Lars Westberg

• Bidirectional crosstalk between the gut microbiota and cellular compartments of brain: Implications for neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders

  Seyedeh Marziyeh Jabbari Shiadeh, Wing Ki Chan, Sofia Rasmusson, Noor Hassan, Samia Joca, Lars Westberg, Anders Elfvin, Carina Mallard, Maryam Ardalan
  TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY - 2025
• Zebrafish mecp2 null-mutation increases anxiety and cortisol levels but no change in adult social preference and larval chemically-induced hyperlocomotion.

  Soaleha Shams, Pierre Cronell, Jenny Landin, Thomas Pietri, Adrian Ekehorn Gimdal, Petronella Kettunen, Lars Westberg
  BMC Neuroscience - 2025
• Associations between genetic variations in oxytocin pathway genes and hippocampal volume: Insights from the UK Biobank

  Shanshan Xiao, Natalie C. Ebner, Junhua Dang, Gull Rukh, Lars Westberg, Helgi B. Schioth, Hakan Fischer
  CORTEX - 2025
• Oxytocin pathway gene variation and corticostriatal resting-state functional connectivity

  Shanshan Xiao, Hakan Fischer, Natalie C. Ebner, Gull Rukh, Junhua Dang, Lars Westberg, Helgi B. Schioth
  COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY - 2024
• Examining neurodevelopmental problems in 15q11.2 (BP1-BP2) copy number variation carriers at ages 9/12 and 18 in a Swedish twin sample

  Lina Jonsson, J. Martin, P. Lichtenstein, P. K. E. Magnusson, Sebastian Lundström, Lars Westberg, K. Tammimies
  Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine - 2023
• Reelin cells and sex-dependent synaptopathology in autism following postnatal immune activation

  Maryam Ardalan, Tetyana Chumak, Alexandra Quist, Eva Hermans, Ali Hoseinpoor Rafati, Giacomo Gravina, Seyedeh Marziyeh Jabbari Shiadeh, Pernilla Svedin, Setareh Alabaf, Brian Hansen, Gregers Wegener, Lars Westberg, Carina Mallard
  British Journal of Pharmacology - 2022
• Activation of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptors reduces the acquisition of aggression-like behaviors in male mice

  Jesper Vestlund, Qian Zhang, Olesya Shevchouk, Daniel Hovey, Sebastian Lundström, Lars Westberg, Elisabeth Jerlhag
  Translational Psychiatry - 2022
• The Babytwins Study Sweden (BATSS): A Multi-Method Infant Twin Study of Genetic and Environmental Factors Influencing Infant Brain and Behavioral Development

  T. Falck-Ytter, L. Hamrefors, M. S. Sanches, A. M. Portugal, M. Taylor, D. Y. Li, C. Viktorsson, I. Hardiansyah, L. Myers, Lars Westberg, S. Bolte, K. Tammimies, A. Ronald
  Twin Research and Human Genetics - 2021
• A randomized placebo-controlled intranasal oxytocin study on first impressions and reactions to social rejection

  Susanne Henningsson, S. Leknes, M. Asperholm, M. Eikemo, Lars Westberg
  Biological Psychology - 2021
• Oxytocin Receptors Regulate Social Preference in Zebrafish.

  Jenny Landin, Daniel Hovey, Bo Xu, David Lagman, Anna Zettergren, Dan Larhammar, Petronella Kettunen, Lars Westberg
  Scientific reports - 2020
• The effect of intranasal oxytocin on visual processing and salience of human faces

  Daniel Hovey, L. Martens, B. Laeng, S. Leknes, Lars Westberg
  Translational Psychiatry - 2020
• Neuromedin U induces self-grooming in socially-stimulated mice.

  Jesper Vestlund, Aimilia Lydia Kalafateli, Erik Studer, Lars Westberg, Elisabeth Jerlhag
  Neuropharmacology - 2020
• Ghrelin and aggressive behaviours—Evidence from preclinical and human genetic studies

  Jesper Vestlund, Julia Winsa Jörnulf, Daniel Hovey, Sebastian Lundström, Paul Lichtenstein, Henrik Anckarsäter, Erik Studer, Petra Suchankova, Lars Westberg, Elisabeth Jerlhag
  Psychoneuroendocrinology - 2019
• Mixed support for a causal link between single dose intranasal oxytocin and spiritual experiences: opposing effects depending on individual proclivities for absorption

  D. S. Cortes, M. Skragge, L. Dollinger, P. Laukka, H. Fischer, M. E. Nilsson, Daniel Hovey, Lars Westberg, M. Larsson, P. Granqvist
  Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience - 2018
• Gene-Environment Correlation Between the Dopamine Transporter Gene (DAT1) Polymorphism and Childhood Experiences of Abuse

  W. Rehan, J. Antfolk, Ada Johansson, M. Aminoff, N. K. Sandnabba, Lars Westberg, P. Santtila
  Journal of Interpersonal Violence - 2018
• Emotion recognition associated with polymorphism in oxytocinergic pathway gene ARNT2

  Daniel Hovey, Susanne Henningsson, D. S. Cortes, T. Banziger, Anna Zettergren, Jonas Melke, H. Fischer, P. Laukka, Lars Westberg
  Social Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience - 2018
• Main and interaction effects of childhood trauma and the MAOA uVNTR polymorphism on psychopathy

  P. Hollerbach, A. Johansson, D. Ventus, P. Jern, C. S. Neumann, Lars Westberg, P. Santtila, E. Habermeyer, A. Mokros
  Psychoneuroendocrinology - 2018
• Associations Between Vocal Symptoms and Genetic Variants in the Oxytocin Receptor and Arginine Vasopressin 1A Receptor Gene

  S. H. Jamsen, Ada Johansson, Lars Westberg, P. Santtila, B. von der Pahlen, S. Simberg
  Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research - 2017
• A missense polymorphism in the putative pheromone receptor gene VN1R1 is associated with sociosexual behavior

  Susanne Henningsson, Daniel Hovey, K. Vass, H. Walum, K. Sandnabba, P. Santtila, P. Jern, Lars Westberg
  Translational Psychiatry - 2017
• Proteomic analyses of limbic regions in neonatal male, female and androgen receptor knockout mice

  Anna Zettergren, Sara Karlsson, Erik Studer, Anna Sarvimaki, Petronella Kettunen, Annika Thorsell, Carina Sihlbom, Lars Westberg
  Bmc Neuroscience - 2017
• Investigating the role of salivary cortisol on vocal symptoms

  S. Holmqvist-Jämsén, A. Johansson, P. Santtila, Lars Westberg, B. von der Pahlen, S. Simberg
  Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - 2017
• Female Mice Lacking Estrogen Receptor-alpha in Hypothalamic Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) Neurons Display Enhanced Estrogenic Response on Cortical Bone Mass

  Helen H. Farman, Sara H Windahl, Lars Westberg, H. Isaksson, Emil Egecioglu, Erik Schéle, Henrik Ryberg, John-Olov Jansson, J. Tuukkanen, A. Koskela, S. K. Xie, L. Hahner, J. Zehr, D. J. Clegg, Marie K Lagerquist, Claes Ohlsson
  Endocrinology - 2016
• Social memory associated with estrogen receptor polymorphisms in women.

  Sara Karlsson, Susanne Henningsson, Daniel Hovey, Anna Zettergren, Lina Jonsson, Diana S Cortes, Jonas Melke, Petri Laukka, Håkan Fischer, Lars Westberg
  Social cognitive and affective neuroscience - 2016
• Neural Androgen Receptors Modulate Gene Expression and Social Recognition But Not Social Investigation

  Sara Karlsson, Erik Studer, Petronella Kettunen, Lars Westberg
  Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience - 2016
• Further investigations of the relation between polymorphisms in sex steroid related genes and autistic-like traits.

  Anna Zettergren, Sara Karlsson, Daniel Hovey, Lina Jonsson, Jonas Melke, Henrik Anckarsäter, Paul Lichtenstein, Sebastian Lundström, Lars Westberg
  Psychoneuroendocrinology - 2016
• Polymorphisms in genes in the androgen pathway and risk of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma

  W. E. Ek, K. Lagergren, M. Cook, A. H. Wu, C. C. Abnet, D. Levine, W. H. Chow, L. Bernstein, H. A. Risch, N. J. Shaheen, N. C. Bird, D. A. Corley, L. J. Hardie, R. C. Fitzgerald, M. D. Gammon, Y. Romero, G. Liu, W. M. Ye, T. L. Vaughan, S. MacGregor, D. C. Whiteman, Lars Westberg, J. Lagergren
  International Journal of Cancer - 2016
• Antisocial behavior and polymorphisms in the oxytocin receptor gene: findings in two independent samples.

  Daniel Hovey, M Lindstedt, Anna Zettergren, Lina Jonsson, A Johansson, Jonas Melke, Nora Kerekes, Henrik Anckarsäter, P Lichtenstein, Sebastian Lundström, Lars Westberg
  Molecular psychiatry - 2016
• Rigorous Tests of Gene-Environment Interactions in a Lab Study of the Oxytocin Receptor Gene (OXTR), Alcohol Exposure, and Aggression

  D. LoParo, Ada Johansson, H. Walum, Lars Westberg, P. Santtila, I. Waldman
  American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric Genetics - 2016
• Variation in the Oxytocin Receptor Gene Is Associated with Face Recognition and its Neural Correlates

  Lars Westberg, Susanne Henningsson, Anna Zettergren, Johan Svärd, Daniel Hovey, T. Lin, N. C. Ebner, H. Fischer
  Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience - 2016
• The role of ghrelin signalling for sexual behaviour in male mice.

  Emil Egecioglu, Luna Prieto-Garcia, Erik Studer, Lars Westberg, Elisabeth Jerlhag
  Addiction biology - 2016
• Association between polymorphisms in NOS3 and KCNH2 and social memory

  Susanne Henningsson, Anna Zettergren, Daniel Hovey, Lina Jonsson, J. Svärd, D. S. Cortes, Jonas Melke, N. C. Ebner, P. Laukka, H. Fischer, Lars Westberg
  Frontiers in Neuroscience - 2015
• Effects of MAOA genotype and childhood experiences of physical and emotional abuse on aggressive behavior in adulthood

  W. Rehan, N. K. Sandnabba, Ada Johansson, Lars Westberg, P. Santtila
  Nordic Psychology - 2015
• Effects of sex and gonadectomy on social investigation and social recognition in mice

  Sara Karlsson, Kaltrina Haziri, Evelyn Hansson, Petronella Kettunen, Lars Westberg
  Bmc Neuroscience - 2015
• Ghrelin and GHS-R1A signaling within the ventral and laterodorsal tegmental area regulate sexual behavior in sexually naïve male mice

  Luna Prieto-Garcia, Emil Egecioglu, Erik Studer, Lars Westberg, Elisabeth Jerlhag
  Psychoneuroendocrinology - 2015
• Polymorphisms in Genes of Relevance for Oestrogen and Oxytocin Pathways and Risk of Barrett's Oesophagus and Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Pooled Analysis from the BEACON Consortium

  K. Lagergren, W. E. Ek, D. Levine, W. H. Chow, L. Bernstein, A. G. Casson, H. A. Risch, N. J. Shaheen, N. C. Bird, B. J. Reid, D. A. Corley, L. J. Hardie, A. H. Wu, R. C. Fitzgerald, P. Pharoah, C. Caldas, Y. Romero, T. L. Vaughan, S. MacGregor, D. Whiteman, Lars Westberg, O. Nyren, J. Lagergren
  Plos One - 2015
• Serotonin Depletion-Induced Maladaptive Aggression Requires the Presence of Androgens

  Erik Studer, Jakob Näslund, Erik Andersson, Staffan Nilsson, Lars Westberg, Elias Eriksson
  Plos One - 2015
• Antidepressant treatment of premature ejaculation: discontinuation rates and prevalence of side effects for dapoxetine and paroxetine in a naturalistic setting.

  P Jern, A. Johansson, J Piha, Lars Westberg, P Santtila
  International journal of impotence research - 2015
• A study of possible associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms in the estrogen receptor 2 gene and female sexual desire.

  Annika Gunst, Patrick Jern, Lars Westberg, Ada Johansson, Benny Salo, Andrea Burri, Tim Spector, Elias Eriksson, Pekka Santtila, N Kenneth Sandnabba
  The journal of sexual medicine - 2015
• Genetic analysis of human extrapair mating: heritability, between-sex correlation, and receptor genes for vasopressin and oxytocin

  B. P. Zietsch, Lars Westberg, P. Santtila, Patrick Jern
  Evolution and Human Behavior - 2015
• Associations between Salivary Testosterone Levels, Androgen-Related Genetic Polymorphisms, and Self-Estimated Ejaculation Latency Time.

  Patrick Jern, Lars Westberg, Carina Ankarberg-Lindgren, Ada Johansson, Annika Gunst, N Kenneth Sandnabba, Pekka Santtila
  Sexual medicine - 2014
• Association study between autistic-like traits and polymorphisms in the autism candidate regions RELN, CNTNAP2, SHANK3, and CDH9/10.

  Lina Jonsson, Anna Zettergren, Erik Pettersson, Daniel Hovey, Henrik Anckarsäter, Lars Westberg, Paul Lichtenstein, Sebastian Lundström, Jonas Melke
  Molecular autism - 2014
• Association between amygdala reactivity and a dopamine transporter gene polymorphism.

  Olle Bergman, F Åhs, T Furmark, L Appel, C Linnman, V Faria, M Bani, E M Pich, P Bettica, Susanne Henningsson, S B Manuck, R E Ferrell, Y S Nikolova, A R Hariri, M Fredrikson, Lars Westberg, Elias Eriksson
  Translational psychiatry - 2014
• Associations between oxytocin-related genes and autistic-like traits.

  Daniel Hovey, Anna Zettergren, Lina Jonsson, Jonas Melke, Henrik Anckarsäter, Paul Lichtenstein, Lars Westberg
  Social Neuroscience - 2014
• Role of Androgen and Estrogen Receptors for the Action of Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)

  Cecilia Engdahl, Marie K Lagerquist, Alexandra Stubelius, Annica Andersson, Erik Studer, Claes Ohlsson, Lars Westberg, Hans Carlsten, Helena Forsblad d'Elia
  Endocrinology - 2014
• Association between asmt and autistic-like traits in children from a swedish nationwide cohort.

  Lina Jonsson, Henrik Anckarsäter, Anna Zettergren, Lars Westberg, Hasse Walum, Sebastian Lundström, Henrik Larsson, Paul Lichtenstein, Jonas Melke
  Psychiatric Genetics - 2014
• Serotonin depletion counteracts sex differences in anxiety-related behaviour in rat.

  Jakob Näslund, Erik Studer, Karin Nilsson, Lars Westberg, Elias Eriksson
  Psychopharmacology - 2013
• Oxytocin and socioemotional aging: Current knowledge and future trends

  N. C. Ebner, G. M. Maura, K. MacDonald, Lars Westberg, H. Fischer
  Frontiers in Human Neuroscience - 2013
• Associations between polymorphisms in sex steroid related genes and autistic-like traits.

  Anna Zettergren, Lina Jonsson, Daniel Johansson, Jonas Melke, Sebastian Lundström, Henrik Anckarsäter, Paul Lichtenstein, Lars Westberg
  Psychoneuroendocrinology - 2013
• Sex Differences in Jealousy: A Population-Based Twin Study in Sweden

  H. Walum, H. Larsson, Lars Westberg, P. Lichtenstein, P. K. E. Magnusson
  Twin Research and Human Genetics - 2013
• A study of the possible association between adenosine A2A receptor gene polymorphisms and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder traits.

  Y Molero, C Gumpert, E Serlachius, P Lichtenstein, H Walum, Daniel Johansson, Henrik Anckarsäter, Lars Westberg, Elias Eriksson, L Halldner
  Genes, brain, and behavior - 2013

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