Leah Mayo

Love seeing the faces of our young talent! Future of behavioral pharmacology is strong 💪

Kudos to all and especially to our very own @merridee.bsky.social

It is so fun to be part of this team & work with these fantastic people - and it's even better when we actually get the opportunity to get together (in real life!) 🤩

Yayyy congrats to Hayley! 🎉🎉 (please relay my excitement to her, since I don't think she's on here?😂)

SO MANY fantastic Travel Awardees will be joining us for #ACNP2026 in the Bahamas 🧠 🏖️

...but I'm extra excited that our very own @pact-lab.bsky.social postdoc @ryanntansey.bsky.social will be among them 🤩

International early career scientists: want to attend @acnporg.bsky.social?

Apply below for the Global Scholarship which includes an invite to the meeting and covers most travel expenses ⬇️

Check out this new NPP 🔥 Hot Topic 🔥 from @flagel-lab.bsky.social & @jbeehner.bsky.social 👇

Don't miss this fresh, new NPP paper from @jwvanryzin.bsky.social & team 👇

Missed a BrainPod episode? Be sure to catch up on your favorite streaming service:

www.nature.com/npp/podcast

Grey matter morphometry in young adult e-cigarette users, tobacco cigarette users & non-using controls NPP BrainPod · Episode

Our newest BrainPod episode is out 🧠 🎙️

Listen to Dr. Laurie Zawertalio discuss their recent paper on grey matter morphometry in young adult e-cigarette users, tobacco cigarette users, and non-using controls 🚬

open.spotify.com/episode/21Um...

Check out this recent BrainPod episode where @tc3consortium.bsky.social Member Prof. Laurie Zawertailo speaks about their recent paper. @camhnews.bsky.social

Circulating endocannabinoids in children and adolescents: associations with anxiety and the impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors Neuropsychopharmacology - Circulating endocannabinoids in children and adolescents: associations with anxiety and the impact of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Did you see this recent paper...

⬆️ AEA & ⬇️ 2-AG levels are linked to ⬆️ anxiety in youth

SSRI response in teens with GAD was tied to⬆️ 2-AG

Could endocannabinoids be biomarkers for anxiety & treatment response?

www.nature.com/artic...

Summer is chugging along, but our NPP outputs are showing no sign of slowing down 🏃

See below for the latest research in cannabis, suicidal thoughts & behaviors, and the value of field experimentation #ThisWeekInNPP

The new normal: neural network adaptations in late-life depression Neuropsychopharmacology - The new normal: neural network adaptations in late-life depression

In this Research Highlight, the authors propose that depression relapse occurs when brains can't create a stable "new normal" after recovery, with some patients staying 'stuck' in unstable limbo between illness & recovery

www.nature.com/artic...

A ✨new✨ @npp-journal.bsky.social review paper from @cate-cholamine.bsky.social just dropped....check it out 👇

How do brain networks tracking past trauma react to stress in the future? Thrilled to share new work from the lab led by rockstar postdoc @felhardi.bsky.social with wonderful collab @dylanggee.bsky.social
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
#psychscisky #neuroskyence

Yay - have so much fun! 🎉🎉

a woman in a blue shirt says grateful for you with her arms outstretched ALT: a woman in a blue shirt says grateful for you with her arms outstretched

I just had a potential reviewer reject a review request within minutes (thanks for not letting it linger for days or weeks!) and provide a list of FOURTEEN full names and email addresses of replacements - pretty sure this is my new love language 😍

Call for 20 Assistant Professor positions Karolinska Institutet is a world-leading medical university with a long and proud history of ground-breaking research. We are now recruiting outstanding early-career researchers with particularly exce...

Wow

Karolinska Institutet is recruiting 20 outstanding early-career researchers for assistant professor positions

ki.se/en/about-ki/...

Wonderful new work from @marykaylobo.bsky.social and @joeycheers.bsky.social: Concurrent maternal stress and THC exposure during pregnancy alters adolescent behavioral outcomes and corticolimbic molecular programs www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Effects of acute alcohol administration on endocannabinoids and relation to subjective effects - Psychopharmacology Rationale Harmful alcohol use remains a significant global public health challenge. Examining variability in the acute subjective effects of alcohol and related neurobiological mechanisms may advance the understanding of susceptibility to harmful alcohol use. Research suggests the endocannabinoid (eCB) system may play an important role in mediating the reinforcing effects of alcohol. This study examined the relationship between alcohol-induced changes in eCB concentrations and the subjective psychoactive effects of acute alcohol consumption. Method Healthy social drinkers (n = 28, aged 20–35 years) participated in a within-subjects, single-blind, placebo-controlled laboratory alcohol challenge study. Alcohol (0.6 g/kg; with 20% adjustment for women) and placebo sessions were counterbalanced. Subjective alcohol effects were assessed from self-report questionnaires administered pre- and post-dosing, including the Biphasic Alcohol Effects Scale (BAES), Drug Effects Questionnaire (DEQ), and Profile of Mood States (POMS). The eCBs, N-arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide; AEA) and 2-arachidonylglycerol (2-AG), were assessed from blood plasma taken throughout the dosing session. Results Acute alcohol was associated with an overall decrease in 2-AG concentrations compared to placebo. Further, we found that a drop in 2-AG concentrations was associated with less drug ‘liking’ and feelings of ‘friendliness’, whereas under placebo conditions, a rise in 2-AG was associated with a smaller decrease in feelings of ‘stimulation’ (e.g., feeling energized, talkative). Alcohol did not significantly affect AEA concentrations. Conclusion Our study provides the first evidence that eCBs may contribute to individual differences in sensitivity to alcohol's reward-related mechanisms by influencing subjective experience, offering insight into the potential role of eCBs in the processes underlying harmful alcohol use.

New @pact-lab.bsky.social paper out today led by [current postdoc] Gavin Petrie & [former postdoc] Raegan Mazurka exploring how acute alcohol impacts endocannabinoid levels & their relation to the subjective effects of alcohol 🍻

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

We are excited to welcome another new @acnporg.bsky.social Associate Member - Dr. Rachel Ross 🤩 @rossenator.bsky.social

#WelcomeToACNP👋

As chair of the @acnporg.bsky.social Global Outreach Committee, I am happy to answer any questions about the Global Scholarship! Please share with your networks! Excellent opportunity to attend what might be the best science meeting in this space!

Are you an international (outside the US) scientist looking to attend the annual @acnporg.bsky.social meeting in January?🌎

Then see below for an opportunity to join us for #ACNP2026 in the Bahamas 😎🏖️👇

The ACNP Global Scholarship Application link is OPEN! The ACNP 64th Annual Meeting is January 12-15, 2026, in Nassau, Bahamas. The deadline to apply is August 15, 2025, at 5:00pm Central. Don’t miss out! #ACNP2026 Click here for more info: tinyurl.com/j8a9zybu

[many of] your favorite #cannabinerds, all in one convenient start pack ⤵️

Congrats to @evgoldfarb.bsky.social on becoming on of our newest @acnporg.bsky.social Associate Members! 🤩

#WelcomeToACNP👋

The @acnporg.bsky.social 2025 Neuropsychopharmacology Editors' Early Career Award applications are due TOMORROW, July 23 at 5pm Central 🤩

See criteria below, or find more info here: pmg.joynadmin.org/documents/10...

Congratulations to Dr. @petemanza.bsky.social on becoming one of the newest @acnporg.bsky.social Associate Members! 🎉

#WelcomeToACNP👋

Don't forget - submit your application to become the next @npp-journal.bsky.social Editorial Intern by next Wednesday, July 30th! 🤩

Welcome to our newest @npp-journal.bsky.social Associate Editor, Dr. Kate Fitzgerald from @columbiapsych.bsky.social

Be sure to check out our "Meet the Editor" episode with Dr. Fitzgerald below ⤵️