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David Erritzoe is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom, contributing extensively to research in psychology and neuroscience. Their work primarily focuses on psychedelics and drug studies, with a significant body of publications addressing chemical synthesis, alkaloids, and the influence of neurotransmitter receptors on behavior.

The main fields of study covered in their research include Psychology and Neuroscience. Within these fields, they have substantial contributions in Clinical Psychology, Organic Chemistry, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Additional areas of interest involve Pharmacology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Throughout their career, David Erritzoe has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Robin Carhart-Harris
  • David Nutt
  • Hannes Kettner

Their work has been published repeatedly in prominent journals such as:

  • Journal of Psychopharmacology
  • Neuroscience Applied
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Molecular Psychiatry

Among recent notable publications are:

  • Trial of Psilocybin versus Escitalopram for Depression, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Increased global integration in the brain after psilocybin therapy for depression, 2022, Nature Medicine
  • Therapeutic effects of classic serotonergic psychedelics: A systematic review of modern-era clinical studies, 2020, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
  • Psychedelic Psychiatry's Brave New World, 2020, Cell
  • Human brain effects of DMT assessed via EEG-fMRI, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

David Erritzoe's research topics span several areas including:

  • Psychedelics and Drug Studies
  • Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders

Best Publications

  • Psilocybin with psychological support for treatment-resistant depression: an open-label feasibility study

    Robin L. Carhart-Harris;Mark Bolstridge;James Rucker;Camilla M. J. Day

  • Neural correlates of the psychedelic state as determined by fMRI studies with psilocybin

    Robin L. Carhart-Harris;David Erritzoe;Tim Williams;James M. Stone

  • Trial of Psilocybin versus Escitalopram for Depression.

    Robin Carhart-Harris;Bruna Giribaldi;Rosalind Watts;Michelle Baker-Jones

  • Psilocybin with psychological support for treatment-resistant depression: six-month follow-up.

    R. L. Carhart-Harris;M. Bolstridge;M. Bolstridge;C.M.J. Day;C.M.J. Day;J. Rucker;J. Rucker

  • The dopamine theory of addiction: 40 years of highs and lows

    David J. Nutt;Anne Lingford-Hughes;David Erritzoe;Paul R. A. Stokes

  • Increased global integration in the brain after psilocybin therapy for depression

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  • Psychedelic effects of psilocybin correlate with serotonin 2A receptor occupancy and plasma psilocin levels.

    Martin K. Madsen;Patrick M. Fisher;Daniel Burmester;Daniel Burmester;Agnete Dyssegaard

  • Therapeutic effects of classic serotonergic psychedelics: A systematic review of modern‐era clinical studies

    Kristoffer A A Andersen;Robin Carhart-Harris;David J Nutt;David Erritzoe

  • Psychedelic Psychiatry's Brave New World.

    David Nutt;David Erritzoe;Robin Carhart-Harris

  • Neural correlates of the DMT experience assessed with multivariate EEG

    Christopher Timmermann;Leor Roseman;Michael Schartner;Raphael Milliere

  • Psychedelics and connectedness.

    R. L. Carhart-Harris;D. Erritzoe;E. Haijen;M. Kaelen

  • Implications for psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy: functional magnetic resonance imaging study with psilocybin

    R. L. Carhart-Harris;R. Leech;T. M. Williams;D. Erritzoe

  • Effects of psilocybin therapy on personality structure

    D Erritzoe;L Roseman;MM Nour;MM Nour;K MacLean

  • Functional Connectivity Measures After Psilocybin Inform a Novel Hypothesis of Early Psychosis

    Robin L Carhart-Harris;Robert Leech;David Erritzoe;Tim M Williams

  • Therapeutic Alliance and Rapport Modulate Responses to Psilocybin Assisted Therapy for Depression

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  • Human brain effects of DMT assessed via EEG-fMRI

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  • In vivo vulnerability to competition by endogenous dopamine: comparison of the D2 receptor agonist radiotracer (-)-N-[11C]propyl-norapomorphine ([11C]NPA) with the D2 receptor antagonist radiotracer [11C]-raclopride.

    Rajesh Narendran;Dah Ren Hwang;Mark Slifstein;Peter S. Talbot

  • DMT Models the Near-Death Experience

    Christopher Timmermann;Leor Roseman;Luke Williams;David Erritzoe

  • The Effects of Acutely Administered 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine on Spontaneous Brain Function in Healthy Volunteers Measured with Arterial Spin Labeling and Blood Oxygen Level-Dependent Resting State Functional Connectivity

    Robin L. Carhart-Harris;Kevin Murphy;Robert Leech;David Erritzoe

  • Self-blinding citizen science to explore psychedelic microdosing

    Balázs Szigeti;Laura Kartner;Allan Blemings;Fernando Rosas

  • Neural substrates of cue reactivity and craving in gambling disorder

    Eve Limbrick-Oldfield;I Mick;RE Cocks;J McGonigle

  • Endogenous Opioid Release in the Human Brain Reward System Induced by Acute Amphetamine Administration

    Alessandro Colasanti;Graham E. Searle;Christopher J. Long;Samuel P. Hill

  • Cerebral serotonin transporter binding is inversely related to body mass index.

    David Erritzoe;Vibe G. Frokjaer;Mette T. Haahr;Jan Kalbitzer

  • Seasonal Changes in Brain Serotonin Transporter Binding in Short Serotonin Transporter Linked Polymorphic Region-Allele Carriers but Not in Long-Allele Homozygotes

    Jan Kalbitzer;David Erritzoe;Klaus K Holst;Finn Årup Nielsen;Finn Årup Nielsen

  • The brain GABA-benzodiazepine receptor alpha-5 subtype in autism spectrum disorder: A pilot [11C]Ro15-4513 positron emission tomography study

    Maria Andreina Mendez;Jamie Horder;Jim Myers;Suzanne Coghlan

  • The personality trait openness is related to cerebral 5-HTT levels.

    Jan Kalbitzer;Vibe G. Frokjaer;David Erritzoe;Claus Svarer

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Nutt
David J. Nutt Imperial College London
Robin L. Carhart-Harris
Robin L. Carhart-Harris University of California, San Francisco
Claus Svarer
Claus Svarer Copenhagen University Hospital
Anne Lingford-Hughes
Anne Lingford-Hughes Imperial College London
William F.C. Baaré
William F.C. Baaré Copenhagen University Hospital
Terry L. Jernigan
Terry L. Jernigan University of California, San Diego
Roger N. Gunn
Roger N. Gunn Imperial College London
Amanda Feilding
Amanda Feilding Beckley Foundation
Joseph R. Madsen
Joseph R. Madsen Boston Children's Hospital
Eugenii A. Rabiner
Eugenii A. Rabiner King's College London

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