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Journal Articles

Dorsal raphe and locus coeruleus activity shapes depressive and cognitive symptoms in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease

Under review at Molecular Psychiatry, 2026

Lawn, T., Prokopiou, P. C., Heinrich, L., Donovan, N. J., Papp, K. V., Marshall, G. A., Gatchel, J. R., Rentz, D. M., Johnson, K. A., Sperling, R. A., & Jacobs, H. I. L. (2026). Dorsal raphe and locus coeruleus activity shapes depressive and cognitive symptoms in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease. Under review at Molecular Psychiatry.
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Spatial collinearity constrains multivariate molecular-enriched network estimation

Human Brain Mapping, 2026

Lawn, T., Nakuci, J., Williams, S.C.R., Turkheimer, F., & Mehta, M.A. (2026). Spatial collinearity constrains multivariate molecular-enriched network estimation. Human Brain Mapping, 47(14), e70645. doi:10.1002/hbm.70645
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Research Priorities for the Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems (NSS) at the intersection of Sleep-Wake Regulation and Early Alzheimer’s Pathophysiology

Under review at Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2026

Ludwig, M., André, C., Augustinack, J. C., ... Lawn, T., ... Grinberg, L. T., & Jacobs, H. I. L. (2026). Research Priorities for the Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems (NSS) at the intersection of Sleep-Wake Regulation and Early Alzheimer's Pathophysiology. Under review at Alzheimer's & Dementia.
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Towards molecular selectivity in pharmacoimaging: Comment on van den Bosch and Cools

Imaging Neuroscience, 2026

Lawn, T., & Mehta, M.A. (2026). Towards molecular selectivity in pharmacoimaging: Comment on van den Bosch and Cools. Imaging Neuroscience, 4, IMAG.a.1175. doi:10.1162/imag.a.1175
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Locus Coeruleus Connectivity Confers Cognitive Resilience in Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease

Under revision at Nature Communications, 2026

Lawn, T., Diez, I., Bueichekú, E., Coughlan, G., Rentz, D. M., Johnson, K. A., Sperling, R. A., Sepulcre, J., & Jacobs, H. I. L. (2026). Locus Coeruleus Connectivity Confers Cognitive Resilience in Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease. Under revision at Nature Communications.
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Cuff Algometry Induces Large Yet Variable Conditioned Pain Modulation Effects

Pain Reports, 2026

Lawn, T., Taylor, J.L., Kowalczyk, O., Graven-Nielsen, T., Howard, M.A., & Bannister, K. (2025). Cuff Algometry Induces Large Yet Variable Conditioned Pain Modulation Effects. Pain Reports.
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Accurate and Interpretable Prediction of Antidepressant Treatment Response from Receptor-informed Neuroimaging

bioRxiv (Preprint), 2025

Tolle, H.M., Luppi, A.I., Lawn, T., Roseman, L., Nutt, D., Carhart-Harris, R.L., & Mediano, P.A.M. (2025). Accurate and Interpretable Prediction of Antidepressant Treatment Response from Receptor-informed Neuroimaging. bioRxiv.
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Improving neuropathic pain treatment–by rigorous stratification from bench to bedside

Journal of Neurochemistry, 2024

Soliman, N., Kersebaum, D., Lawn, T., Sachau, J., Sendel, M., & Vollert, J. (2024). Improving neuropathic pain treatment–by rigorous stratification from bench to bedside. Journal of Neurochemistry, 168(11), 3699-3714.
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Normative modeling of molecular-based functional circuits captures clinical heterogeneity transdiagnostically in psychiatric patients

Communications Biology, 2024

Lawn, T., Giacomel, A., Martins, D., et al. (2024). Normative modeling of molecular-based functional circuits captures clinical heterogeneity transdiagnostically in psychiatric patients. Communications Biology, 7, 728.
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Beyond biopsychosocial: The keystone mechanism theory of pain

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 2023

Lawn, T., Sendel, M., Baron, R., Vollert, J., et al. (2023). Beyond biopsychosocial: The keystone mechanism theory of pain. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.
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Harnessing the power of endogenous pain control mechanisms for novel therapeutics: how might innovations in neuroimaging help?

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 2023

Howard, M.A., Lawn, T., & Kowalczyk, O.S. (2023). Harnessing the power of endogenous pain control mechanisms for novel therapeutics: how might innovations in neuroimaging help? Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 17(3), 150-155.
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From neurotransmitters to networks: Transcending organizational hierarchies with molecular-informed functional imaging

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 2023

Lawn, T., Howard, M.A., Turkheimer, F., et al. (2023). From neurotransmitters to networks: Transcending organizational hierarchies with molecular-informed functional imaging. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews.
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The effects of propofol anaesthesia on molecular-enriched networks during resting-state and naturalistic listening

NeuroImage, 2023

Lawn, T., Martins, D., O'Daly, O., Williams, S., Howard, M., & Dipasquale, O. (2023). The effects of propofol anaesthesia on molecular-enriched networks during resting-state and naturalistic listening. NeuroImage, 271, 120018.
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Neurotransmitter receptor densities are associated with changes in regional Cerebral blood flow during clinical ongoing pain

Human Brain Mapping, 2022

Vamvakas, A., Lawn, T., Veronese, M., Williams, S.C.R., Tsougos, I., & Howard, M.A. (2022). Neurotransmitter receptor densities are associated with changes in regional Cerebral blood flow during clinical ongoing pain. Human Brain Mapping, 43(17), 5235-5249.
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Differential contributions of serotonergic and dopaminergic functional connectivity to the phenomenology of LSD

Psychopharmacology, 2022

Lawn, T., Dipasquale, O., Vamvakas, A., et al. (2022). Differential contributions of serotonergic and dopaminergic functional connectivity to the phenomenology of LSD. Psychopharmacology.
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Response to Mylius et al.

Pain, 2022

Lawn, T., Rukavina, K., Malcangio, M., Howard, M., & Chaudhuri, K.R. (2022). Response to Mylius et al. Pain, 163(3), e496-e497.
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Cerebellar involvement in hallucinations may transcend clinical conditions and perceptual modalities

Cortex, 2021

Lawn, T., & ffytche, D. (2021). Cerebellar involvement in hallucinations may transcend clinical conditions and perceptual modalities. Cortex.
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Pain in the neurodegenerating brain: insights into pharmacotherapy for Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease

Pain, 2021

Lawn, T., Aman, Y., Rukavina, K., Sideris-Lampretsas, G., Howard, M., Ballard, C., Chaudhuri, K.R., & Malcangio, M. (2021). Pain in the neurodegenerating brain: insights into pharmacotherapy for Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease. Pain, 162(4), 999-1006.
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Cerebellar correlates of visual hallucinations in Parkinson’s disease and Charles Bonnet Syndrome

Cortex, 2021

Lawn, T., & ffytche, D. (2021). Cerebellar correlates of visual hallucinations in Parkinson's disease and Charles Bonnet Syndrome. Cortex, 135, 311-325.
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