Elvisha Dhamala

The Biological Psychiatry Podcast

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The Biological Psychiatry Podcast is the official podcast of the Biological Psychiatry family of journals. Hosted by Social Media Editor Elvisha Dhamala, each episode features in-depth conversations with researchers about their latest work on psychiatric disorders, brain science, and mental health. The Biological Psychiatry journals advance scientific research and education in fields investigating the nature, causes, mechanisms, and treatments of disorders of thought, emotion, and behavior. This podcast makes the research accessible to both scientists and non-scientists. From innovative findin...

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Elvisha Dhamala

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White Matter Network Disruptions in Bipolar Disorder 28.05.2026 29:54

In this episode of The Biological Psychiatry Podcast, Dr. Elvisha Dhamala sits down with Dr. Leila Nabulsi from the University of Southern California to discuss her recent paper published in Biological Psychiatry. The brain doesn't work as a collection of isolated parts, it works as a network, with white matter pathways acting as the wires that connect regions into functional circuits. But underst...

Brain Development and Addictive Screen Use in Adolescents 23.04.2026 20:12

In this episode of The Biological Psychiatry Podcast, Dr. Elvisha Dhamala sits down with Dr. Omid Kardan from the University of Michigan to discuss his recent paper published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. Screen time concerns are everywhere, but it's not just how much time young people spend on screens, it's how they use them. In this conversation, we explore w...

Prenatal Income Instability and the Parental Brain 23.04.2026 26:12

In this episode of The Biological Psychiatry Podcast, Dr. Elvisha Dhamala sits down with Dr. Pilyoung Kim from the University of Denver to discuss their recent paper published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. Pregnancy transforms the brain to prepare for parenthood, but what happens when financial instability disrupts that process? In this conversation, we explore...

Enriching Antipsychotic Clinical Trials with Speech Biomarkers 23.04.2026 28:07

In this episode of The Biological Psychiatry Podcast, Dr. Elvisha Dhamala sits down with Dr. Alex Cohen from Louisiana State University and Dr. Mark Opler from Clario to discuss their recent paper published in Biological Psychiatry. Psychiatric clinical trials have some of the highest failure rates in medicine. In this conversation, we explore how a simple, objective measure, the timing of a patie...