H., Torske, A., Kang, Y., Cain, J. A., Farb, N. A. S., Garg, R., Turner, M. D., Fialoke, S., Hafeman, D. M., Dutcher, J. M., Brewer, J. A., Creswell, J. D., Cao, L., Braver, T. S., Zeidan, F., Vago, D. R., Lazar, S. W., Davidson, R. J., Ching, C. R. K., Jahanshad, N., Thomopoulos, S. I., Thompson, P. M., Zalesky, A., Turner, J. A., & King, A. P. (in press). ENIGMA-Meditation: Worldwide consortium for neuroscientific investigations of meditation practices. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.10.015 NIHMSID: NIHMS2034848

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Larissa G. Duncan

Recent Publications

Fairchild, L. & Duncan, L. G. (2025). “I now see my toddler as a helper, not just somebody in need of help”: Raising Helpful Toddlers training. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 70 (1st Quarter 2025), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecre...

Huynh, T., Kerr, M. L., Kim, C., Fourianalistyawati, E., Chang, V., & Duncan, L. G. (2024). Parental reflective capacities: A scoping review of mindful parenting and parental reflective functioning. Mindfulness, 15(7), 1531-1602. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02379-6 PMCID: PMC11426413

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John D. Dunne

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Nicholas, C. R., Banks, M. I., Lennertz, R. C., Wenthur, C. J., Krause, B. M., Riedner, B. A., Smith, R. F., Hutson, P. R., Sauder, C. J., Dunne, J. D., Roseman, L., & Raison, C. L. (2024). Co-Administration of midazolam and psilocybin: Differential effects on subjective quality versus memory of the psychedelic experience. Translational Psychiatry, 14(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-024-03059-8 PMCID: PMC11393325

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Simon Goldberg

Recent Publications

Sun, S., Simonsson, O., McGarvey, S., Torous, J., & Goldberg, S. B. (2024). Mobile phone interventions to improve health outcomes among patients with chronic diseases: An umbrella review and evidence synthesis from 34 meta-analyses. The Lancet Digital Health, 6(11), e857-e870. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(24)00119-5 PMCID: PMC11534496

Zhang, X., Goldberg, S. B., Baldwin, S. A., Tanana, M., Weitzman, L., Narayanan, S., Atkins, D., & Imel, Z. E. (in press). Association of machine learning rated supportive counseling skills with psychotherapy outcome. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. NIHMSID: NIHMS2034791

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Virginia Medinilla

Recent Publications

Ascoli, G. A., Gasparini, S., Medinilla, V., Migliore, M. (2010). Local control of postinhibitory rebound spiking in CA1 pyramidal neuron dendrites. Journal of Neuroscience, 30(18), 6434-6442. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4066-09.2010. PMCID: PMC3319664.

Medinilla, V., Johnson, O., Gasparini, S. (2013). Features of proximal and distal excitatory synaptic inputs to layer V neurons of the rat medial entorhinal cortex. Journal of Physiology, 591(pt 1), 169-183. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2012.237172 PMCID: PMC3630779

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Julie Poehlmann

Recent Publications

Cuthrell, H., Muenter, L., & Poehlmann, J. (2023). “When are you coming home?”: How young children cope when a parent goes to jail. Rutgers University Press. https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/when-are-you-coming-home/9781978825703

Charles, P., Muentner, L., Jensen, S., Packard, C., Haimson, C., Eason, J., & Poehlmann-Tynan, J. (2022). Incarcerated During a Pandemic: Implications of COVID-19 for Jailed Individuals and Their Families. Corrections, 7(5), 357-368. DOI: 10.1080/23774657.2021.2011803

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Charles L. Raison

Recent Publications

Bradberry, M. M., Gukasyan, N., & Raison, C. L. (2022). Toward Risk-Benefit Assessments in Psychedelic- and MDMA-Assisted Therapies. JAMA Psychiatry, 79(6), 525–527. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.0665

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Melissa Rosenkranz

Recent Publications

Laubacher, C., Imhoff-Smith, T. P., Kalus, D. R., Frye, C. J., Esnault, S., Busse, W. W., & Rosenkranz, M. A. (2024). Salience network resting state functional connectivity during airway inflammation in asthma: A feature of mental health resilience? Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 122, 9-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2024.07.042 PMCID: PMC11419731

Tidwell, T., Namdul, T., Lee, K. E., Riordan, K. M., Skopicki, N., Palkyi, T., Jungney, J., Blake, K., Cheme, J., Namseling, N. Y., Yangzom, D., Tsomo, T., Ridak, D., Gyal, Y., Dakpa, T., Nyinda, T. S., Nyinda, N. G., Youdon, T., Weil, A., Kalzang, Y., Wangmo, P., Dhondrup, R., Weirich, E., Craig, S., & Rosenkranz, M. (2024). Effect of Tibetan Herbal Formulas on Symptom Duration Among Ambulatory Patients with Native SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity Integrative, 5, 100051. doi: 10.1016/j.bbii.2024.100051

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Sarah J. Short

Recent Publications

Kral, T.R.A., Williams, C.Y., Wylie, A.C., McLaughlin, K., Stephens, R. L., Mills-Koonce, W. R., Birn, R. B., Propper, C. B., & Short, S. J. (2024). Intergenerational effects of racism on amygdala and hippocampus resting state functional connectivity. Scientific Reports, 14, 17034. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-66830-3 PMCID: PMC11266580

West, N. T., Harmon, B. E., Rawlett, K., Short, S. J., Spanier, A., Mathews, S., Kimble, K., McGehee, C., Ratliff, M., & Puett, R. C. (2023). Perceptions of mindfulness practices as a support for individuals managing caregiving responsibilities and chronic disease: A qualitative study. Chronic Illness, 20(1), 159-172. doi: 10.1177/17423953231170401

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Cortland Dahl

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Goldberg, S. B., Kendall, A. D., Hirshberg, M. J., Dahl, C. J., Nahum-Shani, I., Davidson, R. J., & Bray, B. C. (in press). Is dosage of a meditation app associated with changes in psychological distress? It depends on how you ask. Clinical Psychological Science. t https://doi.org/10.1177/21677026241266567 NIHMSID: NIHMS1999401

Xie, Q., Riordan, K. M., Baldwin, S. A., Simonsson, O., Hirshberg, M. J., Dahl, C. J., Nahum-Shani, I., Davidson, R. J., & Goldberg, S. B. (2024). Is informal practice associated with outcomes in loving-kindness and compassion training? Evidence from pre-post and daily diary assessments. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 177, 104537. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104537. PMCID: PMC11096024

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Robin Goldman

Recent Publications

Tidwell, T., Eisenberg, L. E., Fedotov, A., Kokurina, E., Boytsova, J., Desel, T., Sangpo, L., Norbu, N., Chokdrup, J., Tsering, D., Sherap, T., Chhonden, T., Dorje, Y., Lama, C., Lhundup, K., Jamyang, Lharkyab, Phuntsok, L., Wangchuk, T., Lhakpa, S., Namgyal, L., Dorjee, Y., Lobsang, T., Zhironkina, Y., Goldman, R. I., Namdul, T., Blake, K. E., Tesch, E., Sangmo, R., Dunne, J. D., Nagendra, R. P., Kutty, B. M., Rinpoche, T. T., Tamdin, T., Sadutshang, T. D., Davidson, R. J., & Medvedev, S. (2024). Delayed decompositional changes in indoor settings among Tibetan monastic communities in India: A case report. Forensic Science International: Reports, 9, 100370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsir.2024.100370

Laubacher, C., Kral, T. R. A., Imhoff-Smith, T., Klaus, D. R., Goldman, R. I., Sachs, J., Davidson, R. J., Busse, W. W., & Rosenkranz, M. A. (2024). Resting state functional connectivity changes following mindfulness-based stress reduction predict improvements in disease control for patients with asthma. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 115, 480-493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2023.10.026 PMCID: PMC10842225

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Dan Grupe

Recent Publications

Grupe, D. W., Diamantis, S., & Alonso, C. (in press). Contemplative practices and the movement toward a more just criminal legal system. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. NIHMSID: NIHMS2041394

Huggins, A. A., Baird, C. L., Briggs, M., Laskowitz, S., Hussain, A., Fouda, S., Haswell, C., Sun, D., Salminen, L. E., Jahanshad, N., Thomopoulos, S. I., Veltman, D. J., Frijling, J. L., Olff, M., van Zuiden, M., Koch, S. B. J., Nawjin, L., Wang, L., Zhu, Y., ... Grupe, D. W., ... Davidson, R. J., ... Morey, R. (2024). Smaller total and subregional cerebellar volumes in posttraumatic stress disorder: a mega-analysis by the ENIGMA-PGC PTSD workgroup. Molecular Psychiatry, 29(3), 611-623. 10.1038/s41380-023-02352-0 PMCID:PMC11153161

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Matt Hirshberg

Recent Publications

Hirshberg, M. J., Flook, L., Sundaram-Stukel, R., & Davidson, R. J. (2024). Mindfulness and Connection Training During Preservice Teacher Education Reduces Early Career Teacher Attrition Four Years Later. Journal of School Psychology, 107, 101396. NIHMSID: NIHMS2034853

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Tawni Tidwell

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Christy Wilson-Mendenhall

Recent Publications

Kral, T. R. A., Kesebir, P., Redford, L., Dahl, C., Wilson-Mendenhal, C., Hirshberg, M. J., Davidson, R. J., & Tatar, R. (2024). Healthy Minds Index: A brief measure of the core dimensions of wellbeing. PLOS ONE, 19(5), e0299352. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299352. PMCID: PMC11086875.

Wilson-Mendenhall, C. D. & Holmes, K. J. (2023). Lab meets world: The case for use-inspired basic research in affective science. Affective Science, 4, 591-599. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-023-00200-6 PMCID: PMC10514004

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