• Mayo LM, Rabinak CA, Hill MN, Heilig M (2021). Targeting the endocannabinoid system in the treatment of PTSD: A promising case of preclinical-clinical translation? [Invited Review] Biological Psychiatry e-pub ahead of print 24 July 2021 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.07.019

  • Associated commentary: Schmidt M (2021). Modulating the endocannabinoid system as a therapeutic approach for posttraumatic stress disorder: could translational research on fear and extinction learning predict clinical benefit? Biological Psychiatry 91(3): 248-249 doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.10.014

• Capusan A, Gustafsson PA, Kuja-Halkola R, Igelström K, Mayo LM, Heilig M (2021). Re-examining the link between childhood maltreatment and substance use disorder: A prospective, genetically informative study. Molecular Psychiatry 6 April 2021 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-021-01071-8

• Ney LJ, Crombie KM, Mayo LM, Felmingham KL, Bowser T, Matthews A (2021). Translation of animal endocannabinoid models of PTSD mechanisms to humans: Where to next? Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 132:76-91 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.11.040

• Perini I, Kroll SL, Mayo LM, Heilig M (2021). Social acts and the anticipation of social feedback. Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences Special Issue: Neuroscience of social stress in humans [Invited Contribution] 2021 Nov 17 https:/doi.org/10.1007/7854_2021_274

• Kroll SL, Mayo LM, Asratian A, Yngve A, Perini I, Heilig M (2021). Negative self-evaluation induced by acute stress indexed using facial electromyography. Psychoneuroendocrinology 133:105402 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105402

• Van Hedger K, Mayo LM, Bershad AK, Madray R, de Wit H (2021). Effects of acute drug administration on emotion: a review of pharmacological MRI studies Current Addiction Reports 14 March 2021 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-021-00362

• Perini I, Zetterqvist M, Mayo LM (2021). Beyond distress: A role for positive affect in nonsuicidal self-injury. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences Special Issue: Positive Affect 39:209-215 [Invited Contribution] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2021.04.012 

• Perini I, Gustafsson PA, Igelström K, Jokubaviciene B, Kämpe R, Mayo LM, Molander J, Olausson H, Zetterqvist M, Heilig M (2021). Altered relationship between subjective perception and central representation of touch hedonics in adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Translational Psychiatry

• Mayo LM, Asratian A, Linde J, Morena M, Haataja R, Hammar V, Augier G, Hill MN, Heilig M (2020). Elevated anandamide, enhanced recall of fear extinction, and attenuated stress responses following inhibition of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH): a randomized, controlled experimental medicine trial. Biological Psychiatry 2020 [PDF] [pubmed]

  • Associated commentary: Piomelli, D (2020). Next stop for Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Inhibitors, the  clinic? Biological Psychiatry 87(6): 485-486 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.11.020

  • Media coverage: Swedish TV4, Eureka Alert, Science Daily, Forskning & Utveckling, LiU news

• Mayo LM, Asratian A, Lindé J, Holm L, Nätt D, Augier G, Stensson N, Vecchiarelli H, Balsevich G, Aukema RJ, Ghafouri B, Spagnolo PA, Lee FS, Hill MN, Heilig M (2020). Protective effects of elevated anandamide on stress and fear-related behaviors: Translational evidence from humans and mice. Molecular Psychiatry doi: 10.1038/s41380-018-0215-1 epub 2020 [PDF] [pubmed]

• Mayo LM*, Perini I*, Gustafsson PA, Hamilton JP, Kämpe R, Heilig M, Zetterqvist M (2020). Psychophysiological and neural support for enhanced emotional reactivity in adolescence females with nonsuicidal self-injury. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging epub ahead of print 24 Nov 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2020.11.004   [PDF] [pubmed]           *indicates shared first author

• Zetterqvist M, Perini I, Mayo LM, Gustafsson PA (2020). Nonsuicidal self-injury disorder in adolescents: Clinical utility of the diagnosis using the clinical assessment of nonsuicidal self-injury disorder index. Frontiers in Psychiatry Special Issue: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 11:8 doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00008 ]PDF] [pubmed]

• Mayo LM, Paul E, DeArcangelis J, Van Heger K, de Wit H (2019). Gender differences in the behavioral and subjective effects of methamphetamine in healthy humans. Psychopharmacology (Berl) doi: 10.1007/s00213-019-05276-2 [PDF] [pubmed]

  • Media coverage: Psy Post

• Bershad AK, Mayo LM, Van Hedger K, McGlone F, Walker SC, de Wit H (2019). Effects of MDMA on attention to positive social cues and pleasantness of affective touch. Neuropsychopharmacology doi: 10.1038/s41386-019-0402-z. [PDF] [pubmed]

  • Media coverage: Neuropsychopharmacology’s Hot Topics, BRAINPOD

• Mayo LM, Heilig M (2019). In the face of stress: Interpreting individual differences in stress-induced facial expressions. Neurobiology of Stress Special Issue: Neurobiology of Stress Workshop 2018 doi: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2019.100166 [PDF] [pubmed]

• Perini I, Gustafsson PA, Hamilton PJ, Kämpe R, Mayo LM, Heilig M, Zetterqvist M (2019). Brain-based classification of negative social bias in adolescents with nonsuicidal self-injury: Findings from simulated online social interaction. eClinical Medicine [PDF] [link]

  • Media coverage: Svenska Dagbladet, SVT, Aftonbladet

• Ree A, Morrison I, Olausson H, Sailer U, Heilig M, Mayo LM. (2019). Using facial electromyography to assess facial muscle reactions to experienced and observed touch in humans. Journal of Visualized Experiments. doi: 10.3791/59228

• Ree A, Mayo LM, Leknes S, Sailer U (2019). Touch targeting C-tactile afferent fibers has a unique physiological pattern: a combined electrodermal and facial electromyography study. Biological Psychology doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2018.11.006. [PDF] [pubmed]

•  Mayo LM, Heilig M (2018). A hippocampal signature of posttraumatic stress disorder vulnerability. Biological Psychiatry 48(2): 78-79. [Commentary] [PDF] [abstract]

•  Mayo LM, Lindé J, Olausson H, Heilig M, Morrison I (2018). Putting a good face on touch: Facial expression reflects the affective valence of caress-like touch across modalities. Biological Psychology 137: 83-90 doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2018.07.001.[PDF] [pubmed]

  • Media coverage: Swedish Radio P1

• Van Hedger K, Keedy S, Mayo LM, Heilig M, de Wit H (2018). Neural responses to cues paired with methamphetamine in healthy volunteers. Neuropsychopharmacology 43(8): 1732-1737 doi: 10.1038/s41386-017-0005-5 [PDF] [pubmed]

• Spagnolo P, Ramchandani V, Schwandt M, Kwako L, George D, Mayo LM, Hillard CJ, Heilig M (2016). FAAH gene variation moderates stress response and symptom severity in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder and comorbid alcohol dependence. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 40(11): 2426-2432 doi: 10.1111/acer.13210 [PDF] [pubmed]

• Mayo LM, de Wit H (2016). Acquisition of conditioned responses to a novel alcohol-paired cue in non-dependent drinkers. J Stud Alcohol Drugs 77(2): 317-326. [PDF] [pubmed]

•  Cavallo JS, Mayo LM, de Wit H (2016). Acquisition of conditioning between methamphetamine and cues in healthy humans. PLoS ONE 11(8), e0161541 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0161541 [PDF] [pubmed]

•  Mayo LM, de Wit H (2015). Acquisition of responses to a methamphetamine-associated cue in healthy humans: Self-report, behavioral, and psychophysiological measures. Neuropsychopharmacology 40(7): 1734-1741 doi: 10.1038/npp.2015.21 [PDF] [pubmed]

•  Mayo LM, Fraser D, Childs E, Momenan R, Hommer D, de Wit H, Heilig M (2013). Conditioned preference to a methamphetamine- associated contextual cue in humans. Neuropsychopharmacology 38(6): 921-929 doi: 10.1038/npp.2013.3 [PDF] [pubmed]

•  Wardle MC, Treadway MT, Mayo LM, Zald DH, de Wit H (2011). Amping up effort: Effects of d-Amphetamine on human effort-based decision making. J Neurosci 31(46): 16597-165602 doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4387-11.2011 [PDF] [pubmed]

•  García-Fuster MJ, Flagel SB, Mahmood T, Mayo LM, Thompson RC, Watson SJ, Akil H (2011). Decreased proliferation of adult hippocampal stem cells during cocaine withdrawal: possible role of the cell fate regulator FADD. Neuropsychopharmacology 36(11): 2303-2317 doi: 10.1038/npp.2011.119 [PDF] [pubmed]

•  Flagel SB, Clark JJ, Robinson TE, Mayo L, Czuj A, Willuhn I, Akers CA, Clinton SM, Phillips PEM, Akil H (2011). A selective role for dopamine in stimulus-reward learning. Nature 469: 53-57 doi: 10.1038/nature09588 [PDF] [pubmed]

Book Chapters

Perini I, Kroll SL, Mayo LM, Heilig M (2021). Social acts and the anticipation of social feedback. In: Current   Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences: Neuroscience of Social Stress (2021). Eds. Miczek KA, Sinha R. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https:/doi.org/10.1007/7854_2021_274

Mayo LM, Palmer AA, de Wit H. “Subjective responses to drugs as intermediate phenotypes.” Genetic Influences on Addiction: An Intermediate Phenotype Approach (2013). Eds. MacKillop, J., Munafo, M. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. pp 121-140.

Podcasts

Mayo LM. Interview with Howden C. As It Happens (CBC Radio) Emergency Rooms. Air Date June 2, 2022.

Mayo LM. Interview with Wolfman S & Williams LE; Not That Kind of Doctor (podcast) Episode 12: “Don’t Do Drugs with Friends”. Interview date 16 Nov 2017; Air Date 18 Dec 2017.