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.
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Examining the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interaction of N,N-dimethyltryptamine and harmine in healthy volunteers: Α factorial dose-escalation study Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 184:117908.
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Delirium in Neurocritical Care: Uncovering Undisclosed Psychotropic Substance and Medication Use and Stress Exposure by Hair Analysis Neurocritical Care, 42(1):164-174.
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The effects of single testosterone administration and stress induction on steroid hormone levels in hair Psychoneuroendocrinology, 172:107252.
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Words versus Strands: Reliability and Stability of Concordance Rates of Self-Reported and Hair-Analyzed Substance Use of Young Adults over Time European Addiction Research, 31(1):60-74.
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Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of an Innovative Psychedelic N,N-Dimethyltryptamine/Harmine Formulation in Healthy Participants: A Randomized Controlled Trial International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 28(1):pyaf001.
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Relations of problematic online dating app use with mental and sexual health: a cross-sectional study in Swiss university students BMJ Public Health, 3(2), e002569. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2025-002569
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Acute neuroaxonal remodelling after electroconvulsive treatment in patients with major depressive disorder: A pilot study Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 18:100842.
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Forget me not: The effect of doxycycline on human declarative memory European Neuropsychopharmacology, 89:1-9.
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No evidence for an association of testosterone and cortisol hair concentrations with social decision-making in a large cohort of young adults Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 19(1):1-8.
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Kokain In: Soyka, Michael; Batra, Anil; Walter, Marc; Moggi, Franz . Suchtmedizin (2. Auflage). München: Elsevier, 169-191.
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The Influence of Different Dimensions of the Parent–Child Relationship in Childhood as Longitudinal Predictors of Substance Use in Late Adolescence. The Mediating Role of Self-Control International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 22(5):3073-3090.
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Substance Use–Related Alterations of Social Decision Making in a Longitudinal Cohort of Young Adults Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 9(10), 1058–1065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.06.014
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Endocannabinoids and related lipids linked to social exclusion in individuals with chronic non-medical prescription opioid use Neuropsychopharmacology, 49(10):1630-1639.
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Psychedelika und Dissoziativa in der Psychiatrie: Herausforderungen in der Behandlung Der Nervenarzt, 95(9):803-810.
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Introducing neurofilament light chain measure in psychiatry: current evidence, opportunities, and pitfalls Molecular Psychiatry, 29(8):2543-2559.
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Plasma neurofilament light, glial fibrillary acid protein, and phosphorylated tau 181 as biomarkers for neuropsychiatric symptoms and related clinical disease progression Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, 16(1):165.
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Cannabis Use from Early Adolescence to the Mid-Twenties in Children of Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Parents: Findings from a Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction:1-22.
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Higher paracetamol levels are associated with elevated glucocorticoid concentrations in hair: findings from a large cohort of young adults Archives of Toxicology, 98(7):2261-2268.
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Chemical cousins with contrasting behavioural profiles: MDMA users and methamphetamine users differ in social-cognitive functions and aggression European Neuropsychopharmacology, 83:43-54.