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Overview

Jim Lagopoulos is affiliated with the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, medicine, and psychology, with notable contributions in several specialized subfields including cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, biological psychiatry, clinical psychology, and pharmacology.

The scientist's main topics of work cover a broad spectrum of areas within brain and mental health research. These include:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Sleep and related disorders

Jim Lagopoulos has published research in a variety of scientific venues, frequently contributing to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Some of their recent published papers include:

  • "Brain aging in major depressive disorder: results from the ENIGMA major depressive disorder working group" (2020), Molecular Psychiatry
  • "ENIGMA MDD: seven years of global neuroimaging studies of major depression through worldwide data sharing" (2020), Translational Psychiatry
  • "Brain structural abnormalities in obesity: relation to age, genetic risk, and common psychiatric disorders" (2020), Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Greater male than female variability in regional brain structure across the lifespan" (2020), Human Brain Mapping
  • "Neuroimaging characteristics of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS): a systematic review" (2020), Journal of Translational Medicine

Throughout their career, Jim Lagopoulos has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Daniel F. Hermens
  • Larisa T. McLoughlin
  • Paul Schwenn
  • Zack Shan
  • Adem Can

In addition to journal publications, Jim Lagopoulos has contributed to academic books. One notable publication is "Different Ways to Help Those With Mental Illness," published in 2020 by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • Cortical abnormalities in adults and adolescents with major depression based on brain scans from 20 cohorts worldwide in the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder Working Group.

    L Schmaal;D P Hibar;P G Sämann;G B Hall

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  • The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data

    Paul M. Thompson;Jason L. Stein;Sarah E. Medland;Derrek P. Hibar

  • Widespread white matter microstructural differences in schizophrenia across 4322 individuals : results from the ENIGMA Schizophrenia DTI Working Group

    S. Kelly;S. Kelly;N. Jahanshad;A. Zalesky;P. Kochunov

  • Effect of aerobic exercise on hippocampal volume in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Joseph Firth;Joseph Firth;Brendon Stubbs;Davy Vancampfort;Felipe Schuch

  • Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Multisite ENIGMA-PGC Study: Subcortical Volumetry Results From Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Consortia

    Mark W. Logue;Sanne J.H. van Rooij;Emily L. Dennis;Sarah L. Davis

  • Increased theta and alpha EEG activity during nondirective meditation.

    Jim Lagopoulos;Jian Xu;Inge Rasmussen;Alexandra Vik

  • A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Measurement of Structural Volumes in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Daniel C.M. O'Doherty;Kate M. Chitty;Sonia Saddiqui;Maxwell R. Bennett

  • Arousal dissociates amygdala and hippocampal fear responses: evidence from simultaneous fMRI and skin conductance recording.

    Leanne M. Williams;Mary L. Phillips;Michael J. Brammer;David Skerrett

  • A systematic review of resting-state functional-MRI studies in major depression

    L Wang;D F Hermens;I B Hickie;Jim Lagopoulos

  • A double-blind, sham-controlled trial of transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of depression.

    Colleen K. Loo;Perminder Sachdev;Donel Martin;Melissa Pigot

  • White matter disturbances in major depressive disorder: a coordinated analysis across 20 international cohorts in the ENIGMA MDD working group

    Laura S. van Velzen;Sinead Kelly;Sinead Kelly;Dmitry Isaev;Andre Aleman

  • Brain aging in major depressive disorder: results from the ENIGMA major depressive disorder working group

    Laura K.M. Han;Richard Dinga;Richard Dinga;Tim Hahn;Christopher R.K. Ching

  • Subcortical brain alterations in major depressive disorder: findings from the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder working group

    L. Schmaal;D.J. Veltman;T.G.M. van Erp;P.G. Sämann

  • Cortical thickness across the lifespan: Data from 17,075 healthy individuals aged 3-90 years

    Sophia Frangou;Amirhossein Modabbernia;Steven C. R. Williams;Efstathios Papachristou

  • Diffuse axonal injury in severe traumatic brain injury visualized using high-resolution diffusion tensor imaging.

    Jian Xu;Inge-Andre Rasmussen;Jim Lagopoulos;Asta Håberg

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of eye-tracking studies in children with autism spectrum disorders

    Eleni A Papagiannopoulou;Kate M Chitty;Daniel F Hermens;Ian B Hickie

  • Stress-Induced Grey Matter Loss Determined by MRI Is Primarily Due to Loss of Dendrites and Their Synapses

    Mustafa S Kassem;Jim Lagopoulos;Timothy J Stait-Gardner;William S Price

  • Stress and trauma: BDNF control of dendritic-spine formation and regression

    M.R. Bennett;J. Lagopoulos

  • ENIGMA MDD: seven years of global neuroimaging studies of major depression through worldwide data sharing

    Lianne Schmaal;Elena Pozzi;Tiffany C Ho;Tiffany C Ho;Laura S van Velzen

  • An emotional Stroop functional MRI study of euthymic bipolar disorder

    Gin S Malhi;Jim Lagopoulos;Jim Lagopoulos;Jim Lagopoulos;Perminder S Sachdev;Perminder S Sachdev;Belinda Ivanovski;Belinda Ivanovski

  • Cognitive generation of affect in bipolar depression: an fMRI study.

    Gin S. Malhi;Gin S. Malhi;Jim Lagopoulos;Jim Lagopoulos;Philip B. Ward;Veena Kumari

  • Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS): does it have merit in stroke rehabilitation? A systematic review.

    Jodie Marquez;Paulette van Vliet;Patrick McElduff;Jim Lagopoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian B. Hickie
Ian B. Hickie University of Sydney
Daniel F. Hermens
Daniel F. Hermens University of the Sunshine Coast
Sharon L. Naismith
Sharon L. Naismith University of Sydney
Paul M. Thompson
Paul M. Thompson University of Southern California
Max R. Bennett
Max R. Bennett University of Sydney
Neda Jahanshad
Neda Jahanshad University of Southern California
Henrik Walter
Henrik Walter Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Lianne Schmaal
Lianne Schmaal University of Melbourne
Dick J. Veltman
Dick J. Veltman Amsterdam UMC
Bernhard T. Baune
Bernhard T. Baune University of Münster

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