Dr. Briana Chen

Big news at @npp-journal.bsky.social HQ 👇

We are thrilled to welcome @briannaegeorge.bsky.social as our new NPP Editorial Intern 🎉

We are looking forward to working with Dr. George and are excited to have such a fantastic addition to our team 🤩

A tale of two receptors: simultaneous targeting of NMDARs and 5-HT4Rs exerts additional effects against stress Serotonin (5-HT) receptors and N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) have been implicated in the pathophysiology of depression and anxiety disorders. Here, we evaluated whether targeting both recept...

Latest work from @brikchen.bsky.social @drchristineannd.bsky.social and others shows that combining ketamine and prucalopride is more effective than either drug alone at reducing stress-induced physiology at the neural and behavioral levels, suggesting a promising new treatment approach.

How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist’s Quest to Alter the Past Buy How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist’s Quest to Alter the Past on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders

Good morning everyone!
So, I wrote a book (!!) and it’s coming out November 4th in physical and audiobook form. It’s called *How to Change a Memory*

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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...

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

This research examines whether public-facing healthcare materials can be simplified using Large Language Models (LLMs). Currently, the American Journal of Medicine recommends that healthcare materials be provided to people at a reading level of 6. In this work we take five state of the art LLMs viz. Language models in digital psychiatry: challenges with simplification of healthcare materials

Announcing the DPN Deep Dive - our *new* AI generated podcast using Google’s NotebookLM to summarize DPN papers in an accessible format.

Our first episode covers Aich et al on challenges with using large language models to simplify healthcare materials

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2 weeks left to apply! The NPP Editorial Internship was an amazing experience, and I'm so glad I had the opportunity to do it. I've loved learning all about the behind-the-scenes work that goes into NPP as well as the opportunity to promote the journal. DM if you have questions!

YouTube video by NPP Journal npp's "Meet the Author" with Dr. Francesco Bavato

Our latest "Meet the Author" interview with Dr. Francesco Bavato gives you the story behind how gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) impacts sleep in MDD (interview by @brikchen.bsky.social & @drfriid.bsky.social )

Link to paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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YouTube video by NPP Journal npp's "Meet the Editor" with Dr. Arpana Agrawal

Don't miss this interview with ✨new✨ @npp-journal.bsky.social Associate Editor Dr. Arpana Agrawal & our Special Projects Manager @brikchen.bsky.social

Hear Dr. Agrawal's thoughts on the scope of the journal, NPP articles, and the role of peer reviewers (aka YOU!)

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New paper out! Huge thanks as always to my mentor @drchristineannd.bsky.social and the rest of the team!

Fantastic panel 👏 👏👏5HT4R symposium! Thank you all for your support ! 🤗 #Science #SOBP2025 #5HT4R Great collaborations and more to come @brikchen.bsky.social @drchristineannd.bsky.social @denisjdavid.bsky.social #Moods_Inserm @parissaclay.bsky.social @Susannah Murphy @ipsy-nru.bsky.social

Ask Why: Briana Chen on Love of Learning; Questioning in Order to Grow and Find Motivation; and Giving Back by Thinking of the Underprivileged Podcast Episode · Thank You, Mama · 03/18/2025 · 36m

Recently, I had the honor of speaking with Ana Tajder for her podcast Thank you, Mama. It was truly wonderful to reflect on the lessons my mother taught (and continues to teach) me. I'm eternally grateful to her for teaching me to always stay curious ❤️

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🚨 NEW BrainPod Episode Alert 🚨

This one features #Cannabinerds @connorhaggarty.bsky.social & @mayoonthebrain.bsky.social, official representatives of #TeamAEA

As someone who has spent the last 25 years studying sex differences in brain function and behavior and the last 10 advocating (loudly) for SABV and working to help my colleagues implement the policy into their work, this is utterly heartbreaking.

To all the talented scientists 🤩 who didn’t get a travel award or membership for #ACNP2024 this is for you: KEEP APPLYING 😉. So many incredible applications and so few slots. 327 applications for travel awards! That’s an amazing pool of talent 🧠 and a really hard job for the committee. 👏

Love working with @im74ve.bsky.social @denisjdavid.bsky.social and the team!

Congrats to all the winners! 🤩

How can you review for @dpn-journal.bsky.social & @npp-journal.bsky.social?

Ask your mentors if you can help with their reviews, & to recommend you if they don’t accept invitation. Or email NPP/DPN Principal Editors to express interest, attach CV, & include key words describing your expertise.

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Me running through the Atlanta airport to make my connection 😅

Hi #ACNP2024! A little late to the trend here, but I’m Briana, a postdoc at Columbia and Special Projects Manager for NPP! Been coming to ACNP for several years and it’s my fave meeting for the science and people. Swing by my poster (W221) on Wednesday if you’re interested in NMDA + 5-HT4 targeting!

Thank you so much! I also have to hand it to the staff at Springer Nature and Cynthia Graber! They make the podcast so good ❤️

So excited to welcome @drfriid.bsky.social to the NPP Special Projects team! 🥳

Excited to see these new accounts! 💁🏻‍♀️