News Mentions for the week of January 6, 2025

In this APA Editor Spotlight, hear from the newly-appointed editor of the Asian American Journal of Psychology. Michelle Madore, clinical neuropsychologist at the VA Palo Alto and clinical assistant professor (affiliated) of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, shares her priorities and plans for the journal looking ahead.

Many women have a heightened risk for depression during the peripartum period, the time during pregnancy and months to years after giving birth. But the options for mental health care aren't always convenient, accessible or affordable. Ilang Guiroy, postdoctoral research scholar in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is hoping to help solve that problem by developing a new technology that facilitates group text therapy to help care for pregnant people, mothers, and those they care for.

This episode of the Psychiatry XR podcast explores how researchers are using immersive virtual reality environments to assess memory, navigation, and spatial skills—key cognitive functions often affected early in Alzheimer's disease. Hadi Hosseini, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is interviewed.

Breathing is a thing we do without thinking; it keeps us alive. But there is far more to this most basic of biological functions. Conscious breathing can reduce stress, anxiety and depression and prevent insomnia. Christiane Brems, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, describes where to start if you’d like to develop a practice of conscious breathing.

The Brain and Behavior Research Foundation recently announced their 2024 Leading Research Achievements by BBRF Grantees, Prize Winners & Scientific Council Members. Congratulations to Nolan Williams, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and, by courtesy, of Radiology, and Sergiu Pasca, the Kenneth T. Norris, Jr. Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, for their work recognized in the announcement!

Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list identifies and celebrates individuals who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research. Through rigorous selection criteria and comprehensive analysis, they recognize researchers whose exceptional and community-wide contributions shape the future of science, technology and academia globally. Congratulations to Karl Deisseroth, the D. H. Chen Professor of Bioengineering and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Amit Etkin, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Robert Malenka, the Nancy Friend Pritzker Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Michelle Monje, the Milan Gambhir Professor of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology and Professor, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery, of Pediatrics, of Pathology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Sergiu Pasca, the Kenneth T. Norris, Jr. Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Alan Schatzberg, the Kenneth T. Norris, Jr. Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Thomas Sudhof, the Avram Goldstein Professor in the School of Medicine, Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Neurology and Neurological Sciences and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Each researcher selected has authored multiple Highly Cited Papers™ which rank in the top 1% by citations for their field(s) and publication year in the Web of Science™ over the past decade.