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Overview

André Schmidt is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with notable work across key subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Molecular Biology.

Their research topics encompass a broad range, including:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Tryptophan and Brain Disorders
  • Gut Microbiota and Health
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies

Some of their recent publications include:

  • "Multimodal Machine Learning Workflows for Prediction of Psychosis in Patients With Clinical High-Risk Syndromes and Recent-Onset Depression" (2020), published in JAMA Psychiatry
  • "Clinical, Gut Microbial and Neural Effects of a Probiotic Add-On Therapy in Depressed Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial" (2022), published in Translational Psychiatry
  • "Association of Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measures With Psychosis Onset in Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Developing Psychosis" (2021), published in JAMA Psychiatry
  • "Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) as an Adjunctive Therapy for Depression-Case Report" (2022), published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • "Brain Ageing in Schizophrenia: Evidence from 26 International Cohorts via the ENIGMA Schizophrenia Consortium" (2022), published in Molecular Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors of André Schmidt include:

  • Stefan Borgwardt
  • Christos Pantelis
  • Paolo Brambilla
  • Undine E. Lang
  • Nikolaos Koutsouleris

André Schmidt's work has been featured repeatedly in several prominent academic venues, such as:

  • Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Translational Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Prediction Models of Functional Outcomes for Individuals in the Clinical High-Risk State for Psychosis or with Recent-Onset Depression: A Multimodal, Multisite Machine Learning Analysis

    Nikolaos Koutsouleris;Lana Kambeitz-Ilankovic;Stephan Ruhrmann;Marlene Rosen

  • Activation of serotonin 2A receptors underlies the psilocybin-induced effects on α oscillations, N170 visual-evoked potentials, and visual hallucinations

    Michael Kometer;André Schmidt;Lutz Jäncke;Franz X. Vollenweider

  • Ventral striatal activation during reward processing in psychosis: A neurofunctional meta-analysis

    Joaquim Radua;André Schmidt;André Schmidt;Stefan Borgwardt;Stefan Borgwardt;Andreas Heinz;Andreas Heinz

  • Psilocybin biases facial recognition, goal-directed behavior, and mood state toward positive relative to negative emotions through different serotonergic subreceptors.

    Michael Kometer;André Schmidt;Rosilla Bachmann;Erich Studerus

  • Clinical, gut microbial and neural effects of a probiotic add-on therapy in depressed patients: a randomized controlled trial

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  • The impact of gut hormones on the neural circuit of appetite and satiety: A systematic review

    Davide Zanchi;Antoinette Depoorter;Laura Egloff;Sven Haller

  • Multimodal Machine Learning Workflows for Prediction of Psychosis in Patients With Clinical High-Risk Syndromes and Recent-Onset Depression

    Nikolaos Koutsouleris;Dominic B. Dwyer;Franziska Degenhardt;Franziska Degenhardt;Carlo Maj

  • Altered network hub connectivity after acute LSD administration

    Felix Müller;Patrick C. Dolder;André Schmidt;Matthias E. Liechti

  • BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and hippocampal volume in neuropsychiatric disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Fabienne Harrisberger;R. Smieskova;André Schmidt;C. Lenz

  • Improving Prognostic Accuracy in Subjects at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis: Systematic Review of Predictive Models and Meta-analytical Sequential Testing Simulation

    André Schmidt;Marco Cappucciati;Marco Cappucciati;Joaquim Radua;Joaquim Radua;Grazia Rutigliano;Grazia Rutigliano

  • Increased thalamic resting-state connectivity as a core driver of LSD-induced hallucinations.

    F. Müller;C. Lenz;P. Dolder;U. Lang

  • Brain ageing in schizophrenia: evidence from 26 international cohorts via the ENIGMA Schizophrenia consortium

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  • Deconstructing Pretest Risk Enrichment to Optimize Prediction of Psychosis in Individuals at Clinical High Risk.

    Paolo Fusar-Poli;Paolo Fusar-Poli;Grazia Rutigliano;Grazia Rutigliano;Daniel Stahl;André Schmidt

  • Modeling Ketamine Effects on Synaptic Plasticity During the Mismatch Negativity

    André Schmidt;Andreea O. Diaconescu;Michael Kometer;Karl J. Friston

  • Mismatch Negativity Encoding of Prediction Errors Predicts S-ketamine-Induced Cognitive Impairments

    André Schmidt;Rosilla Bachmann;Michael Kometer;Philipp A Csomor

  • Association of Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measures With Psychosis Onset in Individuals at Clinical High Risk for Developing Psychosis: An ENIGMA Working Group Mega-analysis.

    Maria Jalbrzikowski;Rebecca A. Hayes;Stephen J. Wood;Dorte Nordholm

  • The mixed serotonin receptor agonist psilocybin reduces threat-induced modulation of amygdala connectivity

    Rainer Kraehenmann;André Schmidt;Karl Friston;Katrin H. Preller

  • Brain connectivity abnormalities predating the onset of psychosis: correlation with the effect of medication.

    André Schmidt;Renata Smieskova;Renata Smieskova;Jacqueline Aston;Andor Simon;Andor Simon

  • Acute effects of heroin on negative emotional processing: relation of amygdala activity and stress-related responses.

    André Schmidt;André Schmidt;Stefan Borgwardt;Hana Gerber;Gerhard A. Wiesbeck

  • Effects of cannabis on impulsivity: a systematic review of neuroimaging findings.

    Johannes Wrege;Andre Schmidt;Anna Walter;Renata Smieskova

  • Reduced volume of the nucleus accumbens in heroin addiction

    Christian L. Seifert;Stefano Magon;Till Sprenger;Undine E. Lang

  • Approaching a network connectivity-driven classification of the psychosis continuum: a selective review and suggestions for future research

    André Schmidt;Vaibhav A. Diwadkar;Renata Smieskova;Fabienne Harrisberger

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip McGuire
Philip McGuire University of Oxford
Klaas E. Stephan
Klaas E. Stephan University of Zurich
Erich Seifritz
Erich Seifritz University of Zurich
Franz X. Vollenweider
Franz X. Vollenweider University of Zurich
Paolo Brambilla
Paolo Brambilla University of Milan
Joaquim Radua
Joaquim Radua University of Barcelona
Nikolaos Koutsouleris
Nikolaos Koutsouleris Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Paul Allen
Paul Allen Royal Holloway University of London
Jonathan P. Roiser
Jonathan P. Roiser University College London
Gianfranco Spalletta
Gianfranco Spalletta Baylor College of Medicine

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