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Michal Brownstien

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Neuroscience· 2 Pharmacology & Toxicology· 1

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Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Alexander BotvinnikiD· 3 shared Bernard LereriD· 3 shared Tzuri Lifschytz· 3 shared Chloe Shevakh· 2 shared Michal Lazar· 2 shared Orr Shahar· 2 shared Amit LotaniD· 1 shared Gilly Wolf· 1 shared

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2022-2025 · peak 1/yr

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NeuroscienceThe International Journal of NeuropsychopharmacologyPeer-reviewedMar 29, 2025

Premorbid Characteristics of the SAPAP3-Mouse Model of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Behavior, Neuroplasticity, and Psilocybin Treatment

Michal Lazar, Michal Brownstien, Alexander Botvinnik…·Bernard Lerer

This study examines anxiety-like behaviors and synaptic plasticity in juvenile SAPAP3-KO mice before OCD-like grooming emerges, finding no psilocybin treatment effect and age-dependent synaptic changes.

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Pharmacology & ToxicologyMolecular PsychiatryPeer-reviewedOct 11, 2024

Striking Long Term Beneficial Effects of Single Dose Psilocybin and Psychedelic Mushroom Extract in the SAPAP3 Rodent Model of OCD-Like Excessive Self-Grooming

Michal Brownstien, Michal Lazar, Alexander Botvinnik…·Bernard Lerer

This study shows that a single dose of psilocybin or psychedelic mushroom extract reduces excessive self-grooming in SAPAP3 KO mice, with effects lasting up to 7 weeks.

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mousebehavioral assay

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NeuroscienceInternational Journal of Molecular SciencesPeer-reviewedNov 16, 2022

Role of 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C, 5-HT1A and TAAR1 receptors in the head twitch response induced by 5-hydroxytryptophan and psilocybin: Translational implications.

Orr Shahar, Alexander Botvinnik, Noam Esh-Zuntz…·Tzuri Lifschytz

This study investigates the role of 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C, 5-HT1A, and TAAR1 receptors in modulating head twitch response induced by 5-HTP and psilocybin in mice, showing their potential therapeutic relevance.

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