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Elissar Andari

  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • elissar.andari@emory.edu

Research

Publications

  • Random forest and Shapley Additive exPlanations predict oxytocin targeted effects on brain functional networks involved in salience and sensorimotor processing, in a randomized clinical trial in autism.
    Neuropsychopharmacology
    04/02/2025 Authors: Andari E; Gopinath K; O'Leary E; Caceres GA; Nishitani S; Smith AK; Ousley O; Rilling JK; Cubells JF; Young LJ
  • Psychological characteristics and emotional difficulties underlying school refusal in adolescents using functional near-infrared spectroscopy.
    BMC Psychiatry Volume: 23 Page(s): 898
    12/01/2023 Authors: Li G; Niu Y; Liang X; Andari E; Liu Z; Zhang K-R
  • Developmental pyrethroid exposure causes a neurodevelopmental disorder phenotype in mice.
    PNAS Nexus Volume: 2 Page(s): pgad085
    04/01/2023 Authors: Curtis MA; Dhamsania RK; Branco RC; Guo J-D; Creeden J; Neifer KL; Black CA; Winokur EJ; Andari E; Dias BG
  • A resting state fMRI study of major depressive disorder with and without anxiety.
    Psychiatry Res Volume: 315 Page(s): 114697
    09/01/2022 Authors: Li G-Z; Liu P-H; Zhang A-X; Andari E; Zhang K-R
  • Prevalence, increase and predictors of family violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, using modern machine learning approaches.
    Front Psychiatry Volume: 13 Page(s): 883294
    01/01/2022 Authors: Todorovic K; O'Leary E; Ward KP; Devarasetty PP; Lee SJ; Knox M; Andari E
  • Oxytocin Normalizes Functional Connectivity Between Salience and Visual Networks in Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Volume: 46 Page(s): 128 - 128
    12/01/2021 Authors: Andari E; Kaundinya G; O'Leary E; Caceres G; Rilling J; Cubells J; Young L
  • New Avenues for Serotonin and Oxytocin as a Potential Combination Drug Treatment for Neuropsychiatric Disorders.
    Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging Volume: 6 Page(s): 1038 - 1039
    11/01/2021 Authors: Andari E
  • The neural correlates of paternal consoling behavior and frustration in response to infant crying.
    Dev Psychobiol Volume: 63 Page(s): 1370 - 1383
    07/01/2021 Authors: Rilling JK; Richey L; Andari E; Hamann S
  • Fluoxetine as an anti-inflammatory therapy in SARS-CoV-2 infection.
    Biomed Pharmacother Volume: 138 Page(s): 111437
    06/01/2021 Authors: Creeden JF; Imami AS; Eby HM; Gillman C; Becker KN; Reigle J; Andari E; Pan ZK; O'Donovan SM; McCullumsmith RE
  • Oxytocin Dose-Dependent Effects on Brain Function During a Socially Dynamic Game in Autism Spectrum Disorders
    Volume: 89 Page(s): S114 - S114
    05/01/2021 Authors: Andari E; Cotton A; Cubells J; Rilling J; Young L
  • Effects of Oxytocin on Emotion Recognition in Schizophrenia: A Randomized Double-Blind Pilot Study.
    J Clin Psychopharmacol Volume: 41 Page(s): 103 - 113
    03/01/2021 Authors: Andari E; Massa NM; Fargotstein MD; Taylor NB; Halverson DM; Owens AV; Currin DL; Bhattacharya A; Gitman D; Cuthbert BC
  • Genetic and epigenetic modulation of the oxytocin receptor and implications for autism.
    Neuropsychopharmacology Volume: 46 Page(s): 241 - 242
    01/01/2021 Authors: Andari E; Rilling JK
  • The promiscuity of the oxytocin-vasopressin systems and their involvement in autism spectrum disorder.
    Volume: 182 Page(s): 121 - 140
    01/01/2021 Authors: Borie AM; Theofanopoulou C; Andari E
  • Oxytocin Dose-Dependent Effects on ACC and Amygdala Activity During a Socially Dynamic Game in Autism Spectrum Disorders
    Volume: 45 Page(s): 291 - 291
    12/01/2020 Authors: Andari E; Cotton A; Cubells J; Rilling J; Young L
  • Oxytocin's anti-inflammatory and proimmune functions in COVID-19: a transcriptomic signature-based approach.
    Physiol Genomics Volume: 52 Page(s): 401 - 407
    09/01/2020 Authors: Imami AS; O'Donovan SM; Creeden JF; Wu X; Eby H; McCullumsmith CB; Uvns-Moberg K; McCullumsmith RE; Andari E
  • Epigenetic modification of the oxytocin receptor gene: implications for autism symptom severity and brain functional connectivity.
    Neuropsychopharmacology Volume: 45 Page(s): 1150 - 1158
    06/01/2020 Authors: Andari E; Nishitani S; Kaundinya G; Caceres GA; Morrier MJ; Ousley O; Smith AK; Cubells JF; Young LJ
  • Epigenetic Modifications of the Oxytocin Receptor Gene and Autism Spectrum Disorders
    Volume: 44 Page(s): 98 - 98
    12/01/2019 Authors: Andari E; Nishitani S; Kaundinya G; Caceres G; Morrier M; Ousley O; Smith A; Cubells J; Young L
  • Targeted Action of Intranasal Oxytocin on Brain Functional Connectivity in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder
    Volume: 43 Page(s): S245 - S245
    12/01/2018 Authors: Andari E; Kaundinya G; Caceres G; Ousley O; Morrier M; Rilling J; Cubells J; Young L
  • RDoC-based categorization of amygdala functions and its implications in autism.
    Neurosci Biobehav Rev Volume: 90 Page(s): 115 - 129
    07/01/2018 Authors: Hennessey T; Andari E; Rainnie DG
  • A Precision Medicine Approach to Oxytocin Trials.
    Curr Top Behav Neurosci Volume: 35 Page(s): 559 - 590
    01/01/2018 Authors: Andari E; Hurlemann R; Young LJ
  • The Role of Amygdala in Patients With Euthymic Bipolar Disorder During Resting State.
    Front Psychiatry Volume: 9 Page(s): 445
    01/01/2018 Authors: Li G; Liu P; Andari E; Zhang A; Zhang K
  • Brief Report: Relationship Between ADOS-2, Module 4 Calibrated Severity Scores (CSS) and Social and Non-Social Standardized Assessment Measures in Adult Males with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
    J Autism Dev Disord Volume: 47 Page(s): 4018 - 4024
    12/01/2017 Authors: Morrier MJ; Ousley OY; Caceres-Gamundi GA; Segall MJ; Cubells JF; Young LJ; Andari E
  • Oxytocin-related Social Fear Learning and Anterior Insula Activity in Response to Social Distress in Rodents
    Volume: 79 Page(s): 21S - 21S
    05/01/2016 Authors: Andari E; Burkett JP; Pearcy RC; Inoue K; Dias BG; Ressler KJ; Young LJ
  • Effects of Oxytocin on Social and Emotional Responsiveness in Patients with Deficit Syndrome Schizophrenia: A Preliminary Study
    Volume: 79 Page(s): 261S - 261S
    05/01/2016 Authors: Andari E; Fargotstein M; Halverson D; Currin D; Bhattacharya A; Gitman D; Cuthbert B; Young L; Duncan E
  • Adaptive coding of the value of social cues with oxytocin, an fMRI study in autism spectrum disorder.
    Cortex Volume: 76 Page(s): 79 - 88
    03/01/2016 Authors: Andari E; Richard N; Leboyer M; Sirigu A
  • The Need for a Theoretical Framework of Social Functioning to Optimize Targeted Therapies in Psychiatric Disorders.
    Biol Psychiatry Volume: 79 Page(s): e5 - e7
    02/01/2016 Authors: Andari E
  • Oxytocin-dependent consolation behavior in rodents.
    Science Volume: 351 Page(s): 375 - 378
    01/22/2016 Authors: Burkett JP; Andari E; Johnson ZV; Curry DC; de Waal FBM; Young LJ
  • Editorial: Oxytocin's routes in social behavior: into the 21st century.
    Front Behav Neurosci Volume: 9 Page(s): 224
    01/01/2015 Authors: Andari E
  • Oxytocin's fingerprint in personality traits and regional brain volume.
    Cereb Cortex Volume: 24 Page(s): 479 - 486
    02/01/2014 Authors: Andari E; Schneider FC; Mottolese R; Vindras P; Sirigu A
  • Promoting social behavior with oxytocin in high-functioning autism spectrum disorders.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Volume: 107 Page(s): 4389 - 4394
    03/02/2010 Authors: Andari E; Duhamel J-R; Zalla T; Herbrecht E; Leboyer M; Sirigu A
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