Frederick Streeter Barrett, PhD

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

Languages

English

Gender

Male

About Frederick Streeter Barrett

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Background

Dr. Barrett is a cognitive neuroscientist with training in behavioral pharmacology. He uses music and pharmacological interventions, along with behavioral measures, computerized testing, and brain imaging techniques, to explore the neural basis of emotional functioning and altered states of consciousness. His current research focuses on the acute and long-term effects of hallucinogens on cognition, emotion, and brain function.

Clinical Trials Summary

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02971605

Additional Academic Titles

Associate Professor of Neuroscience

Research Interests

emotion, fMRI, hallucinogens, music, Neuropsychopharmacology, PET, serotonin

PubMed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/browse/collection/47573153/?sort=date&direction=descending

Selected Publications

Barrett FS, Griffiths RR, Classic Hallucinogens and Mystical Experiences: Phenomenology and Neural Correlates. Curr Top Behav Neurosci. 2017 Mar 26. doi: 10.1007/7854_2017_474. [Epub ahead of print]
Barrett FS, Johnson MW & Griffiths RR (2015). Validation of the Revised Mystical Experience Questionnaire in Experimental Sessions with Psilocybin. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 29(11):1182-90
Barrett FS, Preller KH, Herdener M, Janata P, Vollenweider FX (2017). Serotonin 2A Receptor Signaling Underlies LSD-induced Alteration of the Neural Response to Dynamic Changes in Music. Cerebral Cortex, 2017 Sep 28:1-12. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhx257. [Epub ahead of print]
Barrett FS, Robbins H, Smooke D, Brown JL, Griffiths RR (2017). Qualitative and quantitative features of music reported to support peak mystical experiences during psychedelic therapy sessions. Frontiers in Psychology 8, 1238
Barrett FS, Workman CI, Sair HI, Savonenko AV, Kraut MA, Sodums DJ, Joo JJ, Nassery N, Marano CM, Munro CA, Brandt J, Zhou Y, Wong DF, Smith GS (2017). Association between serotonin denervation and resting?state functional connectivity in mild cognitive impairment. Human Brain Mapping 38 (7), 3391-3401

Memberships

Society for Neuroscience
College on Problems of Drug Dependence

Additional Training

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit (2015)