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Craig F. Ferris

Northeastern University · US
Area of research
Social Psychology · Behavioral Neuroscience
Research interest
Research interests include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies.
h-index
64
citations
12,948
works
292
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

Beyond the toad's kiss: Mapping acute 5-MeO-DMT effects on brain connectivity across sex and dose using awake rat neuroimaging
Neuropharmacology 2026cited by 1position: contributordoi
Pharmacologic <scp>MRI</scp> Brain Imaging Studies of Serotonin 5‐ <scp> HT <sub>1</sub> </scp> Receptor Agonists in Awake Mice
Pharmacology Research &amp; Perspectives 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Mescaline Alters Cerebellar Function, Global Connectivity, and Frequency-Selective Acoustic Gating: A BOLD fMRI Study in Awake Rats
Neuroscience Bulletin 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Sex-dependent developmental changes in behavior, brain structure, functional connectivity, and sensory perception following exposure to psilocybin during adolescence
Neuropsychopharmacology 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Functional and microstructural biomarkers of repetitive mild head injury in a conscious momentum exchange mouse model
Journal of Neuroscience Methods 2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Perinatal SSRI exposure impacts innate fear circuit activation and behavior in mice and humans
Nature Communications 2025cited by 10position: middledoi
Perinatal SSRI exposure impacts innate fear circuit activation and behavior in mice and humans.
2025cited by 6position: contributordoi
Multimodal Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Mild Repetitive Head Injury in Awake Rats: Modeling the Human Experience and Clinical Condition
Neuroscience Bulletin 2025cited by 2position: contributordoi
Psilocybin as a Treatment for Repetitive Mild Head Injury: Evidence from Neuroradiology and Molecular Biology
2025cited by 2position: contributordoi
Dose-dependent LSD effects on cortical/thalamic and cerebellar activity: brain oxygen level–dependent fMRI study in awake rats
Brain Communications 2024cited by 11position: contributordoi
Changes in cerebral vascular reactivity following mild repetitive head injury in awake rats: modeling the human experience
Experimental Brain Research 2024cited by 5position: contributordoi
Testing the efficacy of minocycline treatment in an awake, female rat model of repetitive mild head injury
2024cited by 0position: contributordoi
Effects of (−)‐MBP, a novel 5‐HT<sub>2C</sub> agonist and 5‐HT<sub>2A/2B</sub> antagonist/inverse agonist on brain activity: A phMRI study on awake mice
Pharmacology Research &amp; Perspectives 2023cited by 8position: contributordoi
Whole CNS 3D Cryo-Fluorescence Tomography Shows CSF Clearance along Nasal Lymphatics, Spinal Nerves, and Lumbar/Sacral Lymph Nodes
Journal of Imaging 2023cited by 6position: contributordoi
Changes in brain structure and function following chronic exposure to inhaled vaporised cannabis during periadolescence in female and male mice: A multimodal MRI study
Addiction Biology 2022cited by 23position: contributordoi
Dose‐dependent effects of esketamine on brain activity in awake mice: A <scp>BOLD phMRI</scp> study
Pharmacology Research & Perspectives 2022cited by 22position: lastdoi
Dose‐dependent effects of esketamine on brain activity in awake mice: A <scp>BOLD phMRI</scp> study
Pharmacology Research &amp; Perspectives 2022cited by 21position: contributordoi
Whole CNS 3D Cryo-fluorescence Tomography Shows CSF Clearance along Nasal Lymphatics, Spinal Nerves, and Lumbar/Sacral Lymph Nodes
2022cited by 2position: contributordoi
Cannabidiol has a unique effect on global brain activity: a pharmacological, functional MRI study in awake mice
Journal of Translational Medicine 2021cited by 20position: contributordoi
Mild repetitive head impacts alter perivascular flow in the midbrain dopaminergic system in awake rats
Brain Communications 2021cited by 17position: contributordoi
Whole brain in vivo neuropathology: Imaging site-specific changes in brain structure over time following trimethyltin exposure in rats
Toxicology Letters 2021cited by 3position: contributordoi
Cannabidiol Has a Unique Effect on Global Brain Activity: A Pharmacological, Functional MRI&amp;nbsp;Study in Awake Mice&amp;nbsp;
2021cited by 0position: contributordoi
Do we swallow the waste from our brain?
2021cited by 0position: contributordoi
Is Oxytocin “Nature’s Medicine”?
Pharmacological Reviews 2020cited by 385position: middledoi
Altered corticolimbic connectivity reveals sex-specific adolescent outcomes in a rat model of early life adversity
eLife 2020cited by 95position: middledoi
Evaluating blood–brain barrier permeability in a rat model of type 2 diabetes
Journal of Translational Medicine 2020cited by 29position: contributordoi
Using multimodal MRI to investigate alterations in brain structure and function in the BBZDR/Wor rat model of type 2 diabetes
Animal Models and Experimental Medicine 2020cited by 6position: contributordoi
Novel imaging technology and procedures for studying brain function in preadolescent awake marmosets
Journal of Neuroscience Methods 2020cited by 5position: contributordoi
Evidence of Early Vasogenic Edema Following Minor Head Injury That Can Be Reduced With a Vasopressin V1a Receptor Antagonist
2020cited by 1position: contributordoi
Evaluating blood-brain barrier permeability in a rat model of type 2 diabetes
2020cited by 0position: contributordoi

Grants

Imaging Synaptic Connectivity with Wide-Field Digital Microscopy
NSF9419100$175,0001995–1996PIRePORTER
Gene Expression Associated with Aging and Memory Loss
NSF9525983$35,0001995–1997PIRePORTER
Neural Development of Social Communication
NSF9121097$335,1901992–1995PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

· 31 papers (2019–2026) · 4 papers (2022–2026)Richard Ortiz · New Mexico State University2 papers (2025–2026)Michael A Gitcho · Delaware State University2 papers (2025–2026)Praveen Kulkarni · Northeastern University2 papers (2018–2020)Nicolò Pini · Columbia University1 papers (2025–2025)Steven Ray Wilson · University of Illinois Chicago1 papers (2020–2020)Allison M. Perkeybile · University of Illinois Chicago1 papers (2020–2020)Pradyumna Sepúlveda · Columbia University1 papers (2025–2025)Ryan P. McGlynn · Northeastern University1 papers (2022–2022)Priscila Dib Gonçalves · Columbia University1 papers (2025–2025)Evan L. MacLean · University of Illinois Chicago1 papers (2020–2020)Alexandra S. MacKay · Columbia University1 papers (2025–2025)Martha Caffrey Cagliostro · Columbia University1 papers (2025–2025)Ronodeep Mitra · Northeastern University1 papers (2018–2018)Ju Qiao · Northeastern University1 papers (2018–2018)Srinivas Sridhar · Northeastern University1 papers (2018–2018)Sudharsan Madhavan · Tufts University1 papers (2018–2018)Siyang Liao · Northeastern University1 papers (2022–2022)Xuezhu Cai · Northeastern University1 papers (2020–2020)