Boris Quednow

Boris B. Quednow, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Deputy Coordinator Preclinical - Center for Psychiatric Research
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Curriculum vitae

Boris B. Quednow studied psychology and pharmacy at the University of Bonn. He wrote his dissertation on the neurobiological consequences of ecstasy (MDMA) use at the Ruhr-University of Bochum and worked as a research assistant at the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Bonn. At present, he is Associate Professor at the Department for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics at the Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Zurich. His main research interests are the behavioral neurotoxicology and neuroplasticity of illegal drug use, the neurochemistry of sensorimotor gating and higher cognitive functions, behavioral genetics, and disturbed information processing in psychiatric diseases, particularly in schizophrenia and drug addiction.

Complete Publication List

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7933-2865

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Publications

Bavato, Francesco; Kexel, Ann-Kathrin; Kluwe-Schiavon, Bruno; Maceski, Aleksandra; Baumgartner, Markus R; Seifritz, Erich; Kuhle, Jens; Quednow, Boris B (2023). A Longitudinal Investigation of Blood Neurofilament Light Chain Levels in Chronic Cocaine Users. Molecular Neurobiology, 60(7):3935-3944.
Bavato, Francesco; Esposito, Fabrizio; Dornbierer, Dario A; Zölch, Niklaus; Quednow, Boris B; Staempfli, Philipp; Landolt, Hans-Peter; Seifritz, Erich; Bosch, Oliver G (2023). Subacute changes in brain functional network connectivity after nocturnal sodium oxybate intake are associated with anterior cingulate GABA. Cerebral Cortex:Epub ahead of print.
Dornbierer, Dario A; Zölch, Niklaus; Baur, Diego Manuel; Hock, Andreas; Stucky, Benjamin; Quednow, Boris B.; Kraemer, Thomas; Seifritz, Erich; Bosch, Oliver Gero; Landolt, Hans‐Peter (2023). Nocturnal sodium oxybate increases the anterior cingulate cortex magnetic resonance glutamate signal upon awakening. Journal of Sleep Research:Epub ahead of print.
Bosch, Oliver G; Dornbierer, Dario A; Bavato, Francesco; Quednow, Boris B; Landolt, Hans-Peter; Seifritz, Erich (2023). Dexmedetomidine in Psychiatry: Repurposing of its Fast-Acting Anxiolytic, Analgesic and Sleep Modulating Properties. Pharmacopsychiatry, 56(02):44-50.
Opitz, Antje; Petasch, Miriam-Sophie; Klappauf, Regine; Kirschgens, Josephine; Hinz, Julian; Dittmann, Lena; Dathe, Anthea S; Quednow, Boris B; Beste, Christian; Stock, Ann-Kathrin (2023). Does chronic use of amphetamine-type stimulants impair interference control? – A meta-analysis. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 146:105020.
Coray, Rebecca C; Berberat, Jatta; Zimmermann, Josua; Seifritz, Erich; Stock, Ann-Kathrin; Beste, Christian; Cole, David M; Unschuld, Paul G; Quednow, Boris B (2023). Striatal Iron Deposition in Recreational MDMA (Ecstasy) Users. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging:Epub ahead of print.
Huang, Ming-Chyi; Chen, Chun-Hsin; Liu, Tung-Hsia; Chung, An-Nie; Liu, Yu-Li; Quednow, Boris B; Bavato, Francesco (2023). Comorbidity of ketamine dependence with major depressive disorder increases the vulnerability to neuroaxonal pathology. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 158:360-364.
Steinhoff, Annekatrin; Shanahan, Lilly; Bechtiger, Laura; Zimmermann, Josua; Ribeaud, Denis; Eisner, Manuel P; Baumgartner, Markus R; Quednow, Boris B (2023). When Substance Use Is Underreported: Comparing Self-Reports and Hair Toxicology in an Urban Cohort of Young Adults. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry:1-14.
Karrer, Yannis; Fröhlich, Stefan; Iff, Samuel; Spörri, Jörg; Scherr, Johannes; Seifritz, Erich; Quednow, Boris B; Claussen, Malte Christian (2022). Training load, sports performance, physical and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective cohort of Swiss elite athletes. PLoS ONE, 17(12):e0278203.
Halioua, Robin; Wyssen, Andrea; Iff, Samuel; Karrer, Yannis; Seifritz, Erich; Quednow, Boris B; Claussen, Malte Christian (2022). Association between muscle dysmorphia psychopathology and binge eating in a large at-risk cohort of men and women. Journal of Eating Disorders, 10:109.
Breckwoldt, Tabea; Fröhlich, Stefan; Iff, Samuel; Bitar, Raoul; Spörri, Jörg; Scherr, Johannes; Seifritz, Erich; Quednow, Boris B; Claussen, Malte Christian (2022). A stabilizing factor?–Video gaming among elite athletes during the first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology, 13:880313.
Carrillo Vázquez, Mariana; Johnson-Ferguson, Lydia; Zimmermann, Josua; Baumgartner, Markus R; Binz, Tina M; Beuschlein, Felix; Ribeaud, Denis; Shanahan, Lilly; Quednow, Boris B (2022). Associations of different hormonal contraceptive methods with hair concentrations of cortisol, cortisone, and testosterone in young women. Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 12:100161.
Kexel, Ann-Kathrin; Kluwe-Schiavon, Bruno; Baumgartner, Markus R; Engeli, Etna J E; Visentini, Monika; Kirschbaum, Clemens; Seifritz, Erich; Ditzen, Beate; Soravia, Leila M; Quednow, Boris B (2022). Cue-induced cocaine craving enhances psychosocial stress and vice versa in chronic cocaine users. Translational Psychiatry, 12:443.
Lor, Cindy Sumaly; Haugg, Amelie; Zhang, Mengfan; Schneider, Letitia M; Herdener, Marcus; Quednow, Boris B; Golestani, Narly; Scharnowski, Frank (2022). Thalamic volume and functional connectivity are associated with nicotine dependence severity and craving. bioRxiv 509385, University of Zurich.
Quednow, Boris B; Dürsteler, Kenneth (2022). Amphetamine und Crystal Meth: Epidemiologie, Symptomatik und Therapie konsumassoziierter Störungen. Psych up2date, 16(05):381-397.
Massaccesi, Claudia; Willeit, Matthaeus; Quednow, Boris B; Nater, Urs M; Lamm, Claus; Müller, Daniel; Silani, Giorgia (2022). Opioid-blunted cortisol response to stress is associated with increased negative mood and wanting of social reward. Neuropsychopharmacology, 47(10):1798-1807.
Quednow, Boris B (2022). Beyond the Brain: Behavioral Sociomics and the Future of Psychiatry. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 7(9):852-854.
Massaccesi, Claudia; Korb, Sebastian; Willeit, Matthaeus; Quednow, Boris B; Silani, Giorgia (2022). Effects of the mu-opioid receptor agonist morphine on facial mimicry and emotion recognition. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 142:105801.
Aue, Tatjana; Kexel, Ann-Kathrin; Kluwe-Schiavon, Bruno; Bührer, Stephanie; Baumgartner, Markus R; Soravia, Leila M; Quednow, Boris B (2022). In- and Out-Group Effects on Social Perception and Empathy in Cocaine Use Disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13:879016.
Coray, Rebecca; Quednow, Boris B (2022). The role of serotonin in declarative memory: A systematic review of animal and human research. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 139:104729.

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