Nash Family Department of Neuroscience

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Center for Affective Neuroscience
Nash Family Department of Neuroscience
Organizational unit: Division
Ronald M. Loeb Center for Alzheimer’s Disease
Nash Family Department of Neuroscience
Organizational unit: Center

3D genetic architecture of schizophrenia risk across three neuronal subtypes
Powell, S. K., Liao, W., Ghorbani, S., Rigat, R., O’Shea, C., Kammourh, S., Elahi, R., Infante, D., Deans, P. M., Le, D. J., Agarwal, P., Qiang Seow, W., Balafkan, N., Wang, K. C., Akbarian, S. & Brennand, K. J., Apr 2026, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 31, 4, p. 2216-2231 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Aberrant effective connectivity during working memory performance in schizotypal personality disorder and schizophrenia: A spectrum approach
Hazlett, E. A., Fiore, V. G., Shafritz, K. M., Ng, S., Aladin, S., Kowalchyk, M. L., Dolgopolskaia, E. S., Russo, D. L., Chan, C. C., Perez-Rodriguez, M. M., Haznedar, M. M., Kahn, R. S., McClure, M. M., Goldstein, K. E. & Szeszko, P. R., Mar 2026, In: Neuropsychopharmacology. 51, 4, p. 791-798 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
A brain-gut excitatory peptide/CCHamide homolog regulates satiation and motivational state transitions in the Aplysia feeding circuit
Liu, C. P., Fu, P., Pang, D., McManus, J. M., Romanova, E. V., Thompson, C., Jenckes, M. C., Sun, C., Barry, M. A., Zhang, Y. C. F., Xu, J. P., Ding, X. Y., Mao, R. T., Liu, C. Y., Li, F., Zhang, Y. L., Chang, J. H., Wu, S. Q., Cropper, E. C. & Sweedler, J. V. & 3 others, Chiel, H. J., Jing, J. & Zhang, G., Mar 2026, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 302, 3, 111257.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
A computational mechanism linking momentary craving and decision-making in alcohol drinkers and cannabis users
Kulkarni, K. R., Berner, L. A., Rhoads, S. A., Fiore, V. G., Schiller, D. & Gu, X., Apr 2026, In: Nature Mental Health. 4, 4, p. 551-565 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
A framework to infer de novo exonic variants when parental genotypes are missing enhances association studies of autism
Moon, H., Sloofman, L., Avila, M. N., Klei, L., Devlin, B., Buxbaum, J. D. & Roeder, K., May 2026, In: Bioinformatics. 42, 5, btag177.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
AhR inhibition promotes axon regeneration via a stress–growth switch
Halawani, D., Wang, Y., Li, J., Halperin, D., Ni, H., Estill, M., Ramakrishnan, A., Shen, L., Sefiani, A., Geoffroy, C. G., Friedel, R. H. & Zou, H., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Nature.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
1 Scopus citations
AI-CVD-HF: A heart failure risk prediction model based on coronary artery calcium scans compared with PREVENT-HF
Mirjalili, S. R., Atlas, K., Reeves, A. P., Zhang, C., Wasserthal, J., Azimi, A., Hashemi, A., Mozafarybazargany, M., Ghaffari Jolfayi, A., Atlas, T., Henschke, C. I., Yankelevitz, D. F., Zulueta, J. J., Fan, W., Mechanick, J. I., Branch, A. D., Fayad, Z., McConnell, M. V., Rana, J. S. & Vliegenthart, R. & 11 others, Maron, D. J., Narula, J., Budoff, M. J., Mehran, R., Williams, K. A., Shah, P. K., Mechanic, O., Agatston, A. S., Kloner, R. A., Wong, N. D. & Naghavi, M., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 101464.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
1 Scopus citations
AI-derived left-to-right cardiac chamber volume ratios in coronary artery calcium scans strongly predict heart failure
Naghavi, M., Mirjalili, S. R., Atlas, K., Reeves, A. P., Zhang, C., Wasserthal, J., Azimi, A., Hashemi, A., Mozafarybazargany, M., Atlas, T., Henschke, C. I., Yankelevitz, D. F., Zulueta, J. J., Mechanick, J. I., Branch, A. D., Yip, R., Roy, S. K., Nasir, K., Fayad, Z. & McConnell, M. V. & 12 others, Kakadiaris, I. A., Rana, J. S., Vliegenthart, R., Maron, D. J., Narula, J., Williams, K., Shah, P. K., Budoff, M. J., Levy, D., Mehran, R., Kloner, R. A. & Wong, N. D., Apr 2026, In: European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging. 27, 4, p. 791-802 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Altered kinship vocal dynamics in marmosets with valproic acid-induced model of autism
Mimura, K., Nakagaki, K., Morishita, H. & Ichinohe, N., 17 Apr 2026, In: iScience. 29, 4, 115419.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
A meta-analysis of single-nucleus expression quantitative trait loci linking genetic risk to brain disorders
Jang, B., BP, K., Tokolyi, A., Dredge, W. H., Ravi, A., Jung, S. H., Naito, T., Kim, B., Kim, M. S., Cho, M., Park, M. S., Rosen, M., Blanchard, J., Humphrey, J., Knowles, D. A., Won, H. H. & Raj, T., Apr 2026, In: Nature Genetics. 58, 4, p. 737-747 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Applications and Evolution of Neuroeconomics and Reinforcement Learning Models in Substance Use Disorders
Ramakrishnan, S. A., Muliya, M., Chakravarthy, V. S. & Parvaz, M. A., 1 Jan 2026, Neuroeconomics: Core Topics and Current Directions: NA. Springer Nature, p. 611-627 17 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Are There Causal Associations Between Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Cardiometabolic Phenotypes? A Genetic Correlation and Bi-Directional Mendelian Randomization Study
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Studies from University of Texas McGovern Medical School Reveal New Findings on Alzheimer Disease (Real-world clinical profile of individuals with cerebrospinal fluid Ab-/pTau181)
Gandy, S. & Elahi, F.
15/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Studies from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Provide New Data on Parkinson's Disease (The emerging role and therapeutic targeting of autophagy-lysosome pathway in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease)
Yue, Z.
15/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Voices From the Class of 2026 at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s Commencement
Veloz, J., Nestler, E. J. & Carr, B.
12/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Heartlung.AI Emerges As A Leading Innovator In Cardiology With 10 Accepted ESC.26 Abstracts
Shah, K., Henschke, C., Mehran,, R., Fayad, Z. & Branch, A.
11/05/26
74 items of Media coverage
Press/Media
Study Results from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Provide New Insights into Autism (Reduced Affiliative Behavior in Autism Reflects Greater Dependence on Perceived Similarity)
Banker, S., Schafer, M., Foss-Feig, J. H. & Schiller, D.
8/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Data from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School Provide New Insights into Rheumatoid Arthritis (Association of the multi-biomarker disease activity score with arterial 18-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in rheumatoid arthritis)
Fayad, Z.
7/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Research Data from University of Miami Update Understanding of Multiple Myeloma (Whole-genome sequencing of cell-free DNA for assessment of minimal residual disease in high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma)
Goldstein, R.
7/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Yale University: Many Genes Have Been Linked to Autism - But Study Suggests It May Be Their Path to the Brain That Matters
Brennand, K.
1/05/26 → 6/05/26
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media
Mount Sinai Health System Chair of Pediatrics Receives ASPN Founders’ Award for Lifetime Achievement in Pediatric Nephrology
Nestler, E. J., Saland, J. & Satlin , L.
5/05/26 → 6/05/26
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media
Handling the risks of carrying the 'Alzheimer's gene'
Goate, A.
4/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
What carrying the ‘Alzheimer’s gene’ like Chris Hemsworth means and how to reduce risk
Goate, A.
4/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
New Brain Injury Findings from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Discussed (Atherogenic-like lesions associated with a progressive chronic vascular degeneration in a rat model of repetitive low-level blast brain injury)
Hof, P., Elder, G. & Zhu, C.
1/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media