Welcome to the Brain & Behavior Lab Monthly Newsletter Vol. 1, Issue 4, August 2024

Dr. Modestino's Director's Blog

 

August 2024: A Month in Review of Neuroscience News Articles Referring to Original Research

 
August 2024 Neuroscience

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Modestino has just received his license as a mental health counselor (LMHC) in the state of Rhode Island! Please congratulate him!

 

Breaking news!

Our Case Study Publication about RSD has just been published with Dr. Dodson!

 

Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Case Series. 

 
RSD Case Series Publication

Research Assistant Brian DeMille has reviewed this RSD Case Series publication.

 
RSD Case Series Review Video

Dr. Dodson has an upcoming book titled Treating ADHD. You can get updates from Dr. Dodson's website.

Dr. Dodson's website

Ny'Asia Green

 

Dr. Modestino's student, Ny'Asia Green, has joined the lab as a research intern for the fall 2024 semester!

 

 
Please welcome Ny'Asia to our lab!

Our Current Research:

We have two survey studies: one about Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) in ADHD and another about the triggers of attacks in those with migraines and narcolepsy. We are looking for volunteers for our research! Click the link below!

 
Current Research

Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) in ADHD: Survey Study

Triggers of hemiplegic attacks in those with hemiplegic migraines as well as catapletic attacks of those with narcolepsy: Survey Study

 

 
Publications

Here is a list of our recent publications:

 

  • Dodson, W.W., Modestino, E.J., Titiz-Ceritoğlu, H., & Zayed, B. (2024) Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Case Series.  Acta Scientific Neurology, 7(8): 23-30. DOI: 10.31080/ASNE.2024.07.0762

     

  • Zeine F, Jafari N, Baron D, Bowirrat A, Pinhasov A, et al. (2024). Solving the Global

    Opioid Crisis: Incorporating Genetic Addiction Risk Assessment with Personalized Dopaminergic Homeostatic Therapy and Awareness Integration. Therapy J Addict Psychiatry 8(1): 50-96. (Drs. Blum, Modestino, and Thanos are co-authors)

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  • Modestino, E.J., Bowirrat A, Baron, D., Thanos, P.K., Hanna, C., Bagchi, D., Braverman, E.R., Dennen, C.A., Badgaiyan, R.D., Pollack, A.R., Lewandrowski, K.-U., Sharafshah, A., Gold, M.S., & Blum, K. (2024) Is there a natural, non-addictive, and non-anti-reward, safe, gene-based solution to treat Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS)? KB220 variants vs. GLP-1 analogs. J Addict Psychiatry, 8(1): 34-49

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  • Modestino, E.J., Bowirrat, A., Lewandowski, K.-U., Sharafshah,  A., Badgaiyan, R.D., Thanos, P.K., Baron, D., Dennen, C.A., Elman, I., Sunder, K., Murphy, K.T., & Blum, K. (2024). Hemiplegic migraines exacerbated using an injectable GLP-1 agonist for weight loss.  Acta Scientific Neurology, 7(5): 12-18.  DOI: 10.31080/ASNE.2024.07.0731

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  • Dodson, W.W., & Modestino, E.J. (2024). Have we placed the cart before the horse by using alpha-2A agonists to treat rejection sensitivity dysphoria in ADHD? Current Psychopharmacology, e050424228696.  DOI: 10.2174/0122115560297397240404071044

     

  • Blum, K., Bowirrat, A., Baron, D., Elman, I., Makale, M. T., Cadet, J. L., Thanos, P. K., Hanna, C., Ahmed, R., Gondre-Lewis, M. C., Dennen, C. A., Braverman, E. R., Soni, D., Carney, P., Khalsa, J., Modestino, E. J., Barh, D., Bagchi, D., Badgaiyan, R. D., … Gold, M. S. (2024). Identification of stress-induced epigenetic methylation onto dopamine D2 gene and neurological and behavioral consequences. Gene & Protein in Disease, 3(1), 1966. https://doi.org/10.36922/gpd.1966

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