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Overview

Dieter J. Meyerhoff is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on intersecting fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with significant attention given to Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Their scholarly output also includes work related to Epidemiology, Virology, and Emergency Medicine.

The research topics covered by Meyerhoff include:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • HIV-related health complications and treatments
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency

Meyerhoff has coauthored publications with several frequent collaborators such as Timothy C. Durazzo, Angela Müller, Lauren H. Stephens, April C. May, and Richard W. Price. These collaborations reflect a network of expertise within addiction neuroscience and related biomedical fields.

Their work has been published in multiple established academic venues, including:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Alcohol
  • NeuroImage Clinical
  • Alcohol and Alcoholism
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Significant papers authored or coauthored by Meyerhoff include:

  • Not All Is Lost for Relapsers: Relapsers With Low WHO Risk Drinking Levels and Complete Abstainers Have Comparable Regional Gray Matter Volumes, 2020, Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Maladaptive brain organization at 1 month into abstinence as an indicator for future relapse in patients with alcohol use disorder, 2021, European Journal of Neuroscience
  • Age-dependent brain morphometry in Major Depressive disorder, 2021, NeuroImage Clinical
  • Brain metabolite alterations related to alcohol use: a meta-analysis of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies, 2022, Molecular Psychiatry
  • N-acetylcysteine does not alter neurometabolite levels in non-treatment seeking adolescents who use alcohol heavily: A preliminary randomized clinical trial, 2023, Neuropsychopharmacology

The range of publications indicates an emphasis on brain imaging, substance use disorders, and neurochemical studies related to alcohol use and its effects on brain morphology and function. Meyerhoff's work contributes to understanding both clinical and neurobiological aspects of addiction and psychiatric conditions.

Best Publications

  • Clinical Proton MR Spectroscopy in Central Nervous System Disorders

    Gülin Öz;Jeffry R. Alger;Peter B. Barker;Robert Bartha

  • Methodological consensus on clinical proton MRS of the brain: Review and recommendations

    Martin Wilson;Ovidiu Andronesi;Peter B Barker;Robert Bartha

  • Cortical Gray Matter Loss in Treatment‐Naïve Alcohol Dependent Individuals

    G. Fein;V. Di Sclafani;V. A. Cardenas;H. Goldmann

  • Chronic Cigarette Smoking: Implications for Neurocognition and Brain Neurobiology

    Timothy C. Durazzo;Dieter J. Meyerhoff;Sara Jo Nixon

  • Deformation-based morphometry of brain changes in alcohol dependence and abstinence.

    Valerie A. Cardenas;Colin Studholme;Stefan Gazdzinski;Timothy C. Durazzo

  • Cortical Thickness, Surface Area and Volume of the Brain Reward System in Alcohol Dependence: Relationships to Relapse and Extended Abstinence

    Timothy C. Durazzo;Duygu Tosun;Shannon Buckley;Stefan Gazdzinski

  • Reduced brain N‐acetylaspartate suggests neuronal loss in cognitively impaired human immunodeficiency virus‐seropositive individuals: In vivo 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging

    D. J. Meyerhoff;S. MacKay;L. Bachman;N. Poole

  • Body mass index and magnetic resonance markers of brain integrity in adults

    Stefan Gazdzinski;John Kornak;Michael W. Weiner;Dieter J. Meyerhoff

  • Prefrontal cortical volume reduction associated with frontal cortex function deficit in 6-week abstinent crack-cocaine dependent men.

    George Fein;Victoria Di Sclafani;Dieter J Meyerhoff

  • What might be the impact on neurology of the analysis of brain metabolism by in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy

    J. Vion-Dury;D. J. Meyerhoff;D. J. Meyerhoff;P. J. Cozzone;M. W. Weiner;M. W. Weiner

  • Cerebrospinal fluid and neuroimaging biomarker abnormalities suggest early neurological injury in a subset of individuals during primary HIV infection.

    Michael J. Peluso;Dieter J. Meyerhoff;Richard W. Price;Julia Peterson

  • Elevated subcortical choline metabolites in cognitively and clinically asymptomatic HIV patients

    D.J. Meyerhoff;C. Bloomer;V. Cardenas;D. Norman

  • Quantitative brain MRI in alcohol dependence: preliminary evidence for effects of concurrent chronic cigarette smoking on regional brain volumes.

    Stefan Gazdzinski;T. C. Durazzo;C. Studholme;E. Song

  • Cigarette smoking exacerbates chronic alcohol-induced brain damage: a preliminary metabolite imaging study.

    Timothy C. Durazzo;Stefan Gazdzinski;Stefan Gazdzinski;Peter Banys;Peter Banys;Dieter J. Meyerhoff;Dieter J. Meyerhoff

  • Effects of heavy drinking, binge drinking, and family history of alcoholism on regional brain metabolites.

    Dieter J. Meyerhoff;R. Blumenfeld;D. Truran;J. Lindgren

  • Noninvasive quantitation of phosphorus metabolites in human tissue by NMR spectroscopy

    K Roth;B Hubesch;D.J Meyerhoff;S Naruse

  • P-31 MR spectroscopy of normal human brain and brain tumors.

    B Hubesch;D Sappey-Marinier;K Roth;D J Meyerhoff

  • Hippocampal Volume Differences in Gulf War Veterans with Current Versus Lifetime Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

    Brigitte A. Apfel;Brigitte A. Apfel;Jessica Ross;Jessica Ross;Jennifer Hlavin;Dieter J. Meyerhoff;Dieter J. Meyerhoff

  • Evidence for ongoing brain injury in human immunodeficiency virus–positive patients treated with antiretroviral therapy

    VA Cardenas;DJ Meyerhoff;C Studholme;J Kornak

  • Cortical gamma-Aminobutyric acid and glutamate in posttraumatic stress disorder and their relationships to self-reported sleep quality

    Dieter J Meyerhoff;Anderson Mon;Thomas Metzler;Thomas C Neylan

Frequent Co-Authors

George Fein
George Fein University of Hawaii System
Michael W. Weiner
Michael W. Weiner University of California, San Francisco
Norbert Schuff
Norbert Schuff University of California, San Francisco
Linda L. Chao
Linda L. Chao University of California, San Francisco
David Norman
David Norman University of California, San Francisco
William P. Dillon
William P. Dillon University of California, San Francisco
Richard W. Price
Richard W. Price University of California, San Francisco
Thomas C. Neylan
Thomas C. Neylan University of California, San Francisco
Susanne G. Mueller
Susanne G. Mueller University of California, San Francisco
Henrik Zetterberg
Henrik Zetterberg University of Gothenburg

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